Luxembourg National Team Form
In the first match, Luxembourg comfortably outclassed Malta away from home (2:0), all but settling the tie. In the Nations League, the team have looked inconsistent, mixing strong performances with setbacks, and they have conceded in almost every match, as the statistics also show. Luke Holtz's men have kept a clean sheet in just one of their last six home games, and in three of those they conceded twice. Nevertheless, in terms of player quality Luxembourg are currently a level above their opponents, and it is hard to see what could prevent them from progressing.
- At least one team failed to score in 10 of Luxembourg's last 12 home matches in the Nations League.
- In 12 home games in this tournament, the national team have recorded four wins (three draws, five defeats).
- Luxembourg have not scored more than one goal in six of their previous eight Nations League matches.
Potential Luxembourg National Team Lineup (4-4-2)
Anthony Moris – Laurent Jans, Dirk Carlson, Seid Korac, Marvin Martins – Leandro Barreiro, Mathias Olesen, Christopher Martins Pereira, Olivier Thill – Aiman Dardari, Danel Sinani
Malta National Team Form
Malta showed nothing in the first game and lost at home 0:2. Overturning such a deficit away from home will be extremely difficult, given their lack of goals. In the Nations League, the only real achievement in away matches has been a win over Latvia (1:0), and overall, across the four group-stage games, the Maltese won only twice (one draw, one defeat), while in their last eight matches in the tournament they have not scored more than once per game. Now they need to score at least twice, but as we noted earlier, with their current output even one goal raises questions.
- No more than two goals were scored in Malta's previous five Nations League matches.
- In their last 10 away matches in this tournament, the national team have recorded three wins (two draws, five defeats).
- At least one team failed to score in six of Malta's previous seven Nations League games.
Potential Malta National Team Lineup (3-4-3)
Henry Bonello – Gabriel Mentz, Kurt Shaw, Zach Muscat – Ryan Camenzuli, Alexander Satariano, Matthew Guillaumier, Teddy Teuma – Ilyas Chouaref, Joseph Mbong, Irvin Cardona
