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Malta vs Poland Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 1–12 – 3

Irvin Cardona 36′Teddy Teuma 68′ (pen)4th

2ndRobert Lewandowski 32′Pawel Wszolek 59′Piotr Zieliński 85′

Player of the matchPiotr ZielińskiPOL · 1 goal · 1 assist · 90′ · 22 final-3rd passes · 4 key passes · 3 shots (1 on target)

8.0
Table · 5 v 17 pts
4th2nd

WC Qualification EuropeMatchday 10Ta'Qali National StadiumRef I. Pajač

Events

MLT 2–3 POL · 2–2 yellow
  1. Full time 2–3
  2. Filip Rózgafor Jakub Kamiński
  3. Trent Buhagiarfor Gabriel Mentz
  4. Piotr Zieliński2–3Goal · left foot · assist Bartosz Kapustka
  5. Bartosz Kapustkafor Bartosz Slisz
  6. Kamil Grosickifor Pawel Wszolek
  7. Bartosz Bereszyńskifor Przemysław Wiśniewski
  8. Enrico Pepefor Teddy Teuma
  9. Paul Mbongfor Irvin Cardona
  10. Teddy Teuma2–2Penalty goal · left foot
  11. Pawel Wszolek1–2Goal · right foot · assist Robert Lewandowski
  12. Juan Corbalanfor Zach Muscat
  13. Alexander SatarianoYellow card
  14. Karol Świderskifor Nicola Zalewski
  15. Adam Magri Overendfor Joseph Mbong
  16. Half-time 1–1
  17. Teddy TeumaYellow card
  18. Irvin Cardona1–1Goal · left foot
  19. Robert Lewandowski0–1Goal · header · assist Piotr Zieliński
  20. Nicola ZalewskiYellow card
  21. Przemysław WiśniewskiYellow card

Top ratings

XI avg 6.78 v 7.01
  1. Piotr ZielińskiPOL8.0
  2. Robert LewandowskiPOL8.0
  3. Karol ŚwiderskiPOL7.8
  4. Ilyas ChouarefMLT7.7
  5. Irvin CardonaMLT7.5

Player leaders

this match

Passes

  1. Tomasz KedzioraPOL64/69
  2. Piotr ZielińskiPOL59/70
  3. Jakub KiwiorPOL59/62

Progressive passes

  1. Tomasz KedzioraPOL68 (99%)
  2. Piotr ZielińskiPOL62 (89%)
  3. Jakub KiwiorPOL58 (94%)

Table after full time

WC Qualification Europe 2026
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Netherlands86-2-027:4+23201st
2Poland85-2-114:7+7172nd
3Finland83-1-48:14-6103rd
4Malta81-2-54:19-1554th
5Lithuania80-3-56:15-935th
Malta
4th5 → 5 pts
Poland
2nd14 → 17 pts
Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

TV channels

Other
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What stands out

  • 1–1half-time

    The match stood at 1–1 at half-time before 1–2 after the break (2–3 full time).

Team stats

6 figures
Maltafull timePoland
  1. 2Big chances created2
  2. 3Big chances missed1
  3. 83%Forward passes %86%
  4. 34Passes in final third64
  5. 45Ball recoveries55
  6. 121Possession lost124

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Malta4-2-3-16.78 avg rating 7.013-4-2-1Poland
  1. 227.5Bartlomiej Dragowski
  1. 146.1Jakub Kiwior
  2. 46.6Tomasz Kedziora
  3. 36.1Przemysław WiśniewskiYC ↓78′
  1. 197.2Michal Skoras
  2. 108.0Piotr ZielińskiG A
  3. 177.1Bartosz Slisz↓78′
  4. 157.2Pawel WszolekG ↓78′
  1. 216.9Nicola ZalewskiYC ↓46′
  2. 136.6Jakub Kamiński↓90+2′
  1. 98.0Robert LewandowskiG A
  1. 8Paul MbongFW · ↑77′6.5
  2. 13Enrico PepeDF · ↑77′6.3
  3. 17Adam Magri OverendDF · ↑46′6.3
  4. 19Trent BuhagiarFW · ↑87′
  5. 21Juan CorbalanFW · ↑54′6.5
  6. 2Jean BorgDF
  7. 9Jake GrechMF
  8. 12Matthias DebonoGK
  9. 14Andrea ZammitFW
  10. 15Myles BeermanDF
  11. 16Rashed Al-TumiGK
  12. 18Brandon PaiberMF

SubstitutesCoaches: E. De Leo · Jan Urban (1.34 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 7Karol ŚwiderskiFW · ↑46′7.8
  2. 8Bartosz KapustkaMF · A ↑78′6.7
  3. 11Kamil GrosickiMF · ↑78′6.5
  4. 18Bartosz BereszyńskiDF · ↑78′6.3
  5. 20Filip RózgaMF · ↑90+2′6.7
  6. 1Mateusz KochalskiGK
  7. 2Matty CashDF
  8. 5Jan ZiolkowskiDF
  9. 6Kryspin SzczesniakDF
  10. 12Kamil GrabaraGK
  11. 16Adam BuksaFW
  12. 23Kacper KozlowskiMF

