Will the Elftal continue their winning streak?
The Dutch have not lost in eleven international matches (six wins, five draws) and played 1-1 in Poland on Friday evening, meaning that they could only theoretically lose their World Cup ticket. With a goal difference of 13 better than Poland, who are three points behind, the Polish team would need a win by twelve goals to draw level with the Oranje if the Elftal were to lose 0-1, for example. If, on the other hand, the Netherlands wins against Lithuania, it would not matter what Poland does in the parallel match.
Given this situation, there is a lot to suggest that Ronald Koeman will use the game to give some of his second-string players some playing time. Candidates include Feyenoord’s Luciano Valente and Strasbourg’s Emanuel Emegha. In view of Rinktine’s poor World Cup qualifying campaign, which has seen them fail to win in 16 international matches (five draws, eleven defeats), we are still predicting a home win for the Elftal, but we do not expect a goal fest. We therefore recommend the match combo on tip 1 with under 4.5 goals.
On the other hand, if you don’t want to categorically rule out a possible draw, given that the Lithuanian team managed to keep a clean sheet in their 0-0 friendly draw with Israel during the week, you can alternatively bet that there won’t be too many goals in Amsterdam. Bet-at-home is offering odds of 2.30 for under 3.5 goals in the game between the Netherlands and Lithuania.
Netherlands – Lithuania Head-to-head record
Head to head: 1 – 0 – 0
The first leg of the World Cup qualifier was actually the first and only international match ever played between the two nations. Thanks to their 3-2 away win in Kaunas, the Dutch national soccer team leads the head-to-head record. Now Lithuania is visiting the Elftal for the first time ever.
Netherlands – Lithuania Tip
The betting odds from the top bookmakers are clearly in favor of the Elftal in the match between the Netherlands and Lithuania.
This is no surprise, as while the Oranje are unbeaten in eleven international matches (six wins, five draws) and have all but secured their World Cup ticket after a somewhat rocky qualifying round, the Lithuanian team has been waiting for another win for 16 international matches (five draws, eleven losses).
With some rotation, we still don’t expect a Dutch rout, especially as the Baltic kickers will almost certainly try to park the bus in their own penalty area and focus on defensive compactness in this away game in Amsterdam. Therefore, the prediction of a victory for the Elftal with a maximum of four goals in the game promises a lot of value in Netherlands vs. Lithuania.
