Georgia and Malta meet at Silberstadt Arena Schwaz, in a friendly match. This is the 3rd friendly match of the year for Georgia, after friendlies against Estonia and Lithuania. In the case of Malta, this is their 4th friendly of the year, after previous friendly matches against Armenia, Finland and Luxembourg. There is only a record of 1 direct match in the last 3 years between these two teams, on 03-25-2015, which ended with the victory of Georgia by (2-0). Attention to the house factor, since Georgia usually conquers different results at home and abroad.
Georgia:
This is the 3rd friendly match of the year for the home team, after previous friendlies in which they registered the following results: Georgia (2-0) Estonia and Georgia (4-0) Lithuania. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 5 draws and 9 losses in away matches, with 12 goals scored and 29 conceded; against 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 28 goals scored and 13 conceded. In the last 10 home matches Georgia has won 5, tied 3 and lost 2. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 7 times and never got the comeback.
In the 2 friendly matches played in 2018, the Georgia team won 2 victories, scoring a total of 6 goals and not suffering any, being with an average per game of 3 goals scored and zero suffered, showing great quality in both sectors. His best moment was in the last 15 minutes of the first half, period in which he scored 3 goals, with highlight for midfielder V. Qazaishvilli, with 2 goals scored. It should be noted that the Georgian national team did not qualify for the next World Cup in Russia, remaining in fifth place in Group D, for the European qualifiers. For this match, coach Vladimir Weiss must continue improving his team for the first edition of the League of Nations.
Malta:
The visiting team disputes their 4th friendly of the year. In the previous friendlies he registered the following scores: Armenia (1-1) Malta, Finland (5-0) Malta and Malta (0-1) Luxembourg. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 2 draws and 12 losses in away matches, with 4 goals scored and 33 conceded; against 1 win, 3 draws and 11 losses at their stadium, with 7 goals scored and 28 conceded. In the last 9 away matches Malta has a record of 1 win, 2 draws and 6 losses. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, and their offense has not been very effective as they have not scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 8 of the last 9 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals. This is a team that scores only a few times and was only able to open the scoring in 2 of its last 15 games, of these 2 came to rest in advantage in all and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 1. In 15 games, never got the comeback in the 13 games in which he suffered the first goal.
In the 3 friendly matches of 2018, the Malta national team won 1 draw and 2 losses, scoring only 1 goal and suffering 7, leaving an average of 0.33 goals scored and 2.33 goals per game, showing great difficulties in both sectors. The only goal of the team was scored by A. Agius. Without great surprises, this selection did not qualify for the next World Cup in Russia, being in sixth place for Group F, for the European qualifiers. For this match, coach Raymond Farrugia must continue to improve his team for the first edition of the UEFA League of Nations.
PREDICTION: Georgia to win @ 1.42
