FIFA World Cup qualification 2016

Lithuania 2–0 Malta

Tuesday 11 Oct 2016 · Vilnius, Lithuania

Lithuania2–0Malta

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Cernych Novikovas

76′1–0Fiodor Cernych Lithuania
84′2–0Arvydas Novikovas Lithuania · penalty

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Lithuania

Came on

Malta

Came on

19Alfred Effiong↑80′
10Rowen Muscat↑83′
11Stephen Pisani↑85′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Lithuania: 1492 → 1500
Malta: 1257 → 1249

Expected score for Lithuania: 87.3% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 7, 2002–2025.

Lithuania wins: 2
Draws: 4
Malta wins: 1

Form either side

Lithuania

Before

2–0 v Estonia 29 May 2016 · Baltic Cup 2016
1–2 v Latvia 1 Jun 2016 · Baltic Cup 2016
0–0 v Poland 6 Jun 2016 · Friendly
2–2 v Slovenia 4 Sep 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
1–1 v Scotland 8 Oct 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016

After

0–4 v Slovakia 11 Nov 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
0–3 v Czech Republic 22 Mar 2017 · Friendly
0–2 v England 26 Mar 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
1–2 v Slovakia 10 Jun 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
0–3 v Scotland 1 Sep 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017

Malta

Before

0–6 v Czech Republic 27 May 2016 · Friendly
1–2 v Austria 31 May 2016 · Friendly
1–1 v Estonia 31 Aug 2016 · Friendly
1–5 v Scotland 4 Sep 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
0–2 v England 8 Oct 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016

After

0–1 v Slovenia 11 Nov 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
0–2 v Iceland 15 Nov 2016 · Friendly
1–3 v Slovakia 26 Mar 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
1–0 v Ukraine 6 Jun 2017 · Friendly
0–2 v Slovenia 10 Jun 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017

Road through the tournament

Lithuania

2–2 v Slovenia 4 Sep 2016
1–1 v Scotland 8 Oct 2016
2–0 v Malta 11 Oct 2016
0–4 v Slovakia 11 Nov 2016

Malta

1–5 v Scotland 4 Sep 2016
0–2 v England 8 Oct 2016
0–2 v Lithuania 11 Oct 2016
0–1 v Slovenia 11 Nov 2016

Every Lithuania v Malta match7

From Lithuania's side.


4 Sep 2025	Malta	1–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
7 Jun 2025	Malta	0–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
5 Oct 2017	Malta	1–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2017	—
11 Oct 2016	Malta	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2016	—
8 Jun 2015	Malta	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
15 Nov 2006	Malta	4–1	Away	Friendly	—
11 Feb 2002	Malta	1–1	Away	Malta International Tournament 2002	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN