Malta vs Russia match stats & report
1–3 Full time
Malta lost to Russia 1–3 in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 1) on 24 March 2021. Russia had 55% of the ball.
Malta vs Russia match statistics
- 45% Ball possession 55%
- 9 Total shots 11
- 5 Shots on target 4
- 1 Shots off target 6
- 3 Blocked shots 1
- 2 Shots inside the box 7
- 1 Corners 5
- 13 Fouls 10
- 1 Offsides 4
- 1 Yellow cards 1
- 408 Passes 483
- 77% Pass accuracy 83%
- 1 Goalkeeper saves 4
Goals and cards
- 23' Goal A. Dzyuba (assist D. Fomin) Russia
- 35' Goal Mário Fernandes (assist A. Dzyuba) Russia
- 56' Goal J. Mbong Malta
- 62' Yellow card R. Zhemaletdinov Russia
- 89' Goal A. Sobolev (assist A. Miranchuk) Russia
- 90+2' Yellow card J. Corbalan Malta
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Malta
Bench A. Satariano , P. Mbong , S. Pisani , J. Corbalan , K. Nwoko , L. Gambin , K. Micallef , Jake Galea , E. Pepe , J. Grech , Z. Muscat , M. Cremona
Russia
Bench A. Miranchuk , R. Zhemaletdinov , A. Mostovoy , A. Sobolev , Y. Dyupin , Y. Zhirkov , M. Mukhin , A. Zabolotny , R. Neustädter , F. Kudryashov , I. Smolnikov , A. Lunev
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.
Russia away
0–0–1 in 1 match
- Scored
- 0.0 per game
- Conceded
- 1.0 per game
- Clean sheets
- 0 / 1
- Corners
- 6.0 per game
- Shots on target
- 1.0 per game
Based on 1 match — treat these numbers lightly.