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Lithuania national football team
World Cup Qualifying - Europe | Group Stage
Sep 2, 2021 at 7.45pm UK
LFF Stadium, Vilnius
Northern Ireland national football team

Lithuania
1 - 4
N. Ireland

Baravykas (54')
Utkus (31'), Mėgelaitis (50'), Slavickas (65'), Baravykas (90')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Ballard (20'), Washington (52' pen.), Lavery (67'), McNair (82' pen.)
Washington (60'), McNair (63')

The Match

Match Report

Conor Washington and Paddy McNair were also on target.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's World Cup Qualifying - Europe clash between Lithuania and Northern Ireland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Northern Ireland win with a probability of 43.92%. A win for Lithuania had a probability of 29.66% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Northern Ireland win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.23%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.91%) and 0-2 (7.97%). The likeliest Lithuania win was 1-0 (8.85%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.55%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Northern Ireland would win this match.

Result
LithuaniaDrawNorthern Ireland
29.66%26.41%43.92%
Both teams to score 50.99%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.53%53.47%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.01%74.99%
Lithuania Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.26%32.73%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.71%69.29%
Northern Ireland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.8%24.2%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.47%58.53%
Score Analysis
    Lithuania 29.66%
    Northern Ireland 43.91%
    Draw 26.41%
LithuaniaDrawNorthern Ireland
1-0 @ 8.85%
2-1 @ 7.01%
2-0 @ 4.94%
3-1 @ 2.61%
3-2 @ 1.85%
3-0 @ 1.84%
Other @ 2.57%
Total : 29.66%
1-1 @ 12.55%
0-0 @ 7.92%
2-2 @ 4.97%
Other @ 0.97%
Total : 26.41%
0-1 @ 11.23%
1-2 @ 8.91%
0-2 @ 7.97%
1-3 @ 4.21%
0-3 @ 3.77%
2-3 @ 2.35%
1-4 @ 1.49%
0-4 @ 1.34%
Other @ 2.64%
Total : 43.91%

How you voted: Lithuania vs N. Ireland

Lithuania
18.5%
Draw
28.3%
Northern Ireland
53.3%
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