Group C Group 2 winners Romania travel to bottom-placed Lithuania in the UEFA Nations League on Tuesday.
The Tricolorii team travel to Kaunas after winning three consecutive matches, while the home team is yet to pick up a point.
Latest Lithuania vs Romania team information
Mircea Lucescu appears to have found his preferred formation and players, with Trabzonspor striker Denis Dragus leading the line in a 4-3-3. However, he may consider rotating the Romanian squad against weaker opposition.
The visitors’ midfield trio will feature Razvan Marin, a free-kick specialist who has scored three penalties in three Nations League games, along with Marius Marin and captain Nicolae Stanciu. Veteran goalkeeper Florin Nita – Stanciu’s teammate at Damac in the Saudi Pro League – is expected to remain the starter, but Horatiu Moldovan and Stefan Tarnovanu have also been given opportunities recently.
Lithuania are expected to continue with Armandas Kucys in attack, although there could be a slight change to the supporting lineup. Paulius Golubickas scored off the bench in the previous game, while striker Fedor Cernych, with 94 caps and 15 international goals, will also be looking to get his chance off the bench. Goalkeeper Edvinas Gertmonas will be reunited with some familiar faces as he plays for Universitatea Cluj in the Romanian SuperLiga.
Latest predicted lineup Lithuania vs Romania
Lithuania:
Gertmonas; Sirvys, Kazukolovas, Girdvainis, Tutyskinas; Vorobjovas, Gineitis; Dolznikov, Slivka, Cernych; Kucys
Romania:
Nita; Ratiu, Dragusin, Burca, Bancu; R. Marin, M. Marin, Stanciu; Man, Dragus, Mihaila
Latest Lithuania vs Romania football review
Romania currently top Group 2 with nine points after maintaining a perfect record, closing in on promotion to Europe's pot two. After ending their Euro 2024 campaign in the first knockout round, the Tricolori showed their strength with three goals in wins over Kosovo and Lithuania in September and continued their fine form with a 3-0 win over Cyprus on Saturday night.
Serie A stars Dennis Man and Razvan Marin gave Romania a quick two-goal lead in the match, before Tottenham Hotspur defender Radu Dragusin sealed the win just before half-time. Under veteran coach Mircea Lucescu, who returned to the national team hotseat after 38 years, Romania have made significant strides in improving their results.
Romania are currently ranked 45th in the FIFA rankings and have extended their seven-match unbeaten away qualifying run with two wins in this year's Nations League. They are looking to add three more points to their tally and have a historical advantage, having won all six of their previous meetings with Lithuania, dating back to the 2008 World Cup qualifiers.
Lithuania's most recent defeat in that run was a 3-1 defeat in Bucharest last month, where they could have picked up a point had they not conceded two late goals. Having narrowly avoided relegation from League C in the 2022-23 Nations League season thanks to a play-off win over Gibraltar, Trispalves are now facing another relegation battle this season. They have made a poor start, losing all three of their opening games, including a defeat to Romania, their opening game against Cyprus and a 2-1 defeat to Kosovo. Given their current form, Lithuania will need to work hard to improve their form and avoid relegation.
Lithuania vs Romania score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Lithuania vs Romania match:
- Sportsmole: Lithuania 0-2 Romania
- WhoScore: Lithuania 1-2 Romania
- Our prediction: Lithuania 0-2 Romania
When and where to watch Lithuania vs Romania live?
To watch the live match Lithuania vs Romania in the Nations League taking place at 1:45 a.m. on October 16, viewers can watch on TV360 here, Mytv system here or on online sports channels. Wishing viewers happy moments of watching football.
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