It's Champions League time and the hopeful contenders are Žalgiris and Galatasaray

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Tue 25.Jul
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vilniaus LFF stadionas (5400 seats)

Žalgiris host the first leg in this deciding Champions League 2nd Qualifying Round game. Galatasaray will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Türk Telekom Stadyumu before the return leg in 11 days.

It's quite the trip for Galatasaray when visiting Žalgiris as the cities are 2600 kilometers apart.

These are hectic days for the home side, as they had a match only four days ago in the A Lyga. Thankfully the previous game, versus Suduva, was also a home game here at Vilniaus LFF stadionas. The away team is better rested.

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Žalgiris form and stats

Žalgiris have reached this Champions League stage through battling and winning against Struga. Žalgiris was eliminated in the 3rd qualifying round last season in the Champions League. Bodø / Glimt was too strong.

Žalgiris have performed here at Vilniaus LFF stadionas this season with 7 wins from 10 A Lyga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1.

Žalgiris are confident in defense, having played 187 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

A nice win for Žalgiris last time playing, versus Suduva. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-0 with Kazlauskas, Gutiérrez (2) and Karashima scoring for the victors. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Žalgiris played a great game against Suduva and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.

Before that game, a nice away victory at Struga. A Champions League match.

The Žalgiris fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 10 league matches. Žalgiris are not conceding a lot of goals here at Vilniaus LFF stadionas in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 10 matches.

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Galatasaray form and stats

Galatasaray's mission in Europa League last season failed in the round of 16 against Barcelona.

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 13 wins, 2 draws and only 3 losses in the Super Lig.

The followers enjoyed Galatasaray's previous game versus Fenerbahçe, a 3-0 win played at home. Defender Boey was the best team player with a rating of 8.23. Boey hit two key passes and won 11 of 14 duels.

Before that, Galatasaray secured a home win against Fenerbahçe with the score 3-0.

The Galatasaray manager Buruk has got the team scoring on the road, with 42 away goals in 18 league matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far).

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

ŽalgirisM. Oyewusi Kehinde
M. Oyewusi Kehinde
14 goals
ŽalgirisD. Kazlauskas
D. Kazlauskas
4 goals
ŽalgirisM. Milićković
M. Milićković
4 goals

Žalgiris missing players

Galatasaray missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Žalgiris Galatasaray
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 10   Played P   11 25
17 7   Won W   7 17
5 3   Drew D   1 3
3 0   Lost L   3 5
49 19   Scored S   29 64
16 4   Conceded C   13 29
88% 80%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
72% 60%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   100% 92%
52% 60%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   73% 68%
24% 30%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   55% 52%
12% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   36% 36%
36% 30%   BTTS BTTS   64% 56%
56% 70%   Clean Sheets C S   27% 40%
20% 20%   Failed to Score F T   9% 4%
 
5.4 6.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.7 5.6
3.2 2.7   Corners against (avg) C A   4.1 3.6
1.6 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0.9 1
1 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
15.5 16.3   Shots (avg) S (   13.8 15.7
6.2 6.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   6.4 6.7
32% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   41% 38%
 
8.1 7   Shots against (avg) S A   11.6 8.8
3.1 2.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.6 3

