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24 Mar 2021 15:45

Russia

Prediction :

Half Time: Russia, Full Time: Russia

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Malta vs Russia Prediction & Betting Tips - World Cup

Prediction published on 22/03/2021, 06:24 by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 23/03/2021 at 19:14 in World Cup Predictions

Russia hosted the last World Cup but it's back to qualifiers for them now. They begin Group H with an away game in Malta with the other countries in the group being Croatia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Cyprus. Russia will be glad that they don't start off with a tough tie in this group. Their form is poor with no wins in their last six matches. Promotion to League A in the Nations League was looking possible after eight points from their first four games. However, their last two group games were lost to Turkey and Serbia with eight goals conceded, including a 5-0 loss in Serbia. That shouldn't happen in Malta and the Russians usually do very well against sides at this low level, with 5-0 wins over San Marino and Cyprus. It's 25 years since they played Malta away and that was a 2-0 win for the Russians.

Malta are world ranked 176, that's 137 behind their opponents. They are however unbeaten in their last seven matches but let's take a look at who they have been playing. Their unbeaten run came in the Nations League up against countries such as the Faroe Islands, Andorra and Latvia as well as a friendly win over Liechtenstein. So basically, they've been playing the low ranked teams, now it's back to playing the top sides. Their last 14 World Cup qualifiers have produced just one point against Lithuania. 13 of their last 14 home games have been lost in the World Cup qualifers. Another loss is on the way here, back Russia to win and lead at half and full time.

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Malta vs Russia Form

Malta and Russia's standings in the World Cup

Teams	Pts	P	W	D	L	GD
2 Russia	22	10	7	1	2	13
6 Malta	5	10	1	2	7	-21

Malta and Russia Last Matches

Malta Last matches

All Home Away

W D W W W D

Victories

2/6 (33%)

Draw

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

1/6 (17%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.33 Total goals

67% BTTS

1.33 Goals scored

1 Goals conceded

33% Over 2.5

67% Under 2.5

17 Nov 2020 - UEFA Nations League

Malta

1 : 1

Faroe Islands

14 Nov 2020 - UEFA Nations League

Malta

3 : 1

Andorra

13 Oct 2020 - UEFA Nations League

Latvia

0 : 1

Malta

10 Oct 2020 - UEFA Nations League

Andorra

0 : 0

Malta

6 Sep 2020 - UEFA Nations League

Malta

1 : 1

Latvia

3 Sep 2020 - UEFA Nations League

Faroe Islands

3 : 2

Malta

L D W W W D

Victories

1/6 (17%)

