2016| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skonto | 15 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12/15 | 21-6 |
| Valmiera | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10/15 | 23-8 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skonto | 6 | 28 | 53 | 33 | WLLWL | 8 | -2 |
| Valmiera | 5 | 28 | 54 | 48 | WWWLW | 3 | +2 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2016-09-13
53 points for Skonto (6th), 54 for Valmiera (5th): a 1-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 2.57/1.39 for Skonto and 2.82/1.11 for Valmiera (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 2.21.
Skonto entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The match was played at RTU stadions (capacity 1,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
