Malta national football team
Euro Champ Qualifying | Group Stage
Mar 26, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
 
Italy national football team

Malta
0 - 2
Italy

FT(HT: 0-2)
Retegui (15'), Pessina (27')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Euro Champ Qualifying clash between Malta and Italy, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Italy could line up for Sunday's European Championship qualifying clash with Malta.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
Euro Champ Qualifying
Last Game: N. Macedonia 2-1 Malta
Thursday, March 23 at 7.45pm in Euro Champ Qualifying
All competitions
Euro Champ Qualifying
Last Game: Italy 1-2 England
Thursday, March 23 at 7.45pm in Euro Champ Qualifying

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Italy win with a probability of 78.99%. A draw had a probability of 14.3% and a win for Malta had a probability of 6.76%.

The most likely scoreline for a Italy win was 0-2 with a probability of 14.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (11.84%) and 0-1 (11.46%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.74%), while for a Malta win it was 1-0 (2.71%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 14.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Italy in this match.

Result
MaltaDrawItaly
6.76% (0.273 0.27)14.25% (0.533 0.53)78.99% (-0.803 -0.8)
Both teams to score 40.78% (-0.415 -0.41)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
59.42% (-1.446 -1.45)40.58% (1.448 1.45)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
37.04% (-1.5 -1.5)62.96% (1.503 1.5)
Malta Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
44.46% (-0.206 -0.21)55.53% (0.208 0.21)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
11.8% (-0.123 -0.12)88.2% (0.12400000000001 0.12)
Italy Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
91.71% (-0.50699999999999 -0.51)8.29% (0.509 0.51)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
71.07% (-1.283 -1.28)28.93% (1.285 1.29)
Score Analysis
    Malta 6.76%
    Italy 78.98%
    Draw 14.25%
MaltaDrawItaly
1-0 @ 2.71% (0.16 0.16)
2-1 @ 1.98% (0.058 0.06)
Other @ 2.07%
Total : 6.76%
1-1 @ 6.74% (0.236 0.24)
0-0 @ 4.6% (0.299 0.3)
2-2 @ 2.47% (0.011 0.01)
Other @ 0.44%
Total : 14.25%
0-2 @ 14.27% (0.24 0.24)
0-3 @ 11.84% (-0.1 -0.1)
0-1 @ 11.46% (0.48 0.48)
1-2 @ 8.4% (0.089 0.09)
0-4 @ 7.38% (-0.251 -0.25)
1-3 @ 6.97% (-0.103 -0.1)
1-4 @ 4.34% (-0.176 -0.18)
0-5 @ 3.67% (-0.222 -0.22)
1-5 @ 2.16% (-0.145 -0.15)
2-3 @ 2.05% (-0.044 -0.04)
0-6 @ 1.53% (-0.134 -0.13)
2-4 @ 1.28% (-0.06 -0.06)
Other @ 3.64%
Total : 78.98%

How you voted: Malta vs Italy

Malta
12.4%
Draw
7.2%
Italy
80.4%
97
Head to Head
Sep 3, 2015 7.45pm
Oct 13, 2014 7.45pm
Sep 11, 2012 7.45pm
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