National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's FA Šiauliai or Žalgiris that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Šiauliai nor Žalgiris as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
FA Šiauliai form and stats
Šiauliai was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Lithuanian Cup.Three 1. Lyga home games done for FA Šiauliai, who are not happy collecting 3 points from these matches. Šiauliai are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Šiaulių m. savivaldybes stadionas, having lost their two previous games here.
Šiauliai's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-4 versus Hegelmann Litauen. A 2-2 draw away in the 1. Lyga before that, with Minija the opponent.
As you see from the result above, Šiauliai suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Panevezys II are coming to town in three days.
Šiauliai has scored 3 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. Šiauliai are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (6 from 3 played).
Žalgiris form and stats
They also participated in Lithuanian Cup last season. This ended in the semi-finals.3-1-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Žalgiris in their A Lyga matches away.
182 minutes! That's how long the Žalgiris goalkeeper Martin Berkovec and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Žalgiris's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Banga that finished 0-0. Before that one, a nice away victory 7-0 at Trakai.
Žalgiris create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 10 goals in 4 travels. Žalgiris are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 1 goal away.
Head 2 Head
FA Šiauliai missing players
Žalgiris missing players
| FA Šiauliai | Žalgiris | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 53 | 29 | Scored | S | 22 | 51 | ||
| 40 | 23 | Conceded | C | 13 | 24 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 72% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 56% | ||
| 56% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.4 | 6.9 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 196 | 97 | Total Shots | T S | 136 | 276 | ||
| 93 | 49 | Shots on Target | S O | 63 | 127 | ||
| 54% | 59% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hegelmann Litauen | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 13 |
| 2 | Dziugas Telsiai | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| 3 | Jonava | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Vilniaus Vytis | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | Dainava | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | Nevezis | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | FA Šiauliai | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Trakai II | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 9 | Panevezys II | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 4 |
| 10 | Atmosfera | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 11 | Minija | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -8 | 2 |
| 12 | Zalgiris II | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 1 |
| 13 | Kauno Zalgiris II | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 0 |
| 14 | BFA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -14 | 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 | Suduva | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 2 | Žalgiris | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 14 |
| 3 | Kauno Zalgiris | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Banga | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Trakai | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -12 | 5 |
| 6 | Panevezys | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -14 | 4 |