vs Prediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Lithuania and Azerbaijan open their UEFA Nations League group with no matches yet played in the competition, so the picture has to be read from their recent national team fixtures. Lithuania come into this game on a 0-1 away defeat to Estonia in the Baltic Cup; before that a 1-1 home draw with Latvia, also in the Baltic Cup, and further back a 0-2 home defeat to Georgia in a friendly. Before that a 2-0 away win over Moldova, preceded by a heavy 0-4 away defeat to the Netherlands in World Cup qualifying and a goalless home draw with Israel. Azerbaijan closed out their last friendly with a 2-1 home win over San Marino; before that a 0-2 home defeat to Malta, and further back a 1-1 home draw with Sierra Leone in a FIFA Series fixture. Before that a heavy 6-1 home win over Saint Lucia, preceded by two straight defeats in World Cup qualifying, 1-3 at home to France and 0-2 at home to Iceland. In the only head to head meeting on record, from 2019 and played on the opposite ground from this fixture, Azerbaijan and Lithuania drew 0-0. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.