Comments and predictions for Malta vs Finland: Home team wins convincingly
The match between Malta vs Finland in the World Cup qualifiers takes place at 1:45 a.m. on March 22. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Malta vs Finland team information
Malta could field a three-man defence of Kurt Shaw, Enrico Pepe and Jean Borg in the absence of Gabriel Mentz.
Matthew Guillaumier and Teddy Teuma could take on the central midfield roles, while striker Basil Tuma could receive support from Paul Mbong and Trent Buhagiar up front.
On the opposite side, Finland can use a trio of central defenders including Miro Tenho, Robert Ivanov and Leo Vaisanen, with goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky guarding the goal.
Glen Kamara and Kaan Kairinen are the obvious candidates for the central midfield position, supporting the attacking trio of Robin Lod, Joel Pohjanpalo and Benjamin Kallman.
Latest expected lineup for Malta vs Finland
Malta:
Bonello; Shaw, Pepe, Borg; J Mbong, Guillaumier, Teuma, Camenzuli; Buhagiar, P Mbong; Tuma
Finland:
Hradecky; Tenho, Ivanov, Vaisanen; Alho, Kamara, Kairinen, Hakans; Lod, Pohjanpalo, Kallman
Latest football commentary on Malta vs Finland
The hosts drew 0-0 with Andorra in the Nations League on 19 November, a commendable result considering they were reduced to 10 men from the 17th minute.
It should be noted that Malta have kept four clean sheets in a row, while previously they had only four clean sheets in their last 21 games.
However, Emilio De Leo's side conceded 30 goals in their 2020-21 World Cup qualifying campaign, and only two of the 54 teams in Europe have a worse defensive record.
Malta have lost 20 of their last 24 qualifying games, winning just one, but they are unbeaten in their last four in all competitions, including three wins.
Remarkably, they are becoming a tough opponent at home, having won two, drawn three and lost just one of their last six games at Ta'Qali National Stadium.
Meanwhile, Finland suffered a 0-2 defeat to Greece in the Nations League on 17 November, a match in which they failed to create any dangerous chances and had just one shot throughout the first half.
The visitors have failed to score in four of their last six games and have managed just two goals in that time.
However, the Eagles did beat Malta 5-0 in March 2018 in the only meeting between the two sides, when they scored three goals in just the first 27 minutes of the match.
Jacob Friis's men will have to improve significantly if they are to claim victory on Friday, as they are on a run of six consecutive defeats.
Finland are also winless in their last six games, losing five times in that period.
Latest Malta vs Finland score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Malta vs Finlandas follows:
- Sportsmole:Malta 1-0 Finland
- WhoScore:Malta 2-1 Finland
- Our newspaper predicts:Malta 2-0 Finland
When and where to watch Malta vs Finland live?
To watch the live match between Malta and Finland in the World Cup qualifiers taking place at 1:45 a.m. on March 22, viewers can watch onK+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. Wish you have fun watching football.
