FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)---Malta VS Poland Prediction

Malta VS Poland    Livescore / H2H stats and Live Streaming
Time:18-11-2025 03:45 Tuesday
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Winning in Warsaw would have blown Group G wide open for Poland on Friday night, when the Eagles found themselves three points adrift of the Netherlands both before and after kickoff, having had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Ronald Koeman's men.

Jakub Kaminski had seemingly broken the deadlock at the perfect time for Poland, who went into the break 1-0 up thanks to the Koln winger's strike on the 43-minute mark, but the Dutch replied just two minutes into the second half through all-time top scorer Memphis Depay.

Poland's stalemate with Oranje has almost certainly just delayed the Netherlands' advancement to North America, as not only are Jan Urban's men three points behind in second place, they also boast a significantly inferior goal difference of +6 compared to the leaders' +19.

As a result, Poland will only overtake the Netherlands and finish first if they beat Malta, if Koeman's side suffer a shock home loss to Lithuania, and if there is a 13-goal swing in their favour on Monday - a surely impossible set of circumstances.

While Poland's World Cup journey will continue regardless of what happens on Monday night, minnows Malta have already been condemned to their fate and are still yearning for a first-ever appearance at a major international tournament.

In a group comprising the Netherlands, Poland, Finland and Lithuania, Malta were always anticipated to battle with the latter to avoid finishing bottom of the section, and that exact scenario will materialise on the final matchday.

Emilio De Leo's men sit two points better off than the Lithuanians in fourth place in the group, thanks to their first win at the seventh attempt on Friday evening, when they upset Finland 1-0 in Helsinki thanks to Jake Grech's 82nd-minute winner.

Malta's surprise success in Scandinavia ended the hosts' four-year wait for another World Cup Qualifying win, having not prevailed in the preliminary rounds since September 2021, as well as marking their second victory from four games in all competitions after a friendly triumph over San Marino in September.

Match Prediction: Malta 0-2 Poland
Malta's defensive diligence took Finland by surprise on Friday night, but with all due respect to the Nordic nation, their attack would not have struck as much fear in the Reds' hearts as Poland's should. Even if victory for the visitors just rubber-stamps second place, they should run into few difficulties getting the job done.