Saturday’s WC Qualifiers - Europe fixture list sees Malta facing off with Lithuania.
View all Malta v Lithuania tips, stats and our pre-match poll below - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Malta
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Malta will be looking to improve on their last outing here after the 2-0 WC Qualifiers - Europe losing effort in their last game against Poland.
In that match, Malta managed 42% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Poland had 28 shots on goal with 12 on target. Karol Świderski (27', 51') scored for Poland.
Their latest results really do illustrate the point that not much more can be done by the Malta defence. Malta have been mean at the back, resulting in the total number of goals that have gone in at their end over the course of their past six outings standing at 3. We will have to see whether or not that trend will be sustained here.
Lithuania
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In their last game, Lithuania drew 2-2 in the WC Qualifiers - Europe tie with Finland.
In that match, Lithuania had 44% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 6 on target. For Lithuania, the goalscorers were Armandas Kučys (39') and Gvidas Gineitis (69'). On the other side, Finland got 13 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Kaan Kairinen (3') and Joel Pohjanpalo (17') scored for Finland.
The stats tell the story, and Lithuania have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 10 goals in all. At the back, Lithuania seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly.
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Head to head
The last league meeting featuring these clubs was WC Qualifiers - Europe match day 9 on 05/10/2017 which ended up with the score at Malta 1-1 Lithuania.
That day, Malta managed 43% possession and 4 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Their only player to score was Andrei Agius (23').
At the other end, Lithuania got 15 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Vykintas Slivka (53') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Zaven Hovjannisyan.
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Prediction
Lithuania and Malta could well end up finding themselves level here, with both teams capable of netting.
Shouldn’t be much in it, and a draw looks quite a realistic result. We therefore see a close game with a 1-1 scoreline at the conclusion of the game.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Looking at the betting prices for the match in the 90 minute result market, backing Malta can be had for 2.7, backing the draw is 2.8 and betting on the win for Lithuania will get you 2.9. They are the best of the returns that can be secured at the current time.
Lucas Pereira,
00:01 05/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Malta
Formed: 1900
Stadium: il-Grawnd Nazzjonali ta' Ta' Qali (16,997)
Captain: Steve Borg
Chairman: Bjorn Vassallo
Manager: Emilio De Leo
Competitions: WC Qualifiers - Europe (Group G)