Matchday

World Cup Qualification, UEFA 2026 · 7 Sep 2025

Lithuania 2–3 Netherlands

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
0.9 – 2.2
Actual xG
–
Goals
2 – 3

Footybot made Netherlands favourites at 67%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Cody Gakpo, 88.2 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Cody Gakpo +25.2, Memphis Depay +14.7.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Lithuania

4 Sep 2025D 1–1v Malta World Cup Qualification UEFA

Netherlands

4 Sep 2025D 1–1v Poland World Cup Qualification UEFA

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Lithuania

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Justas Lasickas Defender9001–63.3–
Rokas Lekiatas Defender9000–52.6–
Romualdas Jansonas Forward4500–49.8–
Gvidas Gineitis Midfielder9011–47.6–
Klaudijus Upstas Defender5000–46.6–
Edvinas Gertmonas Goalkeeper9000–40.6–
Gratas Sirgėdas Midfielder6700–40.0–
Paulius Golubickas Midfielder2300–34.8–

Netherlands

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Matthijs de Ligt Defender100–100.0–
Micky van de Ven Defender2800–92.6–
Cody Gakpo Midfielder9001–88.2+25.2
Stefan de Vrij Defender6200–77.5–
Donyell Malen Forward8900–68.5–
Memphis Depay Forward8420–66.8+14.7
Virgil van Dijk Defender9000–64.9−6.0
Jerdy Schouten Defender9000–63.3–
Jurriën Timber Defender2800–62.2–
Denzel Dumfries Midfielder9001–60.5+3.9
Nathan Aké Defender6200–59.0–
Sem Steijn Midfielder2800–57.8–
Quinten Timber Midfielder9010–45.3–
Tijjani Reijnders Midfielder6200–39.7−7.9
Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper9000–39.5−4.3
Wout Weghorst Forward1100–38.2–