In the UEFA Euro qualifiers, Malta will play Italy on Sunday at the National Stadium Ta’ Qali.Malta enters this match having suffered a league defeat against Blagoja Milevski’s North Macedonia by a score of 2-1.
North Macedonia won thanks to goals from Burnley winger Darko Churlinov and Napoli midfielder Elif Elmas in the second half. For Malta, Yannick Yankam, a midfielder, scored the goal.
Match details :
- Malta – Italy
- Euro Qualification Europe
- Date – 26/03/2023
- Starting time – 18:45 UTC
Prediction :
Hamrun Spartans players are prominently featured in Malta’s squad, which is primarily made up of domestic players. Teddy Teuma, a midfielder from Belgium, has had a successful season with Union SG. This season, he has had devastating success at his club playing forward and midfield.
In the meantime, Italy, under Roberto Mancini, have established a reputation for having numerous newcomers in their deep squads. Wladimiro Falcone, Alessandro Buongiorno, and Mateo Retegui, as well as young talents Simone Pafundi, Marco Carnesecchi, and Wilfried Gnonto, have been included in the squad this time around.
Particularly, Retegui has made an immediate impression after scoring on his debut against England. Gianluca Scamacca, Ciro Immobile, and Andrea Belotti have yet to establish themselves as the starting No. 1 in their respective nations. 9, Retegui might get more time to show that he can play.
Head to head :
Italy has won 14 and drawn three of the 17 head-to-head matches between the two teams.Domenico Berardi, an Italian forward, has scored 11 goals in 14 league appearances this season for Sassuolo.
Lorenzo Pellegrini, an Italian midfielder, has made 22 league starts for Roma and contributed seven goals.This season, Freiburg’s Italian attacker Vincenzo Grifo has contributed 16 goals in 21 league starts.
Teddy Teuma, a Malta international, has made 28 league starts for Union SG this season and has contributed 17 goals.
Team news :
Roberto Mancini is likely to make several lineup adjustments for Italy on Sunday in response to the subpar performance of his starting XI in the middle of the week.Due to injuries to Ciro Immobile, Giacomo Raspadori, and Federico Chiesa, Mateo Retegui is in a strong position to thwart Gianluca Scamacca’s claims at the front.
However, Wilfried Gnonto may start after making a brief appearance in Campania. Although Freiburg’s set-piece specialist Vincenzo Grifo was left out of the team for Thursday, he is expected to play in Ta’Qali.
In addition to Mancini’s lack of attacking talent, Inter duo Alessandro Bastoni and Federico Dimarco are out, and Leonardo Bonucci and Nicolo Barella have both returned to their respective clubs due to injuries.In contrast, Malta’s own newcomer, Birkirkara midfielder Yannick Yankam, scored on his first international appearance earlier this week, and he will hope to be moved up to start against Italy.
Betting tips :
- Italy wins 36% of the halftime games, Malta wins 10%.
- Italy came out on top in their most recent meeting.
- Italy won their most recent match by one goal.
- When Malta is ahead 1-0 at home, they win every game.
- At the point when Italy leads 0-1 away, they win in 100 percent of their matches.
- Malta wins 20% of their games when they are down 0-1 at home.
Lineups :
Malta
Bonello;
Attard, S. Borg, Apap;
J. Mbong, Kristensen, Guillaumier, Yankam, Camenzuli;
Teuma; Satariano
Italy
Donnarumma;
Di Lorenzo, Scalvini, Romagnoli, Spinazzola;
Cristante, Verratti, Tonali;
Politano, Retegui, Gnonto
Where to watch :
| Country | Channels |
| United Kingdom | BoxNation |
| Germany | DAZN, DAZN2 |
| United States | Fox Soccer Plus, ViX |
| France | Molotov, Free, L’Equipe, L’Equipe Web |
| Nepal | SONY TEN 3 HD, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3 |
| India | JioTV, SONY TEN 3 HD, SONY TEN 3, Sony LIV |
| Sri Lanka | Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD |