Lithuania will look to avoid relegation into League D in the UEFA Nations League this week when they host Faroe Islands at Stade Roi Baudouin in the fifth round of the competition. Kickoffs on September 22 at 21:45 EAT.
The hosts enters this game winless in their opening four matches and are thus bottom without a point so far. Lithuania have lost all their last five matches ahead of this game and scored just one goal in the process (WLLLLL).
Lithuania will want to bounce back from2 -0 Nations League defeat to Turkey in their most recent outing. In that match, Lithuania managed 25% possession and seven shots with one of them on target. Turkey got 37 shots with 12 on target and goals by Kaan Ayhan (37′) and Hakan Çalhanoğlu (54′).
Faroe Islands on the other side are unbeaten in their last two matches with a draw and a win, which have given them the four points and a third place in this group, they will be hoping to secure their place in this league with a win here. Coming into this game, Faroe Islands won two, drew two and lost two of their last six matches (DWLLWD).
Faroe Islands shared the spoils 2-2 Nations League with Luxembourg in their previous fixture. In that match, Faroe Islands had 38% possession, 10 shots with six of them on target and goals scored by Jóannes Bjartalíð (57′, 59′). Luxembourg got 14 shots with four of them on target and goals by Gerson Rodrigues (12′) and Leandro Barreiro (49′).
Lithuania vs. Faroe Islands head to head
Lithuania boasts the upper hand in the head to head history of this match having won seven times from the 10 encounters since 1998; Faroe Islands won two times while one match ended in a draw.
- Faroe Islands 2-1 Lithuania 11/06/22
- Lithuania 2-1 Faroe Islands 11/11/20
- Faroe Islands 2-1 Lithuania 09/09/09
- Lithuania 1-0 Faroe Islands 15/10/08
- Lithuania 2-1 Faroe Islands 12/09/07
Home
- Turkey 2-0 Lithuania
- Faroe Islands 2-1 Lithuania
- Lithuania 0-6 Turkey
- Lithuania 0-2 Luxembourg
- Ireland 1-0 Lithuania
Away
- Luxembourg 2-2 Faroe Islands
- Faroe Islands 2-1 Lithuania
- Faroe Islands 0-1 Luxembourg
- Turkey 4-0 Faroe Islands
- Liechtenstein 0-1 Faroe Islands
Lithuania team news
Gaffer Valdas Ivanuaskas is grateful to have a fully fit squad ahead of this game.
Faroe Islands team news
Manager Håkan Ericson’s side has no fitness or suspension concerns ahead of this game.
Prediction and odds
Lithuania is on a five-game losing streak and they let in 13 goals in the process while Faroe Islands are on a two-match unbeaten run and they are unbeaten in four of their past six fixtures as well.
- Draw
- Both teams to score
- Double Chance 1 or 2
