Russia vs Malta
World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)
Date: Tuesday, 7th September 2021
Kick-Off at 19:45 UK/ 20:45 CET
Venue: Otkrytiye Arena.
Top of the table Russia looks to put away the bottom of the table Malta side at Moscow.
Russia will look to repeat last week’s easy 2-0 win over Cyprus in front of a home crowd. The win was very needed for the side after being held to a goalless draw by a resilient Croatian side. They will be hoping to put get two wins on the trot and improve upon the goal difference.
Malta hasn’t won against a top-50 squad yet although they came close in march when they had a 2-0 lead at halftime against Slovakia but squandered it in the second half conceding 2 goals.
With 4 points from 5 games, Malta is tied with Cyprus at the bottom of the table.
The Russian crowd will be hoping for a win after a draw and loss, and those expectations are going to be lived up to.
Russia vs Malta Head To Head
- This will be the third-ever meeting between the two sides
- Russia dominated both the previous affairs
- The most recent match ended with a scoreline of 3-1
Russia vs Malta Prediction
Russia has scored over 2.5 goals in the second half against teams outside the top-80. So late goals are predicted aplenty
Malta has conceded over 2.5 goals on an average in their last 5 matches
We predict Russia to pile on the goals, especially in the second half. Malta will be looking to get on the scoreboard as well and we predict 1 goal in the books for them
The predicted scoreline is 4-1 in Russia’s favour.
Russia vs Malta Betting tips
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Over 2.5 goals in second half @ 3.00
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Over 4.5 goals total @ 3.40
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BTTS @ 2.37
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Asian Handicap -3.5 goals @ 3.30.
