Match Summary
Latvia defeated Italy 3:0. The match was played in World Championship 2021. Goals were scored by M. Karsums 12′, L. Darzins 18′, M. Karsums 19′. League standings: Latvia #6, Italy #8. Score by period: P1: 0–0, P2: 1–0, P3: 2–0.
Match Events
Key match events between Latvia and Italy — 3 goals and 7 cards recorded during the match.
High sticking
Tripping
Holding
Boarding
Roughing
Roughing
Tripping
R. Freibergs
Empty net
Latvia vs Italy Head to Head Results
Latvia and Italy have met 8 times — Latvia won 8, Italy won 0, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2008. Latvia leads the head-to-head with 8 victories from 8 meetings. A combined 42 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.25 per match (34 for the home side, 8 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 5 matches (63%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 8 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Latvia are currently unbeaten in the last 8 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 7–1 in 2011.
8
Latvia
0
Drawn
0
Italy
Recent Meetings (8)
Standings
Latvia sit #6 and Italy are #8 in the World Championship table heading into this match.
Group A
| # | GP | Won | Lost | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1Russian Olympic Committee | 7 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 15 | |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
API data: 20 Apr 2026