Malta vs Ireland Prediction & Betting Tips - International Friendlies

Prediction published on 18/11/2022, 15:11  by Indran | Modified on 20/11/2022 at 06:00 in Football Predictions

Malta plays host to Ireland at the Ta'Qali National Stadium for this Friendly International. The home will have taken a lot of confidence from their last match as they held Greece to a 2-2 home draw while the visitors suffered a disappointing 2-1 home loss to Norway. Malta have shown some good form recently, losing just once in their last four matches with two wins and a draw. It is a major improvement on their showing in the Nations League where they finished second in their group but were a distant six points behind group winners Estonia. Malta have only won three of their last seven matches with three losses and a draw. They have proven difficult to beat at home and are unbeaten in their last three matches with two wins and a draw.

Ireland will be looking to bounce back from their home defeat in the last match which was their second loss in three matches. They have won just two of their last seven matches across all competitions with four losses and one draw. Ireland have had a 12 months to forget which began with their meek surrender in their World Cup qualifying bid and they followed that up with a disappointing run in the Nations League in which they finished in third place in their group, only ahead of Armenia. Ireland have struggled on the road and are winless in their last three away matches.