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Romania and Lithuania will play their first match of 2016, as the two teams meet in an International Friendly set to be played in Giurgiu.
Romania had a good qualifying campaign for Euro 2016, reaching the final tournament without too many problems. The hosts don`t have too much quality in their ranks, but the level of organization and discipline is pretty good. They took advantage of a very easy group qualifying second (behing Northern Ireland) with 5 wins and 5 draws in 10 matches, goal difference 11-2. This match with Lithuania is more of a rehearsal ahead of the big match coming up against Spain on Sunday.
The visitors have been far from impressive recently. Lithuania finished second to last in the Euro 2016 qualifying group, claiming 10 points in 10 matches and scoring just 7 goals (despite playing San Marino twice). Lithuania will also play against Russia on Saturday.
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Team news & lineups:
Both teams are expected to mix the starting lineups a bit, especially Romania. It`s unclear just how much the two will rotate, but Romania will definitely rest some key players
Romania: Pantilimon – Matel, Chiriches, Moti, Filip – Ropotan, Hoban – Popa, Stanciu, Stancu – Keseru
Lithuania: Cerniauskas – Cesnauskis, Mikucis, Klimavicius, Adriuskevicius – Panka, Zulpa – Mikoliunas, Slivka, Cernych – Spalvis
Both teams have been very low scoring during the last two years and we should expect them to play in a similar manner today. Lithuania will defend with all men behind the ball, while Romania will play it cool, trying to patiently build attacks, focusing more on the match coming up against Spain.
I expect Romania to keep a clean sheet, they defend very well and Lithuania doesn`t pose much threat up front. On the other hand, the hosts scored more than 2 goals in a match just once since 2013, in a 3-0 win against the Faroe Islands. The Romanians also miss two of their best offensive options – Marica, who is out of form and Budescu, who was not called up after leaving in China. As such, the hosts will have even less offensive power than in the Euro 2016 qualifiers.
With the above facts in mind, betting on the goals market seems like the right option. My tip is under 2,5 goals to be scored. Prediction: Romania – Lithuania 1-0.
Pick: under 2,5 goals
Odds: 1.81 @ 1xBet
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 5.67
Event date: 23 March
