Comments and predictions for Lithuania vs Malta: Minimal difference
The match between Lithuania vs Malta World Cup Qualifiers takes place at 11:00 p.m. on September 4. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, football commentary and predicts the score.
Latest Lithuania vs Malta team information
In the recent friendly against Denmark, Lithuania had to play with one less man after defender Edgaras Utkus received a red card in the first half. However, this punishment does not affect the upcoming match, so he can still play.
The “Three Colors” squad also includes Fedor Cernych – Zalgiris winger with 100 appearances for the national team, and if he plays in this match he will equal Saulius Mikoliunas’ record for the number of appearances.
In addition to players playing domestically, Lithuania also has players playing in Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan and Japan. Notably, young midfielder Gvidas Gineitis (21 years old) is playing for Torino in Serie A.
On the Malta side, coach De Leo was forced to change personnel in midfield when Matthew Guillaumier was suspended due to receiving enough yellow cards in the loss to the Netherlands.
Up front, Jodi Jones (Notts County) could be the choice to lead the attack, while conductor Teddy Teuma (Reims) and Wigan Athletic's James Carragher – son of Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher – are both absent from this training session.
Latest expected lineup Lithuania vs Malta
Lithuania:
Gertmonas; Upstas, Kazukolovas, Utkus, Lasickas; Slivka, Gineitis, Vorobjovas, Sirgedas, Cernych; Paulauskas
Malta:
Bonello; Muscat, Pepe, Shaw, Camenzuli; Satariano, Grech, Yankam; Jones, P. Mbong, J. Mbong
Latest Lithuania vs Malta football review
Nearly 15 months since their last victory – the Baltic Cup win over Latvia in June 2024 – Lithuania's thirst for victory and dream of making their first appearance at a major tournament like the World Cup or Euros is still lingering.
The team, ranked 143rd in the world, has only won 18 World Cup qualifiers since the collapse of the Soviet Union. After three matches in Group G this time, the “Three Colors” have yet to find their 19th victory in history.
Edgaras Jankauskas' men started with a narrow defeat to Poland, then held Finland to a 2-2 draw in their second match. However, they were helpless against Malta in their next match and were then thrashed 5-0 by Denmark in a friendly, with goals from Mika Biereth, Christian Eriksen, Kasper Dolberg, Rasmus Kristensen and Anders Dreyer.
That defeat extended Lithuania's winless run in all competitions to 11 games, leaving them fourth in the group, four points behind the Netherlands in the race for a play-off spot.
In theory, the chance to continue is still there, but Lithuania's failure to score in four of the last five matches has made the fans' confidence very fragile.
Malta are no better in attack or defense, entering the bottom of the group after being thrashed 8-0 by the Netherlands in the fourth match.
In the Euroborg defeat, Donyell Malen and Memphis Depay each scored twice, while Xavi Simons, Virgil van Dijk, Micky van de Ven and Noa Lang also got on the scoresheet. However, it was not Malta's heaviest defeat in history.
The world No. 168 team lost 1-12 to Spain in the 1980s. More than 40 years have passed since that historic match, but Malta have scored just 12 goals in their last 18 matches, and have failed to score in their last four.
With no points or goals after four matches in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, Emilio De Leo’s side are bottom of the table. However, if they can get their first win since late 2023 – beating Gibraltar in a friendly – they will temporarily surpass Lithuania in the standings.
Malta beat Lithuania 2-0 in a friendly in 2015, but in the remaining five encounters, Lithuania are unbeaten, conceding just one goal in the last three matches.
Latest Lithuania vs Malta score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Lithuania vs Maltaas follows:
- Sportsmole:Lithuania 2-0 Malta
- WhoScore:Lithuania 1-0 Malta
- Our newspaper predicts:Lithuania 1-0 Malta
When and where to watch Lithuania vs Malta live?
To watch the live match Lithuania vs Malta in the World Cup Qualifiers taking place at 23:00 on September 4, viewers can watch on online sports channels. Wishing viewers happy moments of watching football.
