Match Report
Žalgiris (5th, 44 pts) visited Panevėžys (7th, 32 pts) with 12 points between them. Panevėžys had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 7th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Panevėžys 1.04 scored and 1.56 conceded per game, Žalgiris 1.52 and 1.15, with the league averaging 1.32.
Recent form was uneven: 4/15 points for Panevėžys, 12/15 for Žalgiris.
16 meetings are on record — 5 won by Panevėžys, 9 by Žalgiris, 2 drawn, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 75% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 69%.
With 32 matches recorded and 2.1 yellow cards per game, O. Abramavičius was the man in the middle. The venue was Panevėžio futbolo akademijos stadionas, with room for 2,500 spectators. Panevėžys led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.
Goal scorers
Panevėžys: Deividas Šešplaukis (21' og), Salomon Kouadio (45')
Key stats
Possession: Panevėžys 41% · Žalgiris 59% · Total shots: 8-11 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 3-15