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Žalgiris vs FA Šiauliai: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Žalgiris play FA Šiauliai in A Lyga (Lithuania). The match date is 6 September 2026.

Current form

Žalgiris: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. FA Šiauliai: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Žalgiris scores 1.54 and concedes 1.19 goals per match. FA Šiauliai scores 0.96 and concedes 2.00. League average: 2.63 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Žalgiris 46%, FA Šiauliai 54%. Over 2.5: Žalgiris 58%, FA Šiauliai 57%. League level: BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Žalgiris has higher xG: 1.69 vs 1.34. Žalgiris: 14.6 shots per match, FA Šiauliai: 11.0.

Match halves

Žalgiris: half-time lead 31%, second-half goals 0.81. FA Šiauliai: half-time lead 11%, second-half goals 0.61.

Goals by minute

Žalgiris: 31-45+ (10 goals). FA Šiauliai: 46-60 (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

A Lyga: 2.63 goals per match, BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 52%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 7 previous H2H matches were available: 4-2-1. Average goals 2.29, BTTS 29%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.26)
(5.60)
(8.35)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
1.54Goals scored / match0.96
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
1.19Goals conceded / match2
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
57%Average possession50%
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
4.5Shots on target / match3.86
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.62Shots per match11
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Žalgiris
WWLWL
Season result split
46% W19% R35% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-5-9
1.58 pts / match · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-1-5
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WWWLW
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference -29
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-7-7
Last 5 away
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Žalgiris is 68% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Žalgiris scoring profile: very strong

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

FA Šiauliai scoring profile: mixed

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

40Goals scored (season)27
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
31Goals conceded (season)56
ŽalgirisFA Šiauliai
2.73Average goals in match2.96
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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, 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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in 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

Match 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 / match - Žalgiris · 0.64 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 31% of matches and wins 46%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 11% of matches and wins 14%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Žalgiris - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.60
Goals scored / match0.81.2
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.62.0
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.00
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match1.41.0
Average goals in match2.01.6
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.84
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
108%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.27
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
80%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
140%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
48%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / match
1.20
Away goals / match
+19%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (7): Žalgiris 4 - 2 - 1 FA Šiauliai. Average goals 2.29, both teams scored in 29% matches.

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 6 September 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.