Kauno Žalgiris vs Drita — UEFA Champions League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
play_arrow2 clips- 2′Kauno Žalgiris, yellow card:Roughing
- 24′Kauno Žalgiris, goal:1–0assist
- Half-time1 – 0
- 53′Kauno Žalgiris, yellow card:Tripping
- 58′Drita, yellow card:Holding
- 66′Kauno Žalgiris, substitution:off
- 66′Kauno Žalgiris, substitution:H. Kadricoff
- 66′Kauno Žalgiris, substitution:off
- 71′Drita, substitution:offI. Jashari
- 71′Drita, substitution:off
- 77′Kauno Žalgiris, substitution:off
- 82′Drita, goal:1–1assist
- 86′Drita, substitution:off
- 88′Kauno Žalgiris, yellow card:Tripping
- Full-time1 – 1
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Kauno Žalgiris vs Drita — the facts
Kauno Žalgiris and Drita drew 1–1 (half-time 1–0).
Kauno Žalgiris met Drita in the UEFA Champions League (1st Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Tuesday, 7 July 2026, 16:00 UTC at Steponas Darius and Stasys Girenas. Referee: Ivar Orri Kristjansson.
Team pages: Kauno Žalgiris · Drita · UEFA Champions League
Key moments
- 24' Goal: Amine Benchaib (assist: Rokas Lekiatas) — 1–0 · Watch Amine Benchaib's goal video (24')
- 82' Goal: Blerim Krasniqi (assist: Raddy Ovouka) — 1–1 · Watch Blerim Krasniqi's goal video (82')
Starting line-ups
Kauno Žalgiris (4-1-4-1)
Drita (4-3-1-2)
- 1 Faton Maloku
- 26 Raddy Ovouka
- 32 Jorgo Pëllumbi
- 25 Altin Bytyçi
- 2 Besnik Krasniqi
- 3 Blerton Sheji
- 8 Vesel Limaj
- 14 Albert Dabiqaj
- 77 Kristal Abazaj
- 7 Igball Jashari
- 19 Blerim Krasniqi
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Kauno Žalgiris 38%, the draw 30%, Drita 32%. It finished Kauno Žalgiris 1–1 Drita.
Home ground outweighs Drita's rating edge — Drita are the stronger side on our strength rating, but home ground gives Kauno Žalgiris the lean. The draw at 30% is lifted by a low-scoring environment.
Why Kauno Žalgiris at 38%?
Home ground, against the rating. Drita sit 86 points higher on our strength rating — 1405 to 1491. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge on the road won 33.2% of 10,595 such games.
Why only 38%?
Because Drita are the stronger side on our strength rating. The rest is the draw at 30% and Drita at 32%.
Why the draw at 30%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 28.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.4 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,350. The goals environment adds 1.5 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Kauno Žalgiris arrive with 17 fully-tracked matches, so their strength number is a first estimate that will move quickly; Drita bring a 36-game record. New-to-the-record sides are where our rating knows least.
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About this match
On this page: the Kauno Žalgiris vs Drita final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Champions League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Amine Benchaib's goal against Drita (24').
- Watch Blerim Krasniqi's goal against Kauno Žalgiris (82').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Kauno Žalgiris 1–1 Drita. Explore more on the Kauno Žalgiris and Drita team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.