| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palanga | 15 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10/15 | 18-5 |
| Kaunas | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10/15 | 13-8 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palanga | 2 | 30 | 70 | 67 | DWWWW | 1 | +1 |
| Kaunas | 15 | 30 | 16 | -102 | WLLWL | 9 | +6 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2016-07-06
On paper the standings were lopsided — Palanga 2nd with 70 points, Kaunas 15th with 16, 54 apart. On the form table Kaunas stood 9th over the last five rounds, despite being 15th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Palanga 3.2 scored and 0.97 conceded per game, Kaunas 0.83 and 4.23, with the league averaging 1.95.
Palanga arrived on a run of three straight wins.
The match was played at Centrinis miesto stadionas in Palanga (capacity 2,000).
