Malta vs Italy Prediction & Betting Tips - Euro

Prediction published on 24/03/2023, 13:56  by Daniel Ngulu in Euro Predictions

Italy had a false start to the defence of their European title, losing at home to England in the first of their qualifying matches in Group C. These two nations are bottom of the group without a point as Malta prepares to host the European champions. The hosts are coming from a 2-1 defeat at North Macedonia and will be aiming at their first win in four matches here. Their last two matches have ended in losses and they have one win in the last five matches – against Israel. Three losses in five matches will have them enter this game as the underdogs but they have only failed to score once in the five matches. Malta have scored two goals in two of their last five matches and will want to carry this form to the game against Italy, but they’ve also been poor defensively. They’ve conceded more than a goal in three of the last five matches and four of their last five matches have produced over 2.5 goals. In European Championship qualification, Malta have lost each of the last 10.

Italy will be seeking to bounce back from their home loss to England and this should be an easy game for them. It isn’t the first time they are facing Malta but they’ve dominated this fixture. In eight straight meetings with Malta, Italy haven't lost, winning all. With this run they will be confident of recovering from two straight losses ahead of this game. Italy have however failed to keep a clean sheet in three games and two of those have produced over 2.5 goals. They have failed to score in one of their last five matches and in two of the five, they’ve kept clean sheets. In their last 41 matches in this competition, Italy have only lost once – against England. They’ve won each of their last six away matches in this