It's been rough for Džiugas Telšiai so far, and you could say the same about Kauno Žalgiris. These brave battlers have a chance to get some crucial points here.
- Džiugas Telšiai have yet to win a game at home.
- Kauno Žalgiris have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in A Lyga
This football stadium has grass, which is not Kauno Žalgiris's everyday surface at their own football stadium. When playing on grass Kauno Žalgiris have performed like this: Played 22 matches taking 9 wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats with the goal data 28-26 (scored/conceded).
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Džiugas Telšiai form and stats
With 0 A Lyga wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Džiugas Telšiai are certainly not brimming with confidence. Two draws in a row at home now for Džiugas.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 282 minutes without scoring a league goal. Eduardo was the last player to find the net.
No payout for Džiugas Telšiai in their previous match, an away game at Trakai that ended in defeat 0-3.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Banga.The manager Šluta will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Žalgiris in only four days.
Džiugas Telšiai have scored 4 league goals here from 6 matches, not a lot. Džiugas's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Kauno Žalgiris form and stats
As the visiting team in A Lyga matches, Kauno Žalgiris have produced an overall stat of 1-1-3 so far.
The club members enjoyed Kauno Žalgiris's previous fixture versus Panevezys (placed 1st), a 2-1 win played at home. Thuíque came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Panevezys last time out, making the manager Garastas feel like a tactical genius.
A loss against Hegelmann Litauen was the result prior to that, in a home game.Žalgiris have another game that requires travelling in just three sleeps, a Lithuanian Cup match against Klaipedos FM. A demanding fixture list for the visiting team!
Kauno Žalgiris have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have faced each other already this season, with the match result Kauno Žalgiris - Džiugas 2-1 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: one - one - three (Džiugas Telšiai wins - draws - Kauno Žalgiris wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Dias Santos 4 goals |  I. Pereira Braz 3 goals | A. Emsis 2 goals |
Džiugas Telšiai missing players
Kauno Žalgiris missing players
| Džiugas Telšiai | Kauno Žalgiris | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 17 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 82% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 55% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 73% |
| 36% | 17% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 55% |
| 18% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 27% |
| 18% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 45% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 64% |
| 27% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 20% | 18% |
| 45% | 67% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 3.6 | 4.3 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6.8 | 7.5 |
| 6.6 | 8.2 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 8.9 | 10.8 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 6.4 | 7.8 |
| 3.3 | 4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 28% | 17% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 29% | 31% |
| 11.9 | 14.7 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 12.2 | 11 |
| 5 | 6.2 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
- Džiugas Telšiai have yet to win a game at home.
- Kauno Žalgiris have created more than twice as many corners as Džiugas Telšiai.
- Kauno Žalgiris have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in A Lyga
- Kauno Žalgiris haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Panevezys | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 27 |
| 2 | Hegelmann Litauen | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 3 | Žalgiris | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 23 |
| 4 | Trakai | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Sūduva | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 6 | FA Siauliai | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Kauno Žalgiris | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 8 | Banga | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 9 |
| 9 | Džiugas Telšiai | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 8 |
| 10 | Jonava | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | -40 | 0 |
