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FS Jelgava — Riga FC, Virsliga

Virsliga
FS Jelgava L9 Aug · Home Auda · 0:1W22 Aug · Away Ogre United · 3:2W29 Aug · Away Tukums · 4:1L5 Sep · Home Super Nova · 0:1D12 Sep · Away Grobiņa · 0:0L19 Sep · Home Riga FC · 0:1
0:1
Finished

Kick-off was BST

Riga FC L31 Aug · Away FK Liepaja · 2:3W3 Sep · Away Rīgas FS · 3:2D7 Sep · Home BFC Daugavpils · 1:1D11 Sep · Home Auda · 2:2W15 Sep · Away Super Nova · 1:0W19 Sep · Away FS Jelgava · 1:0
Venue: Zemgales Olimpiskā centra City: Jelgava

In the Virsliga game on 19 September 2026, Riga FC beat FS Jelgava 0:1. Match numbers: shots on target 0:4, corners 1:4.

Match report

Riga claimed a narrow 1-0 victory over Jelgava at the Virsliga Regular Season - 31 fixture on Saturday. Iago Siqueira's second-half strike proved decisive in a match where the visitors rarely looked in serious trouble. The result keeps Riga firmly in second place while Jelgava remain rooted to seventh.

Siqueira made his mark in the twenty-ninth minute, finding the net from a well-worked move. The home side struggled to respond, with Tonisevs picking up a booking shortly before that. By then it was clear Riga had their tempo, though they never got going materially until the break.

And here's the thing — the turning point came when Novikovs was sent off in the seventy-ninth minute. The midfielder had already shown his sixth yellow card for the match, leaving Jelgava to see out the final quarter with ten men. Riga made four changes in quick succession, but the game was effectively over.

To be fair, the statistics tell a straightforward story. Riga controlled possession at 57 per cent and registered 89 attacks against 53 from the hosts. The visitors created one big chance and hit the target four times, while Jelgava managed zero shots on target accuracy throughout the full ninety minutes.

Jelgava's seventh-place position now sits on thirty-two points from thirty-one games. Riga, meanwhile, hold seventy-three points from twenty-nine matches and remain two places clear of third place. The gap between the sides has never felt wider.

Prepared from match data

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Key numbers

Possession, % 43 – 57.00
Shots on target 0 – 4
Shots off target 4 – 9
Big chances 0 – 1

Match events

  1. 23' 0:0 Riga FC Yellow card M. Tonisevs
  2. 29' 0:1 Riga FC Goal Iago Siqueira assist: R. Aouani
  3. 32' 0:1 Riga FC Yellow card B. Musah
  4. 47' 0:1 FS Jelgava Yellow card K. Alekseiciks
  5. 63' 0:1 Riga FC Yellow card Iago Siqueira
  6. 67' 0:1 Riga FC Substitution R. Aouani off: Caio Ferreira
  7. 68' 0:1 FS Jelgava Yellow card G. Zaleiko
  8. 71' 0:1 FS Jelgava Yellow card J. Novikovs
  9. 73' 0:1 FS Jelgava Substitution T. Rataj off: G. Patika
  10. 73' 0:1 FS Jelgava Substitution R. Melkis off: R. Becers
  11. 79' 0:1 FS Jelgava Red card J. Novikovs
  12. 82' 0:1 FS Jelgava Substitution F. Hasek off: E. Smaukstelis
  13. 83' 0:1 FS Jelgava Substitution M. Pudil off: A. Dreimanis
  14. 83' 0:1 FS Jelgava Substitution M. Hasek off: A. Petersons
  15. 83' 0:1 Riga FC Substitution S. Oulad M'Hand off: S. L. Robalo Pedro
  16. 90+1' 0:1 Riga FC Substitution M. Badamosi off: A. Taiwo

Statistics

43 Possession, % 57.00
0 Shots on target 4
4 Shots off target 9
0 Big chances 1
53 Attacks 89
1 Corners 4
9 Fouls 12
11 Free kicks 8
0 Offsides 3
3 Yellow cards 3
1 Red cards 0
14 Goal kicks 6
24 Throw-ins 26
All statistics
5/2421% Aerial duels 19/2479%
62 Backward passes 92
2 Blocked shots 4
30 Clearances 27
4/1724% Crosses 4/1331%
6/1932% Dribbles 15/3050%
112 Failed passes 96
3 Goalkeeper saves 0
11 Interceptions 18
5 Key passes 11
18/5334% Long passes 18/4441%
47 Passes into the final third 123
193 Passes in the opposition half 339
197 Passes in own half 194
0 Shot accuracy 0.24
5 Shots inside the box 9
13/2357% Tackles 8/1553%
373 Total passes 520

The data source provides no per-player statistics for this match: only team totals are available.

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