Match Report
The table gap was wide: 54 points between Valmiera (1st, 85 pts) and Spartaks Jūrmala (8th, 31 pts). Spartaks Jūrmala's recent output outran their position: 1st on form over five rounds, 8th in the table. Against a league average of 1.49 goals per team per game, Spartaks Jūrmala ran at 1.03 scored and 2.08 conceded, Valmiera at 2.81 and 0.69.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Spartaks Jūrmala. Momentum sat with Valmiera, winners of their last six, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Spartaks Jūrmala, 15/15 for Valmiera.
7 meetings are on record — 4 won by Spartaks Jūrmala, 3 by Valmiera, 0 drawn, at 3.14 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 86% of the meetings won by the home side. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 86% of the meetings.
Slokas Stadionā in Jurmala, capacity 2,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Valmiera led 3-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-6.