Lithuania vs Malta: prediction & betting odds 4 September 2025

The Matchday 5 clash in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers between Lithuania and Malta will take place on September 4 at the Darius and Girėnas Stadium in Kaunas. Lithuania vs. Malta: prediction and betting odds, statistics.

Lithuania

Edgaras Jankauskas's team has yet to win a match in the current World Cup qualifying campaign. The team started the tournament with an away defeat to Poland (0-1). Then, the Lithuanians settled for compromise results: they drew at home against Finland (2-2) and played out a goalless draw away to Malta. It's worth noting that Lithuania's matches in the current qualifiers are among the lowest-scoring, averaging 1.7 goals per game.

• The team's winless streak in World Cup qualification stands at 5 matches (2 draws and 3 losses).
• At least one team has failed to score in 6 of Lithuania's last 8 games in this tournament.
• In their last 8 home matches in World Cup qualification, Lithuania has only secured 1 win (1 draw and 6 losses).

Predicted lineup for Lithuania (4-4-2)

Edvinas Gertmonas – Vilius Armalas, Artemijus Tutiskinas, Rokas Lekietas, Edvinas Girdvainis – Domantas Antanavičius, Gvidas Gineitis, Eligijus Jankauskas, Artur Dolzhnikov – Gytis Paulauskas, Romualdas Jansonas.

Malta

The island nation is predictably at the bottom of Group G. After 4 rounds, the team has only 1 point, which they earned in their previous encounter with Lithuania (0-0). In the other three matches, Malta predictably lost without scoring. Notably, in their last match, the team suffered a heavy 0-8 defeat away to the Netherlands.

• Malta's winless streak in World Cup qualification stands at 10 matches (2 draws and 8 losses).
• At least one team has failed to score in 10 of Malta's last 12 games in this tournament.
• Malta has failed to score in 11 of their last 13 away matches in World Cup qualification.

Predicted lineup for Malta (3-5-2)

Henry Bonello – Myles Beerman, Zach Muscat, Enrico Pepe – Adam Magri Overend, Joseph Mbong, Alex Satariano, Ryan Camenzuli, Yannick Yankam – Jodi Jones, Paul Mbong.

Midfielder Matthew Guillaumier is suspended for this match.

Referee

Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

Matches – 12 (International matches, 2024/25–2025/26);

Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 42;

Average yellow cards per match – 3.5;

Red cards shown – 2;

Average fouls per match – 22;

Penalties – 0%.

Lithuania vs. Malta: Match Prediction

Neither team was initially considered a contender to advance from the group to the World Cup finals. Both teams are notably weak in attack, having collectively earned only 3 points and scored just 2 goals. Malta is predictably struggling in the qualifiers and can only hope to earn points in matches against the Baltic side. Even at home, the islanders failed to score against their opponents.

I anticipate a low-scoring match. If there are goals, they are likely to come from the home side. In the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, the teams were in the same group, and Lithuania defeated Malta 2-0 at home. It seems likely that the visitors will again leave without scoring. Notably, after 4 rounds, Malta has yet to score a single goal.

My prediction: Malta Individual Total Under 0.5