Malta vs England Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th June 2023

At Ta' Qali, Malta and England meet to play a third round European Championship qualifying match this coming Friday. A 4-0 win was the follow-up to a 2-0 victory, when England last faced Malta, no doubt raising the spirits ahead of their next trip.

Concluding the first two rounds of matches in this group, Malta have positioned themselves as number five on zero points. Meanwhile, England earned six points, placing them as number one. England take on Malta as number five, whereas the home side sit as number 172 in the FIFA world ranking.

Malta will never make it out of this group, but could perhaps be capable of stealing the odd point which for them would be considered a success. It look like a close race between two teams for the top spot in the group, and England have a good chance of taking it. Even if they don't, they should be able to lock down the second place without too much difficulty.

Malta vs England Prediction

Malta Form

Malta lost twice in their last three matches, as they were defeated 2-1 by North Macedonia and 0-2 against Italy. They turned the table by winning 0-1 against Luxembourg. Malta managed to win two of their past six internationals. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored six and conceded eight goals.

England Form

England won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 1-2 against France, before beating Italy 1-2. Another win followed, this time by 2-0 against Ukraine. England performed a very admirable four wins in six internationals, while they also drew one and lost one. They scored 16 times, while also conceding four goals.

Malta vs England Team News

England have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match this coming Friday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

England need to do without Jack Grealish and James Maddison, who are not fit enough to travel to Ta' Qali.

Malta vs England H2H

The last time the two nations squared up against each other, England ran away with a 4-0 victory. England left Malta with a bloody nose in the most recent meeting between the two. England claimed a 4-0 win on the day. The bookies have an away win in this match at best price odds of 1/22.

Malta vs England Results

In one of the previous three matches between Malta and England both teams scored.

Malta vs England Betting Tips

Jurgen Degabriele has found the back of the net one times in his previous six European Championship games for Malta; who won't mind him striking again on Friday? Punters will also be looking for Harry Kane to keep up his current streak for England, having scored four in his last six European Championship games.

Malta claimed four wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing one and losing five. England won five of their last 10 away games, as they also drew three and lost two of these matches. In their previous 10 away matches, England claimed four wins to nil.

In the past three encounters between Malta and England over 2.5 goals came out two times, with Malta scoring an average of 0.33 goals per game. England averaged 2.67 goals, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in five of Malta’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 1.1 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in seven of England's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of two goals in these matches.