Lithuania vs Poland prediction 12.10.2025 | World Cup qualifications

Lithuania have never played in any major tournament, which is unlikely to change anytime soon. Edgaras Jankauskas' team lost all chances to participate in the World Cup after only six rounds, as they collected only three points. Lithuania are currently in a terrible run as they are without a victory in 14 matches in a row. In the previous outing, they lost 2-1 on the road against Finland. The guests had the lead after 45 minutes, but the home side was significantly better in the second half, so Lithuania was empty-handed again.

Lithuania conceded both goals at the start of the second half in Finland, and the head coach Edgaras Jankauskas talked about that after the match. He said, "In the first minutes of the second half, we lost our duels, we let our opponents get to our penalty area too easily. After these two shots, our team pulled themselves together again, and we started playing our game again. Apparently, in order for such a lesson to be learned, you have to pay attention at this level, you have to try to play all sections equally. Of course, it's not easy, because we played against a powerful team. Here, too, the Polish national team lost."

Poland are pretty regular at the major tournaments. They played at the previous two World Cups and hope for another next year. Poland is currently three points behind the group leader, the Netherlands, so it is much more realistic to look for participation through the second position and the playoffs. Poland are unbeaten in the last three matches, including a 1-0 victory in a friendly game on Thursday against New Zealand. The home team mixed their lineup, but they still secured a win. 

Poland's Przemyslaw Frankowski suffered an injury against New Zealand and according to the head coach, Jan Urban, it seems that the player will not be available for Sunday night. Also, we should expect Robert Lewandowski and the rest of the usual starters to return to the starting eleven.