Comments and predictions for Finland vs Lithuania: Dramatic victory

Latest Finland vs Lithuania team information

Finland will be without a goalkeeper and captain in the next two qualifying matches.Lukas Hradecky, veteran midfielderRasmus Schullerand center backTony Miettinen(on the payroll of Mjallby Club - Swedish champions) due to injury.

Jesse JoronenPalermo will start in place of Hradecky, despite the fact that he conceded three goals in his only appearance in Group G. His Palermo teammate, strikerJoel Pohjanpalo, will be the main striker, having scored two of the team's six goals so far. StrikerBenjamin Kallman, often coming off the bench, will compete for a place withOliver Antmanin a supporting role behind Pohjanpalo.

On the Lithuanian side,Gvidas Gineitiscontinues to be the biggest hope. The 21-year-old has had a hand in four of his team's goals in Group G and has created the most chances.

VeteranFedor CernychHe is likely to be on the bench, but if he comes on, he will equal the record for the number of appearances for the national team.Gytis Paulauskasexpected to start in the striker position.

Center backEdgaras UtkusCercle Brugge's return from suspension, whileArmandas KucysandKipras Kazukolovasare all absent due to injury.

Latest expected lineup Finland vs Lithuania

Finland:

Joronen; Alho, Tenho, Ivanov, Uronen; Lod, Karinen, Suhonen; Antman, Pohjanpalo, Keskinen

Lithuania:

Gertmonas; Upstas, Girdvainis, Utkus, Armalas, Lasickas; Sirgedas, Vorobjovas, Gineitis, Dolznikov; Paulauskas

Latest football commentary Finland vs Lithuania

Danish coach Jacob Friis was appointed after a run of six consecutive defeats in late 2024, when Finland finished bottom of their UEFA Nations League group. After nine months in charge, he has somewhat turned things around.

Finland started their qualifying campaign with a 1-0 win over Malta, and then picked up four points from their next three games. This result boosted the team's morale and opened up hopes of finishing in the top two spots.

However, last month they lost to Norway in a friendly, then lost 1-3 to Poland, leaving their opponents in second place in Group G behind the Netherlands.

Since the start of last year, the Dwarf Eagles have lost 11 games and have fallen to 71st in the FIFA rankings. None of that will matter if they qualify for their first World Cup, but they must first beat Lithuania at home to keep their playoff hopes alive.

Before Friday's clash at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Lithuania and Finland had met five times, with each side winning two. Their most recent encounter was a 2-2 draw in March — Finland led by two goals after just 20 minutes, but the Baltic hosts equalized. Armandas Kucys scored Lithuania's first goal in Kaunas, before Torino midfielder Gvidas Gineitis equalized. It was one of only three points Lithuania has earned so far.

In their most recent match, the legendary Edgaras Jankauskas — now head coach — almost helped his team pull off a major upset by holding the Netherlands to a draw, before eventually succumbing to a narrow 3-2 defeat. Gineitis continued to score as Lithuania recovered from two goals down, but Memphis Depay sealed the win for the Netherlands, extinguishing any hopes of a point.

At present, Lithuania's most realistic goal is simply to compete with Malta to avoid the bottom of the table, while accumulating more points to improve its FIFA coefficient and ranking.

Latest score prediction Finland vs Lithuania

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Finland vs Lithuaniaas follows:

• Sportsmole:Finland 1-0 Lithuania

• WhoScore:Finland 2-0 Lithuania
• We predict:Finland 2-1 Lithuania

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