Germany’s Euro 2024 qualifier Group C match Malta v England is scheduled for Friday 16 June at 21:45 at the National Stadium in Ta’Qal and will be broadcast live on Digi Sport 2 and Prima Sport. 1.

England look set to top the group and look for their third win in a row against Malta, in which only the score is a question.

Malta are in bottom 5th place in Group C with no points after losing 1-2 away to North Macedonia and 0-2 at home to Italy.

The team coached by Michele Marcolini (former Chievo and Atalanta player) won a surprise 1-0 friendly in Luxembourg.

During this time, the Maltese won only four in 106 matches of the qualifying tournament for the European Championship (lost 94 times).

Moreover, Malta have lost their last 11 matches in European qualification (in which they have scored just twice) since a 2-1 success against the Faroe Islands in March 2019 (the only one in their last 41 home matches in European Championship qualification).

England top the group with six points after beating Italy 2-1 away and Ukraine 2-0 at home (the top two teams qualify, Italy and North Macedonia each have three points).

Gareth Southgate’s side are looking to avenge their quarter-final exit at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and appear determined to qualify for the finals in Germany as soon as possible.

England have lost just once in their last 28 European qualifiers, a 1-2 draw with the Czech Republic in 2019, and have won 19 of their last 20 European Championship qualifiers.

Gareth Southgate’s only problem is the Manchester City players who have spent days in a row following their Champions League success, so John Stones, Kevin Phillips, Kyle Walker, Phil Foden and Jack Grealish have little chance of starting or even playing in the Champions League. match in Malta.

England have won all five matches against Malta (12-1 goal difference), the last being in 2017 (4-0), in the qualification for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Probable teams

Malta: Bonello – Muscat, Apap, Borg – Mbong, Grech, Guillaume, Jankam, Kamenzuli – Jones, Nwoko.

England: Pickford – Trippier, Gehey, Maguire, Shaw – Gallagher, Rice, Henderson – Saka, Kane, Rashford.

Superbet offers odds of 1.18 on Halftime/Final 2/2: Malta vs England away team lead at half time and win in the end.

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