2025/11/17 European World Cup Qualifiers: Malta vs Poland ⚽🔥
This week in European World Cup qualifying, Malta will host Poland. With a huge gap in quality between the sides, the hosts can only hope for fatigue or a lack of motivation from their opponents.
Malta: Rare bright moments 🌟
Malta usually performs reasonably well only in the Nations League, where they face similarly weak opponents, or in friendlies. Their only win in 2025 came against San Marino.
In qualifiers, Malta has managed just two draws with Lithuania, scoring only in a friendly against Bosnia (1-4 loss). Overall, they remain underdogs in every match.
Poland: Regaining form 💪
Poland failed to reach the playoffs at the Euros and struggled in the Nations League. Coach Probierz was dismissed after a loss to Finland, and under Urban, they started with a draw in Rotterdam before stringing together wins.
In the previous round, Poland faced the Netherlands, even opening the scoring before halftime, but the favorites quickly equalized, resulting in a 1-1 draw, which was enough to secure first place in the group.
Malta vs Poland: Key Stats & Trends 📊
Malta have lost 5 of their last 9 matches
Malta scores 0.6 goals per match and concedes 2.1 goals
30% of Malta matches feature both teams scoring, with an average total of 2.7 goals
Poland won 3 consecutive matches before the previous round
Poland scores 1.5 goals per match and concedes 0.7 goals
50% of Poland matches feature both teams scoring, with an average total of 2.2 goals
Probable Lineups 📝
Malta: Bonello – Corbolan, Pepe, Shaw, Muscat – Satariano, Guillaumier, Suaref, Mbong, Mbong – Cardona
Poland: Grabara – Kiwior, Kedziora, Zelkowski – Skoras, Zalewski, Kaminski, Zielinski, Kapustka, Cash – Lewandowski
Previous Meetings ⚡
Poland have won all four previous head-to-head matches against Malta, without conceding a single goal. History favors the visitors.
Prediction: Poland to cruise ✅
Poland are expected to take a comfortable win, but with little at stake for the hosts, this is unlikely to be a high-scoring affair. Our tip: total under 3.0 goals (odds 1.7).
