Valmiera Glass VIA — Ventspils: 98:76, Latvia-Estonian League

Valmiera Glass VIA beat Ventspils 98:76 in the Latvian-Estonian League on 25 September 2026. The hosts sit third in the table with twenty wins from twenty-six games, while the visitors occupy seventh place with seventeen victories and nine defeats.

The result moves Valmiera further clear of Ventspils in the standings. Three wins separate them now, and the gap in points grows accordingly.

We had called a home win beforehand, confidence at 56 per cent, and it came through. Not by accident — Valmiera have the deeper squad and got their substitutions spot on when the game needed shifting.

Both sides have been trading results this season. Valmiera won 92:89 and 107:92 in May, lost 112:115, then took 101:79. Ventspils mirrored most of those scores, but on 22 September they dropped 82:73 to Riga Junior and looked less sharp.

What matters here is not the scoreline but what it says about momentum. Valmiera kept their heads when Ventspils pushed back, and the away end never stopped but found nothing to hold onto.