Malta and Spain meet in the second round of the European Preliminary Group F for the European Championship in 2020. Confrontation will be held on Tuesday at 19:45 on the Ta’Qali National Stadium.
The two representatives are in the 7th direct duel, the previous six being won by the Iberian national. The first two confrontations took place in 1983 as part of the European Championship qualifiers when Spain won 3-2 away and 12-1 on their own, and they were the only direct parties in which Malta managed to score.
After the first 3 games in Group F, there is a perfect draw between the top three, Spain, Malta and Sweden, with the same number of points, scored goals and goals scored. On their own home, the hosts of this duel managed to cross the Faroe Islands, with the score of 2-1, the game in which the guests dominated the statistical data. Spain scored the same score in Valencia, where it met Norway. The national team led by Luis Enrique lived dangerously until the last minute, even if the statistics show a clear dominance of the Iberians, with 67% possession, 26-4 goals and 9-5 at corners.
In the disputes disputed in 2017 and 2018 (11 matches), Spain suffered a single failure, 2-3 in Croatia, the UEFA Nations League match. Also, the Iberians recorded 7 wins in this period, the most categorical one being in Liechtenstein, score 8-0.
Probable teams:
Malta: Bonello – Mbong, Borg, Muscat, Caruana, Zerafa – Corbalan, Fenech, Guillaumier, Nwoko – Mifsud;
Spain: De Gea – Roberto, Ramos, Martinez, Gaya – Ceballos, Rodrigo, Niguez – Moreno, Mata, Muniain;
In this duel, the only dilemma is the difference that guests will be able to impose. Considering that it is a game that will most likely be decided from the break, we expect that the strong duels will not make their presence felt, and under these conditions, the cards will be awarded in a lower number .
PREDICTION: Over 3,5 goals @ 1,63
