FT · Europe: UEFA Nations League · Sunday, 27 September 2026

Lithuania 1–1 AzerbaijanMatch recap & how our call landed · Sunday, 27 September 2026

Our call before kickoff

Our call landed

Before kickoff our call was Lithuania or draw at 69%. Bawler had Lithuania at 46%, the draw at 23% and Azerbaijan at 31%. The match finished 1–1.

Pre-match probability vs result

Lithuania win
46%
Draw
23%
Result
Azerbaijan win
31%

Goals we expected vs goals scored

Our forecast
2.0 – 1.6
Total 3.5
Actual
1 – 1
Total 2 (−1.5 against our forecast)
Chances created (xG)
1.2 – 0.9
From the match itself

The match produced 1.5 fewer goals than we forecast. That can be wasteful finishing, strong goalkeeping or chances we over-rated.

Every graded pick · and how it landed

Graded pick · high confidence
Over 1.5 goals
Pre-match: 87%
Landed
Medium confidence
Lithuania or draw
Pre-match: 69%
Landed

Each pick's figure is the one published with it before kickoff. It comes from a separate calculation, so a pick on the result can show a different number from the win/draw/win split above.

What we said pre-match

"Over 1.5 Goals carries an 88% forecast after Lithuania's 0.45 xG advantage creates attacking superiority despite Azerbaijan's compact defensive setup."

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