Game week two of the A Lyga season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first match. Here's the Banga - Panevėžys preview:
It should be mentioned that Panevėžys play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Panevėžys on artifical turf are 4 victories, 3 draws and 7 defeats from 14 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 26-21. You can compare this with overall results below.
Banga form and stats
Banga has recorded two wins in a row here at Gargždų miesto stadionas, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Banga lost their last game at Suduva (placed 3rd) after a 0-1 scoreline.
Last season, Banga's league statistics were 18 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, resulting in a 2nd position in the 1. Lyga. Over these 29 matches they scored 60 goals and conceded 24. Playing at home last season Banga managed 11-1-3 (win-draw-lost) with 37 goals and 13 conceded.
Panevėžys form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their A Lyga travels is 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
There might be some fixture complaints from Panevėžys as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the A Lyga match against Zalgiris (0-4).
Panevėžys lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found two similar matches played by Panevėžys in our archives, and the results are: one win for Panevėžys, zero draws and one defeat.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Panevėžys has managed 0 goals and let in 4 from 1 match.
Let's have a look at how Panevėžys performed last season in the 1. Lyga: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 7 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 41 and conceded 53 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 3 and lost 8 with 15/26 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: four - two - two (Banga wins - draws - Panevėžys wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Banga missing players
Panevėžys missing players
Banga | Panevėžys | ||||||
Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 1 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 4 |
100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 100% |
3 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 1 | 1 |
9 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 4 |
4 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
8 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 10 | 10 |
2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 3 | 3 |
0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Banga | Last season | Panevėžys | |||||
Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
29 | 15 | Played | P | 16 | 31 | ||
18 | 11 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
6 | 3 | Lost | L | 10 | 16 | ||
60 | 37 | Scored | S | 17 | 43 | ||
24 | 13 | Conceded | C | 31 | 63 | ||
90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
66% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 94% | ||
62% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 65% | ||
31% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 39% | ||
21% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 23% | ||
34% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 71% | ||
52% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 6% | 6% | ||
24% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 23% | ||
6.6 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.5 | ||
3.3 | 2.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 6.1 | ||
1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.9 | ||
0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
251 | 140 | Total Shots | T S | 133 | 273 | ||
111 | 56 | Shots on Target | S O | 57 | 121 | ||
50% | 61% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 32% |
Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
# | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
1 | Zalgiris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
2 | Kauno Zalgiris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
3 | Suduva | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Banga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
5 | Trakai | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
6 | Panevėžys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 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 Siauliai | 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 |