Lithuania vs Kosovo Prediction & Betting Tips (12 October)

Like its Baltic neighbors like Estonia and Latvia, Lithuania is far from being a football benchmark on a European scale. It has also never been able to participate in any international competition since its independence from the USSR in the early 1990s. Already finishing last in their League C group during the last Nations League in 2022, the Tricolores are already in difficulty in this group. They were indeed beaten by Cyprus 0-1 and by Romania 3-1 in their first matches played last month.

For their part, Kosovo is trying to make a name for itself on the European and world football scene. This small Balkan nation quickly established itself as a team capable of playing against the big teams even if it has never yet been able to qualify for a major international competition. In this group, the Dardanëts started with a big defeat suffered at home against Romania but they were largely able to react by winning on the field of Cyprus 0-4.

This Lithuanian team is mainly made up of players completely unknown to the general public, most of whom play in the country, or in second-rate Eastern European championships. The real hope of this team remains the young midfielder Gineitis who wears the colors of Torino and who has 14 caps at only 20 years old. The top scorer of this team is the fairly experienced midfielder Cernych who has scored 15 goals in 93 caps. The Kosovo squad is much more competitive.

There are many players who play in major European clubs such as goalkeeper Muric (Ipswich), defenders Rrahmani (Naples), Vojvoda (Torino) and Paqarada (Cologne), midfielders Rexhebeçaj (Augsburg) and Muslija ( Fribourg) and attackers Rrahmani (Sparta Prague) and Krasniqui (Sparta Prague). We also include Lille's Zhegrova (4 goals in 38 games) and the rather formidable striker Rashica (Besiktas) who scored 12 goals in 57 caps. On the other hand, top scorer Muriqi (Mallorca, 56 selections, 28 goals) is injured and therefore absent for this match.