| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakruojis | 15 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12/15 | 11-4 |
| Panevėžys | 15 | W1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11/15 | 11-3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakruojis | 7 | 26 | 42 | -2 | WWLLW | 5 | +2 |
| Panevėžys | 1 | 26 | 58 | 53 | DDWWW | 3 | -2 |
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 2018-07-29
Pakruojis, 7th on 42 points, faced a 16-point deficit to Panevėžys (1st, 58). Scoring rates set the scale: Pakruojis 1.77 scored and 1.85 conceded per game, Panevėžys 3.12 and 1.08, with the league averaging 1.85.
Pakruojis had won three straight. Panevėžys were unbeaten in 14.
The match was played at Pakruojo miesto stadionas in Pakruojis (capacity 2,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Pakruojis led 1-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 2-4.
