Prediction: Malta vs Lithuania

Prediction: Match to end in 2-2 draw draw

Best Odds: 14/1

Bookmaker: etbet

Malta and Lithuania will lock horns with each other in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) this weekend. The Group G match between Emilio De Leo’s side and Edgaras Jankauskas’s team will be held at the National Stadium in Ta’ Qali and is scheduled to kick off off at 5pm UK time on Saturday.

Malta

Malta are one of the smallest European countries and are minnows. They do not qualify for major international competitions and are not expected to ever.

Emilio De Leo’s side are unlikely to have a successful 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. It is hard to see Malta even win a single game in Group G.

Malta are at the foot of Group G at the moment with no point from two matches. After losing 1-0 to Finland at the National Stadium in Ta’ Qali on March 21, they went down 2-0 to Poland in Warsaw just three days later.

Team News:

Henry Bonello, Rashed Al-Tumi, Jean Borg, Ryan Camenzuli, Steve Borg, Zach Muscat, Matthew Guillaumier, Teddy Teuma, Adam Overend, Carlo Lonardelli, Brandon Paiber, Joseph Mbong, Basil Tuma, Paul Mbong and Kyrian Nwoko are all part of the squad.

Lithuania

Like Malta, Lithuania are one of the weakest teams in Europe. They do not qualify for major international competitions and are not expected to ever.

Lithuania are unlikely to do much of note in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. Having been pitted against Poland, Finland, the Netherlands and Malta, Edgaras Jankauskas’s would be aiming to end up second from bottom.

The Tricolours are third in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G table at the moment with a point from two games. Lithuania kicked off their World Cup campaign with a 1-0 defeat to Poland away from home, and that followed a 2-2 draw with Finland at the Darius and Girėnas Stadium in Kaunas.

Team News:

Edvinas Gertmonas, Mantas Bertasius, Edgaras Utkus, Justas Lasickas, Pijus Sirvys, Fedor Cernych, Matas Vareika, Titas Milasius and Armandas Kucys are all part of the squad.

Key Factors to Consider

• Malta have not scored a single goal in 2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G matches.
• Malta have conceded 3 goals in 2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G matches.
• Malta have won 1 match against Lithuania, drawing 2 and losing 2.
• Lithuania have scored 2 goals in 2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G games.
• Lithuania have conceded 3 goals in 2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G games.

Conclusion

Neither Malta nor Lithuania are particularly great, and it is unlikely that the match between these two teams will be particularly great. It is very likely that this will end in a draw.

Prediction: Match to end in 2-2 draw draw

Best Odds: 14/1

Bookmaker: etbet