Malta vs Italy match stats & report
0–2 Full time
Malta lost to Italy 0–2 in the Euro Championship - Qualification (Qualifying Round - 2) on 26 March 2023. Italy had 69% of the ball.
Malta vs Italy match statistics
- 31% Ball possession 69%
- 8 Total shots 17
- 2 Shots on target 6
- 2 Shots off target 9
- 4 Blocked shots 2
- 7 Shots inside the box 12
- 3 Corners 8
- 5 Fouls 9
- 0 Offsides 1
- 0 Yellow cards 2
- 309 Passes 683
- 76% Pass accuracy 89%
- 4 Goalkeeper saves 2
Goals and cards
- 15' Goal M. Retegui (assist S. Tonali) Italy
- 27' Goal M. Pessina (assist S. Tonali) Italy
- 36' Yellow card G. Di Lorenzo Italy
- 54' Yellow card G. Scalvini Italy
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Malta
Bench K. Nwoko , Z. Muscat , T. Teuma , S. Dimech , J. Brown , B. Kristensen , R. Camenzuli , P. Mbong , M. Grech , B. Paiber , K. Micallef , C. Formosa
Italy
Bench V. Grifo , M. Darmian , G. Scamacca , M. Verratti , R. Toloi , F. Acerbi , L. Spinazzola , Jorginho , D. Frattesi , M. Carnesecchi , D. Berardi , A. Meret
Form guide
Malta at home
2–1–4 in 7 matches
- Scored
- 1.0 per game
- Conceded
- 2.0 per game
- Clean sheets
- 2 / 7
- Corners
- 4.0 per game
- Shots on target
- 4.4 per game
0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Based on 7 matches — treat these numbers lightly.
Italy away
5–1–0 in 6 matches
- Scored
- 2.0 per game
- Conceded
- 0.5 per game
- Clean sheets
- 3 / 6
- Corners
- 6.2 per game
- Shots on target
- 5.7 per game
17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Based on 6 matches — treat these numbers lightly.