Gibraltar vs Lithuania prediction: EUROPE: UEFA Nations League – League C – Play Out betting tips on match 2024-03-20 19:45.
[p]The UEFA Nations League returns during this international break as Gibraltar and Lithuania battle it out for the privilege of staying in League C for the upcoming 2024/25 tournament. As both sides finished with just one point to their name at this level through six matches (D1, L5), the pair will now face off in a two-legged tie, with the loser subsequently dropping down a division.[/p]
[p]In this opening match, the onus will be on Gibraltar to make their home advantage count, even if they enter it sat 63 places lower than their opponents in FIFA’s current ranking system. With 11 consecutive losses to their name in competitive outings, that run of form will have significantly dented their confidence, especially as they’ve conceded a whopping 52 goals in that stint, including a humiliating 14-0 defeat to France back in November. [/p]
[p]In this first competitive meeting between the two sides, Gibraltar will be keen to add another name to their short list of international sides that they’ve previously defeated, though visiting Lithuania will certainly have other ideas. They arrive here having lost just one of their last three competitive outings (W1, D1), a run which has witnessed them beat Bulgaria (2-0) and take a point away from Hungary (2-2) as recently as November last year.[/p]
[p]That should spur Edgaras Jankauskas’s side on in this first leg, especially as that sole win came on their travels. That victory in turn ended a run of nine prior losses across various qualification campaigns and tournaments combined (excluding the Baltic Cup), though Lithuania have since returned to their old ways after losing their final Euro 2024 qualification match 2-0 to Montenegro on the road.   [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Louie Annesley was the last player to score in a competitive setting for Gibraltar, netting a second-half strike against Georgia all the way back in September 2022 – his first and only goal for his country so far (39 caps). As for Lithuania, they could look to Pijus Ĺ irvys for a breakthrough here, as he’s scored three of their last four goals, with each of those coming between the 35th and 60th minute. [/p]
[p]Hot streak: Gibraltar have conceded 3+ goals in each of their last eight internationals (excluding friendlies). [/p]