Malta vs Poland prediction 17.11.2025 | World Cup Qualifiers
Malta
Kick off:
Date:
Poland
1
12.50
X
5.45
2
1.26
Contents
- Competition: World Cup Qualifiers
- Date: Monday, 17th November, 2025
- Kickoff: 19:45 UK / 20:45 CET
- Venue: Ta'Qali National Stadium (Ta' Qali)
The World Cup Qualifiers are about to finish. In the last game in Group G, we will see a duel between Malta and Poland. Malta are without a chance to secure the top two spots, while Poland have secured at least second place and will most likely remain there regardless of the results in the last round.
Let's break down the match and find the best possible bet for the upcoming tie.
Malta vs Poland Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Poland
2 : 0
Malta
WC Qualification Europe
In the previous h2h game in these Qualifiers in March, Poland won 2:0. However, Poland probably deserved to win by at least three goals, having 2.91 xG vs 0.19 xG and 19 more goal attempts. Looking further back, these teams met a total of four times, with Poland winning each time and a 14:0 goal difference.
Regarding the number of goals, we saw three or more goals in half of their four matches.
Malta team overview
Malta are #166 on the FIFA World Ranking List and the fifth-worst team in Europe. So, not surprisingly, they have never reached any of the major competitions, and that will hardly change any time soon. Before the WC Qualifiers, Malta did OK in the UEFA Nations League D, finishing second. In March, they will face off against Luxembourg to try to reach promotion to League C for the first time ever.
In these Qualifiers, Malta did very well, at least by their standards, winning five points in seven rounds. And their win over Finland in the previous game (1:0) is undoubtedly one of their best ever. According to credible sources, a win over Finland is their first away win for coach Emilio De Leo and their first-ever win in World Cup Qualifiers away from home.
Last matches of Malta
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Finland
0 : 1
Malta
WC Qualification Europe
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Malta
1 : 4
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Non-FIFA Friendlies
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Malta
0 : 4
Netherlands
WC Qualification Europe
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Malta
3 : 1
San Marino
Friendly International
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Lithuania
1 : 1
Malta
WC Qualification Europe
Malta lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Henry Bonello
Defenders
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22
Zach Muscat
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13
Enrico Pepe
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5
Kurt Shaw
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21
Juan Corbalan
Midfielders
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23
Alexander Satariano
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8
Paul Mbong
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6
Matthew Guillaumier
Forwards
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7
Joseph Mbong
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11
Irvin Cardona
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20
Ilyas Chouaref
Poland team overview
Poland have been a regular presence at recent World Cups, qualifying for four of the last six tournaments, including the last two in Russia and Qatar. Before the Qualifiers, Poland were bad in UEFA Nations League A, finishing last and dropping into League B.
However, in the World Cup Qualifiers, the White-Reds did pretty well. After seven rounds, they are in 2nd place with 14 points and cannot drop below that. Meanwhile, even though they are three points behind the top spot and the Netherlands, it is almost impossible for them to catch up due to a much worse goal difference.
In the previous game against the Netherlands (1:1 draw), midfielder Sebastian Szymanski suffered an injury and had to leave the field after only 13 minutes. He will miss the upcoming game, and we could see Bartosz Kapustka start as a replacement.
Last matches of Poland
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Poland
1 : 1
Netherlands
WC Qualification Europe
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Lithuania
0 : 2
Poland
WC Qualification Europe
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Poland
1 : 0
New Zealand
Friendly International
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Poland
3 : 1
Finland
WC Qualification Europe
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Netherlands
1 : 1
Poland
WC Qualification Europe
Poland lineup
Goalkeeper
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12
Kamil Grabara
Defenders
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14
Jakub Kiwior
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4
Tomasz Kedziora
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5
Jan Ziolkowski
Midfielders
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2
Matty Cash
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8
Bartosz Kapustka
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10
Piotr Zieliński
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21
Nicola Zalewski
Forwards
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13
Jakub Kaminski
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9
Robert Lewandowski
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19
Michal Skoras
Prediction
Malta are a team that really struggles offensively, especially against good teams. In these Qualifiers, they only scored two goals in seven rounds - 0.29 per game. Also, they have never scored a goal against Poland in four h2h games.
Meanwhile, Poland are doing really well defensively, keeping a clean sheet in three out of seven games in the Qualifiers. Also, even though we believe they will score, we cannot really say they have been impressive on the road, scoring one or zero goals in four out of the last five matches across the competitions.
Considering all the above, we believe that at least one of the teams will not score in the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers tie.
3 Reasons why we should expect at least one team to fail to score
- Malta scored two goals in seven WC Qualifier games
- Poland kept a clean sheet in two out of the last three games across the competitions
- Malta failed to score in all four h2h games
Main prediction Malta - Poland
Both Teams to Score - NO
Best Odds:
20Bet
1.62
Malta vs Poland standings in WC Qualification Europe
| Group G | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 - 4 | +19 | 17 |
| 2 | Poland | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 - 5 | +6 | 14 |
| 3 | Finland | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 - 14 | -6 | 10 |
| 4 | Malta | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 - 16 | -14 | 5 |
| 5 | Lithuania | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 - 11 | -5 | 3 |