England entertain Malta at Wembley Stadium on Friday night in their penultimate Euro 2024 qualifier. Gareth Southgate’s side have already booked their spot in Germany next summer and will be confident of brushing aside their opponents on home soil before facing North Macedonia on Monday.
Here we take a closer look at the Malta football stats as they prepare to take on the Three Lions at the home of English football – in what the best UK betting sites suggests could be one of the most one-sided football matches ever.
England vs Malta Head-To-Head
Malta have met England six times previously and have lost them all, but they did come close to securing a famous draw in 2000 when Richard Wright saved a late David Carabott penalty in a narrow 2-1 defeat.
More recently, the Three Lions have won 4-0 in the last two meetings, including the reverse fixture back in June.
If you fancy lightning to strike for a third time, another 4-0 England win can be backed at 4/1 with BetMGM in their correct score market.
- Malta 0-4 England – June 2023 – Euro qualifier
- Malta 0-4 England – September 2017 – World Cup qualifier
- England 2-0 Malta – October 2016 – World Cup qualifier
- Malta 1-2 England – June 2000 – Friendly
- England 5-0 Malta – May 1971 – Euro qualifier
- Malta 0-1 England – February 1971 – Euro qualifier
🗞️ @MikeWaltersMGM spoke exclusively to Malta's Jodi Jones ahead of Friday's Euro 2024 qualifier against England
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— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) November 13, 2023
Malta Football Stats
- Total internationals played – 437
- Won – 60
- Drawn – 72
- Lost – 305
- Most caps – Michael Mifsud (143)
- Most goals – Michael Mifsud (42)
- Biggest win – 7-1 vs Liechtenstein – 2008
- Biggest defeat 12-1 vs Spain – 1983
- Highest FIFA ranking – 66th from Sep 1994 – Sep 1995
- Lowest FIFA ranking – 192nd from Jul 2017 – Sep 2017
- Current FIFA ranking – 171st
Malta’s Current Squad And Management
Unsurprisingly, the vast majority of Malta’s squad ply their trade in the country’s national Premier League but there is one name England fans may be familiar with. Jodi Jones, who has played for Dagenham & Redbridge, Coventry, Oxford and now Notts County, is in the squad for Friday’s qualifier and has represented Malta 10 times but is yet to score.
A player who will be worth keeping an eye on is centre-forward Alexander Satariano, who has three goals in 30 appearances, one of the current top scorers in the squad.
If you think Malta can record a shock goal then he could be your man and can be backed at 15/1 with BetMGM to score anytime against the Three Lions on Friday night.
The man opposite Gareth Southgate on Friday night is Italian Michele Marcolini, who has managed six games for the national side, winning twice and losing the other four fixtures. During his playing career, he won Serie B with both Atalanta and Chievo.
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