Lithuania vs Romania Prediction and Betting Tips | October 15th 2024
The action continues in Group C2 of the UEFA Nations League as Lithuania and Romania battle at the Darius and Girėnas Stadium on Tuesday. Both sides had contrasting campaigns so far, with Edgaras Jankauskas’ men rooted to the bottom of the table.
Lithuania were left empty-handed once in the UEFA Nations League as they suffered a 2-1 defeat against Kosovo in Kaunas on Saturday.
Before that, Jankauskas’ side kicked off the campaign with a 1-0 defeat against Cyprus on September 6, three days before falling to a 3-1 loss against Romania at the Steaua Stadium.
Lithuania head into Tuesday’s clash on a run of four straight losses across all competitions, including a penalty-shootout defeat against Estonia in the 2024 Baltic Cup final back in June.
Romania, on the other hand, turned in another performance of the highest quality at the weekend when they thrashed Cyprus 3-0 in AEK Arena.
Mircea Lucescu’s men, who are 45th in the latest FIFA World Rankings, have won their three Nations League matches, scoring an impressive nine goals and conceding just once so far.
With nine points from three games, Romania currently lead the way at the top of the Group C2 standings, three points above second-placed Kosovo.
Lithuania vs Romania Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- Romania have been utterly dominant in the history of this fixture, having picked up 13 wins from the last 14 meetings between the two nations.
- Lithuania have managed just one win in that time, which came in September 2008, when they beat Lucescu’s side 3-0 in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
- Romania have won their last four games in the Nations League, scoring 13 goals and conceding twice since a 1-1 draw against Finland in September 2022.
- Lithuania have failed to win nine of their last 11 Nations League matches while losing eight and claiming one draw since June 2022.
Lithuania vs Romania Prediction
While Lithuania will be looking to stop the rot and get their Nations League campaign up and running on Tuesday, they face the daunting challenge of taking on Romania, who have won 13 of their last 14 head-to-head clashes.
Lucescu’s men are currently firing on all cylinders and we are tipping them to come away with a fourth win on the trot in Group C2.
Prediction: Lithuania 0-3 Romania
Lithuania vs Romania Betting Tips
Tip 1: Romania to win
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been at least three goals scored in four of Romania’s last five outings across all competitions)
Tip 3: Over 10.5 corners - No (There have also been fewer than 11 corner kicks in four of the visitors’ last five games)