Latvia - VirsligaZemgales Olimpiskā centraData current as of 23 July 2026

FS Jelgava vs Liepāja: match statistics

FS Jelgava crest
FS Jelgava
1 : 1half-time 1:0
Liepāja crest
Liepāja

FS Jelgava vs Liepāja: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

FS Jelgava play Liepāja in Virsliga (Latvia). The match date is 26 May 2026 at 17:00. Venue: Zemgales Olimpiskā centra. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

FS Jelgava: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Liepāja: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

FS Jelgava scores 1.04 and concedes 1.70 goals per match. Liepāja scores 1.27 and concedes 1.55. League average: 2.98 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: FS Jelgava 43%, Liepāja 55%. Over 2.5: FS Jelgava 39%, Liepāja 59%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 55%.

xG, shots and style

Liepāja has higher xG: 1.50 vs 1.30. FS Jelgava: 10.6 shots per match, Liepāja: 12.4.

Match halves

FS Jelgava: half-time lead 39%, second-half goals 0.43. Liepāja: half-time lead 36%, second-half goals 0.68.

Goals by minute

FS Jelgava: 16-30 (5 goals). Liepāja: 31-45+ (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Virsliga: 2.98 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 55%.

Head-to-head

5 H2H matches: 0-2-3. Average goals 2.20, BTTS 60%.

Match description

Liepāja appears to be the favorite based on concrete metrics: the visitors sit 5th and have scored 17 goals this season versus FS Jelgava’s 10 goals (8th). In their last 5 matches Liepāja scored 7 goals with a 2-0-3 record, while Jelgava has 3 goals and a 1-2-2 record, confirming the visitors’ better recent attacking form. The away side generates more chances — on average 13.14 shots and 3.57 on target with 53% possession, versus 9 shots and 3 on target and 46% for the hosts; average xG is 1.51 for Liepāja and 1.19 for Jelgava, so the visitors create higher-quality chances. Both teams are, however, defensively vulnerable: in the last 5 matches both have conceded 11 goals, while season concessions are 28 for Jelgava and 22 for Liepāja; Jelgava concedes 2.33 goals per home game versus 2.00 for Liepāja away, which favors a match with goals.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

36Possession (%)64
FS JelgavaLiepāja
17Shots17
FS JelgavaLiepāja
4Shots on target4
FS JelgavaLiepāja
1.73xG1.86
FS JelgavaLiepāja
4Corners11
FS JelgavaLiepāja
53Dangerous attacks71
FS JelgavaLiepāja
11Fouls11
FS JelgavaLiepāja
2Cards3
FS JelgavaLiepāja

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

FS JelgavaLiepāja
1.04Goals scored / match1.27
FS JelgavaLiepāja
1.7Goals conceded / match1.55
FS JelgavaLiepāja
43%Average possession52%
FS JelgavaLiepāja
3.48Shots on target / match4.32
FS JelgavaLiepāja

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

10.61Shots per match12.41
FS JelgavaLiepāja
3.48Shots on target4.32
FS JelgavaLiepāja
9.8%Shot conversion10.3%
FS JelgavaLiepāja
43%Possession52%
FS JelgavaLiepāja
1.3xG for1.5
FS JelgavaLiepāja
1.73xG against1.49
FS JelgavaLiepāja

Shooting quality

FS Jelgava: BalancedLiepāja: Balanced
FS JelgavaLiepāja
Accuracy (shots on target)33%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

FS Jelgava is 200% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - FS Jelgava · 0.6 pts / match - Liepāja

FS Jelgava
WWWLL
Season result split
26% W30% R43% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-7-10
1.09 pts / match · goal difference -15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-2-6
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
DLWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.52Opponent xG: 1.72BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Liepāja
LLLWL
Season result split
36% W18% R45% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-4-10
1.27 pts / match · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-7
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LDLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.72Opponent xG: 1.64BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Liepāja is 22% better for: goals scored per match.

1.04 goals / match - FS Jelgava · 1.27 goals / match - Liepāja

Liepāja is 10% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.7 goals / match - FS Jelgava · 1.55 goals / match - Liepāja

FS Jelgava scoring profile: strong

FS Jelgava scores in 57% of matches (13 of 23 matches), while Liepāja keeps a clean sheet in 14% (3 of 22 matches).

Liepāja scoring profile: very strong

Liepāja scores in 68% of matches (15 of 22 matches), while FS Jelgava keeps a clean sheet in 17% (4 of 23 matches).

24Goals scored (season)28
FS JelgavaLiepāja
39Goals conceded (season)34
FS JelgavaLiepāja
2.74Average goals in match2.82
FS JelgavaLiepāja
11Goals scored (last 5)5
FS JelgavaLiepāja
6Goals conceded (last 5)10
FS JelgavaLiepāja

How often they score at least...

