Our prediction for this Nations League match:
Romania
Match Time & Date:
17/11/2018
02:45 PM
Prediction: 2-1
Lithuania
After holding Serbia to a goalless draw with ten men on the field, Romania will be looking to return to winning ways in the UEFA Nations League when they host Lithuania at their Stadionul Ilie Oana on Saturday evening. The Tricolorii have no other choice but to go all guns blazing at the former Soviet republic and we predict that they are going to leave their hearts on the field in Saturday’s football match. It has to be noted that the hosts will be without Gabriel Tamas, who was sent off in the goalless draw with Serbia. The Lithuanians have been struggling in the Nations League and seeing that they are not regarded as good travelers, we are positive that Edgaras Jankauskas’ men are going to return home empty-handed. When the two teams met in Vilnius earlier in the process Romania recorded a 2-1 win over Lithuania.
Highlighted Player (Vlad Chiriches):
Vlad Iulian Churches had an unusual path to the biggest stage, spending some time at the Benfica youth academy before returning to Romania to start his professional career at International. The central defender arrived to Steaua Bucuresti via Pandurii Targu Jiu and he needed just a year and a half to secure a big club move.
After snubbing a number of offers from Italian Serie A, Chiriches joined Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 2013, becoming Steaua’s record transfer in the process. However, the Romania international did not enjoy the best of starts to his career in England and he was sold to Napoli after two somewhat disappointing seasons at White Hart Lane.
Chiriches has struggled for playing time at Stadio San Paolo as well, and he will probably need to play on regular basis if he is to realise his full potential. Meanwhile, the powerful defender remains an important member of the Romania national team, having earned more than 40 caps for the Tricolorii since making his debut in 2011.
Highlighted Team (Lithuania):
Lithuania was occupied by Soviet Union in 1940 and 50 years later they regained their independence. The Lithuania national football team played their first official game on June 24, 1923, with the team suffering a heavy 5-0 loss to Estonia in Kaunas.
The former Soviet republic have yet to book their place at the finals of a major tournament, but they were competitive in the UEFA Euro 2004 qualifiers as they managed to play out a draw with Germany on the road. Lithuania managed to beat Scotland in the qualifiers for the 2004 European Championship, but they eventually failed to book their place at the showpiece tournament in Portugal. Marius Stankevicius is considered Lithuania’s most notable footballer as he played for the likes of Lazio, Hannover, Sampdoria, Sevilla and Valencia in the past.
LFF Stadium is the home ground of the Lithuania national football team and the venue, who capacity is 5.067, was opened in 2004. Lithuania play their home games on artificial turf.
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