The final round of matches to be played in this European World Cup qualifying section will take place on Wednesday the 31st of March.
Teams from Group C will be in action and one of the matches takes place at the LFF Stadium, Vilnius as Lithuania meet Italy.
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The hosts begin the game on 0 points while Italy are sitting top of the group with 6 points to their name.
This will be the second match in the group for Lithuania having started their campaign with an away fixture against Switzerland.
Having conceded a goal after only 2 minutes, it appeared as though Lithuania were going to be on the end of a big defeat.
However, they kept things together well and prevented the Swiss from adding to their lead but failed to find the back of the net themselves, losing the match 1-0.
That result means Lithuania have lost 3 of their last 4 games, picking up just a single victory away against Kazakhstan. In addition to the defeat in Switzerland, Lithuania have lost against Belarus and Kosovo away from home.
Their home record shows Lithuania have remained undefeated in 4 of their last 5 matches but have picked up just 2 victories in their 16 most recent home fixtures. The wins have come against Faroe Islands and New Zealand.
Italy come into the match having defeated Bulgaria 2-0 away from home in their most recent fixture in the group. The Italians opened the scoring just before half time and added a second goal with just 7 minutes remaining on the clock.
That was their second successive victory in the group following a 2-0 home win over Northern Ireland in the first round of fixtures.
Italy are on a run of 5 successive victories and they are one of the most difficult nations to beat in Europe. Trends show Italy have remained undefeated in their last 24 matches, including friendly games.
You must go back to the 1-0 defeat against Portugal in the Nations League on the 10th of September 2018 to find the last time Italy lost a game.
They are undefeated in their last 10 away matches, including victories over Portugal, Greece, Finland, Netherlands, and Bosnia.
Team news and Lithuania are sure to play in a defensive set-up, with just one man up-front. Fedor Černych is expected to lead the line.
Italy may choose to make a few changes to their starting XI from the win in Bulgaria. Ciro Immobile, Manuel Locatelli, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, and Filippo Bernardeschi could come into the team.
Italy come into the game as the clear favourites to take maximum points. We expect the Italians to keep a clean sheet in this match and score a couple of goals on their way to victory.