Lithuania v Slovenia background
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
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Lithuania are on the hunt for a third successive win against Slovenia in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group E, having prevailed by the same scoreline (2-1) in past meetings.
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Lithuania will be hoping for more of the same as they meet Slovenia for a third time, having prevailed 2-1 in both of the sides' previous meetings – in EURO '96 qualifying.
Match background
• The sides first met in Maribor on 16 November 1994, Zlatko Zahovič (55) putting Zdenko Verdenik's Slovenia in front only for goals from Vyacheslav Sukristovas (64) and Audrius Žuta (87) to earn a 2-1 win for Algimantas Liubinskas's Lithuania – though Vytautas Apanavičius was sent off late on for the visitors.
• In Vilnius on 7 June 1995, Ramūnas Stonkus (47) and Arūnas Šuika (70) put Lithuania in command before Primož Gliha (83) replied for Slovenia.
• However, while Slovenia have never beaten Lithuania at senior level, they have never lost to their opponents in UEFA age-group competitions; Lithuania's record in seven such encounters is W0 D1 L6.
• In UEFA club competition, Lithuanian sides' record in six meetings with Slovenian counterparts is W1 D2 L3, with both of those draws coming in the most recent encounter – a 1999/00 UEFA Cup qualifying round tie between NK Olimpija Ljubljana and FK Kareda, which Olimpija won on away goals after 1-1 and 2-2 ties.
