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Slovenia vs Malta: result 1-0 and analysis

World Cup - Qualification EuropeGroup Stage - 5Kick-off on September 4, 2021 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Stadion Stožice, Ljubljana

Slovenia
1-0
Malta

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What was the result of Slovenia vs Malta?

Slovenia won 1-0 on September 4, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 44′S. LovrićSlovenia (pen.)

Official lineup for Slovenia vs Malta

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Slovenia

4-2-3-1
  1. 11B. Šeško
  1. 15D. Bohar
  2. 8S. Lovrić
  3. 21J. Mlakar
  1. 14J. Kurtič
  2. 22A. Čerin
  1. 3J. Balkovec
  2. 17M. Mevlja
  3. 6J. Bijol
  4. 20P. Stojanović
  1. 1J. Oblak

Malta

3-4-3
  1. 21S. Dimech
  2. 19A. Satariano
  3. 7J. Mbong
  1. 15J. Corbalan
  2. 17T. Teuma
  3. 23T. Caruana
  4. 18C. Attard
  1. 22Z. Muscat
  2. 13E. Pepe
  3. 2K. Shaw
  1. 1H. Bonello
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Slovenia have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; Malta have 5, 4 and 6.

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

Slovenia
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 1, 2021Slovakia(home)1-1World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 4, 2021Gibraltar(home)6-0Friendlies
Jun 1, 2021FYR Macedonia(away)1-1Friendlies
Mar 30, 2021Cyprus(away)0-1World Cup - Qualification Europe
Mar 27, 2021Russia(away)1-2World Cup - Qualification Europe
Malta
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 1, 2021Cyprus(home)3-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 4, 2021Kosovo(home)1-2Friendlies
May 30, 2021Northern Ireland(home)0-3Friendlies
Mar 30, 2021Croatia(away)0-3World Cup - Qualification Europe
Mar 27, 2021Slovakia(away)2-2World Cup - Qualification Europe

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 2 Slovenia wins, 0 draws, 0 Malta wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jun 10, 2017Slovenia 2-0 MaltaWorld Cup - Qualification Europe
Nov 11, 2016Malta 0-1 SloveniaWorld Cup - Qualification Europe

Last archived meeting: Slovenia vs Malta on Jun 10, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Slovenia score 1.6 and concede 0.6 goals per match over their last 15; Malta score 1.4 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Slovenia1.60.695/156/15
Malta1.41.458/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Slovenia sit 3rd in World Cup - Qualification Europe (4 points from 6 matches) and Malta sit 4th (5 points from 8 matches).

2025-26 standings
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3SloveniaGroup B6042384
4MaltaGroup G81254195

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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

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