Beşiktaş vs Kauno Žalgiris — UEFA Europa League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
play_arrow3 clips- 6′Beşiktaş, goal:1–0assist
- 12′Beşiktaş, goal:2–0assist
- Half-time2 – 0
- 46′Kauno Žalgiris, substitution:off
- 46′Kauno Žalgiris, substitution:off
- 46′Beşiktaş, substitution:off
- 59′Beşiktaş, penalty goal:3–0Penalty
- 60′Beşiktaş, substitution:off
- 60′Beşiktaş, substitution:off
- 62′Kauno Žalgiris, substitution:off
- 63′Kauno Žalgiris, substitution:off
- 67′Kauno Žalgiris, yellow card:Unsportsmanlike conduct
- 68′Kauno Žalgiris, yellow card:Unsportsmanlike conduct
- 72′Kauno Žalgiris, yellow card:Roughing
- 72′Beşiktaş, substitution:off
- 77′Beşiktaş, yellow card:Unsportsmanlike conduct
- 79′Kauno Žalgiris, substitution:off
- 81′Beşiktaş, substitution:off
- 82′Kauno Žalgiris, yellow card:Roughing
- Full-time3 – 0
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Beşiktaş overwhelm Kauno Žalgiris in Europa League play-off
Beşiktaş beat Kauno Žalgiris 3-0 at Tüpraş Stadyumu in the UEFA Europa League play-offs, dominating from start to finish. The hosts led 2-0 at half-time and never looked in danger of surrendering their advantage against a Kauno Žalgiris side that struggled to get out of their own half.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Oh Hyeon-Gyu opened the scoring in the sixth minute, converting an assist from Rıdvan Yılmaz, before Amir Murillo doubled the lead just six minutes later, again teed up by Yılmaz. Orkun Kökçü completed the rout from the penalty spot in the 59th minute, sealing the 3-0 scoreline and ensuring a comfortable night for Vincenzo Italiano's side.
The statistics reflected the one-sided nature of the contest. Beşiktaş enjoyed 77% of possession and forced six shots on target to none for their visitors, while also winning 15 corners compared to just two for Kauno Žalgiris. The away side committed 16 fouls and picked up four yellow cards as they struggled to contain the hosts' attacking play.
Rıdvan Yılmaz set up both of Beşiktaş's first-half goals, providing the assists for Oh Hyeon-Gyu and Amir Murillo inside the opening twelve minutes.
Beşiktaş's dominance was underlined by their 77% share of possession compared to just 23% for Kauno Žalgiris.
Beşiktaş beat Kauno Žalgiris 3–0 (half-time 2–0).
Beşiktaş met Kauno Žalgiris in the UEFA Europa League (Play-offs). Kick-off was Thursday, 20 August 2026, 17:00 UTC at Tüpraş Stadyumu. Referee: Tobias Stieler.
Team pages: Beşiktaş · Kauno Žalgiris · UEFA Europa League
Key moments
- 6' Goal: Oh Hyeon-Gyu (assist: Rıdvan Yılmaz) — 1–0 · Watch Oh Hyeon-Gyu's goal video (6')
- 12' Goal: Amir Murillo (assist: Rıdvan Yılmaz) — 2–0 · Watch Amir Murillo's goal video (12')
- 59' Goal (penalty): Orkun Kökçü — 3–0 · Watch Orkun Kökçü's goal video (59')
Starting line-ups
Beşiktaş (4-1-4-1)
Kauno Žalgiris (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Beşiktaş 88%, the draw 9%, Kauno Žalgiris 3%. It finished Beşiktaş 3–0 Kauno Žalgiris.
Beşiktaş's rating gap decides it — Beşiktaş are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and UEFA Europa League home advantage on top makes it one-sided for Beşiktaş. The draw at 9% is trimmed by a league that produces few draws.
Why Beşiktaş at 88%?
Beşiktaş sit 549 points higher on our strength rating — 1787 to 1238. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge at home won 79.8% of 5,070 such games. UEFA Europa League home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (22.8% vs 24.9% norm). UEFA Europa League homes won 47.5% of 4,414 games vs 44.9% across all 99,157 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. The 300 most similar past games finished 89–9–2.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 88% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 9% and Kauno Žalgiris at 3%.
Why is the draw only 9%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 9.9%. These teams' recent games average 2.0 goals — a low-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 28.2% of 18,101. UEFA Europa League produces fewer draws than most, taking 2.1 points off. The goals environment adds 1.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Beşiktaş's last five: W-W-W-W-W — clearly the hotter side on recent results, and unbeaten in their last 6. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 44.8% of 2185 games when clearly hotter and 42.9% of 3995 when clearly colder. Beşiktaş on 3 days' rest, Kauno Žalgiris on 9. Once class is accounted for, rest gaps stopped mattering — across 43,443 measured games no rest advantage repeated. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Beşiktaş vs Kauno Žalgiris 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 Europa 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 Oh Hyeon-Gyu's goal against Kauno Žalgiris (6').
- Watch Amir Murillo's goal against Kauno Žalgiris (12').
- Watch Orkun Kökçü's goal against Kauno Žalgiris (59').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Beşiktaş 3–0 Kauno Žalgiris. Explore more on the Beşiktaş and Kauno Žalgiris team pages or the UEFA Europa League page.