57%1 goal68%
FS JelgavaLiepāja
26%2 goals36%
FS JelgavaLiepāja
9%3 goals14%
FS JelgavaLiepāja
9%4 goals9%
FS JelgavaLiepāja

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal86%
FS JelgavaLiepāja
30%2 goals36%
FS JelgavaLiepāja
22%3 goals18%
FS JelgavaLiepāja
13%4 goals9%
FS JelgavaLiepāja

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time5%
FS JelgavaLiepāja
0%BTTS in both halves0%
FS JelgavaLiepāja
17%Scored in both halves23%
FS JelgavaLiepāja

BTTS and goal count

22%Min. 3 goals and BTTS41%
FS JelgavaLiepāja
17%Min. 3 goals without BTTS18%
FS JelgavaLiepāja
40%BTTS - last 520%
FS JelgavaLiepāja

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

78%Min. 1 goal before half-time86%
FS JelgavaLiepāja
26%Min. 2 goals before half-time32%
FS JelgavaLiepāja
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
FS JelgavaLiepāja

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
FS JelgavaLiepāja
39%Min. 2 goals after half-time41%
FS JelgavaLiepāja
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
FS JelgavaLiepāja

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

FS Jelgava is 16% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.43 pts / match - FS Jelgava · 1.23 pts / match - Liepāja

FS Jelgava - half-time state
39% leading26% draw35% trailing
Liepāja - half-time state
36% leading14% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.43Points per match (1st half)1.23
FS JelgavaLiepāja
0.61Goals scored (1st half)0.59
FS JelgavaLiepāja
0.61Goals conceded (1st half)0.77
FS JelgavaLiepāja
1.22Average goals (1st half)1.36
FS JelgavaLiepāja
52%Clean sheet before half-time45%
FS JelgavaLiepāja
57%No goal before half-time64%
FS JelgavaLiepāja

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)1.27
FS JelgavaLiepāja
0.43Goals scored (2nd half)0.68
FS JelgavaLiepāja
1.09Goals conceded (2nd half)0.77
FS JelgavaLiepāja
1.52Average goals (2nd half)1.45
FS JelgavaLiepāja
39%Clean sheet after half-time36%
FS JelgavaLiepāja
70%No goal after half-time45%
FS JelgavaLiepāja

FS Jelgava - second-half results

26% W22% R52% P
33
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
-15
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.43
PPG before half-time
Lead holding67%

Leads at half-time in 39% of matches and wins 26%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Liepāja - second-half results

32% W32% R36% P
27
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
28
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.23
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 36% of matches and wins 36%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

FS Jelgava - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.802.00
Goals scored / match1.01.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.61.8
1 goal100%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+2+3
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5
Liepāja - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.80
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match1.61.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-2-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

FS Jelgava
ScoredConceded
4
5
0-15
5
6
16-30
5
3
31-45
1
6
46-60
5
6
61-75
4
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (5 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -9 - late phases are a weakness.

Liepāja
ScoredConceded
4
8
0-15
2
4
16-30
7
5
31-45
6
6
46-60
2
3
61-75
7
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (7 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.78
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
49%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-21%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
39%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
14%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

FS Jelgava

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.43
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+6.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.26
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
62%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
129%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.71
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Liepāja

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.29
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
96%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.67
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Virsliga).

Teams vs league

FS JelgavaLigaLiepāja
Average goals in match 2.742.98 2.82
Both teams scored 43%56% 55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 39%55% 59%
Clean sheets 17%24% 14%
Goal before half-time 78%75% 86%
Goal after half-time 83%84% 86%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.98
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.67
Home goals / match
1.32
Away goals / match
+27%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defence advantage
+4%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (5): FS Jelgava 0 - 2 - 3 Liepāja. Average goals 2.20, both teams scored in 60% matches.

Liepāja
1 : 1
FS Jelgava
FK Liepāja
2 : 2
FS Jelgava
FS Jelgava
1 : 2
FK Liepāja
FS Jelgava
0 : 1
FK Liepāja
FK Liepāja
1 : 0
FS Jelgava

FAQ

What was the result of FS Jelgava vs Liepāja?

The Virsliga match finished FS Jelgava 1:1 Liepāja. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between FS Jelgava and Liepāja?

In the last 5 head-to-head matches FS Jelgava won 0, Liepāja won 3 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 2.20 goals, with both teams scoring in 60% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before FS Jelgava vs Liepāja?

FS Jelgava score 1.04 goals per game on average and Liepāja 1.27. The Virsliga average is 2.98 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 55% of games. Both teams score in 43% of FS Jelgava's matches and 55% of Liepāja's.

What form are FS Jelgava and Liepāja in?

Over the last 5 games FS Jelgava have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Liepāja 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for FS Jelgava vs Liepāja?

The statistical background for FS Jelgava vs Liepāja — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.