1. Lyga preview: Can Garliava edge out victory against BFA?

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Competition: Lithuania 1. Lyga
Competition: Fri 26.August
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Dainavos pagrindinės mokyklos stadionas

Stadium regulars at Dainavos pagrindinės mokyklos stadionas haven’t celebrated many victories this season, with Garliava struggling in the 14th place. The guesting BFA will believe to protect their higher league spot in this fixture.

Insights:
  • Garliava have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in 1. Lyga
  • BFA have the most scored goals (17) away in 1. Lyga

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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Garliava form and stats

When playing at home in the 1. Lyga, Garliava have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 10 games.

Garliava's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-3 versus BFA (placed 7th).

Before that, Garliava played out a draw 3-3 when visiting Ekranas.

Goal party? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 8 of the 10 most recent league matches with this side has seen three or more goals.

Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.

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BFA form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (17) away in 1. Lyga, on their 1. Lyga travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats.

It's the second away game in a row for BFA, but there's smiles all around after the 3-0 victory versus Garliava (placed 14th) last time out. That victory felt sweet as this team had gone four league matches without victory. Rezepov has scored for the away team three fixtures in a row. The flair!

Prior to that match, the BFA manager Šidlauskas faced defeat when travelling to Dainava and losing 1-5.

We have checked recent matches where BFA have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 4 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

Take note that 10 of this club's 12 latest league rounds have ended with three goals or more.

BFA has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 11 games. BFA struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 20 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The participants have faced each other previously this season, with the final score Garliava - BFA 0-3 entered in the official records. Statistics for the preceeding two meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Garliava, zero draws and two wins for BFA. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.

Garliava missing players

BFA missing players

Garliava BFA
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 10 4 Played P 3 11 19
4 3 1 Won W 1 4 8
4 2 0 Drew D 0 1 2
12 5 3 Lost L 2 6 9
20 10 2 Scored S 4 17 34
41 15 6 Conceded C 6 20 30
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
85% 80% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 91% 89%
55% 50% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 64% 74%
35% 20% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 45% 42%
15% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 27% 21%
45% 50% 25% BTTS BTTS 67% 45% 42%
15% 20% 25% Clean Sheets C S 33% 36% 37%
40% 30% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 18% 21%
 
5.5 5.7 7.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4 4
5.1 4.3 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.1 5.7
2 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.9 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.4 9 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11 8.1 9.1
3.2 2.5 1.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3 3.6
31% 40% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 58% 57%
 
11.6 8.5 11 Shots against (avg) S A 21 11 10
4.7 4.2 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8 4.6 4.1
Key stats in 1. Lyga this season:
  • BFA have the most scored goals (17) away in 1. Lyga
  • BFA haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Garliava have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Garliava have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in 1. Lyga
  • Garliava haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dainava 19 13 4 2 39 19 11 8 3 0 28 12 8 5 1 2 11 7 20 43
2 Nevėžis 19 12 4 3 36 14 11 9 1 1 26 9 8 3 3 2 10 5 22 40
3 Neptūną Klaipėda 20 11 5 4 40 22 11 7 3 1 24 11 9 4 2 3 16 11 18 38
3 Siauliai II 2 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 2 3 6
4 Silas 20 11 4 5 39 25 11 7 2 2 24 11 9 4 2 3 15 14 14 37
5 Be1 NFA 18 8 8 2 23 13 8 5 3 0 11 6 10 3 5 2 12 7 10 32
6 Babrungas 18 8 5 5 36 19 8 4 2 2 24 9 10 4 3 3 12 10 17 29
7 BFA 19 8 2 9 34 30 8 4 1 3 17 10 11 4 1 6 17 20 4 26
8 Ekranas 18 8 4 6 31 26 10 5 3 2 15 11 8 3 1 4 16 15 5 25
9 Trakai II 19 5 7 7 29 27 8 3 3 2 15 10 11 2 4 5 14 17 2 22
10 FA Siauliai II 18 7 1 10 20 34 8 2 1 5 6 15 10 5 0 5 14 19 -14 22
11 Zalgiris II 18 5 6 7 23 30 9 2 2 5 7 12 9 3 4 2 16 18 -7 21
12 Atmosfera 19 5 4 10 26 36 10 2 3 5 13 18 9 3 1 5 13 18 -10 19
13 Minija 19 4 4 11 12 24 9 3 2 4 6 8 10 1 2 7 6 16 -12 16
14 Garliava 20 4 4 12 20 41 10 3 2 5 10 15 10 1 2 7 10 26 -21 16
15 Panevezys II 18 3 5 10 25 44 9 2 2 5 13 23 9 1 3 5 12 21 -19 14
16 Banga II 18 3 3 12 13 42 9 3 2 4 10 17 9 0 1 8 3 25 -29 12