This Sunday’s UEFA Nations League D sees Moldova make the trip to face Malta at the Ta'Qali National Stadium. This result could have serious implications for both sides as Moldova currently top the group with six points whereas Malta have only three.
Moldova come into this match in decent form over the last five games but the same cannot be said about their opponents Malta. They have won just once in their last five fixtures as well as suffering some heavy defeats, constantly conceding goals.
Predicted Line-Up: Henry Bonello; Gabriel Mentz, Kurt Shaw, Zach Muscat; Ryan Camenzuli, Matthew Guillaumier, Joseph Mbong, Carlo Lonardelli; Teddy Teuma (c); Luke Montebello, Kyrian Nwoko
Malta have struggled in their last five games and beyond which is sort of the reason as to why they are in this band of the Nations League. They have played two games of Group 2 where they played Moldova and Andorra as part of their three teamed group. They were unable to beat Moldova on the previous time of asking but they were however victorious over Andorra in a 1-0 win that saw them no longer level on points with their opponents.
Before the Nations League fixtures and Malta were poor defensively but have since slightly improved on that. They have gone from being thrashed 7-1 by the Czech Republic to keeping a clean sheet in their most recent match versus Andorra. If there is one player for Malta that can make the difference for them, it is Teddy Teuma. The Stade Reims midfielder might only have three goals in 38 games on the international stage but he is the only player for Malta that currently plays in one of the top five European leagues and is evaluated to be €6.5 million more valuable in comparison to the next highest market value player.
Predicted Line-Up: Dumitru Celeadnic; Oleg Reabciuk, Mihail Stefan, Victor Mudrac, Artur Cracium, Sergiu Platica; Artur Ionita, Vadim Rață (c), Nikita Motpan, Mihail Caimacov; Vitalie Damaşcan
Demoted down from band C to band D after the 2020/21 season, Moldova have never made it past the Group Stage, but this year looks like they could make their way back to band C. Moldova come into this fixture in great form, winning four out of their last five matches. A 3-2 win over Cyprus, a 0-4 loss to Ukraine, a 2-0 win against Malta, a 1-0 win against San Marino and a 2-0 win over Andorra the results of those five games.
The most important match in those five games was the 2-0 victory versus Malta. That was the first game of Group 2 in the Nations League D. Goals curtesy of Caimacov and Nicolaescu inside the first 45 minutes were enough to see Moldova pick up three points and go top of the table. They should be competitive again today, aiming to grab back to back wins over Malta and ensure that it is mathematically impossible to be beaten in their group.
There have been only 8 matches where these two teams have faced each other throughout history.
Moldova hold the advantage over Malta by 3 wins, as they have 4 wins to Malta’s 1. There has been three occasions where these two nations could not find a winner making Moldova’s win ratio in this fixture 50%.
7th September 2024 – Moldova 2-0 Malta – UEFA Nations League D
Malta will be on home turf which often helps psychologically but in their last five times playing at home, they have lost and in the last two times, they have been unable to find the back of the net. Moldova just recently got the better of Malta about a month ago and that could happen again given their form.
For that reason, our betting experts have gone with Moldova To Win as our best value tip for this game.
Odds of 9/5 mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £28.30 in this match.
(odds subject to change)
Malta 0-1 Moldova
Malta have struggled across their last five games, on top of their home form being poor, we can see them being unable to change that statistic in this one with Moldova coming out on top.
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