Only victory will suffice for the Žalgiris fans in this Vilniaus LFF stadionas battle with Banga, having a robust lead on them in the A Lyga standings.
- Žalgiris have the most scored goals (25) in A Lyga
- Banga have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
It should be mentioned that Banga play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Banga on grass are 5 victories, 5 draws and 17 defeats from 27 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 16-50. You can compare this with overall results below.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Žalgiris and Banga.
Žalgiris form and stats
2-3-0 (win-draw-lost) are the A Lyga numbers at home for Žalgiris so far this season. Two draws in a row at home now for Žalgiris.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Žalgiris, as their goalkeeper Edvinas Gertmonas has completely shut out the opponents for 180 minutes in the A Lyga.
A good away victory last time out for Žalgiris, who won 1-0 against FA Siauliai (placed 6th).
In the preceding match a 5-0 victory visiting Jonava.Žalgiris are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Vilniaus LFF stadionas with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. In their match history ten earlier games are comparable to this one, and Žalgiris has won seven times, drawn three and lost zero. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Žalgiris has won by at least two goals seven times when in this position.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Džiugas Telšiai are coming to town in four days.
The Žalgiris fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches.
Banga form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Banga so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-4 (win-draw-lose).
Banga are looking to quickly end their 270 minutes long goal drought in the A Lyga.
This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Sūduva with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
Before that, Banga travelled to Džiugas Telšiai and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.Banga are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found nine matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were three wins, two draws and four defeats. Of the defeats, two games were lost by at least two goals margin.
The schedule is very tough for Banga now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Lithuanian Cup game at Medziai Vilnius is waiting in only four days.
Banga are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 6 away games. Banga's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 9 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date past scoreline between these contenders is the Banga - Žalgiris 0-2 played earlier this season. Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding ten meetings): Žalgiris won nine games, one match ended with a tie and Banga got zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  F. Kyeremeh 4 goals | M. Kuklys 4 goals | M. Milićković 3 goals |
Žalgiris missing players
Banga missing players
| Žalgiris | Banga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 25 | 8 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 73% | 40% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 82% |
| 64% | 40% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 64% |
| 45% | 20% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 36% |
| 45% | 20% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 27% |
| 27% | 20% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 27% |
| 73% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 18% |
| 27% | 60% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 83% | 73% |
| 6.9 | 6.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| 3.3 | 3.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17.5 | 16.2 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.5 | 9.2 | 8.7 |
| 8.3 | 6.8 | 10 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 27% | 24% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | 35% |
| 6 | 5.6 | 2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 11.5 | 10.6 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
- Banga have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Žalgiris have not yet conceded a single goal in all their home games.
- Žalgiris have not yet lost a game.
- Žalgiris have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Žalgiris have scored more than double the goals of Banga.
- Žalgiris have the most scored goals (25) in A Lyga
- Žalgiris have the most scored goals in the first half (13) in A Lyga
- Žalgiris have the the best goal difference (+18) in A Lyga
- Žalgiris have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| 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 |
