Riga vs Jelgava Prediction 16 May 2026
🔊How will the weather conditions and the state of the field affect the game? Today, the teams Riga and Jelgava are meeting. The match is scheduled to start at 16:00. The tournament match Virsliga will take place in the city of Riga at the Skonto Stadium stadium. The odds for the teams' victories have been determined by bookmakers at and , respectively, with the team Riga being the favorite of the match.
Head-to-Head
The last official encounter between the teams took place on 04 April 2026 and ended with a scoreline of 0:8. Here's a comparative breakdown of that match (home team - Jelgava):
- ball possession percentage: 32% vs 68%;
- corner kicks: 5 vs 6;
- fouls: 8 vs 10;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 2;
- shots on target: 3 vs 11.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Riga and Jelgava:
- played 34 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 24, for the away team - 5, draws - 5;
- number of goals - 74 against 25;
- average total in the 1st half - 1.12, in the 2nd half - 1.79;
- average total goals in the match - 2.91.
Head-to-head statistics Riga - Jelgava

Riga Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on 12 May 2026 as part of the Virsliga tournament (home team - Riga, away team - Auda Riga). The match concluded with a scoreline of 4:1.
Here's the game statistics (Riga vs Auda Riga):
- ball possession: 59% vs 41%;
- corner kicks: 7 vs 1;
- fouls: 16 vs 11;
- yellow cards: 5 vs 2;
- shots on target: 9 vs 1.
- 9 wins,
- 1 losses,
- 2 draws.
📈Currently, Riga stands at a mid-tier position within the Virsliga standings, with a win percentage of 75% and a loss percentage of 8%.
⚽️Riga has scored a total of 40 goals. On the defensive end, Riga has allowed 14 goals over the season.
Match Results: Riga

Jelgava Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 11 May 2026 as part of the Virsliga tournament (home team - Grobinas SC/LFS, away - Jelgava). The match concluded with a scoreline of 0:0.
Here are the match stats (Jelgava vs Grobinas SC/LFS):
- ball possession: 48% vs 52%;
- corner kicks: 3 vs 6;
- fouls: 13 vs 22;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 2;
- shots on target: 2 vs 1.
- 3 wins,
- 6 losses,
- 3 draws.
📈Currently, Jelgava stands at a mid-tier position within the Virsliga standings, with a win percentage of 25% and a loss percentage of 50%.
⚽Jelgava has scored a total of 8 goals. On the defensive end has allowed 22 goals over the season.
Match Results: Jelgava
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 34;
- First-half wins at home for hosts - 6; for visitors away - 2; number of draws - 9;
- Average first-half total: 1.12;
- Today's home team scores on average 0.88, while the visitors net 0.24.
First-Half Stats: Riga (home) vs Jelgava (away)
- matches played in the tournament: 5 vs 6;
- wins: 4 (80%) vs 2 (33.33%);
- losses: 0 (0%) vs 1 (16.67%);
- draws: 1 (20%) vs 3 (50%);
- Average goals scored: 2 vs 0.83;
- Average goals conceded: 0.4 vs 0.5.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- wins: 7 vs 2;
- losses: 1 vs 4;
- draws: 2 vs 4;
- Average first-half total: 2.3 (scored - 1.7, conceded - 0.6) vs 1.1 (scored - 0.3, conceded - 0.8).
- Riga scored in the 1st half in 10 of last 11 games (Virsliga).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 34;
- home team wins - 24, away team wins - 5, draws - 5.
Statistics: Riga vs Jelgava
- matches played in the tournament: 12 vs 12;
- wins: 9 vs 3;
- win percentage: 75% vs 25%;
- losses: 1 vs 6;
- draws: 2 vs 3.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 8 vs 2;
- losses: 0 vs 6;
- draws: 2 vs 2.
- Jelgava won with a +2.5 handicap in 13 of last 14 away games (Virsliga).
- Jelgava won with a +2.5 handicap in 7 of last 8 games (Virsliga).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 2.18, the guests - 0.74;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 2.91;
- both teams scored: overall - 14; at the home team's field - 7.
Statistics: Riga vs Jelgava
- average total in the tournament: 4.5 vs 2.5;
- average total goals scored: 3.33 vs 0.67;
- average total in the 1st half: 1.58 vs 0.42;
- average total in the 2nd half: 1.75 vs 0.25;
- Riga: average total at home in the tournament - 3.2;
- Jelgava: average total away in the tournament - 0.5;
- last 10 matches (average total): 3.5 (home - 3) vs 0.5 (away - 0.4).
- Riga have scored under 3.5 goals in 16 of last 17 home games against Jelgava.
- Riga have scored under 3.5 goals in 14 of last 15 home games against Jelgava (Virsliga).
Prediction on corners
Riga: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 5.75; at home field - 7.2;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 5.7; at home field - 7.
Jelgava: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 4.83, away - 5;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 4.5; away - 4.4.
- Under 11.5 corners in last 7 Jelgava games (Virsliga).
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 34;
- both teams scored all-time - 14 times;
- on the home team’s field - 7 times.
Statistics: Riga vs Jelgava
- number of matches played in the tournament: 12 vs 12;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 8 vs 4;
- number of BTTS matches for Riga at home - 3 (60%);
- number of BTTS matches for Jelgava away - 2 (33%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 6 vs 2;
- BTTS matches for Riga at home - 2 (50%);
- BTTS matches for Jelgava away - 1 (20%).
Correct score prediction
Statistics of frequent results (current season):
- most common score in the tournament: 0:1 (11/60, 18.3%);
- Riga at home most often finish matches: 1:0 , 3:3 , 4:0 , 4:1 , 4:2 (1/5, 20%);
- Jelgava away most often play: 1:1 (2/6, 33.3%).
Based on statistics and probability distribution, the algorithm predicts the top 3 outcomes:
2:0 - 12.47% (odds 6.5)
1:0 - 10.61% (odds 9)
2:1 - 10.25% (odds 8)
Editorial Prediction
- Jelgava won with a +2.5 handicap in 13 of last 14 away games (Virsliga).
- Jelgava won with a +2.5 handicap in 7 of last 8 games (Virsliga).