Malta hosts Croatia in round 9 of the World Cup qualification. The match will be played on Thursday, November 11th at Ta'Qali National Stadium (Ta' Qali)
Malta is a modest team that cannot boast of any achievements in the international arena. In the last ten games in all competitions, this national team gained only one victory. Due to the win over Cyprus, the Falcons are not the main outsiders of the group. Having better additional indicators, the national team of Malta is in the penultimate place. Naturally, no one talks about the struggle to reach the next round of the competition because the skill of the players does not allow them to fight against such strong opponents. In the last October game, the Reds earned one more point, pulling out a draw against the Cypriots in the 98th minute (2-2).
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For some time, Croatia was the leader of Group H. The situation changed in October. The Croats gave the lead to Russia and dropped to the second line. Having defeated Cyprus (3-0), the Checkered Ones didn’t manage to gain another victory and keep the lead. They had to win back twice in a home match against Slovakia (2-2). The hosts could have snatched three points, but the referee canceled Vlašić's goal at the end of the game due to an offside position. Most likely, Russia will beat Cyprus again, and Croatia will deal with Malta. In case of such a scenario, the fate of the first place will be determined in a head-to-head match between the two leaders of the group.
Malta rarely scores points. Sometimes it happens in matches against weak opponents. The Maltese concede an average of two goals per game. Croatia shouldn't have any problems in the upcoming game. Previously, the Checkered Ones beat the Maltese five times in a row. In the first round, the Blazers defeated the opponent with a score of 3-0. We expect a similar result this time.
Prediction for the match: Croatia to win with -2.0 handicap
