Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Minija & Dainava face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Lithuanian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the A Lyga. That game, against Panevėžys, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Dainava.
Minija form and stats
Minija was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Lithuanian Cup.The story so far in the 1. Lyga for Minija at their home stadium (Kretingos miesto stadionas) is 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
The Minija crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Panevezys II here at Kretingos miesto stadionas in a 1. Lyga match.
Prior to that, an away loss at Zalgiris II in the 1. Lyga.Minija has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Minija have conceded 11 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Dainava form and stats
Dainava's mission in Lithuanian Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.The visitors are W3-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the A Lyga.
Dainava are travelling again after losing away to Panevėžys in their previous match (0-3).
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Trakai in the A Lyga.Dainava have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 11 goals have been scored. The Dainava manager T. Ražanauskas has some worries about the defense as 19 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Last eight meetings between the teams: Minija won three, Dainava won five and zero draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Vitukynas 4 goals | S. Hamulic 3 goals |  D. Matulevičius 3 goals |
Minija missing players
Dainava missing players
| Minija | Dainava | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 16 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 44 | 21 | Scored | S | 17 | 29 | ||
| 54 | 29 | Conceded | C | 24 | 36 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 68% | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 64% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 14.6 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 9.5 | ||
| 6.8 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4 | ||
| 26% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 27% | ||
| 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 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 24 |
| 2 | FA Šiauliai | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 22 |
| 3 | Zalgiris II | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 18 |
| 4 | Babrungas | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| 5 | Panevezys II | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 6 | Atmosfera | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 | -8 | 13 |
| 7 | Šilas | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Banga II | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | Neptuna Klaipeda | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -4 | 10 |
| 10 | Minija | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -8 | 4 |
| 11 | Trakai II | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -9 | 4 |
| 12 | Suduva II | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -12 | 4 |
| 13 | BFA | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -15 | 4 |
| 14 | Kauno Zalgiris II | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Suduva | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 34 |
| 2 | Kauno Zalgiris | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 28 |
| 3 | Zalgiris | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 27 |
| 4 | Panevėžys | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Hegelmann Litauen | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 17 |
| 6 | Trakai | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
| 7 | Džiugas Telšiai | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 11 |
| 8 | Banga | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 11 |
| 9 | Dainava | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -13 | 13 |
| 10 | Nevėžis | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 24 | -25 | 6 |