Jelgava Crushes Super Nova 5-1 Away
Jelgava secured a convincing victory over Super Nova, scoring five goals and moving to 22 points in the league table.
In the 20th round of the Tonybet Latvian Higher League, Jelgava defeated Super Nova 5-1 away on Thursday. Jelgava led 3-1 at halftime.
Goals were scored by Rihards Bečers (21'), Gļebs Žaleiko (penalty 29', and later his second), Roberts Meļķis (32'), and Milošs Pudils. The home team's only goal came from Valerijs Lizunovs (41').
Super Nova has now gone six matches without a win. Previous meetings this season: 1-1 draw and a 1-0 win for Jelgava.
The same day, Grobiņa drew 0-0 with Auda, while Daugavpils also drew 0-0 with Riga. The round concludes on Friday with leaders RFS visiting Liepāja and last-placed Ogre United hosting Tukums 2000.
In the standings, Riga and RFS both have 49 points (RFS with one game fewer), Auda has 39, Liepāja 25, Daugavpils 24, Jelgava 22, Super Nova 21, Tukums 2000 and Grobiņa 17 (Grobiņa played 20, Tukums 19), and Ogre United 7.
The 2026 season is played in four rounds, totaling 36 rounds and 180 matches. The final round is scheduled for November 8. Last season's champion was Riga.
