Match Report
In the standings it was Žalgiris 4th on 48 points, Kauno Žalgiris 1st on 57 — separated by 9. In league terms the two rates read 1.47/1.2 for Žalgiris and 2.07/0.7 for Kauno Žalgiris (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.32.
Kauno Žalgiris arrived on a run of four straight wins. Recent form was uneven: 7/15 points for Žalgiris, 13/15 for Kauno Žalgiris.
GioScore's database holds 15 meetings between the two: 10 for Žalgiris, 4 for Kauno Žalgiris and 1 drawn, at 2.67 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won.
Vilniaus LFF stadionas staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,067. R. Valikonis took charge of the match — our records show 59 games refereed with an average of 1.3 yellow cards per game. It was 2-2 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Žalgiris: Matas Vareika (5'), Matas Vareika (45'), Stanislav Bilenkyi (51') · Kauno Žalgiris: Leon Krekovic (8'), Leon Krekovic (20')
Key stats
Possession: Žalgiris 46% · Kauno Žalgiris 54% · Total shots: 14-11 · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 7-7