Our football match prediction:
Lithuania
Match Time & Date:
11/10/2018
19:45 GMT
Prediction: 1-2
Romania
Lithuania have been struggling at the start of their UEFA Nations League campaign. Following a 1-0 loss to Serbia, the Lithuanians were beaten by Montenegro in Podgorica in their second group game and, no doubt, they are desperate to grab something from the Romania clash. The former Soviet republic produce much better showings at home than on the travels, but seeing that they have been struggling in front of goal, we do not believe that home win should be considered. The Romanians, on the other hand, did well to hold Serbia to a 2-2 draw in Belgrade in their second group game and if they repeat such a good performance, we are positive that they are going to beat Lithuania at Vilniaus LFF stadionas. A man to watch in the away team will be Nicolae Stanciu, who found the net in the 2-2 draw with Serbia last month.
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 (Romania):
Romania were one of just four European sides to take part at the first ever World Cup in 1930, and the team have since achieved respectable results on the international stage, albeit failing to challenge for major trophies. Led by arguably their best ever footballer Gheorghe Hagi, the Tricolorii narrowly missed out on the semi-finals at the 1994 World Cup in the United States, losing to Sweden on penalties. Romania made a total of seven appearances at the World Cup finals, while qualifying for five European Championship tournaments. The Tricolorii went the farthest in 2000, when they were eliminated by Italy in the quarter-finals. Tied at the top of the goalscoring charts, Gheorghe Hagi and Adrian Mutu are the only two Romanian footballers to have gained worldwide recognition, but Dorinel Munteanu, Dan Petrescu, Gheorghe Popescu and Viorel Moldovan are also worth mention. Romania play their home games at the Arena National in Bucarest.
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