There's no exiting this stadium without a winner tonight as it's the second leg of the Europa League 3rd Qualifying Round meeting between Häcken and Žalgiris. Game on!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It's no vacation for neither Häcken nor Žalgiris as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Häcken form and stats
Häcken have been very solid at home in the Allsvenskan so far, with 27 points collected from 10 matches (9-0-1). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table.
Häcken's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Varberg. The home side are looking to build on that result. Midfield player Gustafson got a match rating of 8.01 in that game, the max score being 10. Gustafson hit one key pass and had 151 successful passes (of 159 total).
In the game before, a strong away win at Žalgiris. A Europa League match.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Häcken, as the Allsvenskan home game vs Sirius is only three days away.
Häcken always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Bravida Arena with 33 goals in 10 league games. Häcken's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Žalgiris form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the play-offs against Ludogorets.Žalgiris's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Žalgiris collect 27 points from their 13 away matches in the A Lyga. 8 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
Žalgiris have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Edvinas Gertmonas. It's been 202 minutes since they last conceded in A Lyga.
Žalgiris are travelling after their nice 4-0 home win in the match against Hegelmann Litauen. As mentioned above, Žalgiris was the only team on the pitch versus Hegelmann Litauen in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
The match before was the Europa League-duel against Häcken, a home loss (1-3).
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The A Lyga trip to Dainava.
The travelling fans enjoy Žalgiris's attacking play in away games, having scored 22 goals in 13 league matches away. Žalgiris are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The latest head to head game ended Žalgiris - Häcken 1-3, earlier this season. Hrstić likes to meet Žalgiris and have scored 2 goals in these encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Oyewusi Kehinde 15 goals |   M. Rygaard Jensen 6 goals |  E. Hovland 5 goals |
Häcken missing players
Žalgiris missing players
| Häcken | Žalgiris | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Won | W | 10 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 60 | 39 | Scored | S | 29 | 50 | ||
| 27 | 16 | Conceded | C | 11 | 22 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 85% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 60% | 77% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 12% | ||
| 64% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 20% | ||
| 6.1 | 7.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.6 | ||
| 1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 15.9 | 17.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.3 | 15.6 | ||
| 6.4 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.4 | 6.6 | ||
| 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 30% | ||
| 13.4 | 14.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 8.8 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 2.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Elfsborg | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 26 | 42 |
| 2 | Häcken | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 27 | 41 |
| 3 | Malmö FF | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 41 |
| 4 | Djurgården | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 33 |
| 5 | Norrköping | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | Hammarby | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -2 | 28 |
| 7 | Kalmar | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 26 |
| 8 | Mjallby | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| 9 | Halmstad | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -13 | 25 |
| 10 | Brommapojkarna | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -8 | 23 |
| 11 | Varnamo | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 22 |
| 12 | Sirius | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | AIK | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 19 |
| 14 | Degerfors | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 26 | -23 | 17 |
| 15 | IFK Göteborg | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -6 | 16 |
| 16 | Varberg | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -19 | 11 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Panevezys | 25 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 38 | 62 |
| 2 | Žalgiris | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 32 | 56 |
| 3 | FA Siauliai | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 47 |
| 4 | Hegelmann Litauen | 25 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 38 |
| 5 | Kauno Zalgiris | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 34 |
| 6 | Dainava | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -8 | 26 |
| 7 | Banga | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -23 | 26 |
| 8 | Suduva | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 29 | -22 | 25 |
| 9 | Dziugas Telsiai | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -18 | 23 |
| 10 | Trakai | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 27 | -30 | 15 |
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