Lithuania vs. Cyprus - prediction, team news, lineups

Preview

Lithuania suffered a 2:0 defeat against Northern Ireland in their Nations League opener on Saturday. They are looking to bounce back from that loss and get their campaign off to a winning start at home. Cyprus, meanwhile, lost 1:0 at home to Greece in their first game and will be looking to get their first points on the board.

Lithuania

Lithuania have a poor recent record, winning just two of their last 10 matches. They have kept just one clean sheet in their last five games, so they will need to tighten up at the back if they want to win this game.

Cyprus

Cyprus almost held on to take a point against Greece on Saturday, but they were eventually beaten by a goal in the 89th minute. They will be looking to put in a similar performance in this game and will be confident of getting a result if they can keep Lithuania's attack at bay.

Prediction

This is a tough game to call, but Lithuania will be slight favourites given their home advantage. However, Cyprus have a good recent record against Lithuania, winning two of their last three meetings. A draw is also a possibility, given that both teams are in poor form.

Team news

Lithuania: Deimantas Petravičius is suspended for this game, while Saulius Mikoliūnas and Vykintas Slivka are both doubtful. Cyprus: Andreas Makris and Kypros Christoforou are both suspended for this game, while Ioannis Kousoulos is doubtful.

Lineups

Lithuania: Setkus, Mikoliunas, Baravykas, Girdvainis, Barauskas, Lasickas, Megelaitis, Kazlauskas, Cernych, Novikovas, Dubickas Cyprus: Michel, Kyriakou, Laifis, Antoniou, Kyprianou, Ioannou, Artymatas, Papoulis, Pittas, Kastanos, Sotiriou