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Malta vs Croatia Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

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Player of the matchAndrej KramarićCRO · 54′

8.8

WC Qualification EuropeMatchday 9Ta'Qali National StadiumRef D. Aytekin

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Malta3-4-35.92 avg rating 7.564-3-3Croatia
  1. 5.3Henry Bonello
  2. 5.2Andrei Agius
  3. 5.8Enrico Pepe
  4. 6.1Cain Attard
  5. 6.3Bjorn Kristensen
  6. 5.1Ryan Camenzuli
  7. 6.3Teddy Teuma
  8. 6.0Joseph Mbong
  9. 5.9Kurt Shaw
  10. 6.5Luke Montebello
  11. 6.5Jurgen Degabriele
  1. 6.7Ivo Grbić
  2. 7.4Duje Ćaleta-Car
  3. 6.5Borna Sosa
  4. 7.3Josip Juranović
  5. 7.2Joško Gvardiol
  6. 8.4Luka Modrić
  7. 7.6Ivan Perišić
  8. 6.2Marcelo Brozović
  9. 8.4Mario Pašalić
  10. 8.5Lovro Majer
  11. 8.8Andrej Kramarić
  1. Karl Micallef6.7
  2. Alexander Satariano6.5
  3. Matthew Guillaumier6.8
  4. Stephen Pisani5.9
  5. Shaun Dimech6.2
  6. Paul Mbong
  7. Jake Galea
  8. Matthew Grech
  9. Dunstan Vella
  10. Tristan Caruana
  11. Portelli Nevin
  12. Jake Grech

SubstitutesCoaches: D. Mangia · Zlatko Dalić (1.84 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. Kristijan Jakić7.1
  2. Nikola Vlašić6.2
  3. Marko Livaja7.2
  4. Mislav Oršić6.2
  5. Bruno Petković7.1
  6. Simon Sluga
  7. Luka Ivanušec
  8. Dominik Livaković
  9. Domagoj Vida
  10. Dejan Lovren
  11. Josip Stanišić
  12. Luka Sučić

Table

WC Qualification Europe 2022 · current
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPts
1Croatia107-2-121:4+1723
2Russia107-1-219:6+1322
3Slovakia103-5-217:10+714
4Slovenia104-2-413:12+114
5Cyprus101-2-74:21-175
6Malta101-2-79:30-215
Full table

Referee

D. Aytekin
Cards / match
4.58229 in 50
Yellows / match
4.20
Reds / match
0.38
Penalties / match
0.2620% of matches
Fouls / match
23.8

1.90Home 1.90 vs Away 2.30 yellows/match · +0.40 away · 8–11 red2.30

45%Results in 53 recent matches · draw 25%30%

home winsaway wins
Analysed latest 53 of 100 career matches (50 with card data).

What stands out

  • 0-0-4prior H2H

    Entering this match, Malta held a 0-0-4 record across 4 previous meetings with Croatia.

Top ratings

XI avg 5.92 v 7.56
  1. AKAndrej KramarićCRO8.8
  2. LMLovro MajerCRO8.5
  3. MPMario PašalićCRO8.4
  4. LMLuka ModrićCRO8.4
  5. IPIvan PerišićCRO7.6

Head-to-head

4 meetings on record since 2005

0-0-4Malta W-D-L · goals 1:12

0 MLT0 draws4 CRO
Goals per meeting
3.25
Over 2.5 goals
100%
Both teams scored
25%
Won by the host
75%
  1. Croatia3–0MaltaWC Qualification Europe
  2. Malta1–3CroatiaEuro Qualification
  3. Croatia3–0MaltaEuro Qualification
  4. Croatia3–0MaltaWC Qualification Europe

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Maltaall competitionsCroatia
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.87Goals per game (both sides)3.13
  3. 80%Over 1.587%
  4. 60%Over 2.567%
  5. 27%Over 3.520%
  6. 33%Both teams scored67%
  7. 20%Clean sheets20%
  8. 47%Failed to score13%
  9. Malta at home v Croatia away
  10. 7Played7
  11. 2Won2
  12. 1Drawn2
  13. 4Lost3
  14. 8-12Goals (for-against)10-9
  15. 1Points per game1.14
  16. 71%Over 2.557%
  17. 29%Clean sheets14%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 5 v 7 games
  19. 3-11st-half goals (for-against)4-6
  20. 3-62nd-half goals (for-against)9-7
  21. 50%Goals after half-time69%
  22. 60%Goal before half-time86%
  23. 2-2-1Half-time W-D-L1-3-3
How we calculate this

Match info

Season
2022 · Matchday 9 of 10
Stage
Group Stage
Kick-off
Venue
Ta'Qali National Stadium, Ta'Qali
Capacity
8,000 · grass
Referee
D. Aytekin
MLT coach
D. Mangia
CRO coach
Zlatko Dalić (1.84 PPG)

Match summary

Croatia beat Malta 7-1 in the WC Qualification Europe, Group Stage.

Before kickoff, Malta sat 5th on 1 point, while Croatia were 3rd on 7 points. Across 4 previous meetings on record, Malta won 0 and Croatia won 4, with 0 draws (3.25 goals per game).

Croatia defeated Malta 7-1 (1-4 at half-time).

Malta — live results and scheduleCroatia — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Form

last 9 v 10 matches, all competitions, before kick-off
Maltaold → newCroatia
  1. 2-0W7 Oct
  2. 1-0W13 Oct
  3. 3-0W11 Nov
  4. 1-1D17 Nov
  5. 0-3L30 Mar
  6. 0-3L30 May
  7. 1-2L4 Jun
  8. 0-2L7 Sep
  9. 2-2D11 Oct

3-2-4goals 10:131.22pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 1-2L14 Nov
  2. 3-0W30 Mar
  3. 1-1D1 Jun
  4. 0-1L6 Jun
  5. 0-1L13 Jun
  6. 1-1D18 Jun
  7. 3-5L28 Jun
  8. 0-0D29 Jun
  9. 3-0W8 Oct
  10. 2-2D11 Oct

2-4-4goals 14:131.00pts/game

  1. ACyprus2–2
  2. ARussia0–2
  3. HKosovo1–2
  4. HNorthern Ireland0–3
  5. ACroatia0–3

latest 5

  1. HSlovakia2–2
  2. ACyprus3–0
  3. HQatar0–0
  4. HSpain3–5
  5. HCzech Republic1–1
Show older matches
  1. HFaroe Islands1–1
  2. HLiechtenstein3–0
  3. ALatvia1–0
  4. HGibraltar2–0

older

  1. AEngland0–1
  2. ABelgium0–1
  3. HArmenia1–1
  4. HMalta3–0
  5. ASweden1–2

Matchday 9

WC Qualification Europe · the other 10 games
  1. Russia6–0Cyprus
  2. Azerbaijan1–3Luxembourg
  3. Georgia2–0Sweden
  4. Germany9–0Liechtenstein
  5. Greece0–1Spain
  6. Slovenia1–0Slovakia
  7. Romania0–0Iceland
  8. Moldova0–2Scotland
  9. Hungary4–0San Marino
  10. Israel19:45Austria
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