Analysis and prediction for Lithuania vs Poland: They will bow down to Lewandowski.
The World Cup qualifying match between Lithuania and Poland will take place at 1:45 AM on October 13th. Nghe An newspapers, radio, and television will analyze form, provide football commentary, and predict the score.
Latest team news for Lithuania vs Poland
As usual, the Polish team is led by captain Robert Lewandowski – who has scored 86 goals in 160 matches, a record in the team's history. In midfield, Piotr Zielinski – who scored the only goal in the friendly against New Zealand – continues to be a key player.
Three players currently playing in Italy, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Adam Buksa, and Nicola Zalewski, are all absent from this training camp, with Zalewski suffering a hamstring injury while playing for Atalanta.
Zalewski's absence opens up a starting opportunity for Jakub Kaminski or Michal Skoras – who has just been recalled – on the left wing. On the right wing, Matty Cash and Sebastian Szymanski remain the familiar pairing.
On the Lithuanian side, the visiting team played in midweek, so they will likely keep their starting lineup. However, coach Jankauskas will have to make at least one change due to Artur Dolznikov being suspended for accumulated yellow cards.
Veteran striker Fedor Cernych could be brought on, thus equaling the record of 101 appearances for the national team. Up front, Gytis Paulauskas will be the main spearhead, while midfielder Gvidas Gineitis (Torino) – who has contributed to four goals for the team in Group G – will orchestrate the play in the midfield.
Latest predicted lineups for Lithuania vs Poland
Lithuania:
Gertmonas; Sirvys, Upstas, Girdvainis, Armalas, Lasickas; Sirgedas, Vorobjovas, Gineitis, Cernych; Paulauskas
Poland:
Skorupski; Cash, Wisniewski, Bednarek, Kiwior; Szymanski, Zielinski, Slisz, Kaminski; Swiderski, Lewandowski
Latest football match prediction: Lithuania vs Poland
Following their defeat to Finland in June – a loss that seriously jeopardized their chances of qualifying for their ninth World Cup – the Polish national team has revived its qualifying campaign with a change on the coaching bench.
Following a conflict with the team's greatest ever goalscorer, Robert Lewandowski – who had briefly left the team – coach Michal Probierz was sacked, and Jan Urban was appointed as his replacement.
As a former striker who represented Poland at the 1986 World Cup, Urban shares many similarities with his famous captain, and he has had an impressive start.
In his first two matches as manager, he led his team to a 1-1 draw against the Netherlands at De Kuip, then defeated Finland 3-1, bringing their total points to 10 after 5 matches in Group G.
However, a top 2 spot is not yet guaranteed, as Finland are level on points – despite having played one more game. If they maintain second place, the "White Eagles" will secure a play-off spot, but they still have a chance to overtake the Netherlands for the top spot when the two teams meet in the decisive match next month.
Following their friendly victory against New Zealand on Thursday, Poland will return to the qualifying round with a match against Lithuania – an opponent they narrowly defeated 1-0 at home in the first leg back in March, thanks to a late goal from Lewandowski. Coach Urban will certainly want his players to have an easier victory this time.
Meanwhile, Lithuania – ranked 109 places lower than Poland in the FIFA rankings – has only managed to secure 3 points in Group G.
On Thursday, coach Edgaras Jankauskas's team unexpectedly took the lead against Finland thanks to a goal from defender Pijus Sirvys, but they still suffered a 1-2 defeat.
Despite the disappointing results, Lithuania has shown significant progress. They even gave the Netherlands a tough time last month, fighting back to draw 2-2 after being 0-2 down, before narrowly losing 2-3. With limited resources, coach Jankauskas is helping the Baltic team perform more resiliently than expected.
Currently, Lithuania's most realistic goal is simply to compete with Malta to avoid finishing last, while also accumulating points to improve their FIFA ranking.
Latest Lithuania vs Poland score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Lithuania vs Polandas follows:
- Sportsmole:Lithuania 1-3 Poland
- WhoScore:Lithuania 0-2 Poland
- We predict:Lithuania 0-2 Poland
When and where can I watch Lithuania vs Poland live?
To watch the Lithuania vs Poland match live in the World Cup qualifiers, taking place at 1:45 AM on October 13th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.
