Thursday , 2 July 2026

FK Zalgiris Vilnius vs Ballkani, Champions League 2022-23 QUALIFICATION ROUND 1

UEFA Champions League · 2022-23
FK Zalgiris Vilnius
1 – 0
Full Time
Ballkani
Tue 12 Jul 2022 · 16:00 UTC LFF Stadium, Vilnius HT 45' · FT 45'
Petar Mamic 21' Y
Marko Milickovic 40' Y
Y 53' Lindon Emerllahu
Saulius Mikoliunas 54' Y
Mathias Oyewusi 78' Y
Y 119' Albion Rrahmani

Overview

Match Preview

FK Zalgiris Vilnius vs Ballkani — Champions League at LFF Stadium, Vilnius.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
FK Zalgiris Vilnius 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Ballkani
Last 5 meetings
2022-07-12 FK Zalgiris Vilnius 1–0 Ballkani 2022-07-05 Ballkani 1–1 FK Zalgiris Vilnius

Recent Form

FK Zalgiris Vilnius
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jul Ballkani H 1–0 W
05 Jul Ballkani A 1–1 D
12 Aug NS Mura H 0–1 L
05 Aug NS Mura A 0–0 D
27 Jul Ferencvarosi TC H 1–3 L
20 Jul Ferencvarosi TC A 0–2 L
Ballkani
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jul FK Zalgiris Vilnius A 0–1 L
05 Jul FK Zalgiris Vilnius H 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to LFF Stadium, Vilnius that hosts another battle between FK Zalgiris Vilnius and Ballkani.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Zalgiris Vilnius is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' FK Zalgiris Vilnius seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' Marko Milickovic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 21' FK Zalgiris Vilnius player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 26' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 31' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 36' Ballkani is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Marko Milickovic.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Ballkani that had 6 games and scored 5 goals.
  • 50' The travelling Ballkani supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 53' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lindon Emerllahu.
  • 54' The referee shows FK Zalgiris Vilnius player a Yellow card on 54.
  • 59' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Saulius Mikoliunas made 134 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Gustas Jarusevicius. He replaces Francis Kyeremeh on 62 minute.
  • 67' It’s high time Ilir Daja made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 72' Supporters expect more eagerness from Astrit Thaqi, as he is very good at scoring at LFF Stadium, Vilnius with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 77' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 78' Mathias Oyewusi is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
  • 83' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 88' Armend Thaci has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 90' The FK Zalgiris Vilnius manager makes a substitution. Renan departs to be replaced by Donatas Kazlauskas.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

FK Zalgiris Vilnius Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vladimir Cheburin

Ballkani Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ilir Daja

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.12 FK Zalgiris Vilnius xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Ballkani xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Zalgiris Vilnius45% Draw31% Ballkani24%
Actual: FK Zalgiris Vilnius win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.91
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

FK Zalgiris Vilnius or Draw
76%
Draw or Ballkani
55%
FK Zalgiris Vilnius or Ballkani
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FK Zalgiris Vilnius27% Draw56% Ballkani17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.3%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 1
10.4%
2 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.2%
2 – 2
3%
3 – 1
2.7%
1 – 3
1.4%

Asian Handicap — FK Zalgiris Vilnius

Handicap FK Zalgiris Vilnius covers Push Ballkani covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 24% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 16% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FK Zalgiris Vilnius keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Ballkani keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.