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Competition: Lithuania 1. Lyga
Date: Sat 27.July
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Šiaulių m. savivaldybes stadionas (4000 seats)

FA Šiauliai will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 15 points behind Banga.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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FA Šiauliai form and stats

FA Šiauliai have collected 13 points from their home games so far after 4-1-4.

The FA Šiauliai fans got no joy from their last match, a 1. Lyga game also here at Šiaulių m. savivaldybes stadionas: A 0-3 defeat against Banga. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Dainava.

FA Šiauliai have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Šiaulių m. savivaldybes stadionas with 16 goals in 9 matches. 12 goals have been conceded.

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Banga form and stats

Banga, who have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in 1. Lyga, have an excellent away record so far with 5-2-1 from 8 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Džiugas Telšiai game have they lost an away game, meaning Banga has taken points from nine away matches in a row.

Two travels in a row for Banga, whose manager A. Šlušnys could celebrate last time after the 1. Lyga win against FA Šiauliai. Prior to that result Banga won their away game at Pakruojis. The scoreline was 1-0.

Banga are not goal shy away from home, finding the net 15 times in 8 away games so far. Banga are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 3 away goals have been conceded so far.

Head 2 Head

FA Šiauliai - Banga 0-3 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last two meetings between the teams: FA Šiauliai won 0, Banga won 2 and 0 draws. 1 game with over 2,5 goals, 1 match with two goals or less.

FA Šiauliai missing players

Banga missing players

FA Šiauliai Banga
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
17 9 2 Played 2 8 17
8 4 1 Won 1 5 13
2 1 0 Drew 1 2 2
7 4 1 Lost 0 1 2
32 16 1 Scored 1 15 38
21 12 1 Conceded 0 3 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 50% 75% 88%
76% 67% 0% Over 1.5 0% 50% 59%
71% 67% 0% Over 2.5 0% 50% 53%
41% 56% 0% Over 3.5 0% 12% 18%
24% 22% 0% Over 4.5 0% 12% 18%
47% 33% 0% BTTS 0% 25% 24%
35% 44% 50% Clean Sheets 100% 75% 71%
18% 22% 50% Failed To Score 50% 25% 18%
 
4.5 4.3 4 Corners For (avg) 9 9.6 7.4
6 5.7 3 Corners Against (avg) 1 4 3.5
2.5 2.7 3 Yellow Cards (avg) 3 1.9 2.1
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Banga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Banga have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Banga have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • FA Šiauliai haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

FA Šiauliai
26-06-19 LC FA Šiauliai 1 - 1 Panevezys
30-06-19 1.L BFA 1 - 2 FA Šiauliai
03-07-19 1.L FA Šiauliai 1 - 0 Vilniaus Vytis
07-07-19 1.L Dainava 2 - 1 FA Šiauliai
27-07-19 1.L FA Šiauliai 0 - 3 Banga
03-08-19 1.L FA Šiauliai 15:00 Hegelmann Litauen
09-08-19 1.L Stumbras II 16:00 FA Šiauliai
17-08-19 1.L Žalgiris II 11:00 FA Šiauliai
23-08-19 1.L FA Šiauliai 15:00 Jonava
30-08-19 1.L FA Šiauliai 15:30 Pakruojis
Banga
22-06-19 1.L Banga 6 - 0 Jonava
30-06-19 1.L Kupiškis 0 - 1 Banga
03-07-19 1.L Banga 0 - 1 Dainava
06-07-19 1.L Pakruojis 0 - 1 Banga
27-07-19 1.L FA Šiauliai 0 - 3 Banga
04-08-19 1.L Banga 15:00 Trakai II
10-08-19 1.L Vilniaus Vytis 11:00 Banga
19-08-19 1.L Banga 16:00 Džiugas Telšiai
24-08-19 1.L Žalgiris II 13:00 Banga
27-08-19 LC Banga 15:30 Kauno Zalgiris

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Banga 17 13 2 2 38 7 9 8 0 1 23 4 8 5 2 1 15 3 31 41
2 Džiugas Telšiai 16 12 2 2 35 8 9 8 1 0 27 4 7 4 1 2 8 4 27 38
3 Nevėžis 17 11 3 3 46 15 9 6 2 1 25 6 8 5 1 2 21 9 31 36
4 Jonava 17 9 3 5 31 22 8 4 1 3 20 11 9 5 2 2 11 11 9 30
5 Hegelmann Litauen 16 8 4 4 26 20 7 4 1 2 11 9 9 4 3 2 15 11 6 28
5 Siauliai 11 4 3 4 23 13 6 2 1 3 14 9 5 2 2 1 9 4 10 15
6 FA Šiauliai 17 8 2 7 32 21 9 4 1 4 16 12 8 4 1 3 16 9 11 26
7 Dainava 16 8 1 7 26 21 6 2 0 4 6 7 10 6 1 3 20 14 5 25
8 Kupiškis 16 6 5 5 28 29 8 3 2 3 12 11 8 3 3 2 16 18 -1 23
9 Vilniaus Vytis 16 6 3 7 27 22 6 3 1 2 9 5 10 3 2 5 18 17 5 21
10 BFA 16 6 1 9 32 35 9 4 1 4 15 16 7 2 0 5 17 19 -3 19
11 Trakai II 16 4 3 9 24 30 9 3 3 3 16 14 7 1 0 6 8 16 -6 15
12 Stumbras II 12 4 2 6 10 21 6 2 2 2 7 7 6 2 0 4 3 14 -11 14
13 Minija 16 3 5 8 19 35 9 1 4 4 10 16 7 2 1 4 9 19 -16 14
14 Pakruojis 17 3 4 10 18 46 9 1 1 7 9 32 8 2 3 3 9 14 -28 13
15 Žalgiris II 15 3 1 11 20 48 7 1 1 5 11 23 8 2 0 6 9 25 -28 10
16 Atmosfera 16 2 3 11 16 48 8 1 1 6 8 26 8 1 2 5 8 22 -32 9