Malta vs Ukraine Prediction, Tips & Odds – Oct. 17, 2023

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Malta vs Ukraine Prediction 17.10.2023. In the eighth round of qualification for EURO 2024, Malta welcomes Ukraine. The match is scheduled for Tuesday at 20:45 at the Ta’Qali Stadium.

In the previous round, the home team lost to Italy, while the visitors defeated North Macedonia.

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Malta vs Ukraine Odds

Malta Team News

In the last competitive match, Malta lost to Italy away from home with 4:0. According to all statistical parameters, Malta was the weaker rival in this duel and, as expected, was convincingly defeated.

In this qualification cycle, Malta occupies the last position in the table and are total outsider in the group. They have not scored a single point, with only one goal scored, and they have conceded as many as 15 goals.

Malta coach Michele Marcolini and his squad will be boosted by the return of captain Steve Borgo, who missed the game against Italy through suspension. The 35-year-old stopper is likely to replace Ferdinand Apapo in defense, where he will be joined by Zach Muscat, who has played 60 games for the national team and is one of three players in the squad who play outside of Malta, for Portugal’s Farense.

Two other international players, Reims’ Teddy Teuma and Notts County’s Jodi Jones, were due to play for their national team this month but had to pull out due to injuries before Saturday’s defeat.

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Ukraine Team News

In the previous match, Ukraine defeated North Macedonia at home 2:0. They took the lead in the 30th minute, when Oleksandr Zinchenko played past Georgiy Sudakov, and he put the ball into the net. They set the final result in stoppage time with a goal by Oleksandr Karavaev, while the assistant this time was Roman Yaremchuk.

They currently occupy the third position in the table with 10 points won, the same as the second-placed Italy, but Ukraine has one game more. In these qualifiers, they recorded three wins, one draw, and two losses.

Ukraine’s attacking potential was further weakened after Ruslan Malinovskyi picked up the third yellow card of the group in the win against North Macedonia, making him unavailable for this game. Malinovskyi was a substitute in the last match as well, so as expected, Ukraine without him, Viktor Tsygankov, and captain Andriy Yarmolenko will face an unchanged lineup. Mykhaylo Mudryk, Georgiy Sudakov, and Oleksandr Zubkov will be behind Artem Dovbyk.

Oleksandr Karavaev’s sensational goal against the Czech Republic may have coach Sergiy Rebrov thinking about his defense, but youngster Yukhym Konoplya will not give up his place easily.

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— Ukrainian Association of Football (@uafukraine) October 15, 2023

Malta vs Ukraine H2H

19.06.2023. Ukraine vs Malta 1:0

Injuries and suspensions

Malta: Steve Borg, Teddy Teuma, Jodi Jones

Ukraine: Ruslan Malinovskyi, Viktor Tsygankov, Andriy Yarmolenko

Expected Lineups

Malta (5-3-2): Bonello; Attard, S. Borg, Muscat, Pepe, Shaw; Kristensen, Guillaumier, Yankam; J. Mbong, Montebello

Ukraine (4-2-3-1): Trubin; Konoplya, Zabarnyi, Matvienko, Mykolenko; Zinchenko, Stepanenko; Zubkov, Sudakov, Mudryk; Dovbyk