Luxembourg vs Malta prediction 09.06.2023

• Competition: Friendly International
• Date: Friday, 9th June 2023
• Kickoff: 19:15 UK / 20:15 CEST
• Venue: Luxembourg Stadium

Luxembourg are 39th-best national team in Europe (of 55) according to the FIFA World Ranking. This team significantly closed the gap between them and the rest of the European teams, and we could see that in the previous EURO Qualifiers and UEFA Nations League. Yes, they still have games where they lose by a big goal difference, as they did against Portugal in the last match, but that doesn't happen as often as before.

With just one loss in the last seven games, the previous period is one of the best in Luxembourg's history.

Malta dropped several spots on FIFA World Rankings, and now they are the fourth worst team in Europe. San Marino, Gibraltar, and Liechtenstein are the only worse teams than Malta at the moment. 

Luxembourg vs Malta pick: Under 2.5 goals

Luxembourg are a better team than Malta, but they have struggled to score lately. In the previous three matches, they failed to score every time, but still, on the positive side, they kept a clean sheet in two of those three matches. 

Similarly to Luxembourg, Malta also struggled offensively in recent games. They scored only one goal in the previous three matches while conceding five. 

These teams played five times so far, and we still haven't seen a game with three or more goals. Both of these teams became much better defensively in recent years, and we often see them holding very well against much better teams. Still, they both lack offensive talent, and an under 2.5 goal bet should be the best choice for this tie.