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Portugal vs Lithuania Prediction & Betting tips
In the Estadio Algarve in Faro, Portugal will play a very important European Championship qualifying match on Thursday evening. The reigning European champion must necessarily win to keep the European Championship qualification in his own hands, but it is fortunate that with Lithuania, which is already well off, it affects one of the worst football countries in Europe.
Portugal:
Portugal did a poor service last month by losing 2-1 in and against Ukraine’s leader. With eleven points and second place in group B, the reigning European champion is still on course for direct EC qualification. Cristiano Ronaldo and associates, however, feel the hot breath of number three Serbia (ten points) in their necks, so they cannot afford slips in their remaining two group matches.
All eyes will of course be on Thursday evening again at Cristiano Ronaldo, who was four times more accurate during the European qualifying series against Lithuania in the 1-5 victory for the Portuguese. The star, however, is not completely fit and was therefore brought to the club at his club Juventus prematurely last weekend, although he is now fully training with the national team. For coach Fernando Santos, it is hoped that CR7 can just take action, because with seven goals, this European Championship qualification accounts for half of the total Portuguese goal production. Players like João Mario, Pepe, Andre Gomes, Gonçalo Guedes, João Felix and Nelson Semedo will be absent due to injuries.
Lithuania:
To be honest, I am quick to say about Lithuania. After seven rounds, the Baltic state managed to only collect one point, and is therefore no more than an extra in this pool. Even little Luxembourg is doing much better in group B with four points than the number 132 of the FIFA world ranking.
All in all, you might wonder if Lithuania couldn’t stay home better on Thursday night. Captain and attack leader Fedor Cernych (Orenburg) is by far the best football player in the country, but he can write the trip to Portugal on his stomach due to an injury. What remains is a selection full of players who are mainly active in their own country, at meaningless clubs such as Suduva and Zalgiris. The little toe of Cristiano Ronaldo is probably worth more than the entire Lithuanian selection combined.
Portugal vs Lithuania head to head matches
10.09.19 EUR Lithuania Portugal 1 : 5
05.06.04 FI Portugal Lithuania 4 : 1
15.08.00 FI Portugal Lithuania 5 : 1