Lithuania - A LygaData current as of September 02, 2026

Žalgiris vs FA Šiauliai: match statistics

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Žalgiris vs FA Šiauliai: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Žalgiris plays FA Šiauliai in A Lyga (Lithuania). The game is scheduled for September 6, 2026.

Recent form

Žalgiris has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.80 points per game. FA Šiauliai has 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses, with 0.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Žalgiris scores 1.54 goals per game and allows 1.19. FA Šiauliai scores 0.96 and allows 2.00. Games in this league average 2.63 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 46% of Žalgiris's games and 54% of FA Šiauliai's. The Over 2.5 rates are 58% and 57%, compared with league averages of 48% for BTTS and 52% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Žalgiris has the higher season xG average, 1.69 to 1.34 per game. Žalgiris takes 14.6 shots per game, while FA Šiauliai takes 11.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Žalgiris leads at halftime in 31% of its games and scores 0.81 goals per game after halftime. FA Šiauliai leads at halftime in 11% and scores 0.61 after halftime.

When the teams score

Žalgiris's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (10 goals). For FA Šiauliai, it is minutes 46-60 (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

A Lyga games average 2.63 goals. Both teams score in 48% of games, and 52% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 7 previous meetings were available. The record was 4 home wins, 2 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 2.29 goals, with both teams scoring in 29% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(1.26)
(5.60)
(8.35)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
1.54Goals scored / game0.96
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
1.19Goals allowed / game2
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
57%Average possession50%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
4.5Shots on target / game3.86
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14.62Shots per game11
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
4.5Shots on target3.86
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
10.5%Shot conversion8.8%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
57%Possession50%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
1.69xG for1.34
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
1.35xG against1.73
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai

Shooting quality

Žalgiris: DominantFA Šiauliai: Balanced
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
Accuracy (shots on target)31%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.25

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Žalgiris is 200% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / game - Žalgiris · 0.6 pts / game - FA Šiauliai

Žalgiris
WWLWL
Season result split
46% W19% R35% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-5-9
1.58 pts / game · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-1-5
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WWWLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 2.08Opponent xG: 1.64BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
FA Šiauliai
LLWLL
Season result split
14% W29% R57% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-8-16
0.71 pts / game · goal difference -29
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-7-7
Last 5 away
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.32Opponent xG: 1.88BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Žalgiris is 60% better for: goals scored per game.

1.54 goals / game - Žalgiris · 0.96 goals / game - FA Šiauliai

Žalgiris is 68% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.19 goals / game - Žalgiris · 2 goals / game - FA Šiauliai

Žalgiris scoring profile: very strong

Žalgiris scores in 73% of games (19 of 26 meczów), while FA Šiauliai keeps a clean sheet in 18% (5 of 28 meczów).

FA Šiauliai scoring profile: mixed

FA Šiauliai scores in 61% of games (17 of 28 meczów), while Žalgiris keeps a clean sheet in 38% (10 of 26 meczów).

40Goals scored (season)27
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
31Goals conceded (season)56
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
2.73Average goals per game2.96
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
10Goals scored (last 5)6
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
8Goals conceded (last 5)12
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai

How often they score at least...

73%1 goal61%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
46%2 goals25%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
31%3 goals11%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
4%4 goals0%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai

How often they concede at least...

62%1 goal82%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
38%2 goals57%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
19%3 goals39%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
0%4 goals18%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

48%
League average

Goal patterns

23%BTTS at half-time25%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
12%BTTS in both halves7%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
31%Scored in both halves11%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
19%Min. 3 goals without BTTS18%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
60%BTTS - last 560%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

73%Min. 1 goal before half-time82%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
42%Min. 2 goals before half-time46%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai

2nd half

73%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
54%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
23%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Žalgiris is 116% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.38 pts / game - Žalgiris · 0.64 pts / game - FA Šiauliai

Žalgiris - half-time state
31% leading46% draw23% trailing
FA Šiauliai - half-time state
11% leading32% draw57% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.38Points per game (1st half)0.64
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
0.73Goals scored (1st half)0.36
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)1.07
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
1.23Average goals (1st half)1.43
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
58%Clean sheet before half-time29%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
46%No goal before half-time64%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai

After half-time (2nd half)

1.38Points per game (2nd half)1.11
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
0.81Goals scored (2nd half)0.61
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
0.69Goals conceded (2nd half)0.93
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
1.5Average goals (2nd half)1.54
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
54%Clean sheet after half-time43%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
50%No goal after half-time64%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai

Žalgiris - second-half results

35% W35% R31% P
36
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.38
PPG before half-time
Lead holding148%

Leads at halftime in 31% of games and wins 46%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

FA Šiauliai - second-half results

25% W36% R39% P
18
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-20
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.64
PPG before half-time
Lead holding127%

Leads at halftime in 11% of games and wins 14%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Žalgiris - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.60
Goals scored / game0.81.2
Goals allowed / game0.80.8
Average goals per game1.62.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals80%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
FA Šiauliai - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.601.00
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game1.41.0
Average goals per game2.01.6
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference-4-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 0% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Žalgiris
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
8
4
16-30
10
7
31-45
8
7
46-60
5
7
61-75
8
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (10 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

FA Šiauliai
ScoredConceded
4
7
0-15
1
8
16-30
5
15
31-45
6
10
46-60
5
9
61-75
6
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.84
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.8 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
108%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-20%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
45%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Žalgiris

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.34
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
108%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.22
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 3% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

FA Šiauliai

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.39
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.65
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.38
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.27
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
80%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
140%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (A Lyga).

Teams vs league

ŽalgirisLigaFA Šiauliai
Average goals per game 2.732.63 2.96
Both teams scored 46%48% 54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 58%52% 57%
Clean sheets 38%31% 18%
Goal before half-time 73%70% 82%
Goal after half-time 73%77% 71%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.63
Average goals per game
48%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / game
1.20
Away goals / game
+19%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defensive advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Žalgiris's perspective: 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss against FA Šiauliai. Games average 2.29 goals, and both teams scored in 29% of them.

FA Šiauliai
0 : 3
Žalgiris
Žalgiris
3 : 1
FA Šiauliai
FA Šiauliai
0 : 2
Žalgiris
VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius
1 : 0
FA Šiauliai
FA Šiauliai
2 : 2
VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius
VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius
0 : 0
FA Šiauliai
FA Šiauliai
2 : 0
VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius

FAQ

When do Žalgiris and FA Šiauliai play?

Žalgiris face FA Šiauliai on September 6, 2026 in A Lyga. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Žalgiris and FA Šiauliai?

In the last 7 head-to-head matches Žalgiris won 4, FA Šiauliai won 1 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 2.29 goals, with both teams scoring in 29% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Žalgiris vs FA Šiauliai?

Žalgiris score 1.54 goals per game on average and FA Šiauliai 0.96. The A Lyga average is 2.63 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 46% of Žalgiris's matches and 54% of FA Šiauliai's.

What form are Žalgiris and FA Šiauliai in?

Over the last 5 games Žalgiris have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and FA Šiauliai 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Žalgiris vs FA Šiauliai?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Žalgiris vs FA Šiauliai: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.