Armenia – Lithuania Prediction & Picks (27.03.2018)

Armenia and Lithuania meet at Vazgen Sargsyan anvan Hanrapetakan Marzadasht, in a friendly match. This is the 2nd friendly match of the year for Armenia, after the previous friendly against Estonia. In the case of Lithuania, this is their 2nd friendly of the year, after the previous friendly against Georgia. There is no recent record of direct confrontations between these two teams, who have not played any matches in the last 3 years. The last time they met was on 14-11-2012, in a match that ended with the final score: Armenia (4-2) Lithuania. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.

Armenia:

This is the 2nd friendly match of the year for the home team, after the friendly against Estonia, which ended with the final result: Armenia (0-0) Estonia. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 1 draw and 12 losses in away matches, with 17 goals scored and 32 conceded; against 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 30 suffered. In the last 9 home matches Armenia has 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. The team has scored goals against the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches, so his defense needs to improve, but his attack has scored regularly, since he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 8 of the last 9 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals and 7 out of 9 have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 15 matches, they suffered the first goal 8 times and only managed 1 comeback.

In the qualification phase for the next World Championship of Russia, the selection of Armenia disputed a total of 10 parties, in which it accumulated 2 victories, 1 draw and 7 defeats, being with an average of 1 goal marked and of 2.6 goals suffered by game, demonstrating great difficulties in both sectors, mainly in the defensive sector. In these games, the Armenian team managed to be more effective in the last 15 minutes of the game, a period in which they scored 3 goals, with highlight for striker R. Koryan and midfielder H. Mkhitaryan, with 2 goals scored each. Therefore, this selection did not qualify for the next World Cup in Russia, as it was in the 5th position of Group E. It should be noted that in its last 10 matches for several competitions has recorded 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses and there were more than 2.5 goals in 6 occasions and only did not score in 2 games.

Lithuania:

This is the 2nd friendly of the year for the visiting team, after the friendly against Georgia, which ended with the final result: Georgia (4-0) Lithuania. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 draws and 11 losses in away matches; against 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses at their stadium. In the last 9 away matches for all competitions Lithuania tied 3 and lost 6. Defensive consistency has not been their best, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, and their offense has not been very effective. since he has not scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 8 of the last 9 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 15 games, he never got the comeback in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal.

The Lithuanian team played 10 games in qualifying for the next World Cup, accumulating 1 win, 3 draws and 6 losses, with an average of 0.7 goals scored and 2 suffered, demonstrating great difficulties in both sectors. In these matches, this selection managed to be more effective in the last 15 minutes of the game, period in which scored 3 goals, with highlight for midfielder F. Cernych, with 3 goals scored. That being the case, this team did not qualify for the next World Cup in Russia, as it finished in fifth place in Group F. It should be noted that in its last 10 matches for all competitions Lithuania has won only 1 game, tied 1 and in most of the parties it was defeated, 8 in total. In these games the final result was more than 2.5 goals 6 times and in 7 of those games did not score goals.