Moldova vs Malta Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th September 2024

Moldova head into an encounter against Malta on Saturday. Played out at Zimbru Stadium, this is their first of six outings in the UEFA Nations League group phase. Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Moldova played Malta. The pair finished even in a 0-0 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Moldova enter their upcoming game placed as number 152 in the FIFA world ranking. There is a bit of a gap to opponents Malta, who enter the game ranked number 172 in the world.

Heading into their opening UEFA Nations League group match Moldova are highly expected to win their game against Malta. Moldova will attempt to get through the group stages effortlessly, thus dropping points here is not on the agenda.

Moldova go into their next UEFA Nations League match, scoring a humble average of 1.4 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 14 times, while conceding seven. That amounts to an average of 0.7 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring six times.

Malta scored 13 goals, conceded ten and managed four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Moldova vs Malta Prediction

Moldova Form

Moldova went through their last three matches with a 1-1 draw against North Macedonia, a 3-2 win against Cyprus and a 0-4 defeat against Ukraine. Moldova managed to win two of their past six internationals. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored nine and conceded 11 goals.

Malta Form

A draw is all that prevents Malta from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Belarus as the match ended 0-0 before getting trounced against Czech Republic by a 7-1 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Greece won the game and the exact score was 0-2. Malta came through their last six internationals without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 16 goals to four.

Moldova are aiming for a win this coming Saturday, but they could settle for containing their opponent Malta instead of chasing a high-scoring win.

Moldova vs Malta Team News

Moldova vs Malta H2H

It finished all square on when Moldova last faced Malta. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 0-0 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 45/17. Moldova go into their upcoming match against Malta with a 25% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 1-2-1 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Moldova vs Malta Results

In two of the previous four matches between Moldova and Malta both teams scored.

Moldova vs Malta Betting Tips

Look no further than Vitalie Damascan, when searching for a marksman who is currently in good shape. He hit the target two times lately for Moldova, while Paul Mbong managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Malta across tournaments. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Moldova claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing three. Malta won two of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost seven of the games in this run. Goals are flowing freely for Moldova on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target four times in Malta''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals happened two times in the past four encounters between Moldova and Malta, with Moldova scoring one goal on average per game. Malta averaged 1.5 goals, while both teams scored two times. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Moldova, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Malta, who managed to score 0.5 times in those matches.