Šiauliai vs FK Zalgiris Vilnius — A Lyga 2026
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 81+ matches
Šiauliai28%
FK Zalgiris Vilnius46%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
FK Zalgiris Vilnius creates 36% more chances
Season form · 81 home / 126 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under51
- Over49
Close call
Both teams score
- Yes53
- No47
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Šiauliai ↓
Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines
More markets
Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
Draw no bet
Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Šiauliai at home — creates 1.37, concedes 1.16 · 81 matches
FK Zalgiris Vilnius away — creates 1.87, concedes 0.87 · 126 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Šiauliai attack 1.37 + FK Zalgiris Vilnius defence 0.87 → ÷2 → 1.12
FK Zalgiris Vilnius attack 1.87 + Šiauliai defence 1.16 → ÷2 → 1.52
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 46%?"
FK Zalgiris Vilnius at 46% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 46% does not mean "FK Zalgiris Vilnius will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Match Events
Šiauliai substitutes
If points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Šiauliai host FK Zalgiris Vilnius on Sunday, 26 May 2024 at 16:15. The match is part of the A Lyga 2026/2027 season.
Šiauliai 1 – 2 FK Zalgiris Vilnius
FK Zalgiris Vilnius beat Šiauliai 2-1 in A Lyga on May 26, 2024.
Goals: R. Baravykas (17'), N. Petkevičius (45+5' o.g.), J. Bopesu (87' pen).
The match was played at Šiaulių m. savivaldybes stadionas in Šiauliai.