On Friday night, Lithuania host Serbia in the UEFA Nations League, as both teams embark on their competition debut. The two teams are in Group 4 of League C.
Lithuania heads into this clash on the back of a poor run of form, having lost three of their last four international games. The home side suffered a 4-0 hammering at the hands of Poland in June last time out.
Lithuania’s record in the last few years is not great, as they have recorded just one win in their last 14 outings, suffering 11 defeats in the process.
Their recent games have been low scoring with under 2.5 goals scored in six of their last eight outings.
The home side has an inconsistent home record of late, winning just three of their last 11 outings on home soil. They have a poor recent home record, losing three of their last four games on their own patch.
Serbia have an inconsistent recent international record. The visitors have suffered consecutive defeats against Switzerland and Brazil, which both came in the World Cup group stages.
Their recently international games have been relatively low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in four of their last six.
Serbia have a decent recent record on their travels, winning four of their last six matches, losing just once in the process. The visitor’s latest away games have been low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in eight of their last ten home international outings. Their last three away games have produced under 2.5 goals.
These two teams have only ever met twice in the past, with the two clashes coming in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup. Lithuania won the latest game 2-1, while Serbia won the first meeting 3-0.
Forebet predicts that Serbia will record a comfortable victory in a low scoring encounter to kick-off their UEFA Nations League campaign in a positive manner.