National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Jelgava or Ventspils that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Jelgava nor Ventspils as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Jelgava form and stats
Last season their Latvian Cup adventure ended in the final.Overall Virsliga stats at home this season for Jelgava are 4-1-6 (wins-draw-losses).
Before that game, the home loss against Riga with the scoreline 0-2.
The Jelgava fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 11 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Jelgava with 22 goals conceded in these matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Ventspils form and stats
Ventspils's mission in Latvian Cup last season failed in the 8th finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Virsliga travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Spartaks Jūrmala at their stadium, the result 2-1.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 14 goals have been conceded by Ventspils in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Jelgava-Ventspils H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Jelgava two wins, Ventspils five wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  E. Kozlov 10 goals | K. Svarups 7 goals |  Y. Zakharkiv 6 goals |
Jelgava missing players
Ventspils missing players
| Jelgava | Ventspils | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 28 | 12 | Scored | S | 14 | 38 | ||
| 44 | 22 | Conceded | C | 13 | 28 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 36% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | ||
| 197 | 90 | Total Shots | T S | 109 | 265 | ||
| 92 | 43 | Shots on Target | S O | 45 | 103 | ||
| 21% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Riga | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 37 | 60 |
| 2 | Rīgas FS | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 36 | 51 |
| 3 | Valmiera / BSS | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 39 |
| 4 | Ventspils | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 34 |
| 5 | Liepāja | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 29 |
| 6 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | Jelgava | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -25 | 21 |
| 8 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -10 | 19 |
| 9 | Metta / LU | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -22 | 16 |
| 10 | Tukums | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 58 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 28 | -44 | 8 |