Kauno Žalgiris vs Brann Prediction

Form going into this one

Kauno Žalgiris have won 12 of their last 20 matches across all competitions, scoring freely at 35 goals for and conceding 21. Plenty of those wins have come domestically, including some big scorelines like 5-0 and 4-0, though they've had tougher nights in Europe, including a 1-2 home loss to Dinamo Zagreb.

Kauno Žalgiris: 20 completed matches; Brann: 20 completed matches.

Kauno Žalgiris

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

35

Conceded

21

Difference

+14

Brann

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

34

Conceded

29

Difference

+5

Brann's record over the same sample is 10 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses, with 34 scored and 29 conceded. That's a side who can score goals but who also leak them, shown by results like a 2-4 defeat to Apollon Limassol and a 2-3 loss to Valerenga.

Kauno Žalgiris look sharper on raw numbers, but their European form hasn't matched their domestic dominance.

Comparative Team Statistics: Kauno Žalgiris vs Brann

Team news

There isn't a lot of player information to go on here, but Brann's F. Knudsen has picked up three yellow cards in his last six appearances. That's worth keeping an eye on from a discipline angle, though it doesn't tell us anything about his likely involvement in this specific match.

Brann:

Penalty cards:

F. Knudsen x 3

How this one might play out

Both teams arrive here on the back of continental fixtures just days earlier. Kauno Žalgiris were beaten 4-0 away at Brighton, a heavy loss in the same competition, while Brann won 2-1 at home against Lincoln Red Imps.

Given both sides have conceded and scored regularly across their recent matches, goals at both ends wouldn't be a surprise. Kauno Žalgiris's domestic goal difference is stronger, but their European results this season have been far less convincing than their league form suggests.