Bulgaria Vs Lithuania Prediction Preview Team News And More 2022 Fifa World Cup Qualifiers

The hosts come into the game on the back of a morale-boosting 1-1 draw away to European champions Italy on Thursday. A first-half equalizer from Atanas Iliev coupled with a defensively resolute second half performance saw them leave Florence with a valuable point.

Lithuania were on the wrong end of a 4-1 thrashing by Northern Ireland on home turf. Aryvdas Novikovas missed a second-half penalty for the hosts in the debilitating defeat.

That defeat left Lithuania rooted to the bottom of Group C and they are the only side yet to register a point in the group. Bulgaria are one spot ahead of them, having garnered two points from four matches.

Bulgaria vs Lithuania Head-to-Head

This will be only the second meeting between the two sides. Bulgaria picked up a 3-0 friendly victory in their sole meeting back in August 2003.

The hosts are currently on a nine-game winless run and have not tasted victory since a 3-0 win over Gibraltar in November 2020. Lithuania have fared even worse and are currently on a seven-game losing streak.

Bulgaria form guide: D-L-L-D-D

Lithuania form guide: L-L-L-L-L

Bulgaria vs Lithuania Team News

Bulgaria

Coach Yasen Petrov called up 25 players to dispute the qualifiers against Italy, Lithuania and Georgia.

Injuries: None

Suspension: None

Lithuania

Captain Ernestas Setkus leads the squad of 25 players who will contest this month’s FIFA World Cup qualifiers for Lithuania.

Injuries: None

Suspension: None

Bulgaria vs Lithuania Predicted XI

Bulgaria Predicted XI (4-3-3): Georgi Georgiev (GK); Anton Nedyalkov, Petko Hristov, Valentin Antov, Andrea Hristov; Dominik Yankov, Petar Vitanov, Georgi Kostadinov; Georgi Yomov, Atanas Iliev, Kiril Despodov

Lithuania Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Ernestas Setkus (GK); Vaidas Slavickas, Benas Satkus, Edgaras Utkus, Rolandas Baravykas; Linas Megalaitis, Ovidijus Verbickas; Justas Lasickas, Fedor Cernych, Arvydas Novikovas; Edgaras Dubickas