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Malta3d restequal rest · old → new3d restPoland
  1. 0-0D19 Nov
  2. 0-1L21 Mar
  3. 0-2L24 Mar
  4. 0-0D7 Jun
  5. 0-8L10 Jun
  6. 1-1D4 Sep
  7. 3-1W9 Sep
  8. 0-4L9 Oct
  9. 1-4L12 Oct
  10. 1-0W14 Nov

2-3-5goals 6:210.90pts/game

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

  1. 1-2L18 Nov
  2. 1-0W21 Mar
  3. 2-0W24 Mar
  4. 2-0W6 Jun
  5. 1-2L10 Jun
  6. 1-1D4 Sep
  7. 3-1W7 Sep
  8. 1-0W9 Oct
  9. 2-0W12 Oct
  10. 1-1D14 Nov

6-2-2goals 15:72.00pts/game

  1. AFinland1–0
  2. HBosnia and Herzegovina1–4
  3. HNetherlands0–4
  4. HSan Marino3–1
  5. ALithuania1–1

latest 5

  1. HNetherlands1–1
  2. ALithuania2–0
  3. HNew Zealand1–0
  4. HFinland3–1
  5. ANetherlands1–1
Show older matches
  1. ANetherlands0–8
  2. HLithuania0–0
  3. APoland0–2
  4. HFinland0–1
  5. HAndorra0–0

older

  1. AFinland1–2
  2. HMoldova2–0
  3. HMalta2–0
  4. HLithuania1–0
  5. HScotland1–2

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

10%Model · draw 21%69%

Projected goals
0.53 – 1.83total 2.36 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
0–1 17.3%0–2 15.9%0–3 9.7%
OutcomeModelHappened
Malta win10%No
Draw21%No
Poland win69%Yes
Over 1.5 goals68%Yes
Over 2.5 goals42%Yes
Over 3.5 goals21%Yes
Both teams to score34%Yes
Malta clean sheet16%No
Poland clean sheet59%No
Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

Match info

Season
2026 · Matchday 10 of 11
Stage
Group Stage
Kick-off
Venue
Ta'Qali National Stadium, Ta'Qali
Capacity
8,000 · grass
Weather
22 °C · overcast clouds · humidity 73%
Referee
I. Pajač
MLT coach
E. De Leo
POL coach
Jan Urban (1.34 PPG)

Match summary

Poland beat Malta 3-2 in the WC Qualification Europe, Group Stage.

Before kickoff, Malta sat 4th on 5 points, while Poland were 2nd on 14 points.

Poland's winning goal came in the 85th minute (Piotr Zieliński). Goals came from Irvin Cardona (36') and Teddy Teuma (68') for Malta and Robert Lewandowski (32'), Pawel Wszolek (59') and Piotr Zieliński (85') for Poland.

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

Head-to-head

1 meeting on record since 2025

0-0-1Malta W-D-L · goals 0:2

0 MLT0 draws1 POL
  1. Poland2–0MaltaWC Qualification Europe

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Maltaall competitionsPoland
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.33Goals per game (both sides)2.93
  3. 60%Over 1.580%
  4. 27%Over 2.547%
  5. 27%Over 3.533%
  6. 20%Both teams scored60%
  7. 40%Clean sheets33%
  8. 53%Failed to score7%
  9. Malta at home v Poland away
  10. 9Played6
  11. 3Won2
  12. 2Drawn1
  13. 4Lost3
  14. 7-12Goals (for-against)8-11
  15. 1.22Points per game1.17
  16. 33%Over 2.550%
  17. 44%Clean sheets17%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 4-121st-half goals (for-against)10-8
  20. 6-132nd-half goals (for-against)13-13
  21. 60%Goals after half-time57%
  22. 60%Goal before half-time73%
  23. 2-6-7Half-time W-D-L6-4-5
How we calculate this

Referee

I. Pajač
Cards / match
4.50this match 4 (-0.50)
Yellows / match
4.34
Reds / match
0.16
Penalties / match
0.3024% of matches
Fouls / match
21.1

2.08Home 2.08 vs Away 2.26 yellows/match · 4–8 red · 2 coach cards2.26

53%Results in 77 recent matches · draw 13%34%

home winsaway wins
With Malta
0-0-1 in 1 · 1 yellows/game
Analysed latest 77 of 95 career matches (76 with card data).

Matchday 10

WC Qualification Europe · the other 10 games
  1. Hungary2–3Republic of Ireland
  2. Portugal9–1Armenia
  3. Azerbaijan1–3France
  4. Ukraine2–0Iceland
  5. Albania0–2England
  6. Serbia2–1Latvia
  7. Israel4–1Moldova
  8. Italy1–4Norway
  9. Czech Republic6–0Gibraltar
  10. Germany6–0Slovakia
WC Qualification Europe fixtures and results →

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