San Marino will be looking for their first win in the on-going UEFA Nations League campaign when they visit the Ta’ Qali National Stadium to take on Malta in their Group D2 third round tie on Sunday night.
Malta opened their UEFA Nations League campaign positively with a 2-0 victory over San Marino at away last Sunday. They however denied a second consecutive win as they suffered a 2-1 home defeat to group leaders Estonia.
Malta now sit second in the group standings with three points behind Estonia and will be looking to bounce back to winning ways on Sunday as they hope to stand a better chance of winning the group. They head into the clash on a two-match winning streak against the visitors and will be looking to keep the juggernaut rolling.
Meanwhile San Marino currently sit at the bottom of Group 2 of League D on zero points having lost their opening two games. They opened with the 2-0 defeat to the group leaders Estonia, before suffering the 2-0 defeat to their Sunday hosts Malta.
They followed the result with a 1-0 defeat to Iceland in an international friendly tie last Thursday. they have now suffered 17 defeats in a row across all competitions and will need a miracle to end the poor run.
Malta vs San Marino head to head
Both sides have met in two encounters since 2012 with Malta winning on both occasions.
- San Marino 0-2 Malta 05/06/22
- San Marino 2-3 Malta 14/08/12
Home
- Malta 1-2 Estonia
- San Marino 0-2 Malta
- Malta 0-1 Venezuela
- Malta 2-0 Kuwait
- Malta 1-0 Azerbaijan
Away
- San Marino 0-1 Iceland
- San Marino 0-2 Malta
- Estonia 2-0 San Marino
- San Marino 0-2 Cape Verde
- San Marino 1-2 Lithuania
Malta team news
Malta have a fully-fit squad expect for Jean Borg who is a doubt due to a knock.
San Marino team news
San Marino have no fitness issues at their camp.
Prediction and odds
- Malta win
- Both sides to score (No)
- Goals under 2.5
