The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's Euro Champ Qualifying clash between Malta and Italy, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Italy could line up for Sunday's European Championship qualifying clash with Malta.
Form, Standings, Stats
Euro Champ Qualifying
Last Game: N. Macedonia 2-1 Malta
Thursday, March 23 at 7.45pm in Euro Champ Qualifying
Thursday, March 23 at 7.45pm in Euro Champ Qualifying
Current League D2 Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
1 | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Malta | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | San Marino | 0 | 0 | 0 |
We said: Malta 0-2 Italy
Italy were unimpressive as an attacking force in their Euro qualifying opener, but a number of fringe players - such as Gnonto, Grifo and Politano - could now come to the fore against less demanding opponents. Malta may have shown signs of improvement, but denying the Azzurri victory this weekend is a feat beyond their wildest dreams. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Italy win with a probability of 78.99%. A draw had a probability of 14.3% and a win for Malta had a probability of 6.76%.
The most likely scoreline for a Italy win was 0-2 with a probability of 14.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (11.84%) and 0-1 (11.46%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.74%), while for a Malta win it was 1-0 (2.71%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 14.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Italy in this match.
Result | ||
Malta | Draw | Italy |
6.76% ( 0.27) | 14.25% ( 0.53) | 78.99% ( -0.8) |
Both teams to score 40.78% ( -0.41) |
Goals |
Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
59.42% ( -1.45) | 40.58% ( 1.45) |
Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
37.04% ( -1.5) | 62.96% ( 1.5) |
Malta Goals |
Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
44.46% ( -0.21) | 55.53% ( 0.21) |
Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
11.8% ( -0.12) | 88.2% ( 0.12) |
Italy Goals |
Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
91.71% ( -0.51) | 8.29% ( 0.51) |
Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
71.07% ( -1.28) | 28.93% ( 1.29) |
Score Analysis |
Malta 6.76%
Italy 78.98%
Draw 14.25%
Malta | Draw | Italy |
1-0 @ 2.71% ( 0.16) 2-1 @ 1.98% ( 0.06) Other @ 2.07% Total : 6.76% | 1-1 @ 6.74% ( 0.24) 0-0 @ 4.6% ( 0.3) 2-2 @ 2.47% ( 0.01) Other @ 0.44% Total : 14.25% | 0-2 @ 14.27% ( 0.24) 0-3 @ 11.84% ( -0.1) 0-1 @ 11.46% ( 0.48) 1-2 @ 8.4% ( 0.09) 0-4 @ 7.38% ( -0.25) 1-3 @ 6.97% ( -0.1) 1-4 @ 4.34% ( -0.18) 0-5 @ 3.67% ( -0.22) 1-5 @ 2.16% ( -0.15) 2-3 @ 2.05% ( -0.04) 0-6 @ 1.53% ( -0.13) 2-4 @ 1.28% ( -0.06) Other @ 3.64% Total : 78.98% |
How you voted: Malta vs Italy
Malta
12.4%Draw
7.2%Italy
80.4%97
Head to Head
Sep 3, 2015 7.45pm
Group H
Italy
1-0
Malta
Oct 13, 2014 7.45pm
Group H
Malta
0-1
Italy
Mar 26, 2013 7.45pm
Sep 11, 2012 7.45pm
Form Guide
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LT: 2024-05-23 18:10:25
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
C | Manchester CityMan City | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 96 | 34 | 62 | 91 |
2 | Arsenal | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 91 | 29 | 62 | 89 |
3 | Liverpool | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 86 | 41 | 45 | 82 |
4 | Aston Villa | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 76 | 61 | 15 | 68 |
5 | Tottenham HotspurSpurs | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 74 | 61 | 13 | 66 |
6 | Chelsea | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 77 | 63 | 14 | 63 |
7 | Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 85 | 62 | 23 | 60 |
8 | Manchester UnitedMan Utd | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 57 | 58 | -1 | 60 |
9 | West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 60 | 74 | -14 | 52 |
10 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 58 | -1 | 49 |
11 | Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 55 | 62 | -7 | 48 |
12 | Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 67 | -13 | 48 |
13 | Fulham | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 61 | -6 | 47 |
14 | Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 65 | -15 | 46 |
15 | Everton | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 51 | -11 | 40 |
16 | Brentford | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 65 | -9 | 39 |
17 | Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 49 | 67 | -18 | 32 |
R | Luton TownLuton | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 52 | 85 | -33 | 26 |
R | Burnley | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 41 | 78 | -37 | 24 |
R | Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd | 38 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 104 | -69 | 16 |
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