Spain holds the last international friendly in preparations for the Euros 2020 this week against Lithuania. The match schedules for Tuesday night in Leganes, with kickoff at 9:45 pm.
La Roja enters into the friendly after coming off a goalless draw with Portugal on Friday. At the same time, Lithuania suffered a 3-1 defeat to Latvia in the Baltic Cup.
However, a major shuffle will come into effect with Sergio Busquests testing positive for coronavirus. Moreover, most midfielders remain in self-isolation, with the Spain U21’s coming into the fold.
It was a heated clash for Spain against Portugal given their recent history in the previous Euros. Even though there are no fresh injury concerns at the camp, the positive coronavirus test could change the team’s dynamics.
Luis Enrique’s men are in Group E against Poland, Slovakia, and Sweden. These three teams prove to be the dark horses in this competition; thus, Enrique will not take any chances.
Moreover, La Roja enters the clash on the back of seven unbeaten matches in the competition. Furthermore, the side has won two out of the three championships.
In contrast, Lithuania head into the clash with back-to-back defeats in the Baltic Cup. The side lost 1-0 to Estonia on June 1. It followed with another 3-1 loss to Latvia. As a result, Valdas lost five of their last five matches across all the competitions.
Spain vs. Lithuania Head to Head
Both sides have four games against each other, with Spain taking three wins and one draw. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Spain 0-0 Portugal
- Spain 3-1 Kosovo
- Georgia 1-2 Spain
- Spain 1-1 Greece
- Spain 6-0 Germany
Away
- Latvia 3-1 Lithuania
- Lithuania 0-1 Estonia
- Lithuania 0-2 Italy
- Switzerland 1-0 Lithuania
- Kosovo 4-0 Lithuania
Spain Team News
Luis Enrique will have to go for the U21’s back up to fill the midfield options, with Luis de la Fuente taking charge of the match. New faces that are highly likely to feature this week include Brahim Diaz, Oscar Mingueza, and Bryan Gil. Other new faces to the camp include Marc Cucurella and Martin Zubimendi.
Lithuania Team News
Arvydas Novikova is the leading goalscorer, with the 30-year-old likely to lead the attacking options available. Fedor Cernychis also another figure to get a spot in the final third. Edgaras Dubicklas sets to receive his first international cap.
Prediction and Odds
Given an inexperienced U-21 side fielding, Lithuania might take advantage and overturn their fortunes.
- Correct Score: 0-0
- Draw
- Double Chance
