Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Lithuania
Match Time & Date:
02/09/2021
20:45
Prediction: 0-1
Northern Ireland
Lithuania and Northern Ireland face each other at LFF stadionas in the 2022 World Cup qualifier. The Lithuanians kicked off their World Cup qualifying campaign with back-to-back losses to Switzerland and Italy, and it is no wonder the bookies see them as underdogs in the midweek clash. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Jagiellonia attacker Fedor Cernych, who found the net in a 1-1 draw with Warta Poznan at the weekend.
Northern Ireland, on the other hand, head into the match following a 1-1 draw with Bulgaria. The Green and White Army are eyeing their first win of the process, and we do not believe that they will have a better chance than this to get back on course. Ian Baraclough can’t count on Leicester City defender Jonny Evans as he is still recovering from injury, but eight players return to the squad, including experienced midfielder Steven Davis.
Highlighted Player (Vytautas Andriuskevicius):
Vytautas Andriuskevicius is a Lithuania international who plays for Portland Timbers as a left back. Andriuskevicius started his senior career at FBK Kaunas, but he made no more than 17 league appearances for the Lithuanian club from 2007 to 2010.
In 2010 he joined Polish outfit Lechia Gdansk and he spent three seasons at Stadion Energa Gdansk. After ending his spell with Lechia, Vytautas Andriuskevicius moved to Sweden, signing a deal with Djurgardens. He played 31 league games for the Iron Stoves and at the end of the 2013/2014 season he joined Cambuur.
After spending two seasons in the Dutch club, the Lithuanian footballer signed for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers on July 14, 2016. Andriuskevicius is a full back who side position is centre back and it has to be noted that he was born on October 8, 1990 in Alytus, Lithuania. The 188-cm tall defender made his Lithuania debut on August 10, 2011 in a friendly against Armenia.
Highlighted Team (Northern Ireland):
Competing first under the Irish flag and then as an independent entity, Northern Ireland are one of world’s oldest national teams, but they haven’t enjoyed too much success in history. Led by Danny Blanchflower, the Irish impressed at their first ever World Cup finals appearance, reaching the quarter-finals in 1958, but they have since only played at the 1982 and 1986 tournaments, reaching round 2 and crashing out in the group stage respectively.
Northern Ireland had failed to qualify for 13 successive European Championship finals before finally booking their ticket to the Euro 2016 in France, and the fans hope this success will only be a sign of things to come. Without a doubt, George Best is the most famous footballer to have ever put on the green shirt, scoring 9 goals in 37 appearances, but he couldn’t help the national team close the gap behind Europe’s top sides.
Some of the other high-profile footballers include Pat Jennings, Aaron Hughes, David Healy, Keith Gillespie, Steven Davies and Gareth McAuley.
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