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by Devesh Jaganath in World Cup Predictions
The Netherlands will be looking to maintain their perfect World Cup qualifier record on Tuesday night when they host Malta at Euroborg. Oranje are in fourth place in Group G, while the Reds are bottom of the standings. Let’s get into the match prediction.
Given their participation in the Nations League quarter-finals in March, the Netherlands only played their first WC qualifier on Saturday and secured a 2-0 victory over Finland.
Oranje are unbeaten in regulation time in their last five matches and have scored two or more goals in four of those games. They have only failed to qualify for one of the last five World Cup campaigns.
The hosts are also unbeaten in their last eight home games (W6 D2 L0), and scored two or more goals in all but one of those matches.
Meanwhile, Malta have never qualified for the World Cup and have a mountain to climb to do so this year, having only taken one point from their first three qualification matches.
That point came in a goalless draw with Lithuania over the weekend, following back-to-back defeats to Poland and Finland in their first two matches back in March.
The Reds have lost eight and won just two of their last 10 away games, but those victories were against 143rd-ranked Lithuania and 173rd-ranked Andorra.
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The Best Betting Odds for Netherlands v Malta Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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1.03 | 19 | 41 |
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1.02 | 19 | 51 |
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1.04 | 15 | 151 |
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1.01 | 15 | 34 |
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1.02 | 16 | 26 |
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Netherlands vs Malta Form
Netherlands and Malta's standings in the World Cup
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
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3
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3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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5
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1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 |
Netherlands and Malta Last Matches
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
7 Jun 2025 - World Cup
23 Mar 2025 - UEFA Nations League
20 Mar 2025 - UEFA Nations League
19 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
16 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
14 Oct 2024 - UEFA Nations League
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
20 Mar 2025 - UEFA Nations League
16 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
10 Sep 2024 - UEFA Nations League
7 Sep 2024 - UEFA Nations League
10 Jul 2024 - Euro
6 Jul 2024 - Euro
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
7 Jun 2025 - World Cup
23 Mar 2025 - UEFA Nations League
19 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
14 Oct 2024 - UEFA Nations League
11 Oct 2024 - UEFA Nations League
2 Jul 2024 - Euro
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
7 Jun 2025 - World Cup
24 Mar 2025 - World Cup
21 Mar 2025 - World Cup
19 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
14 Nov 2024 - International Friendlies
13 Oct 2024 - UEFA Nations League
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
7 Jun 2025 - World Cup
21 Mar 2025 - World Cup
19 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
14 Nov 2024 - International Friendlies
13 Oct 2024 - UEFA Nations League
11 Jun 2024 - International Friendlies
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
5/6 (83%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
24 Mar 2025 - World Cup
10 Sep 2024 - UEFA Nations League
7 Sep 2024 - UEFA Nations League
7 Jun 2024 - International Friendlies
17 Nov 2023 - Euro
14 Oct 2023 - Euro
Netherlands vs Malta last Lineups
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Most goals and assists
Netherlands
Malta
M. Depay
(1 Goals)
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D. Dumfries
(1 Goals)
Netherlands - Malta Key Points
- Six of the Netherlands' last 10 games have ended with over 2.5 goals.
- The Netherlands have scored two or more goals in seven of their last 10 home games.
- The Netherlands have kept clean sheets in six of their last 10 home matches.
- Malta failed to score in any of their last four games across all competitions.
- Malta have never scored against the Netherlands in six previous matches.
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Our Netherlands vs Malta Prediction
After suffering disappointment in the Nations League quarter-final to Spain, the Netherlands kicked off their World Cup qualifiers very positively, securing a 2-0 victory over Finland over the weekend.
Oranje are the clear favourites in this contest and will be looking to post a big win to boost their goal difference. Malta have never scored against this opponent in the past, and we feel they will not be able to find the target in this one either. Our Netherlands vs Malta prediction is over 2.5 & BTTS (NO).
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