This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Žalgiris at Vilniaus LFF stadionas when the Europa Conference League tournament arrives in town and Basel with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
Basel have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It's no vacation for neither Žalgiris nor Basel 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.
Žalgiris form and stats
Last season, Žalgiris's Europa Conference League journey ended in the play-offs against Bodø / Glimt.Žalgiris are steadily winning A Lyga games and points here at Vilniaus LFF stadionas. 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 11 games.
It's back home for Žalgiris, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Kauno Zalgiris away with the result 2-0. Kažukolovas and Oliveira found the net in that victory.
In the match before, 0-0 away to Slovan Bratislava (Europa Conference League).
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Trakai are coming to town in three days.
A decent goal production from Žalgiris in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 11 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 11 matches.
Basel form and stats
Basel's mission in Europa Conference League last season failed in the 8th finals against Olympique Marseille.Basel are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Super League, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss). Total Europa Conference League statistics for Basel: 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Impressive finishing from Burger, Zeqiri, Augustin (2) and Ndoye secured the home win 5-1 against Grasshopper in their previous game. As mentioned above, Basel was the only team on the pitch versus Grasshopper in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task. Which player has beaten the opponent goalie three matches in a row for the away team? The answer is Burger and that is impressive! Ndoye, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.42. Ndoye scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 20 successful passes (of 23 total).
A home win as anticipated against Pyunik before that, in the Europa Conference League.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Swiss Cup trip to Aarau.
As for defending, Basel rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 5 goals from these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. de Oliveira 12 goals | F. Kyeremeh 6 goals |  J. Tadic 6 goals |
Žalgiris missing players
Basel missing players
| Žalgiris | Basel | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Won | W | 2 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 47 | 23 | Scored | S | 14 | 41 | ||
| 23 | 13 | Conceded | C | 10 | 23 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 32% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5.3 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 14.1 | 16.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 11.6 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 5 | ||
| 36% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 33% | ||
| 9 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 9.4 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Basel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Slovan Bratislava | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Žalgiris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Pyunik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Žalgiris | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 40 | 57 |
| 2 | Hegelmann Litauen | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 52 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 29 | 50 |
| 3 | Trakai | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 48 |
| 4 | Panevezys | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 47 |
| 5 | Suduva | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 45 |
| 6 | Kauno Zalgiris | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 43 |
| 7 | FA Siauliai | 27 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 35 |
| 8 | Banga | 29 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -15 | 25 |
| 9 | Dziugas Telsiai | 29 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 56 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 35 | -25 | 19 |
| 10 | Jonava | 28 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 86 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 44 | -76 | 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 | Young Boys | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 17 |
| 2 | Servette | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | St. Gallen | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Sion | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | Grasshopper | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 12 |
| 6 | Luzern | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | Basel | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | Lugano | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 9 |
| 9 | Zurich | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -13 | 2 |
| 10 | Winterthur | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -19 | 2 |
