Poland vs Malta Prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds

The visitors will look to put their first point on board.

Poland kickstarted their qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup with a narrow win over Lithuania. They will now host Malta at the National Stadium Warsaw for matchday two of the qualifying campaign. The White and Red were on a five-match winless run before they secured all three points against Lithuania which will serve as a huge confidence boost for them.

Malta, on the other hand, started their qualifying campaign with a loss against Finland. They were more expressive with the ball and can be considered as the better side. However, Finland went ahead in the 38th minute and put on a resilient performance to secure all three points. Malta will look to get a win here to neutralize their bad start to the qualifying campaign.

Kickoff:

• Location: Warsaw, Poland
• Stadium: National Stadium Warsaw
• Date & Time: 25 March, Tuesday – 01:15 IST / 24 March, Monday – 19:45 GMT / 12:45 PT / 15:45 ET
• Referee: Morten Krogh
• VAR: In Use

Form:

Poland (in all competitions): W-L-L-D-L

Malta (in all competitions): L-D-W-W-W

Players to watch out for:

Robert Lewandowski (Poland)

The Polish striker is in fine goalscoring form this season. He is the top goalscorer in European football with 35 goals in 40 appearances this season. Despite his age, FC Barcelona’s number nine is arguably in the best shape of his life. His cleaver movement and goalscoring instinct are a major reason behind him dominating the scoring charts of world football for this long.

🇵🇱 2-0 🇱🇻⚽️ @lewy_official 📸 @LaczyNasPilka pic.twitter.com/0upal2qeZw

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) November 21, 2023

Zach Muscat (Malta)

Malta lost their opening FIFA World Cup qualifying game but Zach Muscat showed his brilliance in the backline. More responsibility will be given to him because of Kurt Shaw’s absence due to the red card in the last game. He won all six of his aerial duels against Finland and delivered a very strong performance for Malta.

Match Facts:

• These nations will be facing each other for the first time in history.
• Poland won 1-0 against Lithuania in their last game.
• Malta lost 1-0 against Finland in their last game.

Poland vs Finland: Betting Tips and Odds

• Tip 1: The hosts to win – 1.55 by Stake
• Tip 2: Both teams to score – No – 1.49 by 1XBET
• Tip 3: Expected Goals – Under 2 – 1. 92 by Pinnacle

Injury and Team news:

Poland will have their full squad available for selection.

Malta on the other hand also have no injury problems. However, Kurt Shaw will be unavailable due to a Red Card suspension.

Head to Head:

This will be the first meeting between these two teams.

Predicted Lineup:

Poland (3-5-2)

Skorupski(GK); Kiwior, Bednarek, Piątkowski; Frankowski, Piotrowski, Moder, Szymanski, Cash; Świderski, Lewandowski

Malta (3-5-2)

Bonello(GK); Overend, Carragher, Muscat; Camenzuli, Chouaref, Satariano, Guillaumier, Mbong; Teuma, Mbong

Match Prediction:

Poland are expected to register a narrow win over Malta.

Prediction: Poland 1-0 Malta

Telecast details for Poland vs Malta:

India: Sony Sports Network

UK: BBC

USA: FOX Sports, Telemundo, Univision

Nigeria: SuperSport

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