England vs Lithuania Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview
England take on Lithuania in a live World Cup qualifier this Sunday evening. Read the match predictions to find out why a home win is the betting tip at Wembley. England put in a spirited effort despite losing 0-1 to Germany through the week while Lithuania lost 3-0 away to Czech Republic.
England vs Lithuania Preview
England have called up Middlesbrough’s Ben Gibson to replace the injured Chris Smalling. Michael Keane should get the nod to partner John Stones at centre-back, with Phil Jones injured and Gary Cahill suspended. Jermain Defoe wasn’t involved in Dortmund and could come in to replace Jamie Vardy up-front.
Lithuania have no fresh injury concerns, so are set to name an unchanged side. Ernestas Setkus could have a busy night in goal and will be hoping that Luksa and Mikuckis offer him some protection. Nerijus Valskis could cut a lonely figure up-front for the underdogs.
Team Predictions England vs Lithuania
England 4-3-3 formation: Hart; Bertrand, Keane, Stones, Clyne; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Dier, Lallana; Sterling, Defoe, Alli
Lithuania 4-2-3-1 formation: Setkus; Slavikas, Mikuckis, Luksa, Vaitkunas; Zulpa, Kuklys; Novikovas, Slivka, Cernych; Valskis
England vs Lithuania Betting Tips
- England have won 4 drawn 4 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches
- Lithuania have won 2 drawn 3 and lost 5 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, England have scored an average of 1.2 goals and conceded an average of 0.7 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Lithuania have scored an average of 0.8 goals and conceded an average of 1.6 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 4 of England’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Lithuania previous 10 matches
England vs Lithuania Prediction
England are leading Group D with three wins and a draw so far. Their last competitive match was a 3-0 win over Scotland (video above) and the Three Lions have since performed with real credit against Spain and Germany.
Lithuania have had a mixed bag of results so far and qualification already looks unlikely. They began the campaign with a 2-2 home draw against Slovenia, before drawing 1-1 away to Scotland. Having won 2-0 against Malta, they were then easily beaten 4-0 by Slovakia.
England are yet to concede in the qualification process and a glance at Lithuania’s scoring stats above suggests that run is set to continue. It would be a major shock if Gareth Southgate’s men didn’t come up with the goods and I’m expecting a comfortable victory for the home side.
Free Betting Tips
Match Prediction
ENGLAND at 1/8 with Betway
Over/Under Prediction
OVER 2.5 goals at 8/15 with Sportingbet
Correct Score Prediction
ENGLAND 3-0 at 21/4 with Unibet
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