FA Šiauliai vs Hegelmann Litauen: match statistics

FA Šiauliai have a clearly better home record, winning 29% of their matches, while Hegelmann Litauen win just 15% of their away fixtures. The hosts also create more chances, averaging 10.5 shots and 3.5 shots on target per match, compared with 8.08 shots and 2.15 on target for the visitors. Šiauliai’s edge in chance quality is moderate but tangible: their average home xG stands at 1.31, while Hegelmann generate 0.98 xG away from home. Both defences are prone to mistakes, with the hosts conceding an average of 2.14 goals and the visitors 2.00. However, Šiauliai’s current run is the weaker of the two, with just 1 win in their last 5 matches, while Hegelmann have failed to win any. Hegelmann’s high 31% share of away draws increases the risk of a points split, but home advantage and greater attacking activity provide a slight edge to the hosts.

The BTTS - No pick is slightly stronger, primarily due to FA Šiauliai’s very poor current scoring form: the hosts have scored just 2 goals in their last 5 matches, averaging 0.4 per game. During the same period, BTTS landed in only 20% of Šiauliai’s matches, despite their season-long rate standing at as high as 80%, which points to a clear decline in attacking form. Hegelmann regularly allows opponents to create chances, conceding an average of 2.0 goals, but they score just 0.92 goals per match on average and fail to find the net in as many as 38% of their season fixtures. The hosts have recorded a low 1.17 xG across their last five appearances, while the visitors average 1.02 xG, creating a genuine risk that one side will fail to convert its chances. The season-long defensive data for both teams and Šiauliai’s 80% BTTS rate increase the chances of the BTTS - Yes outcome, but the hosts’ current attacking struggles shift the forecast toward a scenario in which at least one team remains scoreless.

The 2.51-goal projection is based on moderate xG figures: 1.25 for Šiauliai and 0.98 for Hegelmann, alongside elevated xG conceded figures of 1.54 and 1.48, respectively. The hosts score an average of 1.20 goals, but have found the net only 2 times in their last five matches, averaging just 0.4 goals per game. Hegelmann concede an average of 2.00 goals, yet as many as 69% of their matches finished with no more than three goals; the same trend is supported by 67% of Šiauliai's matches. Over 2.5 goals landed in 40% of the hosts' matches and 54% of the visitors' matches, indicating a realistic chance of three goals, but not of regular four-goal games. The strongest option is Under 3.5, as both teams have stayed below this line in approximately two-thirds of their matches, while Šiauliai's poor recent finishing further limits the goal ceiling.

Šiauliai have a clearly stronger first-half profile: they were leading at the break in 27% of matches, compared with 15% for Hegelmann, while the visitors were trailing at half-time in as many as 54% of games. The hosts average 0.60 goals scored and 0.53 conceded before the break, whereas Hegelmann score just 0.31 goals and allow opponents 1.15. The recent run further reinforces this signal, as the visitors have failed to score before half-time in any of their last five matches and went into the interval trailing in all five. After the restart, Šiauliai may maintain their advantage, as they create more chances: their average xG stands at 1.25 compared with 0.98, while shots on target amount to 3.73 versus 2.15. The scenario of the hosts leading at half-time and winning the match is therefore the strongest HT/FT angle, although Šiauliai’s high 60% draw rate this season leaves a significant risk of a turnaround.