Malta vs Lithuania Prediction and Betting Tips | June 7th 2025
Malta will invite Lithuania to Ta' Qali National Stadium in the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers on Saturday. Both teams have endured a winless start to their campaigns and will look to register a win here.
The hosts are winless in their last three games, suffering two consecutive losses. They began their qualifying campaign with a 1-0 home loss to Finland and fell to a 2-0 away loss to Poland three days later. Interestingly, they had a player sent off in both games.
The visitors have endured a poor run of form and are winless in their last nine games across all competitions. They ended their losing streak after seven games in March as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Finland in their previous outing.
Malta vs Lithuania Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two sides have met five times across all competitions. The visitors have two wins, one more than Ħomor, and two games have ended in draws.
- They last met in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Rinktinė went unbeaten in the two meetings, recording a home win and drawing the away game.
- Four of the five meetings between them have produced under 2.5 goals.
- Malta have failed to score in five of their last eight games across all competitions. Interestingly, they have also kept four clean sheets in that period.
- Lithuania have won five of their last 35 games across all competitions, with four wins registered in away games.
- Both teams have kept one clean sheet in this fixture. The hosts have scored one goal apiece in three games during that period.
- The visitors have conceded at least two goals in five of their last seven games in all competitions.
Malta vs Lithuania Prediction
Ħomor won their three games between September and November but are winless in their last three games, suffering two consecutive losses. Notably, they have lost just one of their last four home games, recording two wins while keeping three clean sheets.
Trispalvės are winless across all competitions since June 2024, suffering seven losses in nine games in that period. They have won just one of their last 10 games in the World Cup qualifiers.
While both teams have conceded three goals in two games in the qualifiers thus far, the hosts are yet to open their goalscoring account. Considering the recent record of the two teams in the World Cup qualifiers, a draw is likely to ensue.
Prediction: Malta 1-1 Lithuania
Malta vs Lithuania Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Draw
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Under 2.5 goals
Tip 3: Both teams to score - Yes
Tip 4: At least a goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
