Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Kauno Žalgiris in 3rd and Banga in 4th place.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Kauno Žalgiris form and stats
12 points is a decent return from 6 A Lyga games here at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas for Kauno Žalgiris. The data says 4 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Žalgiris has won their last four matches. There’s a good atmosphere here at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas after three straight home wins.
Žalgiris's last game was hosting Panevėžys (placed 5th) and winning 3-2. Before that, Žalgiris had a home game versus Trakai which ended with a victory 2-1.
Manager R. Garastas felt very clever after D. Vitkus scored the winning goal against Panevėžys, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 85th minute. Some amazing scenes last match, when D. Vitkus scored the winning goal three minutes into stoppage time.
A decent goal production from Žalgiris in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. Žalgiris have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Banga form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Banga so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-3 (win-draw-lose).
Banga are looking to quickly end their 360 minutes long goal drought in the A Lyga.
Banga are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Sūduva (placed 1st). A loss against Sūduva was the result prior to that, in a home game.
A new game in only four days for Banga, the A Lyga home match versus Trakai. Busy days.
Banga are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 6 away games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Žalgiris - Banga 2-0 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: one win for Žalgiris, two draws and zero wins for Banga. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  L. Pilibaitis 5 goals | E. David 3 goals | K. Šilkaitis 2 goals |
Kauno Žalgiris missing players
Banga missing players
| Kauno Žalgiris | Banga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 18 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 82% |
| 73% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 55% |
| 36% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 9% |
| 18% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 18% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 36% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 27% |
| 36% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 36% |
| 27% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 55% |
| 4.5 | 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| 4.8 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7.8 | 6.1 |
| 3.5 | 2.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | 63 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 61 | 107 |
| 47 | 24 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 17 | 33 |
| 38% | 38% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 18% |
- Banga has the fewest matches over the total-line (1)
- Banga has the fewest scored goals (2) away
- Banga has the most matches under the total-line (9)
- Banga have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Banga have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Banga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kauno Žalgiris has the most points from losing position (3)
- Kauno Žalgiris have scored more than double the goals of Banga.
- Kauno Žalgiris haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Kauno Žalgiris is in the best form (5-0-1)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sūduva | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 26 |
| 2 | Žalgiris | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 23 |
| 3 | Kauno Žalgiris | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 22 |
| 4 | Banga | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 10 |
| 5 | Panevėžys | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -15 | 7 |
| 6 | Trakai | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -16 | 5 |