Conference League · League phase, matchday 4 
FK Kauno Žalgiris vs Riga FC: Match Preview & Stats
Our picks
Model predictions are published 48 hours before kick-off
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See today's ready predictions →Our record
FK Kauno Žalgiris: 3 of 3 right
Riga FC: 0 of 3 right
Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.
Match facts
- Competition
- Conference League, League phase, matchday 4
- Kick-off
- Venue
- S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas, Kaunas
- Since last match
- FK Kauno Žalgiris: 18 days (Toplyga) · Lugano (3‑0) Riga FC: 20 days (Conference League) · Jablonec (1‑1)
- Next match
- FK Kauno Žalgiris: 14 days (Conference League) later Riga FC: 14 days (Conference League) later
Last starting XI
FK Kauno Žalgiris 5-4-1
- 22 Mikelionis
- 77 Lekiatas
- 3 Tolordava
- 23 Hernández
- 45 Moutachy
- 37 Edokpolor
- 7 Benchaib
- 14 Slivka
- 20 Kalik
- 9 Kreković
- 27 Debeljuh
Coach: Željko Sopić 
at Lugano, 0-3 · Conference League · 5 Nov
Riga FC 4-3-3
- 12 Pirić
- 23 Toņiševs
- 21 Musah
- 5 Wassom
- 13 Jurkovskis
- 8 Siqueira
- 40 Ankrah
- 18 M'Hand
- 22 Diop
- 10 Ramires
- 7 Aouani
Coach: Adrián Gula 
vs Jablonec, 1-1 · Conference League · 5 Nov
Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.
Injuries and suspensions
FK Kauno Žalgiris
No absences reported.
Riga FC
- – Orlando GaloInjured · Late December 2026
- – Renars VarslavansInjured · Late January 2027
Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.
Missing Players Impact
FK Kauno Žalgiris
Low impact Full squad available — no listed absences
Riga FC
Low impact Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 3 matches accounted for by unavailable players.
Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing
FK Kauno Žalgiris
Riga FC
Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.
Key Attacking Threats
FK Kauno Žalgiris
- 1. FW Renan 1G · 0ATeam attack 19.0% Team shots 10.0%
- 2. MF Motiejus Burba 0G · 0ATeam attack 10.0% Team shots 14.0%
- 3. DF Joris Moutachy 0G · 0ATeam attack 8.0% Team shots 0.0%
Riga FC
- 1. MF Salah Oulad M'Hand 1G · 1ATeam attack 18.0% Team shots 11.0%
- 2. FW Reginaldo Ramires 1G · 0ATeam attack 14.0% Team shots 13.0%
- 3. FW Raki Aouani 0G · 0ATeam attack 13.0% Team shots 11.0%
Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.
Scoring trends
| Scoring trends | FK Kauno Žalgiris | Riga FC |
|---|---|---|
| Over 1.5 goals | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 6/10 | 3/10 |
| Over 3.5 goals | 5/10 | 2/10 |
| Both teams scored | 4/10 | 6/10 |
| Clean sheet | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Failed to score | 3/10 | 1/10 |
| Goals per match (scored / conceded) | 1.2 / 1.9 | 1.6 / 0.8 |
Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Form guide
FK Kauno Žalgiris
- L 1-4 at FK TransINVEST (A) Toplyga · 8 Nov
- L 0-3 at Lugano (A) Conference League · 5 Nov
- W 4-1 at Hegelmann (A) Toplyga · 31 Oct
- D 0-0 vs Žalgiris Vilnius (H) Toplyga · 26 Oct
- L 1-4 vs
Brann (H) Conference League · 22 Oct
Riga FC
- D 1-1 vs Jablonec (H) Conference League · 5 Nov
- D 0-0 at Ogre United (A) Virsliga · 1 Nov
- W 5-2 at Grobiņa (A) Virsliga · 26 Oct
- D 1-1 at
Pafos FC (A) Conference League · 22 Oct - W 2-1 vs SK Super Nova (H) Virsliga · 18 Oct
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
When the goals come
FK Kauno Žalgiris
- 1-15 minutes: 1 scored, 2 conceded
- 16-30 minutes: 0 scored, 2 conceded
- 31-45 minutes: 0 scored, 4 conceded
- 46-60 minutes: 0 scored, 1 conceded
- 61-75 minutes: 0 scored, 1 conceded
- 76-90 minutes: 0 scored, 1 conceded
Riga FC
- 1-15 minutes: 1 scored, 1 conceded
- 16-30 minutes: 0 scored, 0 conceded
- 31-45 minutes: 1 scored, 0 conceded
- 46-60 minutes: 0 scored, 1 conceded
- 61-75 minutes: 1 scored, 0 conceded
- 76-90 minutes: 0 scored, 1 conceded
Goals in each 15-minute period, Conference League this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.
