Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Babrungas & FA Šiauliai face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Lithuanian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Babrungas have less rest than FA Šiauliai in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a 1. Lyga game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Plungės Stadionas. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, FA Šiauliai have had more rest.
Babrungas form and stats
Last season, Babrungas's Lithuanian Cup journey ended in the 8th finals.The story so far in the 1. Lyga for Babrungas at their home stadium (Plungės Stadionas) is 5 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats. It's been an uphill battle for Babrungas in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Trakai II game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
The Babrungas fans got no joy from their last match, a 1. Lyga game also here at Plungės Stadionas: A 1-4 defeat against Minija.
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Neptuna Klaipeda.Babrungas are traveling soon after this match as the 1. Lyga match at Banga II awaits in four days.
Babrungas can score goals in their home matches. After 11 league matches they have found the net 22 times. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Babrungas defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
FA Šiauliai form and stats
They also participated in Lithuanian Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.FA Šiauliai's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed FA Šiauliai collect 22 points from their 9 away matches in the 1. Lyga. 7 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
215 minutes! That's how long the FA Šiauliai goalkeeper Gustas Baliutavicius and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
FA Šiauliai go into this game after a win, the home game against BFA that ended 4-0. As mentioned above, Šiauliai was the only team on the pitch versus BFA in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Trakai II.FA Šiauliai have another fixture that requires travelling in just three sleeps, a 1. Lyga fixture against Atmosfera. A gruelling itinerary for them!
Šiauliai create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 23 goals in 9 travels. It's not easy to score on Šiauliai as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Babrungas missing players
FA Šiauliai missing players
| Babrungas | FA Šiauliai | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 10 | 19 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 48 | 25 | Scored | S | 34 | 71 | ||
| 47 | 30 | Conceded | C | 13 | 19 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 86% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 4% | ||
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.3 | 7.3 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.4 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.9 | 15.6 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.2 | 7.7 | ||
| 36% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Jonava | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 29 | 49 |
| 2 | FA Šiauliai | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 46 | 47 |
| 3 | Zalgiris II | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 52 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 28 | 17 | 40 |
| 4 | Silas | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 33 |
| 5 | Panevezys II | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 33 |
| 6 | Atmosfera | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 23 | -9 | 29 |
| 7 | Banga II | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Babrungas | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 28 |
| 9 | Neptuna Klaipeda | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 22 | -10 | 19 |
| 10 | Minija | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -4 | 18 |
| 11 | Trakai II | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 26 | -16 | 16 |
| 12 | BFA | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 27 | -26 | 16 |
| 13 | Kauno Zalgiris II | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -22 | 10 |
| 14 | Suduva II | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -22 | 10 |