As part of the match for the qualification of the 2024 World Cup, the players of the national teams of Malta and Italy will come face to face. Which of the rivals will get the victory in this meeting? Our sports portal evaluates the teams' chances of success.
Malta
The Maltese national team performed well in the League D of the League of Nations. The team was able to finish in second place, failing to advance to the C League. In friendly matches in mid-November, Malta drew with Greece (2:2) and lost to Ireland (0:1). In the first qualifying meeting for the 2024 World Cup in Germany, the Maltese lost to Northern Macedonia with a score of 1:2, although they looked very good throughout the match.
ItalyThe Italian national team sensationally missed the World Cup in Qatar.
She took the second place in her qualifying group, passing Switzerland ahead of her. As a result, the team was forced to play a promotion tournament. In the match with Northern Macedonia, the Italians lost to their opponent with a score of 0:1, which did not allow them to go further. Unsuccessfully, "squadra azzurra" began the current selection for the 2024 World Cup, losing to England with a score of 1:2 on its own field. Statistics and figures:
Italy is the favorite of the meeting;
- Malta has a 3-match winless streak;
- Italy lost 2 meetings in a row;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended with a score of 1-0 in favor of the Italians.
- Forecast
The Italian national team in the upcoming meeting will be able to defeat its opponent and defeat him with a handicap of 2.5 goals after losing to England.
In addition, the guests will earn 4 corners during the first half and will be able to break the total for this indicator for a solid bookmaker quote.
