Malta U21 and Ukraine U21 meet at Gozo Stadium, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Under 21 Championship (Qualifying Round).
Malta :
The team gained access to this phase of the UEFA Under 21 Championship (Qualifying Round) after winning 6th place in Group 8, with a total of 1 point. Malta U21 drew 1 and lost 3 of their last 4 matches for the UEFA Under 21 Championship.
For this competition, she has not won 4 games ago. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have conceded goals in 3 of the last 4 matches, and their attack has not been very effective, since they did not score goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition. In their matches there is a tendency for goals, since 7 of the last 8 matches have ended with Over 1.5 goals and 6 out of 8 have ended with Over 2.5 goals. This is a team that tends to find it difficult to score first. In fact, she only opened the scoring once in the last 8 games. In 8 games, they suffered the first goal 6 times and never got the comeback.
Malta U-21 part for this match unmotivated, after a 4×1 defeat by Romania U-21, thus registering the seventh defeat in this qualifying phase: Omar Elouni scored the only goal of the team. In this match against the Ukrainians, coach Silvio Vella must keep the team 4-4-2, with Aidan Friggieri and Omar Elouni being the most offensive references. It should be noted that the maintenance of possession, finishing and passing game are the weaknesses of the home team. For this game the coach can count on all his players.
Ukraine:
The team got access to this phase of the UEFA Under 21 Championship (Qualifying Round) after winning 4th place in Group 8, with a total of 3 points. In the last 4 matches they played for the UEFA Under 21 Championship, Ukraine U21 won 1 and lost 3. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have conceded goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition. In their matches there is a tendency to have goals, since in 8 of their last 9 matches there were Over 1.5 goals and in 7 of the last 9 there were Over 2.5 goals. In 9 games, they suffered the first goal 6 times and only managed 1 comeback.
The Ukraine Under-21 team comes into this game unmotivated, after losing 1×0 in the visit to Northern Ireland Under-21, putting an end to two wins in a row in this qualifying round. In this match against Malta U21, coach Ruslan Rotan must maintain the usual tactical system, namely 4-3-3, with Danylo Sikan being the most offensive reference of the team. Sergiy Buletsa is one of the most important players on this team, being responsible for creating and organizing the offensive process. All players are available for this game.
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,50
