Malta vs Finland

UEFA World Cup Qualifiers - Group Stage 21 Mar 2025, 19:45
Malta
Malta
0–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Finland
Finland
🏟 Ta'Qali National Stadium (Ta'Qali) 👤 S. Sozza Round 1

Match report

Finland edged past Malta 1-0 in the UEFA World Cup Qualifiers - Group Stage on 21 March 2025.

Malta had 19 shots to Finland's 10.

K. Shaw was sent off in the 78th minute.

The match was played at Ta'Qali National Stadium (Ta'Qali), with S. Sozza in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 58% - 42% Shots 19 - 10 On target 6 - 5 Corners 6 - 3 Fouls 9 - 12 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 1
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Player of the match
Matthew Guillaumier
Malta · 63 passes (92% accurate)
8 Ylyas Chouaref captained the side
8 Teddy Teuma 88 passes (88% accurate)
8 Lukáš Hrádecký 6 saves
7 Oliver Antman 1 goal
First half vs second half
Malta stepped it up after the break, with 12 shots in the second half compared to 7 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–8 12–2
Shots On Goal 4–5 2–0
Ball Possession 52–48 —
Corners 1–1 5–2
Attacks 51–37 60–46
Match statistics
6 Corners 3
5 Substitution 5
111 Attacks 83
40 Dangerous Attacks 38
5 On Target 4
13 Off Target 5
19 Shots Total 10
6 Shots On Goal 5
6 Shots Off Goal 3
7 Shots Blocked 2
11 Shots Inside Box 7
8 Shots Outside Box 3
9 Fouls 12
6 Corners 3
1 Offsides 0
58% Ball Possession 42%
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 6
552 Passes Total 391
489 Passes Accurate 324
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Malta · 3-5-2
1 H. Bonello
22 Z. Muscat 18 J. Carragher 5 K. Shaw
7 J. Mbong 6 M. Guillaumier 23 A. Satariano 9 Y. Chouaref 3 R. Camenzuli
20 P. Mbong 10 T. Teuma
Finland · 4-3-3
1 L. Hrádecký
17 N. Alho 15 M. Tenho 4 R. Ivanov 18 J. Uronen
9 F. Jensen 16 M. Peltola 14 K. Kairinen
7 O. Antman 20 J. Pohjanpalo 19 B. Källman
Malta
Coach
D. Mazzotta
Substitutes
  • 14 Kyrian Nwoko
  • 11 Basil Tuma
  • 13 Enrico Pepe
  • 2 Adam Magri Overend
  • 15 Myles Beerman
  • 16 Rashed Al-Tumi
  • 12 James Sissons
  • 4 Steve Borg
  • 8 Stephen Pisani
  • 21 Brandon Paiber
  • 19 Trent Buhagiar
  • 17 Jake Azzopardi
Finland
Coach
M. Kanerva
Substitutes
  • 8 Robin Lod
  • 2 Tuomas Ollila
  • 21 Daniel Håkans
  • 10 Teemu Pukki
  • 22 Anssi Suhonen
  • 12 Jesse Joronen
  • 23 Viljami Sinisalo
  • 3 Daniel O'Shaughnessy
  • 5 Ville Tikkanen
  • 13 Adam Stahl
  • 6 Glen Kamara
  • 11 Rasmus Schüller
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ R. Lod ↓ M. Peltola Finland
  • 63' ↑ D. Håkans ↓ J. Pohjanpalo Finland
  • 63' ↑ T. Ollila ↓ J. Uronen Finland
  • 71' ↑ K. Nwoko ↓ R. Camenzuli Malta
  • 71' ↑ B. Tuma ↓ P. Mbong Malta
  • 71' ↑ T. Pukki ↓ B. Källman Finland
  • 82' ↑ A. Suhonen ↓ O. Antman Finland
  • 83' ↑ A. Overend ↓ J. Mbong Malta
  • 83' ↑ E. Pepe ↓ A. Satariano Malta
  • 89' ↑ M. Beerman ↓ Z. Muscat Malta
Cards
  • 78' K. Shaw Malta
  • 26' M. Peltola Finland
Head-to-head
Malta 0 0 draws 1 Finland
2025-03-21 Malta vs Finland 0 - 1
Recent form
Malta L W D L D
Finland D D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Malta vs Finland?
Malta lost 0-1 against Finland on 21 March 2025.
Who won Malta vs Finland?
Finland won the match 1-0.
Where was Malta vs Finland played?
The match was played at Ta'Qali National Stadium (Ta'Qali).
Who had more possession in Malta vs Finland?
Malta had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.