Georgia – Lithuania Prediction & Picks (24.03.2018)

Georgia and Lithuania meet at Mikheil Meskhis sakhelobis Stadioni, in what will be the first friendly match of the year for the two teams. There is no record of direct confrontations between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last match was played on 21-11-2007 and ended with the score: Georgia (0-2) Lithuania. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

Georgia:

This will be the first friendly match of the year for the home team, which played 6 last year. In the previous 5 records the following results: Georgia (2-2) Belarus, Georgia (1-0) Cyprus, Georgia (3-0) Saint Kitts and Nevis, Georgia (5-0) Latvia and Jordan (1-0) Georgia e. 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 1 win, 5 draws and 9 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium. In the last match they played, for the Friendlies, they tied with Belarus at home (2-2). In the last 10 home matches Georgia has 3 wins, 4 draws 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 15 games, he suffered the first goal 9 times and never got the comeback.

Georgia leaves for this match with a draw against Belarus, 2-2, adding in this way the following encounter without losing in several competitions. Of note that the Georgians go through an irregular time, since they add only 3 wins in the last 10 games played. In this friendly game against Lithuania, coach Vladimir Weiss must act in the usual 4-3-3, benefiting a more supported football and with successive organized attacks. On an individual level we highlight the offensive midfielder Jano Ananidze, player of Spartak Moscow, very competent in the offensive process. Everything indicates that the coach does not have important absences for this game.

Lithuania:

This will be the first friendly of the year of the visiting team, which played 1 friendly last year, which ended with the final score: Czech Republic (3-0) 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, with 4 goals scored and 33 conceded; against 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses at their stadium, with 15 goals scored and 19 conceded. In the last match that they disputed, for the Europa World Ranking, they lost with England at home (0-1). In the last 9 away matches Lithuania has 3 draws and 6 losses. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 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 selection of Lithuania goes through a complicated moment of the season, alternating between defeats and draws, being that in the last game lost against England, by 0-1. In the last 10 games played, the visitors added 7 losses. In this game against Georgia coach Edgaras Jankauskas must keep the team in 4-3-3, benefiting the low block and passes in depth towards Sernas. It is important to note that the Lithuanians have presented several gaps in both sectors, as they scored on average 0.5 goals and suffered 2.1 goals per game, this in the last 10 games played. Everything indicates that the visiting coach must use an initial eleven very identical to the last game.