Netherlands vs Lithuania
Ref: Luís Godinho, Portugal
Match recap
Netherlands beat Lithuania 4–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Reijnders, Gakpo, Simons, and Malen scored for Netherlands. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.20 for Netherlands versus 0.47 for Lithuania.
First Half
⚽
Reijnders
Assist: de Jong
23'
Širvys
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Sirgedas
46'
⇄
Širvys
VAR
Penalty confirmed
⚽
Gakpo
Penalty
59'
⇄
Černych
⚽
Simons
Assist: Gakpo
⚽
Malen
Assist: Reijnders
⇄
Depay
⇄
Timber
⇄
de Jong
⇄
Simons
⇄
Gakpo
81'
⇄
Kalinauskas
84'
Paulauskas
Yellow Card
85'
⇄
Lasickas
Match Statistics
NetherlandsLithuania
12Won
Statistical edge
12–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.20VS0.47
Attack5 · 1 won
20
Shots
9
8
Shots on target
1
15
Shots in the box
3
5
Shots outside box
6
8
Shots off goal
5
5
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
69%
Possession
31%
572
Total passes
259
497
Accurate passes
192
87%
Pass accuracy
74%
Discipline2 · 0 won
10
Fouls
10
0
Yellow cards
2
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
4
4
Blocked shots
3
Netherlands
4-3-3
Lithuania
5-4-1
Netherlands
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 3J. TimberD
- 4V. van DijkD
- 5N. AkéD
- 6M. de LigtD
- 7X. SimonsM
- 10M. DepayF
- 11C. GakpoF
- 14T. ReijndersM
- 18D. MalenF
- 21F. de JongM
Substitutes
- 2L. GeertruidaD
- 8R. GravenberchM
- 9E. EmeghaF
- 12Q. TimberM
- 13R. RoefsG
- 15M. van de VenD
- 16J. SchoutenM
- 17N. LangF
- 22L. ValenteM
- 23M. FlekkenG
Lithuania
5-4-1Starting XI
- 1E. GertmonasG
- 2A. TutyškinasD
- 3E. UtkusD
- 6M. VorobjovasM
- 8T. KalinauskasM
- 10F. ČernychF
- 11G. SirgedasM
- 13J. LasickasD
- 15G. GineitisM
- 17P. ŠirvysD
- 18V. ArmalasD
Substitutes
- 4S. OlberkisD
- 5M. BenetaD
- 7M. BurbaF
- 9G. PaulauskasF
- 12T. ŠvedkauskasG
- 16D. ŠimkusM
- 19K. UpstasD
- 20R. LekiatasD
- 21E. DubickasF
- 22P. GolubickasM
- 23D. BartkusG
Netherlands
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Gakpo | F | 79 | 8.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4/6 |
| Virgil van Dijk(C) | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tijjani Reijnders | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Frenkie de Jong | M | 64 | 8.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Donyell Malen | F | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 6/7 |
| Matthijs de Ligt | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Xavi Simons | M | 78 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Bart Verbruggen | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Memphis Depay | F | 63 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Jurriën Timber | D | 64 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Nathan Aké | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Mark Flekken | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Gravenberch | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Roefs | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Micky van de Ven | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jerdy Schouten | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noa Lang | F | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | D | 26 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luciano Valente | M | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emmanuel Emegha | F | 27 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Quinten Timber | M | 26 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
Lithuania
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gvidas Gineitis | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gratas Sirgėdas | M | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/3 |
| Edgaras Utkus | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edvinas Gertmonas | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fedor Černych(C) | F | 59 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Modestas Vorobjovas | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tomas Kalinauskas | M | 81 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Vilius Armalas | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pijus Širvys | D | 45 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Justas Lasickas | D | 84 | 5.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/3 |
| Artemijus Tutyškinas | D | 90 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Gabrielius Micevicius | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edgaras Dubickas | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sigitas Olberkis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Domantas Šimkus | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomas Švedkauskas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rokas Lekiatas | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Džiugas Bartkus | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Motiejus Burba | F | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Klaudijus Upstas | D | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gytis Paulauskas | F | 31 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Paulius Golubickas | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Markas Beneta | D | 45 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |