Match

Scotland U21 vs Malta U21: result 2-1 and analysis

UEFA U21 Championship - QualificationGroup Stage - 9Kick-off on October 17, 2023 at 04:30 PM (UTC)Fir Park, Motherwell

Scotland U21
2-1
Malta U21

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What was the result of Scotland U21 vs Malta U21?

Scotland U21 won 2-1 on October 17, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 32′A. LowryScotland U21 (pen.)
  • 52′A. ZammitMalta U21 (pen.)
  • 82′K. BowieScotland U21

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Scotland U21 have 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats; Malta U21 have 2, 0 and 13.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Scotland U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 13, 2023Hungary U21(home)3-1UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Sep 11, 2023Spain U21(away)0-1UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Jun 18, 2023Norway U21(home)1-1Friendlies
Jun 15, 2023Norway U21(home)0-0Friendlies
Jun 10, 2022Denmark U21(away)1-1UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Malta U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 13, 2023Belgium U21(home)0-2UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Sep 12, 2023Hungary U21(home)0-3UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Sep 8, 2023Spain U21(home)0-6UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification
Jun 20, 2023North Macedonia U21(home)0-4Friendlies
Jun 7, 2022Spain U21(away)1-7UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification

How many goals should we expect?

Scotland U21 score 1.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Malta U21 score 0.7 and concede 3.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Scotland U211.31.137/155/15
Malta U210.73.416/1512/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Scotland U21 sit 3rd in UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification (11 points from 8 matches) and Malta U21 sit 6th (0 points from 7 matches).

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Scotland U218323181011
6Malta U2170071280

How does Footlab compute this prediction?

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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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