  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 21 16 4 1 40 7 11 8 3 0 19 3 10 8 1 1 21 4 33 52
2 Žalgiris 22 15 4 3 40 15 10 7 2 1 18 7 12 8 2 2 22 8 25 49
3 FA Siauliai 22 12 7 3 33 19 12 8 3 1 20 8 10 4 4 2 13 11 14 43
4 Hegelmann Litauen 21 10 1 10 39 23 10 5 1 4 23 11 11 5 0 6 16 12 16 31
5 Kauno Zalgiris 22 7 8 7 29 27 11 5 4 2 17 12 11 2 4 5 12 15 2 29
6 Dainava 22 6 7 9 18 21 10 4 3 3 12 8 12 2 4 6 6 13 -3 25
7 Banga 23 6 5 12 15 35 13 3 2 8 8 23 10 3 3 4 7 12 -20 23
8 Suduva 21 5 3 13 15 36 10 4 1 5 9 12 11 1 2 8 6 24 -21 18
9 Dziugas Telsiai 22 4 5 13 17 36 12 2 3 7 9 17 10 2 2 6 8 19 -19 17
10 Trakai 22 2 8 12 10 37 10 1 4 5 4 16 12 1 4 7 6 21 -27 14
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Galatasaray 36 28 4 4 83 27 18 15 2 1 41 15 18 13 2 3 42 12 56 88
2 Fenerbahçe 36 25 5 6 87 42 18 13 2 3 50 24 18 12 3 3 37 18 45 80
3 Besiktas 36 23 9 4 78 36 18 13 4 1 41 15 18 10 5 3 37 21 42 78
4 Adana Demirspor 36 20 9 7 76 45 18 12 4 2 46 19 18 8 5 5 30 26 31 69
5 Istanbul Basaksehir 36 18 8 10 54 37 18 12 2 4 31 17 18 6 6 6 23 20 17 62
6 Trabzonspor 36 17 6 13 64 54 18 12 4 2 38 13 18 5 2 11 26 41 10 57
7 Fatih Karagumruk 36 13 12 11 75 63 18 7 5 6 40 31 18 6 7 5 35 32 12 51
8 Konyaspor 36 12 15 9 49 41 18 5 8 5 18 18 18 7 7 4 31 23 8 51
9 Kayserispor 36 15 5 16 55 61 18 9 2 7 28 22 18 6 3 9 27 39 -6 47
10 Kasimpasa 36 12 7 17 45 61 18 7 3 8 29 33 18 5 4 9 16 28 -16 43
11 Ankaragucu 36 12 6 18 43 53 18 6 4 8 24 28 18 6 2 10 19 25 -10 42
12 Sivasspor 36 11 8 17 46 54 18 5 7 6 23 21 18 6 1 11 23 33 -8 41
13 Antalyaspor 36 11 8 17 46 55 18 8 3 7 31 26 18 3 5 10 15 29 -9 41
14 Alanyaspor 36 11 8 17 54 70 18 8 4 6 29 27 18 3 4 11 25 43 -16 41
15 Istanbulspor 36 12 5 19 47 63 18 6 3 9 24 31 18 6 2 10 23 32 -16 41
16 Giresunspor 36 10 10 16 42 60 18 6 4 8 25 29 18 4 6 8 17 31 -18 40
17 Umraniyespor 36 7 9 20 47 64 18 3 4 11 22 29 18 4 5 9 25 35 -17 30
18 Gazisehir Gaziantep 36 6 7 23 31 72 18 3 4 11 17 37 18 3 3 12 14 35 -41 25
19 Hatayspor 36 6 5 25 19 83 18 4 4 10 12 37 18 2 1 15 7 46 -64 23

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Galatasaray 36 28 4 4 83 27 18 15 2 1 41 15 18 13 2 3 42 12 56 88
2 Fenerbahçe 36 25 5 6 87 42 18 13 2 3 50 24 18 12 3 3 37 18 45 80
3 Besiktas 36 23 9 4 78 36 18 13 4 1 41 15 18 10 5 3 37 21 42 78
4 Adana Demirspor 36 20 9 7 76 45 18 12 4 2 46 19 18 8 5 5 30 26 31 69
5 Istanbul Basaksehir 36 18 8 10 54 37 18 12 2 4 31 17 18 6 6 6 23 20 17 62
6 Trabzonspor 36 17 6 13 64 54 18 12 4 2 38 13 18 5 2 11 26 41 10 57
7 Fatih Karagumruk 36 13 12 11 75 63 18 7 5 6 40 31 18 6 7 5 35 32 12 51
8 Konyaspor 36 12 15 9 49 41 18 5 8 5 18 18 18 7 7 4 31 23 8 51
9 Kayserispor 36 15 5 16 55 61 18 9 2 7 28 22 18 6 3 9 27 39 -6 47
10 Kasimpasa 36 12 7 17 45 61 18 7 3 8 29 33 18 5 4 9 16 28 -16 43
11 Ankaragucu 36 12 6 18 43 53 18 6 4 8 24 28 18 6 2 10 19 25 -10 42
12 Sivasspor 36 11 8 17 46 54 18 5 7 6 23 21 18 6 1 11 23 33 -8 41
13 Antalyaspor 36 11 8 17 46 55 18 8 3 7 31 26 18 3 5 10 15 29 -9 41
14 Alanyaspor 36 11 8 17 54 70 18 8 4 6 29 27 18 3 4 11 25 43 -16 41
15 Istanbulspor 36 12 5 19 47 63 18 6 3 9 24 31 18 6 2 10 23 32 -16 41
16 Giresunspor 36 10 10 16 42 60 18 6 4 8 25 29 18 4 6 8 17 31 -18 40
17 Umraniyespor 36 7 9 20 47 64 18 3 4 11 22 29 18 4 5 9 25 35 -17 30
18 Gazisehir Gaziantep 36 6 7 23 31 72 18 3 4 11 17 37 18 3 3 12 14 35 -41 25
19 Hatayspor 36 6 5 25 19 83 18 4 4 10 12 37 18 2 1 15 7 46 -64 23

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.