Top scorers
FK Kauno Žalgiris
| Player | G | A |
|---|---|---|
| Renan | 1 | 0 |
Riga FC
| Player | G | A |
|---|---|---|
| Salah Oulad M'Hand | 1 | 1 |
| Caio Ferreira | 1 | 0 |
| Reginaldo Ramires (1 pen) | 1 | 0 |
Goals and assists in the Conference League this season.
Corners and yellow cards
FK Kauno Žalgiris Riga FC - 1.0 Corners won 3.7
- 7.0 Corners conceded 6.0
- 2.7 Yellow cards 0.7
- 0.7 Opponents' yellow cards 2.3
Per match in the Conference League this season. Average per club and match: 5.0 corners, 1.9 yellow cards.
Attack and defence ratings
FK Kauno ŽalgirisRiga FC0 to 100 against this season's Conference League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
FK Kauno Žalgiris and Riga FC have not met in our records since 2010.
Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lugano | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:4 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 |  Panathinaikos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:3 | +6 | 9 |
| 3 |  FC Twente | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:2 | +6 | 9 |
| 4 |  Monaco | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:1 | +6 | 9 |
| 5 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5:0 | +5 | 7 |
| 6 |  FC København | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7:3 | +4 | 7 |
| 7 | Brann | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7:3 | +4 | 7 |
| 8 |  Universitatea Craiova | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6:2 | +4 | 7 |
| 9 |  Mjällby | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5:1 | +4 | 7 |
| 10 |  St.Truiden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4:1 | +3 | 7 |
| 11 |  Ajax | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9:3 | +6 | 6 |
| 12 |  Trabzonspor | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6:3 | +3 | 6 |
| 13 |  Hajduk Split | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3:2 | +1 | 6 |
| 14 |  Freiburg | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4:5 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 |  FK Crvena Zvezda | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6:6 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 |  Atalanta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4:4 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 |  Braga | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 4 |
| 18 |  Gent | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1:2 | -1 | 4 |
| 19 |  Thun | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:3 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Riga FC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3:3 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 |  Borac Banja Luka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:4 | -1 | 3 |
| 22 |  Lincoln Red Imps FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:6 | -3 | 3 |
| 23 | Jablonec | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3:4 | -1 | 2 |
| 24 |  AGF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1:2 | -1 | 2 |
| 25 |  Nordsjælland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3:5 | -2 | 2 |
| 26 |  Egnatia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2:4 | -2 | 2 |
| 27 |  Kairat Almaty | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3:7 | -4 | 2 |
| 28 |  CSKA Sofia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4:6 | -2 | 1 |
| 29 |  Iberia 1999 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:5 | -3 | 1 |
| 30 | Pafos FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3:7 | -4 | 1 |
| 31 |  Getafe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3:7 | -4 | 1 |
| 32 |  KuPS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:6 | -4 | 1 |
| 33 |  Heart of Midlothian | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:6 | -4 | 1 |
| 34 |  FC Midtjylland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:8 | -6 | 1 |
| 35 |  Inter Club d'Escaldes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:7 | -5 | 0 |
| 36 | FK Kauno Žalgiris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:11 | -10 | 0 |
Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table
Season projection
MembersWhere these two clubs are projected to finish in the Conference League: average points, likely range and chances.
| Club | Pts | Avg pts | Likely | Top 8 | Play-off round | Win it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FK Kauno Žalgiris | 0 | |||||
| Riga FC | 3 |
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