It's still early in the 1. Lyga season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Minija - FA Šiauliai preview!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Minija form and stats
Two 1. Lyga home games so far for Minija, who are yet to win here. Only 1 point so far.
No payout for Minija in their previous match, an away game at Hegelmann Litauen that ended in defeat 0-3. In the preceding match a 4-0 victory visiting Ateitis.
Minija has the goal stats of 3-4 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
FA Šiauliai form and stats
A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the 1. Lyga, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 7 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats from 14 matches.
FA Šiauliai's previous game was their home loss versus Jonava (0-1).
Late heartbreak for Šiauliai in the Jonava match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.
It's early days yet, but FA Šiauliai has scored 6 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Last two meetings between the teams: Minija won zero, FA Šiauliai won two and zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less.Minija missing players
FA Šiauliai missing players
| Minija | FA Šiauliai | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 4 | 6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 8.3 | 8 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6 | 6.7 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 16 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 19 | 34 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 8 | 15 |
| 33% | 50% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 75% | 60% |
- FA Šiauliai has the most points from losing position (3)
- FA Šiauliai has the most scored goals (6) away
- FA Šiauliai has the most scored goals (9)
- FA Šiauliai has the most scored goals in the first half (4)
- FA Šiauliai has the the best goal difference (+6) away
| Minija | Last season | FA Šiauliai | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 28 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 29 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 54 | 23 | Scored | S | 27 | 66 | ||
| 49 | 17 | Conceded | C | 18 | 37 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 89% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 83% | ||
| 64% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 72% | ||
| 46% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 31% | ||
| 46% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 59% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 24% | ||
| 25% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 17% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 193 | 113 | Total Shots | T S | 68 | 141 | ||
| 88 | 52 | Shots on Target | S O | 30 | 69 | ||
| 44% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 55% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dziugas Telsiai | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Dainava | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Hegelmann Litauen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | Jonava | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | FA Šiauliai | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | Vilniaus Vytis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Nevezis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Trakai II | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 9 | Panevezys II | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 10 | Zalgiris II | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 11 | Minija | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 12 | Atmosfera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 0 |
| 13 | Kauno Zalgiris II | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
| 14 | BFA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -13 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dziugas Telsiai | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 61 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 38 | 64 |
| 2 | Banga | 29 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 36 | 59 |
| 3 | Vilniaus Vytis | 29 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 76 | 31 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 45 | 58 |
| 4 | Dainava | 29 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 64 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 30 | 53 |
| 5 | Nevezis | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 37 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 29 | 53 |
| 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 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 66 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 29 | 50 |
| 7 | Hegelmann Litauen | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 47 |
| 8 | Minija | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 54 | 49 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 5 | 41 |
| 9 | Jonava | 29 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 55 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 40 |
| 10 | Kupiskis | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 49 | 56 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 28 | -7 | 36 |
| 11 | BFA | 29 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 58 | 56 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 2 | 33 |
| 12 | Trakai II | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 61 | 53 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 31 | 8 | 32 |
| 13 | Zalgiris II | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 43 | 83 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 46 | -40 | 22 |
| 14 | Atmosfera | 29 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 26 | 96 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 46 | -70 | 16 |
| 15 | Stumbras II | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 14 |
| 16 | Pakruojis | 29 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 25 | 145 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 64 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 81 | -120 | 13 |