| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 15 | W1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10/15 | 9-6 |
| Malta | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6/15 | 2-7 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2 | 8 | 14 | 7 | WWLWD | 14 | -12 |
| Malta | 5 | 8 | 0 | -18 | LLLLL | 47 | -42 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2023-10-14
Malta (5th, 0 pts) visited Italy (2nd, 14 pts) with 14 points between them. The last five rounds placed Malta no better than 47th for form, against 5th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.44 goals per team per game, Italy ran at 2 scored and 1.13 conceded, Malta at 0.25 and 2.5.
The venue was Stadio Comunale San Nicola in Bari, with room for 58,300 spectators. Italy led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 4-0 full-time score.
