Updated 5 November 2026.
Thursday's Europa Conference League league stage fixture pairs two clubs at opposite ends of the table. Lugano host Kauno Žalgiris on Thu 5 Nov 2026, with kick-off at 20:00 UK. Lugano sit 2nd of 36 with two wins from two. Kauno Žalgiris are 36th, pointless and beaten twice.
Lugano have scored eight in those two games, and Žalgiris have conceded eight. Lugano are 1.18 to win with Ladbrokes, with the draw at 7.50 and Žalgiris at 15.00 with bet365.
Lugano come in with seven straight wins and nine wins from their last ten. They beat Basel 2-1 on 1 November in the Super League, won 3-2 at Thun a week earlier and won 5-2 at Getafe on 22 October. Their opening league stage game was a 3-2 home win over Crvena Zvezda on 15 October.
Lugano are 2nd of 36 in the league stage table on 6 points. They average 2.63 goals a game, the 9th most of 165 teams, and put 6 shots on target a game, the 27th most. They concede 1.13 a game, the 49th fewest, and both teams have scored in 75% of their games, the 41st highest rate.
Žalgiris are in a rough patch. They lost 4-1 at home to Brann on 22 October and 4-0 at Brighton a week before that, and have lost four of their last five games. The exception was a 1-0 home win over Beşiktaş in the Europa League in August, which came after a 3-0 defeat in the first leg.
Žalgiris concede 4 a game, the 7th most of 165 teams, and score 0.5, the 42nd fewest. Both of their league stage games have gone over 2.5 goals. They have 1.5 shots on target a game, the 14th fewest, and win 0.5 corners a game, the 2nd fewest. They average 3 cards a game, the 23rd most, and commit 10 fouls a game, the 34th fewest.
Lugano possible starting lineup:
von Ballmoos; Delcroix, Mai, Papadopoulos, Zanotti; Bislimi, Grgic, Dos Santos; Cimignani, Ajeti, Moncada
Kauno Žalgiris possible starting lineup:
Švedkauskas; Moutachy, Tolordava, Lekiatas, Edokpolor; Kalik, Ourega, Fiolic; Sirgėdas, Ribeiro, Oliveira
Defender Lukas Mai has committed at least one foul in four of his last five games, 8 in all at 1.6 a game, and one foul or more is 1.44 with Midnite.
Mattia Zanotti has the same four-from-five record on a higher average of 2 fouls a game, including a 4-foul game in that run. One foul or more is 1.20 with Midnite.
Albian Ajeti is the central forward in Lugano's possible lineup and faces a side that has conceded 4 a game. Gratas Sirgėdas is among the Žalgiris forwards in the possible lineup, for a side that has scored 1 goal in two league stage games.
Lugano are 1.18 with Ladbrokes to win. The draw is 7.50 at Ladbrokes and Žalgiris are 15.00 at bet365. Over 2.5 goals is 1.36 and both teams to score is 1.91, both at bet365.
| Market | Best price |
|---|---|
| Lugano to win | 1.18 (Ladbrokes) |
| Draw | 7.50 (Ladbrokes) |
| Žalgiris to win | 15.00 (bet365) |
| Both teams to score | 1.91 (bet365) |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.36 (bet365) |
Lugano have scored at least two goals in each of their last five games, and Žalgiris have conceded four in each of their last two. Mai and Zanotti are the two players with foul prices in this game.
Lugano vs Kauno Žalgiris in the 2026-27 Europa Conference League league stage kicks off at 20:00 UK on Thursday 5 November 2026. It is the third league stage match for both sides: Lugano are 2nd of 36 with 6 points and Kauno Žalgiris are 36th with 0 points.
Lugano are the 1.18 favourites with Ladbrokes to beat Kauno Žalgiris in the 2026-27 Europa Conference League league stage on 5 November. The draw is 7.50 at Ladbrokes and a Žalgiris win is 15.00 at bet365.
Both teams to score is 1.91 with bet365 for Lugano vs Kauno Žalgiris in the 2026-27 Europa Conference League. Both teams have scored in 75% of Lugano's games, the 41st highest rate of 165 teams, while Žalgiris have scored just 1 goal in their 2 league stage games.
Lugano are 2nd of 36 with 6 points from 2 games in the 2026-27 Europa Conference League league stage. Kauno Žalgiris are 36th with 0 points, having lost both games and conceded 8 goals, ahead of the meeting on 5 November.
Lugano have won 9 of their last 10 games and drawn the other, going into the 2026-27 Europa Conference League game with Kauno Žalgiris on 5 November. They have won their last 7 in a row and scored 2 or more goals in each of their last 5 matches.
Lugano's possible starting lineup for the 2026-27 Europa Conference League game with Kauno Žalgiris on 5 November has von Ballmoos in goal and Ajeti up front. Kauno Žalgiris's possible lineup has Švedkauskas in goal and Sirgėdas, Ribeiro and Oliveira in attack.