Draw

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.83 Total goals

83% BTTS

1.17 Goals scored

1.67 Goals conceded

50% Over 2.5

50% Under 2.5

17 Nov 2020 - UEFA Nations League

Malta

1 : 1

Faroe Islands

14 Nov 2020 - UEFA Nations League

Malta

3 : 1

Andorra

6 Sep 2020 - UEFA Nations League

Malta

1 : 1

Latvia

18 Nov 2019 - Euro

Malta

1 : 2

Norway

12 Oct 2019 - Euro

Malta

0 : 4

Sweden

20 Nov 2018 - UEFA Nations League

Malta

1 : 1

Faroe Islands

L L L L D W

Victories

1/6 (17%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Defeats

4/6 (67%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.83 Total goals

17% BTTS

0.5 Goals scored

2.33 Goals conceded

50% Over 2.5

50% Under 2.5

13 Oct 2020 - UEFA Nations League

Latvia

0 : 1

Malta

10 Oct 2020 - UEFA Nations League

Andorra

0 : 0

Malta

3 Sep 2020 - UEFA Nations League

Faroe Islands

3 : 2

Malta

15 Nov 2019 - Euro

Spain

7 : 0

Malta

15 Oct 2019 - Euro

Faroe Islands

1 : 0

Malta

7 Jun 2019 - Euro

Sweden

3 : 0

Malta

Russia Last matches

All Home Away

L D D D L L

Victories

2/6 (33%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3.5 Total goals

67% BTTS

1.5 Goals scored

2 Goals conceded

67% Over 2.5

33% Under 2.5

18 Nov 2020 - UEFA Nations League

Serbia

5 : 0

Russia

15 Nov 2020 - UEFA Nations League

Turkey

3 : 2

Russia

14 Oct 2020 - UEFA Nations League

Russia

0 : 0

Hungary

11 Oct 2020 - UEFA Nations League

Russia

1 : 1

Turkey

6 Sep 2020 - UEFA Nations League

Hungary

2 : 3

Russia

3 Sep 2020 - UEFA Nations League

Russia

3 : 1

Serbia

W L W L D D

Victories

3/6 (50%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

1/6 (17%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.67 Total goals

50% BTTS

1.67 Goals scored

1 Goals conceded

50% Over 2.5

50% Under 2.5

14 Oct 2020 - UEFA Nations League

Russia

0 : 0

Hungary

11 Oct 2020 - UEFA Nations League

Russia

1 : 1

Turkey

3 Sep 2020 - UEFA Nations League

Russia

3 : 1

Serbia

16 Nov 2019 - Euro

Russia

1 : 4

Belgium

10 Oct 2019 - Euro

Russia

4 : 0

Scotland

9 Sep 2019 - Euro

Russia

1 : 0

Kazakhstan

W W W D L L

Victories

4/6 (67%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

4.67 Total goals

50% BTTS

2.83 Goals scored

1.83 Goals conceded

100% Over 2.5

0% Under 2.5

18 Nov 2020 - UEFA Nations League

Serbia

5 : 0

Russia

15 Nov 2020 - UEFA Nations League

Turkey

3 : 2

Russia

6 Sep 2020 - UEFA Nations League

Hungary

2 : 3

Russia

19 Nov 2019 - Euro

San Marino

0 : 5

Russia

13 Oct 2019 - Euro

Cyprus

0 : 5

Russia

6 Sep 2019 - Euro

Scotland

1 : 2

Russia

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Players list

Malta

Goalkeeper

H. Bonello

Defender

K. Nwoko

S. Borg

K. Shaw

Midfielder

T. Teuma

S. Pisani

J. Corbalan

M. Guillaumier

Forward

A. Satariano

P. Mbong

J. Mbong

Russia

Goalkeeper

A. Shunin

Defender

M. Fernandes

G. Dzhikiya

A. Semenov

V. Karavaev

Midfielder

I. Akhmetov

A. Miranchuk

A. Golovin

A. Mostovoy

Forward

R. Zhemaletdinov

A. Sobolev

Substitutes

Malta

Goalkeeper

M. Calleja Cremona

J. Galea

Defender

Z. Muscat

E. Pepe

K. Micallef

Midfielder

L. Gambin

J. Grech

S. Pisani

B. Kristensen

Forward

P. Mbong

J. Degabriele

J. Corbalan

R. Camenzuli

K. Nwoko

A. Agius

A. Satariano

L. Montebello

Russia

Goalkeeper

Y. Dyupin

A. Lunev

Defender

I. Smolnikov

F. Kudryashov

Midfielder

R. Zhemaletdinov

A. Ionov

Y Zhirkov

R. Neustadter

A. Mostovoy

D. Kuzyaev

M. Mukhin

Forward

A. Zabolotnyi

A. Miranchuk

D. Fomin

A. Sobolev

A. Dzyuba

Most goals and assists

Malta

Russia

Top Goalscorer

J. Mbong (2 Goals) ,

C. Attard (2 Goals)

Top Goalscorer

A. Dzyuba (3 Goals) , A. Yerokhin (3 Goals)

Malta - Russia Key Points

Malta have never won a home World Cup qualifier.
Russia have only lost three of their last nine away games.
13 of the last 14 Malta home World Cup qualifiers have been lost.

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Our Malta vs Russia Prediction

Malta may be on an unbeaten run but that's about to end now. The Nations League does at least give them the chance to play matches they have a decent chance to win. That's not the case for most of their World Cup qualifiers. They face a team that are 137 places above them in the rankings. Russia aren't in great form but Serbia and Turkey are a different kettle of fish from playing Malta. Go for the Russians to be ahead at half and full time.

Prediction :

Half Time: Russia, Full Time: Russia

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