Grobiņa holds off relegation zone with goalless draw against Jelgava

In round 30 of the Tonybet Latvian football top league, played in Liepāja, Grobiņa and Jelgava shared the points in a goalless 0:0 draw.

The visitors from Jelgava came closest to breaking the deadlock when they were awarded a penalty midway through the second half. Roberts Meļķis stepped up to take the spot kick in the 68th minute, but Grobiņa goalkeeper Roberts Ozols saved it, and Jelgava also failed to convert on the rebound attempt. The visitors had another chance in the final minute of stoppage time when Maksims Semeško's header struck the crossbar.

League standings

The point earned allows Grobiņa to maintain its distance from the relegation play-off zone, currently occupied by Tukums 2000. After 30 matches, Grobiņa sits on 25 points, while Tukums 2000 has 23 points from the same number of games — a two-point gap between the two sides.

Other results from the round

Elsewhere over the weekend, Super Nova beat Tukums 2000 1:0 at home on Thursday, while Riga drew 2:2 with Auda on Friday, and Ogre's United also drew 2:2 at home against Liepāja. RFS is set to travel to face Daugavpils on Sunday.

At the top of the table, RFS leads with 70 points from 28 matches, followed by Riga with 67 points from 29 games and Auda with 57 points. Liepāja has 41 points, Daugavpils 38, Super Nova 35, Jelgava 32, Grobiņa 25 and Tukums 2000 23. Ogre's United sits bottom of the table with 14 points from 28 matches.

The 2026 season is being played over four rounds with a total of 36 match days and 180 games, with the final round scheduled for November 8. Riga were champions in the previous season.