Lithuania vs Malta: result 2-0 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Europe1st Round - 3Kick-off on October 11, 2016 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Vilniaus LFF stadionas, Vilnius
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What was the result of Lithuania vs Malta?
Lithuania won 2-0 on October 11, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 75′F. ČernychLithuania
- 84′A. NovikovasLithuania (pen.)
Official lineup for Lithuania vs Malta
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Lithuania
- 11A. Novikovas
- 19N. Valskis
- 14V. Slivka
- 17M. Kuklys
- 18A. Žulpa
- 22F. Černych
- 3Georgas Freidgeimas
- 5T. Mikuckis
- 8E. Vaitkūnas
- 23Vytautas Andriuškevičius
- 16Ernestas Šetkus
Malta
- 9Michael Mifsud
- 13A. Schembri
- 3J. Zerafa
- 4Gareth Sciberras
- 8P. Fenech
- 18B. Kristensen
- 2Jonathan Caruana
- 5A. Agius
- 6S. Borg
- 20Z. Muscat
- 1Andrew Hogg
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 2 matches in all competitions, Lithuania have 0 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats; Malta have 0, 0 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2016 | Scotland(away) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Sep 4, 2016 | Slovenia(home) | 2-2 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2016 | England(away) | 0-2 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Sep 4, 2016 | Scotland(home) | 1-5 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
How many goals should we expect?
Lithuania score 1.5 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 2; Malta score 0.5 and concede 3.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 2/2 | 1/2 |
| Malta | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 |
Over the last 2 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Lithuania sit 5th in World Cup - Qualification Europe (3 points from 8 matches) and Malta sit 4th (5 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Malta | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 5 |
| 5 | Lithuania | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 3 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy