Malta vs Italy football review: A chance to vent anger

Match review

Malta has long been a backwater in Europe. But it is undeniable that the team has made some progress. Since last year, coach Michele Marcolini and his team have not been an easy opponent. The evidence is that they have defeated Kuwait and drawn with Greece in friendly matches, while also losing by narrow margins to stronger opponents such as North Macedonia and the Republic of Ireland.

Malta's defensive ability has clearly been effective in recent times. Therefore, they are fully capable of causing significant difficulties for Italy. Conversely, a defensive Malta is also a test for Italy's attack. Currently, Malta and Italy share the bottom position in Group C after losing to North Macedonia and England respectively.

On the other side of the front line, Italy had an unexpected start when they lost 1-2 at home to England - an opponent that the team in blue had been undefeated against in the previous 3 meetings with 2 wins and 1 draw.

However, the door to the next round is still wide open for coach Mancini and his team because, apart from England, the remaining opponents in Group C are all names that are not on the same level as the reigning Euro champions . Therefore, with a much higher quality squad and class, the trip to Malta is a good opportunity for Italy to win all 3 points.

Notable Statistics

Italy won 5/5 of their last matches against Malta.

The last 4 matches between Malta and Italy had no more than 2 goals/match

Malta won 1, drew 1, lost 3 in the last 5 matches

Italy won 3, lost 2 in the last 5 matches

Watch live broadcast

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Expected lineup

Malta: Bonello, Apap, Borg, Attard, Mbong, Guillaumier, Kristensen, Camenzuli, Teuma, Satariano, Mbong

Italy: Donnarumma, Di Lorenzo, Toloi, Romagnoli, Emerson; Tonali, Jorginho, Verratti; Politano, Retegui, Pellegrini.

Score prediction

Malta 0-2 Italy (Half-time: 0-1)

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