Delightful dogfight as daring Jonava duels with determined Minija

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Competition: Lithuania 1. Lyga
Date: Sat 31.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Jonavos centrinis stadionas (1500 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Jonava in 7th and Minija in 10th place.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Jonava and Minija.

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Jonava form and stats

The story so far in the 1. Lyga for Jonava at their home stadium (Jonavos centrinis stadionas) is 5 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats.

The Jonava supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Minija in 1. Lyga and win 4-1. Prior to that, an away loss at FA Šiauliai.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Jonava handle that role? We have found three games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W3-D0-L0.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (25 in 11 games), Jonava's attacking play is working. Jonava have conceded 17 from these games.

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Minija form and stats

The visitors are W4-D1-L5 on the road this term. That's in the 1. Lyga.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Minija, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-4 versus Jonava. Before that, Minija secured a home win against Nevėžis with the score 2-0.

We have checked recent matches where Minija have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those two games were W0-D1-L1.

Minija have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 23 goals from 10 away matches. For Minija, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Jonava - Minija 4-1. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: 5 wins for Jonava, 3 draws and 1 win for Minija. Over 2,5 goals: 4 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.

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Jonava missing players

Minija missing players

Jonava Minija
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
21 11 4 Played 2 10 21
10 5 1 Won 0 4 7
3 1 1 Drew 0 1 5
8 5 2 Lost 2 5 9
37 25 4 Scored 4 23 39
31 17 7 Conceded 7 23 39
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 95%
76% 82% 75% Over 1.5 100% 80% 86%
62% 73% 50% Over 2.5 50% 70% 62%
38% 45% 25% Over 3.5 50% 70% 48%
33% 45% 25% Over 4.5 50% 60% 33%
48% 64% 50% BTTS 50% 40% 48%
38% 18% 25% Clean Sheets 0% 40% 33%
24% 18% 25% Failed To Score 50% 20% 24%
 
4.8 5.3 5.2 Corners For (avg) 8 5.4 5.5
4.9 4.3 5.2 Corners Against (avg) 7 6.1 5.7
2.2 2.2 2.2 Yellow Cards (avg) 1 1.7 1.7
1 1 0 Red Cards 0 1 3
Key stats this season:
  • Jonava have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Jonava haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Minija have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Minija haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Jonava
All A Lyga Lithuanian Cup Club Friendlies 1. Lyga
All Home Away
27-07-19 1.L Jonava 2 - 3 Kupiškis
04-08-19 1.L Jonava 0 - 3 BFA
10-08-19 1.L Jonava 1 - 2 Džiugas Telšiai
23-08-19 1.L FA Šiauliai 3 - 1 Jonava
31-08-19 1.L Jonava 4 - 1 Minija
08-09-19 1.L Jonava 11:00 Pakruojis
16-09-19 1.L Žalgiris II 14:00 Jonava
22-09-19 1.L Hegelmann Litauen 11:00 Jonava
28-09-19 1.L Jonava 11:00 Dainava
05-10-19 1.L Vilniaus Vytis 11:00 Jonava
Minija
All Lithuanian Cup 1. Lyga
All Home Away
03-08-19 1.L Minija 4 - 0 Žalgiris II
10-08-19 1.L Pakruojis 0 - 6 Minija
17-08-19 1.L Atmosfera 0 - 7 Minija
23-08-19 1.L Minija 2 - 0 Nevėžis
31-08-19 1.L Jonava 4 - 1 Minija
08-09-19 1.L Banga 13:00 Minija
15-09-19 1.L Minija 14:00 Dainava
21-09-19 1.L FA Šiauliai 13:00 Minija
27-09-19 1.L Minija 13:00 BFA
05-10-19 1.L Kupiškis 11:00 Minija

  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 Džiugas Telšiai 22 16 3 3 42 13 11 9 2 0 30 5 11 7 1 3 12 8 29 51
2 Banga 22 16 2 4 46 14 11 9 0 2 25 6 11 7 2 2 21 8 32 50
3 Nevėžis 22 14 3 5 53 21 11 8 2 1 29 8 11 6 1 4 24 13 32 45
4 Dainava 21 12 1 8 50 26 11 6 0 5 30 12 10 6 1 3 20 14 24 37
5 FA Šiauliai 21 11 3 7 47 25 12 6 2 4 27 15 9 5 1 3 20 10 22 36
5 Siauliai 11 4 3 4 23 13 6 2 1 3 14 9 5 2 2 1 9 4 10 15
6 Vilniaus Vytis 21 11 3 7 39 22 8 5 1 2 14 5 13 6 2 5 25 17 17 36
7 Jonava 21 10 3 8 37 31 11 5 1 5 25 17 10 5 2 3 12 14 6 33
8 Hegelmann Litauen 22 9 6 7 35 33 10 5 1 4 18 17 12 4 5 3 17 16 2 33
9 Kupiškis 21 9 5 7 41 34 10 4 2 4 14 14 11 5 3 3 27 20 7 32
10 Minija 21 7 5 9 39 39 11 3 4 4 16 16 10 4 1 5 23 23 0 26
11 BFA 20 8 1 11 40 39 10 5 1 4 18 16 10 3 0 7 22 23 1 25
12 Trakai II 20 4 4 12 30 41 11 3 4 4 19 20 9 1 0 8 11 21 -11 16
13 Stumbras II 12 4 2 6 10 21 6 2 2 2 7 7 6 2 0 4 3 14 -11 14
14 Pakruojis 21 3 4 14 20 74 11 1 1 9 9 44 10 2 3 5 11 30 -54 13
15 Žalgiris II 20 3 2 15 24 64 9 1 1 7 12 30 11 2 1 8 12 34 -40 11
16 Atmosfera 21 2 3 16 19 75 11 1 1 9 8 39 10 1 2 7 11 36 -56 9

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