Malta vs Finland: result 0-1 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification EuropeGroup Stage - 1Kick-off on March 21, 2025 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Ta'Qali National Stadium, Ta'Qali
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What was the result of Malta vs Finland?
Finland won 0-1 on March 21, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 38′O. AntmanFinland
Official lineup for Malta vs Finland
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Malta
3-5-2- 10T. Teuma
- 20P. Mbong
- 3R. Camenzuli
- 9I. Chouaref
- 23A. Satariano
- 6M. Guillaumier
- 7J. Mbong
- 5K. Shaw
- 18J. Carragher
- 22Z. Muscat
- 1H. Bonello
Finland
4-3-3- 19B. Källman
- 20J. Pohjanpalo
- 7O. Antman
- 14K. Kairinen
- 16M. Peltola
- 9F. Jensen
- 18J. Uronen
- 4R. Ivanov
- 15M. Tenho
- 17N. Alho
- 1L. Hrádecký
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Malta have 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats; Finland have 3, 1 and 11.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2024 | Andorra(home) | 0-0 | UEFA Nations League |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Liechtenstein(home) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
| Oct 13, 2024 | Moldova(home) | 1-0 | UEFA Nations League |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Andorra(away) | 1-0 | UEFA Nations League |
| Sep 7, 2024 | Moldova(away) | 0-2 | UEFA Nations League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2024 | Greece(home) | 0-2 | UEFA Nations League |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Rep. Of Ireland(away) | 0-1 | UEFA Nations League |
| Oct 13, 2024 | England(home) | 1-3 | UEFA Nations League |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Rep. Of Ireland(home) | 1-2 | UEFA Nations League |
| Sep 10, 2024 | England(away) | 0-2 | UEFA Nations League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Malta wins, 0 draws, 1 Finland win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2018 | Finland 5-0 Malta | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
Malta score 0.6 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Finland score 1.1 and concede 2.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malta | 0.6 | 1.7 | 6 | 3/15 | 4/15 |
| Finland | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 8/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Malta sit 4th in World Cup - Qualification Europe (5 points from 8 matches) and Finland sit 3rd (10 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Finland | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 10 |
| 4 | Malta | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 5 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy