Match Report
TransINVEST Vilnius went into the game 3rd in the table on 45 points; Panevėžys sat 7th on 35 — a 10-point gap. Panevėžys ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 7th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: TransINVEST Vilnius 1.61 scored and 1.21 conceded per game, Panevėžys 1.11 and 1.54, with the league averaging 1.34.
Panevėžys had gone 5 games without a win.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 3 TransINVEST Vilnius wins, 3 for Panevėžys, 2 draws, at 2.88 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 38% of the wins in this matchup. 75% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
Širvintų stadionas, capacity 1,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Panevėžys led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Panevėžys: Marko Bačanin (34'), Marko Bačanin (46')
Key stats
Possession: TransINVEST Vilnius 57% · Panevėžys 43% · Total shots: 13-9 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 6-1