This should be quite a game, with FA Šiauliai at 3rd and Žalgiris placed 2nd. Here's all you need to know!
- FA Šiauliai have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Žalgiris have the most scored goals (45) in A Lyga
Žalgiris could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Champions League game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Galatasaray, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Žalgiris.
FA Šiauliai form and stats
FA Šiauliai have performed here at Šiaulių m. savivaldybes stadionas this season with 8 wins from 12 A Lyga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1.
A good away victory last time out for FA Šiauliai, who won 2-1 against Dainava (placed 6th).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Panevezys (0-2).Šiauliai have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Šiaulių m. savivaldybes stadionas with 20 goals in 12 league matches. From these home matches, FA Šiauliai have conceded only 8 goals. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Žalgiris form and stats
Žalgiris have an excellent away record in the A Lyga so far with 8-2-2 from 12 games. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Žalgiris's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Suduva game.
Two away games in a row for Žalgiris, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 against Galatasaray in the Champions League. Pavelić, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.81. Pavelić hit two key passes and won 6 of 6 duels.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Panevezys.Goal-happy betting people should observe that 10 of this side's 12 most recent league games have ended with at least three goals.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Häcken in just four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Žalgiris's attacking play in away games, having scored 22 goals in 12 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Žalgiris as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The latest reported meeting between these squads is the Žalgiris - FA Šiauliai 2-2 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): FA Šiauliai two wins, two draws and Žalgiris three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Oyewusi Kehinde 14 goals |   E. Jankauskas 11 goals |  D. Romanovskij 6 goals |
FA Šiauliai missing players
Žalgiris missing players
| FA Šiauliai | Žalgiris | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 12 | 24 |
| 13 | 8 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 35 | 20 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 22 | 45 |
| 22 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| 88% | 92% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 92% | 92% |
| 71% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 71% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 12% |
| 46% | 42% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 42% | 42% |
| 50% | 58% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 54% |
| 17% | 8% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 17% | 12% |
| 5.6 | 6.6 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 5.4 | 6.1 |
| 5.5 | 5 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.5 | 13.8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 16.1 | 16.8 |
| 5.1 | 5.4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 7.1 | 6.9 |
| 29% | 31% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 27% |
| 11.2 | 11.4 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 8.4 | 7.5 |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
- FA Šiauliai have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Žalgiris have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Žalgiris have the most scored goals (45) in A Lyga
- Žalgiris have the most scored goals in the second half (30) in A Lyga
| 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 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 36 | 58 |
| 2 | Žalgiris | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 28 | 52 |
| 3 | FA Šiauliai | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 46 |
| 4 | Hegelmann Litauen | 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 43 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 37 |
| 5 | Kauno Žalgiris | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 30 |
| 6 | Dainava | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 26 |
| 7 | Banga | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -23 | 23 |
| 8 | Suduva | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 29 | -23 | 22 |
| 9 | Džiugas Telšiai | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -19 | 19 |
| 10 | Trakai | 24 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -28 | 15 |
