Kauno Žalgiris vs Riga prediction, odds and how to watch

Riga edged past KÍ 2-1 in a ferocious second leg, with substitute Salah Oulad scoring in the 89th minute to settle a match that produced nine yellow cards, one red, and absolute chaos in the closing stages.

Beşiktaş were two goals up inside twelve minutes and never looked back, controlling 77% of possession and generating 15 corners in a dominant Europa League qualifying display that Kauno Žalgiris had no structural answer to.

KÍ and Riga played out a goalless draw in their UEFA Europa Conference League fixture, but the underlying structure of the match reveals a game far more nuanced than a blank scoreline implies.

Riga controlled large portions of this Conference League first leg in Hungary, only to be denied by a late 88th-minute equaliser that rescues a 1-1 draw for Győri ETO and keeps the tie very much alive heading into the second leg.

Dinamo Zagreb secured a vital Champions League qualifying victory in Lithuania, scoring twice before the half-hour mark and holding on despite Kauno Žalgiris dominating possession and territory for much of the contest. The beautiful game, as it so often does, rewarded efficiency over artistry.

Riga secured a hard-fought 1-0 win over Győri ETO in the UEFA Europa Conference League, with an early own goal doing the damage in a match that the statistics suggest was far more one-sided than the scoreline implies.

Riga host KÍ on Thursday 27 August in the UEFA Europa Conference League, and the numbers are pointing one way. Jay Thompson breaks down the form, the vibes, and yes, there might be an acca in here somewhere.

With Beşiktaş carrying a 100% clean sheet record in away fixtures and Kauno Žalgiris shipping nine goals in their last five games, the structural picture for Thursday's Europa League tie points firmly in one direction. Marcus Vale runs the numbers.