National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Minija or Sūduva that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Minija form and stats
Last season their Lithuanian Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.0-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the 1. Lyga numbers at home for Minija so far this season.
Minija's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-3 versus Dainava. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Nevezis (0-4).
There will be little rest for Minija after this match as they are travelling to Vilniaus Vytis for a 1. Lyga game in only three days.
Minija have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Kretingos miesto stadionas with 6 goals in 4 league matches. Minija are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (9 from 4 played).
Sūduva form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Sūduva, as they won the Lithuanian Cup.The story so far for the visiting team on their A Lyga travels is 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
Sūduva are travelling again after losing away to Zalgiris in their previous match (0-4). Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Trakai in the A Lyga.
Sūduva lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
The schedule is very tough for Sūduva now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A A Lyga game at Banga is waiting in only four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Sūduva's attacking play in away games, having scored 7 goals in 4 league matches away. As for defending, Sūduva rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 6 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Švrljuga 2 goals |  J. Tadic 2 goals |
Minija missing players
Sūduva missing players
| Minija | Sūduva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 9 | 19 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 56 | 21 | Scored | S | 29 | 62 | ||
| 42 | 13 | Conceded | C | 15 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 80% | ||
| 80% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 64% | ||
| 60% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 4.1 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 6.9 | ||
| 5.7 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 188 | 117 | Total Shots | T S | 118 | 228 | ||
| 91 | 57 | Shots on Target | S O | 55 | 116 | ||
| 43% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dziugas Telsiai | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 16 |
| 2 | Vilniaus Vytis | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 3 | Dainava | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Jonava | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Hegelmann Litauen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 13 |
| 6 | FA Siauliai | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | Nevezis | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | Trakai II | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Zalgiris II | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 7 |
| 10 | Panevezys II | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -9 | 5 |
| 11 | Atmosfera | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 4 |
| 12 | Minija | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -10 | 2 |
| 13 | Kauno Zalgiris II | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -13 | 0 |
| 14 | BFA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -17 | 0 |
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| 2 | Zalgiris | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 17 |
| 3 | Kauno Žalgiris | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Banga | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 5 | Panevezys | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -13 | 7 |
| 6 | Trakai | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -14 | 5 |