Žalgiris II vs Minija: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Lithuania 1. Lyga
Competition: Sat 15.August
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vilniaus LFF stadionas (5400 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Žalgiris II are in the 9th position while the guesting Minija worry at 12th.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Žalgiris II form and stats

When playing at home in the 1. Lyga, Žalgiris II have managed 2 wins, 0 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 4 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Žalgiris II after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Žalgiris travelled for their previous game, a trip to Jonava that ended 3-3. Ahead of that match, Žalgiris won a home game hosting BFA (4-0).

Opportunity lost for Žalgiris in the Jonava match as a lead 3-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. A goal frenzy last time out for Žalgiris, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Jonava. Fun stuff to watch!

A decent goal production from Žalgiris in their home games so far, with 7 goals from 4 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.

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Minija form and stats

1 win, 0 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Minija playing as the away team in the 1. Lyga this season.

182 minutes! That's how long the Minija goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Impressive finishing secured the home win 2-0 against Atmosfera in their previous game. Prior to that result Minija won their away game at Kauno Zalgiris II. The scoreline was 3-0.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Minija as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. Minija can't defend away. 12 goals have been scored by the opposition in 4 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Žalgiris, one draw and two wins for Minija. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Žalgiris II missing players

Minija missing players

Žalgiris II Minija
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
10 4 2 Played P 1 4 10
3 2 2 Won W 0 1 2
2 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
5 2 0 Lost L 1 3 6
20 7 7 Scored S 0 3 14
22 6 0 Conceded C 4 12 26
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 90%
50% 25% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 60%
40% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 20%
50% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 50%
20% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 20%
30% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 75% 30%
 
4.7 4.8 8 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4 4.9
6.7 6.8 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.8 6.5
3.2 3 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 6 3.2 3.3
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
107 37 29 Total Shots T S 6 30 100
49 18 17 Shots on Target S O 1 12 45
41% 39% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 31%
Key stats in 1. Lyga this season:
  • All of Minija's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • All of Žalgiris II's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Minija has the most matches over the total-line (9)
  • Minija have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Minija have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Minija have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Minija haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Žalgiris II have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Žalgiris II have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Minija have scored away.
  • Žalgiris II 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 Dziugas Telsiai 10 7 3 0 23 8 5 2 3 0 7 3 5 5 0 0 16 5 15 24
2 Vilniaus Vytis 10 8 2 0 24 7 5 5 0 0 16 3 5 3 2 0 8 4 17 23
3 Jonava 10 6 4 0 19 8 5 2 3 0 11 4 5 4 1 0 8 4 11 22
4 Hegelmann Litauen 10 6 3 1 20 4 6 4 1 1 13 2 4 2 2 0 7 2 16 21
5 Nevezis 10 6 1 3 23 10 6 4 1 1 17 6 4 2 0 2 6 4 13 19
6 Dainava 9 5 0 4 13 10 5 2 0 3 5 7 4 3 0 1 8 3 3 15
7 FA Siauliai 10 4 1 5 18 15 6 3 0 3 10 10 4 1 1 2 8 5 3 13
8 Trakai II 10 4 1 5 22 21 4 3 0 1 13 9 6 1 1 4 9 12 1 13
9 Žalgiris II 10 3 2 5 20 22 4 2 0 2 7 6 6 1 2 3 13 16 -2 11
10 Panevėžys II 9 3 2 4 11 19 4 3 1 0 8 3 5 0 1 4 3 16 -8 11
11 Atmosfera 10 3 1 6 9 15 4 2 0 2 5 6 6 1 1 4 4 9 -6 10
12 Minija 10 2 2 6 14 26 6 1 2 3 11 14 4 1 0 3 3 12 -12 8
13 Kauno Zalgiris II 10 1 0 9 8 31 4 1 0 3 5 13 6 0 0 6 3 18 -23 3
14 BFA 10 0 0 10 6 34 5 0 0 5 1 15 5 0 0 5 5 19 -28 0