Slovakia vs Malta Prediction & Betting Tips - World Cup

Prediction published on 25/03/2021, 09:39  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 25/03/2021 at 09:41 in World Cup Prediction

Slovakia went to their match against Cyprus in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers as firm favorites but were held to a 0-0 draw by the minnows. They’ll be hoping the same doesn’t happen here as they gear up to host Malta on Match Day 2. Slovakia are ranked 34th in the world, 142 places above Malta and so this should be an easy game for them to manage. The hosts go to this game with just three wins in the last 10 matches and have failed to score in the last two while they have just four clean sheets in the last 15 matches. Two of the four clean sheets have come in the last three matches, which should be a positive for Slovakia but they need to improve in attack as well, having scored twice in just four of the last 15. Slovakia don’t concede heavily in their matches; in the last 15, they’ve conceded two or more in just five. At home, they have three clean sheets in the last five matches and in World Cup qualification matches at home, they have four straight wins, all with clean sheets. They met Malta in the last World Cup qualifiers and won 3-1 and 3-0 in the two legs. With six wins and three losses in the last 10 World Cup qualification matches, Slovakia will have the upper hand here.

Malta are one of the low-ranking nations in the World Cup qualifiers in Europe and after falling to Russia at home in the opening game in Group H, they’ll be on a giant killing mission in Trnava. They gave a decent account of themselves but lost 3-1 to Russia on Match Day 1. It means they have no clean sheet in the last three matches and have just four wins in the last 18 matches, losing 11 of those. The visitors have managed only four clean sheets in their last 21 matches and heading here they have no win in 15 World Cup qualification matches. Malta have managed just one win in their last 63 World Cup qualification matches and have six straight losses in away matches in the qualifiers. In 16 away matches in the World Cup qualification matches, Malta have scored just two goals.