Ace Football previews the European Championship game between Malta and Ukraine who meet up this coming Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Malta and Ukraine will be facing each other this coming Tuesday at Ta’ Qali. As we approach the final rounds of the qualifying group stage, none of these teams are in the running any more for at place at the European Championship. The last time these two teams squared up, Ukraine ran out 1-0 winners which they surely won’t mind doing again at Ta’ Qali.
Team form: Malta vs Ukraine
Malta Form
Malta managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 1-0 victory against Gibraltar. They went on to lose 0-2 against North Macedonia, before getting dumped in a 4-0 defeat against Italy. Malta claimed a modest two wins in their past six internationals. They also drew zero and lost four, scored two goals and conceded 11.
Ukraine Form
In their last three matches, Ukraine drew 1-1 with England, lost 2-1 against Italy and beat North Macedonia 2-0. Ukraine won thrice in their last six internationals, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They produced 11 goals and conceded eight times.
Betting stats and facts for Malta and Ukraine
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Malta and Ukraine. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 15 of the last 17 Malta matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Malta have lost 4 of the last 5 home matches without scoring a goal
- Malta have lost 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 12 Malta home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Malta have lost 3 of the last 4 matches without scoring a goal
- In the last 3 away matches in a row Ukraine played, both teams scored
- In 5 of the last 6 Ukraine away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 matches Ukraine played, both teams scored
- Ukraine have scored in the last 5 matches in a row
- In the last 3 Ukraine matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players to watch: Malta vs Ukraine
Despite scoring just once in six European Championship games, Malta hope Yannick Yankam adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Ukraine put their faith in Andriy Yarmolenko to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six European Championship games.
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Full-time result
Ta’ Qali witnessed Malta winning three times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing one and losing six as well. Ukraine claimed five wins, one draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Malta scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Ukraine got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Ukraine managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Malta saw four of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 0.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Ukraine, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches.
Suggested bet: Malta vs Ukraine
The match between Malta and Ukraine should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this European Championship game.
Malta vs Ukraine: Who wins the game?
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