Simon Dalton presents his prediction for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match.
Finland have the last chance to try to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. They need to beat Lithuania in Helsinki. In March, the Baltic side managed to end their game versus Finland in a draw (2:2). However, in this game Lithuania will not have enough attacking options.
Finland
Despite losing their games versus Norway (0:1) and Poland (1:3) in September, Finland have performed well in this qualifying tournament. In the game versus Poland the Finnish defensive line without Hradecký failed to sustain the offensive actions of the home side (2.15 xGA and 6 shots in target). The Finnish side managed to create only 0.27 xG. Pohjanpalo is still the main leader of the attacking actions of his national team. As for the oother players, only Antman, a Rangers half-back, deserves to be highlighted.
Lithuania
There have been under 3 goals scored in the last 5 games of the current qualifying campaign Lithuania have played. The side failed to score in their two previous away games versus Poland (0:1) and Malta (0:0). To be honest, the priority for Lithuania is to keep the penultimate place as they can hardly reach even Finland. Kučys is injured, this is why the attacking actions will depend on Gineitis, and he’s gonna be an easy target for the Finnish defence.
Finland vs Lithuania Prediction
This match is going to be different from what we saw seven months ago. Both sides tend to play defensively and this will be obvious in the final result.
