Malta vs Scotland match stats & report
1–5 Full time
Malta lost to Scotland 1–5 in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (1st Round - 1) on 4 September 2016. Scotland had 69% of the ball.
Malta vs Scotland match statistics
- 31% Ball possession 69%
- 6 Total shots 17
- 3 Shots on target 8
- 3 Shots off target 9
- 2 Corners 5
- 11 Fouls 7
- 2 Offsides 1
- 2 Yellow cards 0
- 2 Red cards 0
- 2 Goalkeeper saves 2
Goals and cards
- 9' Goal R. Snodgrass (assist G. Hanley) Scotland
- 13' Goal Alfred Effiong (assist G. Sciberras) Malta
- 53' Goal C. Martin (assist M. Ritchie) Scotland
- 56' Yellow card Paul Fenech Malta
- 59' Red card Jonathan Caruana Malta
- 61' Penalty scored R. Snodgrass Scotland
- 62' Yellow card Alfred Effiong Malta
- 78' Goal S. Fletcher Scotland
- 84' Goal R. Snodgrass Scotland
- 90' Red card L. Gambin Malta
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Malta
Bench Roderick Briffa , Ryan Camilleri , Michael Mifsud , H. Bonello , Clayton Failla , J. Farrugia , Z. Muscat , B. Kristensen , C. Baldacchino
Scotland
Bench J. Forrest , S. Fletcher , I. Anya , S. Naismith , J. McGinn , C. Berra , J. Hamilton , J. Morrison , B. McKay , A. Hutton , C. Gordon , G. Greer
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.
Scotland away
3–1–1 in 5 matches
- Scored
- 1.8 per game
- Conceded
- 0.6 per game
- Clean sheets
- 4 / 5
- Corners
- 6.0 per game
- Shots on target
- 6.2 per game
Based on 5 matches — treat these numbers lightly.