Striving Minija will hope to pull off a small shock when they play top side FA Šiauliai in the next league match. It’s 11th vs 2nd and the home fans will have low expectations.
- Minija have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FA Šiauliai have the most scored goals (67) in 1. Lyga
Minija and FA Šiauliai should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Minija form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the 1. Lyga this season. Minija have only managed 3 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses from their games here at Kretingos miesto stadionas.
Minija are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-4 away versus Panevezys II. Minija were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against Zalgiris II.A decent goal production from Minija in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 10 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 19 goals have been conceded.
FA Šiauliai form and stats
Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of FA Šiauliai so far, with 8-1-1 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are 1. Lyga statistics. Things are running smoothly for Šiauliai who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Panevezys II.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 6-1 against Kauno Zalgiris II in their previous game. As mentioned above, Šiauliai was the only team on the pitch versus Kauno Zalgiris II in their previous game, winning 6-1. This could be a tougher task.
Preceding that game, the 4-4 draw paying a visit to Atmosfera.Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 28 goals in 10 league games away this season. It's not easy to score on FA Šiauliai as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Minija zero wins, one draw and FA Šiauliai two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.Minija missing players
FA Šiauliai missing players
| Minija | FA Šiauliai | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | 17 | 4 | Scored | S | 10 | 28 | 67 |
| 37 | 19 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 90% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 90% | 95% |
| 75% | 80% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 80% | 85% |
| 50% | 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 30% | 60% |
| 25% | 30% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | 30% |
| 70% | 80% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 30% | 45% |
| 20% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 70% | 55% |
| 15% | 10% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.9 | 5.4 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9.3 | 8.8 | 8.2 |
| 4.4 | 5 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.9 | 14.3 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 18.8 | 18.2 |
| 5.3 | 5.2 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.3 | 8.4 | 9.1 |
| 27% | 30% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 34% | 38% |
- FA Šiauliai have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- FA Šiauliai have scored in all their matches so far.
- FA Šiauliai have scored more than double the goals of Minija.
- FA Šiauliai have the fewest conceded goals (13) in 1. Lyga
- FA Šiauliai have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in 1. Lyga
- FA Šiauliai have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in 1. Lyga
- FA Šiauliai have the most clean sheets (10) in 1. Lyga
- FA Šiauliai have the most clean sheets (6) away in 1. Lyga
- FA Šiauliai have the most scored goals (67) in 1. Lyga
- FA Šiauliai have the most scored goals in the first half (35) in 1. Lyga
- FA Šiauliai have the the best goal difference (+21) away in 1. Lyga
- FA Šiauliai have the the best goal difference (+54) in 1. Lyga
- FA Šiauliai have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- FA Šiauliai haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Minija have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Minija haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Jonava | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 38 | 56 |
| 2 | FA Šiauliai | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 54 | 53 |
| 3 | Zalgiris II | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 57 | 41 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 31 | 16 | 41 |
| 4 | Panevezys II | 21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 45 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 37 |
| 5 | Šilas | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 36 |
| 6 | Atmosfera | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 23 | -10 | 33 |
| 7 | Babrungas | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 30 |
| 8 | Banga II | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 29 |
| 9 | Neptūną Klaipėda | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 22 | -10 | 23 |
| 10 | Trakai II | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -12 | 23 |
| 11 | Minija | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -7 | 21 |
| 12 | BFA | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 28 | 59 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 33 | -31 | 19 |
| 13 | Kauno Zalgiris II | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 29 | -27 | 11 |
| 14 | Suduva II | 21 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 25 | -26 | 10 |