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%.
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