A Lyga: Kauno Žalgiris welcome Trakai in what should be an entertaining football match. Here's all the pre-match info you need!
- Kauno Žalgiris have the most points from losing position (13) in A Lyga
Žalgiris have less rest than Trakai in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a A Lyga game only four days ago. This match was also played here at SM Tauras Stadionas. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Trakai have had more rest.
Žalgiris's stadium, SM Tauras Stadionas, has a artifical turf surface. Trakai have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Trakai when playing on artifical turf; 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses from ten matches. They have scored 12 goals in these games and conceded 9.
Kauno Žalgiris form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at SM Tauras Stadionas as Kauno Žalgiris have scored 17 goals to get 20 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the A Lyga are 6-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Žalgiris, who played 3-3 against Suduva. That match was also played at this venue (SM Tauras Stadionas). There was plenty of action in the dying minutes of the game against Suduva as R. Sadauskas's goal in the 90th minute completed a cancellation of 1-3 and secured a draw after 90 minutes. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
1-1 away at Nevezis before that.Žalgiris have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at SM Tauras Stadionas with 17 goals in 10 league matches. Žalgiris are not conceding a lot of goals here at SM Tauras Stadionas in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 10 matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Trakai form and stats
There's been little loot from Trakai's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 11 away games in the A Lyga. Trakai only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws. Trakai seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Trakai go into this game after a win, the home game against Dainava that ended 2-1.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Dziugas Telsiai.The attacking power of Trakai when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 11 league matches away. Trakai have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Trakai - Žalgiris 1-2 earlier this season. Žalgiris-Trakai H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Kauno Žalgiris eight wins, Trakai one win, one draw. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  P. Otele 8 goals | L. Pilibaitis 8 goals |  M. Grigaravičius 7 goals |
Kauno Žalgiris missing players
Trakai missing players
| Kauno Žalgiris | Trakai | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 36 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 31 |
| 22 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 28 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 70% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 60% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 27% | 43% |
| 30% | 30% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 22% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 65% | 40% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 45% | 57% |
| 30% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 26% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 45% | 26% |
| 6.7 | 6.3 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 5.4 | 6 |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.8 | 5 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.6 | 12.2 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 10.5 | 11.1 |
| 6.1 | 6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 30% | 28% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 29% |
- Kauno Žalgiris have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in A Lyga
- Kauno Žalgiris have the most points from losing position (13) in A Lyga
- Kauno Žalgiris have the most scored goals in the second half (23) in A Lyga
- Kauno Žalgiris 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 | Zalgiris | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 24 | 41 |
| 2 | Suduva | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 40 |
| 3 | Kauno Žalgiris | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Panevezys | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 38 |
| 5 | Hegelmann Litauen | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 37 |
| 6 | Trakai | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
| 7 | Dziugas Telsiai | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 22 |
| 8 | Dainava | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -13 | 21 |
| 9 | Banga | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 48 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -23 | 21 |
| 10 | Nevezis | 23 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 29 | -39 | 9 |