Match details. FK Kauno Zalgiris host SK Brann in the UEFA Conference League, League Stage - 2. Kick-off is set for Thu 22 Oct at 17:45 Lagos time. The match takes place at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas in Kaunas. P. Ilic is the referee.
What's at stake. FK Kauno Zalgiris are 36th on 0 points after 1 game, level on points with SC Braga. A win would take them above SC Braga. SK Brann sit 12th on 3 points after 1 game, level on points with Panathinaikos and Gent. A win takes the visitors above Panathinaikos.
Form. FK Kauno Zalgiris have won seven, drawn one and lost two of their last ten, picking up 2.2 points a game. Their last five read W L W W L, though in this competition they have gone L. SK Brann have won five, drawn one and lost four of their last ten, averaging 1.6 points a game. Their last five finished L W L W W.
The numbers. FK Kauno Zalgiris score two and concede 0.8 a game over their last ten, keeping seven clean sheets with two games without a goal. They average 11.0 shots (5.7 on target), 6.1 corners and 2.0 cards a game. SK Brann score 1.4 and concede 1.2 a game in their last five away, with two clean sheets and two goalless matches. They average 11.0 shots (4.2 on target), 8.3 corners and 2.1 cards, with 34% possession.
Where it pulls both ways. It pulls both ways here. Their goals for and against make SK Brann the likelier winners, but FK Kauno Zalgiris are the stronger side on form and the table, and both teams' records favour FK Kauno Zalgiris. On goals, their goals for and against point to a tight game, but their records put over 2.5 goals at 57%.
The case against. FK Kauno Zalgiris's record still gives them 55% to win. Not everything agrees on goals, as their goals for and against point to a tight game.
The read. SK Brann or the draw. A draw is live. An open game. Their goals for and against make SK Brann the likelier winners, though FK Kauno Zalgiris are the stronger side on form and the table with both teams' records favouring FK Kauno Zalgiris, while their records put over 2.5 goals at 57%.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Under 4.5 Goals (no unders on an open read); Under 5.5 Goals (no unders on an open read). Predicted score: FK Kauno Zalgiris 1-2 SK Brann (10% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and an open game).