Malta vs North Macedonia Match Analysis & Prediction
12/09/2023 9:45 pm
North Macedonia will be looking to claim the second win of their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign when they travel to Ta’Qali National Stadium to face Malta on Tuesday night.
While the visitors are occupying fourth position, Malta are sitting at the foot of Group C after suffering four successive qualifying defeats.
Malta will be disappointed with the fact that they are yet to pick up a point after losing their first four matches by a combined 9-1 scoreline.
As a result, they have now lost their last 13 matches in European Championship qualifying since beating the Faroe Islands 2-1 in March 2019.
While that run of form will be a cause for concern, Malta would have taken some confidence from Wednesday’s 1-0 friendly victory over Gibraltar through Joseph Mbong’s second-half goal.
Malta will now turn their attention back to competitive action, as they look to pull of a surprise result and win a European Championship qualifier for just the third time in the 21st century.
Meanwhile, North Macedonia are hoping to secure the second win of their qualifying campaign against the same team that they claimed their first victory against.
After getting off to a positive start with a 2-1 victory over Malta, they were stopped in their tracks by successive defeats to Ukraine and England.
The 7-0 thrashing against the Three Lions would have dented confidence among the North Macedonian squad, but they restored a sense of belief on Saturday when they held European champions Italy to a draw in Skopje.
With North Macedonia currently three points adrift of second-placed Ukraine, they will view Tuesday’s game as a must-win if they are to habour realistic ambitions of reaching successive European Championship Finals.
Malta vs. North Macedonia Head to head
In the seven previous meetings between these two teams, North Macedonia have claimed six victories while they have drawn once. Malta have scored just three goals and conceded 17 in the process.
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06/09/1998North Macedonia4Malta0Euros Qualifiers
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18/11/1998Malta1North Macedonia2Euros Qualifiers
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21/08/2002North Macedonia5Malta0Friendlies
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11/08/2010Malta1North Macedonia1Friendlies
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23/03/2023North Macedonia2Malta1Euros Qualifiers
Malta Team News
Reims midfieder Teddy Teuma is expected to come into the Malta side after he was left out of the starting lineup for the win over Gibraltar as Michele Marcolini kept one eye on Tuesday’s Euro 2024 qualifier.
Cain Attard, who plays for Portuguese side Belenenses, was an unused substitute in Wednesday’s friendly, but he is in contention to start here.
Malta's Last 5 Matches
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26/03/2023Malta0Italy2Euros Qualifiers
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09/06/2023Luxembourg0Malta1Friendlies
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16/06/2023Malta0England4Euros Qualifiers
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19/06/2023Ukraine1Malta0Euros Qualifiers
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06/09/2023Malta1Gibraltar0Friendlies
North Macedonia Team News
North Macedonia are without the services of Darko Churlinov, Valon Ethemi and Marjan Radeski, who all withdrew from the initial squad due to injury issues.
Trabzonspor’s Enis Bardhi will provide an obvious goal threat after scoring three goals in his last two matches for club and country.
North Macedonia's Last 5 Matches
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23/03/2023North Macedonia2Malta1Euros Qualifiers
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27/03/2023North Macedonia1Faroe Islands0Friendlies
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16/06/2023North Macedonia2Ukraine3Euros Qualifiers
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19/06/2023England7North Macedonia0Euros Qualifiers
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09/09/2023North Macedonia1Italy1Euros Qualifiers
Malta vs. North Macedonia: Odds and Predictions
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