Malta vs San Marino – In their first home match of their UEFA Nations League (UNL) season, Malta fell to Estonia in the second round (2-1) after missing a penalty and allowing an injury-time goal to slip through their fingers. After narrowly losing out on promotion to League C by three points in the last UNL campaign, Malta were aiming for the top spot in League D Group 2 with Estonia’s defeat.

Malta has only managed to win one of their three UNL campaigns at home thus far (D4, L2). As 169th ranked Malta have beaten Kuwait and Azerbaijan in their last four home games, as well as winning five out of their last six home games by two goals or more, the future seems brighter.

Malta vs San Marino – Betting Analysis

When it comes to scoring goals, Malta has had some success, but one concern remains about their opponents – can San Marino ultimately score their first ever UNL goal? With just one goal in their last ten matches (L10), San Marino’s micronation of barely 33,000 people will have little reason to be confident. Since their 10-0 loss to England in November, Fabrizio Costantini’s side has only allowed two goals in their next five internationals, a remarkable turnaround!

Even though San Marino lost 1-0 to Iceland in a friendly on Thursday, the team’s winless record now stands at 18, it’s still better than San Marino’s 40-game losing drought from 2015 to 2020, which was interrupted by an unexpected draw in UNL action, albeit against Liechtenstein (0-0). To far (L5), San Marino has only one UNL away point and has trailed at the half in all five of its away losses.

A player to keep an eye on: Teddy Teuma of Malta scored seven goals for club and nation in wins since the start of 2021/22. He missed a penalty against Estonia. San Marino’s primary threat in the first two UNL games has been Nicola Nanni, who scored the country’s last competitive goal in September 2021 against Poland.

Malta vs San Marino- Head To Head

Malta vs San Marino- Head To Head
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Our Prediction: Away To Win

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