Match Report
Kauno Žalgiris went into the game 2nd in the table on 51 points; Sūduva sat 1st on 54 — a 3-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Kauno Žalgiris 2.11 scored and 0.67 conceded per game, Sūduva 1.64 and 0.86, with the league averaging 1.34.
Sūduva had won six straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 16 meetings between the two: 3 for Kauno Žalgiris, 6 for Sūduva and 7 drawn, at 2.81 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 38% of those meetings.
D. Šimėnas took charge of the match — our records show 44 games refereed with an average of 1.7 yellow cards per game. S. Dariaus ir S. Gireno stadionas, capacity 15,315, hosted the game. Kauno Žalgiris led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 5-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Kauno Žalgiris: Yukiyoshi Karashima (4'), Gabriel Debeljuh (30'), Amine Benchaib (69'), Renan Oliveira (72'), Leon Krekovic (90') · Sūduva: Yegor Tsykalo (88')
Key stats
Possession: Kauno Žalgiris 45% · Sūduva 55% · Total shots: 12-12 · On target: 9-4 · Corners: 6-5