The Poland national team also had an unsuccessful group stage in the Nations League, and now they have a good chance to finish first in this group, since the Lithuania national team is also a loser in the Nations League, and I think the Poles will confidently beat such an opponent by a large margin.
Neither team has seen a win for a very long time, but the home side has not played in major tournaments for a long time, which means they will play attacking football; they forced 3 yellow cards in 5 games, while Lithuania averages 2.2 over this period.
There is absolutely no point for either team to go all out in this match. They could even play out a 0-0 draw, although the difference in class could prevent Lithuania from holding out. In such matchups, when one team pins the other back in the penalty area, the visiting players simply must not comm... Show more
Pre-Match Facts
Motivation
Poland - 2.5/10
Status in the current match - clear favourite
Poland1.27
Draw6.2
Lithuania11
Next match - in 3 days, against a clear underdog
Poland1.94
Draw2.5
Malta5.13
Lithuania - 2/10
Status in the current match - clear underdog
Poland1.27
Draw6.2
Lithuania11
Next match - in 3 days, against a favourite
Lithuania3.645
Draw3.04
Finland2.28
Injuries & suspensions
The home side will be without several first-team players, including midfielder Пётр Зелиньский. The squad is also missing several rotation players. The away side will be missing several key players, including midfielder Арвидас Новиковас, and are also missing several rotation players.
Referee statistics
The referee for this match is Анастасиос Сидиропулос (Greece). Over the last 100 matches, he has shown 524 yellow cards (averaging 5.2 per match) and 32 red cards (averaging 0.3 per match), making him one of the strictest referees. He has awarded a penalty in 30% of matches (30 out of 100). Based on this statistic, an over on total yellow cards could be worth considering for this match.