England v Malta Prediction, Preview & Odds – Euro 2024 Qualifier

We have an England v Malta prediction and preview plus betting odds for you ahead of Friday’s Euro 2024 Qualifier at Wembley Stadium.

England have already secured qualification for Euro 2024 following 5 wins and 1 draw in their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign so far.

Malta also have nothing to play for but they are on the other end of the spectrum as they have 0 points from their seven outings in these qualifiers.

There may be little at stake in terms of qualification on Friday evening but players will be looking to put their hands up for selection in what could be a rotated England side.

Malta will be playing for pride and hope to frustrate the 2020 Euro runners-up at Wembley.

Find out everything you need to know about England v Malta below.

How To Watch England v Malta

When is England v Malta?

England v Malta will take place on Friday at 7.45 pm in Group C of the UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifiers.

TV Channel

In the UK this game will be broadcast on Channel 4.

Viewers in Ireland can watch the game on Virgin Media 3.

Where is England v Malta Being Played?

England are at home so this fixture will be played at their home ground Wembley Stadium, London.

England v Malta Odds

England are virtual certainties for victory at odds of 1/250.

Malta can be backed at a huge price of 66/1. The draw is 25/1.

Handicap Betting

England: -4 @ 5/4

Malta: +4 @ 5/4

Handicap Draw: -4 @ 7/2

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England v Malta Weather Forecast

The weather is expected to be 7 degrees with 0% chance of rain on Friday evening at Wembley.

England v Malta Preview

England’s Form

England have been a consistent force on the international stage under Gareth Southgate for some time. Most notably finishing fourth at the 2018 World Cup, runner-up at Euro 2020 and a Quarter-Final appearance at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. 

Southgate’s side have already secured qualification for Euro 2024 following five victories and one draw from their six qualifying games to date. They have scored 19 goals at an average of 3.16 goals per game and their 3 conceded is only 0.5 per game.

During the October international window, England had a 3-1 victory against Italy with a brace from Kane and a goal from Rashford securing their qualification for Euro 2024. During the same window, they had a 1-0 friendly victory against Australia. Ollie Watkins got the sole goal in that game.

With qualification secured, it will be interesting to see whether Southgate experiments more in his selection for this game against Malta and the game the following Monday against North Macedonia. I’d suspect not with Southgate favouring safe selection always.

England’s Last Five Results

England 3-1 Italy | October 17th | Win

England 1-0 Australia | October 13th | Win

Scotland 1-3 England | September 12th | Win

Ukraine 1-1 England | September 9th | Draw

England 7-0 North Macedonia | June 19th | Win

4 Wins, 1 Draw

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Malta’s Form

Malta are currently bottom of the table in Group C. They are pointless following a record of 7 defeats from their 7 games in the group so far.

The Maltese have scored 2 goals at an average of 0.28 goals per game and their 18 conceded is an average of 2.57 per game. In other words, they could be in for a long evening on Friday at Wembley.

During the October international window, Malta most recently fell to a 1-3 defeat against Ukraine and a 4-0 defeat against Italy. However, the September window was much more positive with only a 0-2 defeat against North Macedonia and a 1-0 victory over Gibraltar in a battle between two of the smaller nations in world and European football.

Malta has never reached an international tournament and following their seven defeats will have to wait until the next qualifying campaign for another chance. However, if they could earn a point in this final game it would go down as one of their greatest results ever.

Malta’s Last Five Results

Malta 1-3 Ukraine | October 17th | Loss

Italy 4-0 Malta | October 14th | Loss

Malta 0-2 North Macedonia | September 12th | Loss

Malta 1-0 Gibraltar | September 6th | Win

Ukraine 1-0 Gibraltar | June 23rd | Win

4 Losses, 1 Win

England v Malta Predicted Lineups

England Predicted XI

Formation: 4-3-3

GK: Pickford

RB: Walker, CB: Stones, CB: Maguire, LB: Trippier

CM: Trent, CM: Rice, CM: Gallagher

RW: Saka, CF: Kane, LW: Grealish

Malta’a Predicted XI

Formation: 5-3-2

GK: Bonella

RB: Mbong, RCB: Borg, CB: Pepe, LCB: Borg, LB: Camenzuli

CM: Guillaumier, CM: Yankum , CM: Teuma

CF: Nwoko CF: Jones

England v Malta Head-To-Head Results & Stats

All-Time Head-To-Head Record

England wins: 6

Malta wins: 0

Draws: 0

Head-To-Head Results Last Five Matches

Malta 0-4 England | European Championship Qualifying (2023)

Malta 0-4 England | World Cup Qualifying (2017)

England 2-0 Malta | World Cup Qualifying (2016)

Malta 1-2 England | International Friendly (2000)

England 5-0 Malta | | European Championship Qualifying (1971)

Trends

England and Malta have played three times since 2016 with England winning on every occasion. In those games, they have scored a total of ten goals and conceded zero.

Per Footy Stats, 55% of the group games these sides have played have had over 2.5 Goals compared to the competition average of 54%. 75% of the games have had over 1.5 Goals compared to the competition average of 81%.

3.5 Cards is the average between all their group games. That’s less than the average of 4.22 and their 7.1 corners is slightly less than the competition average of 8.89.

Key Players To Watch

Harry Kane – England

Very simply, Kane is England’s record goal-scorer with 61 goals from 87 games.

The star England striker has been on fire for Bayern since his move with 21 goals and 7 assists from sixteen games in all competitions. Expect him to continue that form in this international window.

Paul Mbong – Malta

Mbong, 22, scored his first goal for his country to give them the lead when Malta played against Ukraine in a 1-3 defeat.

Following that first goal in 19 matches, he should be high in confidence. Malta had the same amount of shots (17) as Ukraine which looks positive for their progress.

England v Malta Prediction & Best Bet

Prediction: England 5-0 Malta

England should win this comfortably; the only question is by exactly how much? While many would consider this the perfect chance to experiment and rotate, that doesn’t seem to be something Southgate likes to do.

As a result, I think we could see a full-strength English team start and lots of goals before substitutions are made in the second half.

Best Bet: England Win Over 4.5 Goals @ 20/21

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