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Lithuania — Azerbaijan: 1:1, UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League
Lithuania W26 Mar · Away Moldova · 2:0L29 Mar · Home Georgia · 0:2D6 Jun · Home Latvia · 1:1W9 Jun · Home Estonia · 1:0W24 Sep · Away Liechtenstein · 2:0D27 Sep · Home Azerbaijan · 1:1
1:1
Finished

Kick-off was BST

Azerbaijan W27 Mar · Home St. Lucia · 6:1D30 Mar · Home Sierra Leone · 1:1L5 Jun · Home Malta · 0:2L9 Jun · Away San Marino · 1:2W23 Sep · Home Tajikistan · 1:0D27 Sep · Away Lithuania · 1:1
Venue: Steponas Darius and Stasys Girenas City: Kaunas

In the UEFA Nations League game on 27 September 2026, Lithuania beat Azerbaijan 1:1. Match numbers: shots on target 3:4, corners 0:2.

Match report

Lithuania and Azerbaijan shared the spoils in a 1:1 draw at the Stepanas Darius and Stasys Girėnas arena during the UEFA Nations League, League D round two. The result keeps the hosts top of their group after one game, while Azerbaijan remain second despite playing a fixture fewer. To be fair, the points split felt about right given the flow of the evening.

A. Kučys opened the scoring inside the first nine minutes, converting a penalty for the home side. Mahir Emreli responded quickly, netting for Azerbaijan in the fourteenth minute. The game settled into a rhythm after that exchange, with both sides testing each other without finding a decisive edge.

Lithuania controlled possession at 51 per cent but struggled to turn that dominance into clear-cut opportunities. They registered three shots on target against four for the visitors, while expected goals tallied 1.16 to 0.85 in their favour. Many of those chances went begging, and here's the thing — it was never a match where either side truly imposed themselves.

Both managers made several changes, with Azerbaijan bringing on Renat Dadaşov and Rufat Abbasov together in the sixtieth minute. Lithuania responded by introducing Lukas Michelbrink and Adrian Lickūnas at the same stage. The substitutions shifted the tempo but did not alter the balance of the contest.

The hosts enter the next round with three points from one game, sitting comfortably at the summit of League D. Azerbaijan sit on zero points from zero completed fixtures, a reminder that cup football has its own rules and sometimes the schedule catches you flat-footed.

Prepared from match data

Video

Match highlights Lithuania — Azerbaijan Sport Klub

Key numbers

Possession, % 51 – 49
Shots on target 3 – 4
Shots off target 3 – 3
Expected goals 1.16 – 0.85

Match events

  1. 9' 1:0 Lithuania Penalty A. Kučys
  2. 14' 1:1 Azerbaijan Goal Mahir Emreli assist: Tellur Mutallimov
  3. 27' 1:1 Azerbaijan Yellow card Rahil Mammadov
  4. 39' 1:1 Azerbaijan Yellow card Tellur Mutallimov
  5. 45' 1:1 Azerbaijan Substitution Emil Safarov off: Rufat Abdullazada
  6. 52' 1:1 Lithuania Yellow card Gvidas Gineitis
  7. 56' 1:1 Azerbaijan Yellow card Aleksey Isaev
  8. 57' 1:1 Lithuania Substitution Vykintas Slivka off: Domantas Šluta
  9. 60' 1:1 Azerbaijan Substitution Renat Dadaşov off: Musa Qurbanly
  10. 60' 1:1 Azerbaijan Substitution Rufat Abbasov off: Tural Bayramov
  11. 66' 1:1 Lithuania Substitution Lukas Michelbrink off: Modestas Vorobjovas
  12. 66' 1:1 Lithuania Substitution Adrian Lickūnas off: Motiejus Burba
  13. 77' 1:1 Lithuania Substitution Artur Dolžnikov off: Eligijus Jankauskas
  14. 77' 1:1 Lithuania Substitution A. Kučys off: Ignas Venckus
  15. 87' 1:1 Azerbaijan Substitution Tellur Mutallimov off: Vüsal İsgändärli
  16. 90+3' 1:1 Azerbaijan Substitution Abdulakh khaybulaev off: Cəlal Hüseynov

Statistics

51 Possession, % 49
3 Shots on target 4
3 Shots off target 3
1.16 Expected goals 0.85
2 Big chances 0
100 Attacks 112
0 Corners 2
15 Fouls 16
15 Free kicks 13
3 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
4 Goal kicks 7
31 Throw-ins 24
All statistics
22/3269% Aerial duels 10/3231%
71 Backward passes 70
3 Blocked shots 2
19 Clearances 17
2/1020% Crosses 5/1436%
9/1656% Dribbles 5/1729%
0.26 Expected assists 0.97
109 Failed passes 107
3 Goalkeeper saves 2
7 Interceptions 6
5 Key passes 7
33/6849% Long passes 12/5920%
42 Passes into the final third 59
176 Passes in the opposition half 243
266 Passes in own half 189
0.33 Shot accuracy 0.44
5 Shots from outside the box 2
4 Shots inside the box 7
16/1889% Tackles 10/2343%
432 Total passes 418

Line-ups

Lithuania

Starting XI
# Player number
23 Džiugas Bartkus 23
2 Artemijus Tutyškinas 2
3 Edgaras Utkus 3
18 Vilius Armalas 18
13 Justas Lasickas 13
15 Gvidas Gineitis 15
16 Lucas Mikelbrink 16
21 A. Lickūnas 21
7 Artūr Dolžnikov 7
10 Armandas Kučys 10
14 Vykintas Slivka 14
Substitutes
# Player number
1 Edvinas Gertmonas 1
12 Tomas Švedkauskas 12
4 Z. Baltrunas 4
5 Kipras Kazukolovas 5
20 Rokas Lekiatas 20
6 Modestas Vorobjovas 6
8 D. Šluta 8
9 M. Ruzgis 9
11 Eligijus Jankauskas 11
17 F. Steponavičius 17
19 I. Venchus 19
22 Motiejus Burba 22
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Azerbaijan

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Emil Balayev 1
2 Rahman Dashdamirov 2
3 Rüfət Abbasov 3
4 Rahil Məmmədov 4
15 Badavi Hüseynov 15
19 Tellur Mutallimov 19
6 Abdulla Xaybulayev 6
10 Mahir Emreli 10
13 Emil Safarov 13
20 Aleksey Isaev 20
9 Renat Oleq Dadashov 9
Substitutes
# Player number
12 A. Bayramov 12
23 Ravan Mirzammadov 23
5 Anton Krivotsyuk 5
7 Toral Bayramov 7
14 Elvin Badalov 14
18 Calal Huseinov 18
8 Emin Mahmudov 8
11 I. Huseynov 11
21 Rüfət Abdullazadə 21
17 Vüsal İsgəndərli 17
22 Musa Qurbanlı 22
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Match prediction: Lithuania — Azerbaijan

Win: Lithuania

Confidence 44%

Reasoning

  • Литва — 1. place, 3 points after 1 games (1 wins, 0 losses)
  • Литва, last 5 games: 3 wins, 1 draws, 1 losses
  • Азербайджан, last 5 games: 2 wins, 1 draws, 2 losses
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