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Lithuania vs England Predictions: England to Excel with the Pressure Off

12:00 Sunday 8 October 2017
Simon Winter
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  • England have won 3 matches in succession (England -1 @) — 8/15 Ladbrokes
  • Lithuania have never scored against England in 3 meetings (England to win to nil @) — 5/4 Betway

 

Match Preview

England can look back on a successful if unimpressive World Cup Qual. UEFA Group F with a certain amount of pride, but questions remain over the quality of Gareth Southgate’s team. Sunday’s final qualification match, sees them travel east to take on a Lithuania side who have won just once in nine - a dismal effort to get to Russia in 2018 for the unfancied nation.

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In the week’s leading up to our free OddsDigger Lithuania vs England preview, the English press have been asking why Southgate has been unable to extract more from his talented young squad. The Three Lions have won just 50% of their last eight and should really be doing better. Their main problem has been getting goals and their reliance on Harry Kane is worrying – the Spurs captain again rescued his teammates with a late winner on Thursday against Slovenia. Only two other table-topping countries have scored fewer times than the English.

The home team have been struggling quite badly prior to our Lithuania vs England betting tips. Edgaras Jankauskas isn’t under the same pressure as his counterpart, but zero win from seven fixtures is still below expectations. They have won just three times from twenty-six overall and those victories seem a little hollower when you assess the opposition. Wins over San Marino, Estonia and Malta are nothing to get excited about. It’s no mystery as to why the Lithuanians are such huge outsiders in the bookies’ football odds for today.

Lithuania vs England Prediction and Betting Advice

Despite the away team’s relative toothlessness in attacking areas, they have conceded just three times in nine Group F outings. That surety at the back provides a wonderful platform to go on and win matches. Southgate will be reasonably assured that his backline can keep the away nation in our Lithuania vs England bets at bay on Sunday.

With that in mind, the English attack will most likely only need to score twice for this pick to be successful. Recent results suggest that will happen – in five of their last six, the group leaders have scored two or more goals. Strikes from Jermaine Defoe and Jamie Vardy handed England a 2-0 over Jankauskas’ men when the teams last played in March. A repeat of that would do quite nicely. You can use the odds at Ladbrokes for this pick. Their prices represent the best value when compared to their rivals.

The next option in our Lithuania vs England predictions fits nicely alongside the entry in our football betting predictions above. The away team have never conceded a goal in any contest against the Lithuanians. Their historical results and scores currently stand like so: 4-0, 3-0 and 2-0. With the English defence notoriously hard to breach during this qualification campaign, it’s a smart move to back them to keep their inferior opponents away from Joe Hart’s net on Sunday.

Interestingly, the home attackers have been blunted in five of their last seven fixtures. They have put the ball in the net just seven times in nine Group F contests all in all. Southgate will want to maintain his defence’s proud numbers to date – they currently have the joint best defensive record across all nine UEFA qualification sections. You won’t go wrong if you choose Betway to back our free tip. Their odds are the most lucrative around.