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Slovakia vs Malta Prediction & Betting Tips - World Cup
by Daniel Ngulu | in World Cup Predictions
Slovakia went to their match against Cyprus in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers as firm favorites but were held to a 0-0 draw by the minnows. They’ll be hoping the same doesn’t happen here as they gear up to host Malta on Match Day 2. Slovakia are ranked 34th in the world, 142 places above Malta and so this should be an easy game for them to manage. The hosts go to this game with just three wins in the last 10 matches and have failed to score in the last two while they have just four clean sheets in the last 15 matches. Two of the four clean sheets have come in the last three matches, which should be a positive for Slovakia but they need to improve in attack as well, having scored twice in just four of the last 15. Slovakia don’t concede heavily in their matches; in the last 15, they’ve conceded two or more in just five. At home, they have three clean sheets in the last five matches and in World Cup qualification matches at home, they have four straight wins, all with clean sheets. They met Malta in the last World Cup qualifiers and won 3-1 and 3-0 in the two legs. With six wins and three losses in the last 10 World Cup qualification matches, Slovakia will have the upper hand here.
Malta are one of the low-ranking nations in the World Cup qualifiers in Europe and after falling to Russia at home in the opening game in Group H, they’ll be on a giant killing mission in Trnava. They gave a decent account of themselves but lost 3-1 to Russia on Match Day 1. It means they have no clean sheet in the last three matches and have just four wins in the last 18 matches, losing 11 of those. The visitors have managed only four clean sheets in their last 21 matches and heading here they have no win in 15 World Cup qualification matches. Malta have managed just one win in their last 63 World Cup qualification matches and have six straight losses in away matches in the qualifiers. In 16 away matches in the World Cup qualification matches, Malta have scored just two goals.
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Slovakia vs Malta Form
Slovakia and Malta's standings in the World Cup
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3
|
14 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
|
6
|
5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -21 |
Slovakia and Malta Last Matches
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
24 Mar 2021 - World Cup
18 Nov 2020 - UEFA Nations League
15 Nov 2020 - UEFA Nations League
12 Nov 2020 - Euro
14 Oct 2020 - UEFA Nations League
11 Oct 2020 - UEFA Nations League
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
15 Nov 2020 - UEFA Nations League
14 Oct 2020 - UEFA Nations League
8 Oct 2020 - Euro
4 Sep 2020 - UEFA Nations League
19 Nov 2019 - Euro
13 Oct 2019 - International Friendlies
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
24 Mar 2021 - World Cup
18 Nov 2020 - UEFA Nations League
12 Nov 2020 - Euro
11 Oct 2020 - UEFA Nations League
7 Sep 2020 - UEFA Nations League
16 Nov 2019 - Euro
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
24 Mar 2021 - World Cup
17 Nov 2020 - UEFA Nations League
14 Nov 2020 - UEFA Nations League
13 Oct 2020 - UEFA Nations League
10 Oct 2020 - UEFA Nations League
6 Sep 2020 - UEFA Nations League
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
24 Mar 2021 - World Cup
17 Nov 2020 - UEFA Nations League
14 Nov 2020 - UEFA Nations League
6 Sep 2020 - UEFA Nations League
18 Nov 2019 - Euro
12 Oct 2019 - Euro
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
13 Oct 2020 - UEFA Nations League
10 Oct 2020 - UEFA Nations League
3 Sep 2020 - UEFA Nations League
15 Nov 2019 - Euro
15 Oct 2019 - Euro
7 Jun 2019 - Euro
Slovakia vs Malta Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
100 %
0 %
0 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
8 Oct 2017 - World Cup
26 Mar 2017 - World Cup
Players list
D. Kuciak
DefenderM. Koscelnik
J. Holubek
M. Valjent
M. Skriniar
MidfielderJ. Gregus
I. Schranz
A. Rusnak
D. Strelec
ForwardR. Bozenik
R. Mak
H. Bonello
DefenderK. Shaw
S. Borg
E. Pepe
MidfielderJ. Grech
R. Camenzuli
B. Kristensen
M. Guillaumier
ForwardK. Nwoko
S. Pisani
J. Mbong
Substitutes
D. Greif
DefenderT. Hubocan
L. Satka
L. Pauschek
J. Holubek
A. Rusnak
J. Hromada
M. Bero
ForwardD. Strelec
R. Bozenik
I. Schranz
J. Galea
M. Calleja Cremona
DefenderZ. Muscat
D. Xuereb
A. Agius
MidfielderJ. Grech
B. Kristensen
S. Pisani
S. Dimech
ForwardJ. Corbalan
K. Nwoko
L. Montebello
Most goals and assists
Slovakia
Malta
I. Schranz
(4 Goals)
,
O. Duda
(4 Goals)
J. Mbong
(2 Goals)
,
C. Attard
(2 Goals)
Slovakia - Malta Key Points
- Malta have one win in 63 World Cup qualification matches.
- Malta have 11 losses in their last 18 matches.
- Slovakia have four straight wins, with clean sheets in World Cup qualifiers at home.
- Slovakia have six wins in the last 10 World Cup qualification matches.
- Malta have six straight losses in World Cup qualifiers away from home.
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Our Slovakia vs Malta Prediction
Slovakia and Malta have met in competitive action four times; Slovakia have won all, and scored at least two goals. Malta go to this game with a very poor run in World Cup qualifiers and have also struggled to score in the matches. The visitors are also not the best to bank on defensively, and with their head to head returns against Slovakia, back the hosts for a 3-0 correct score win here.
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