World · UEFA U21 Championship - QualificationRound 19
Malta U210-4
Full-timeHalf-time 0-2
Northern Ireland U21Saturday, September 26 at 05:00 PMCentenary StadiumReferee: I. Christodoulou
Minute by minute
Malta U21
Northern Ireland U210' · 45' · 90'
- B. BorgYellow card2'
- 27'T. WrightYellow card
- 30'J. BriggsYellow card
- 31'S. KearneyE. Kenny
- 43'J. PattersonC. Brannigan
- B. Borg⇄ A. Zammit46'
- 63'J. PattersonGoal
- 65'S. Inwood⇄ C. Haughey
- 65'C. Brannigan⇄ C. Burnside
- N. CrossYellow card68'
- K. Fenech⇄ B. Buhagiar70'
- S. Attard⇄ A. Bridgman70'
- I. Chukunyere⇄ K. Bartolo70'
- 72'B. McCannE. Kenny
- 78'E. Kenny⇄ K. Thompson
- 78'J. Patterson⇄ R. Donnelly
- 78'M. Kirk⇄ D. Moses
- A. Borg⇄ D. Letherby82'
Preview and probabilities
Probability from the data model
10%Malta U2145%Draw45%Northern Ireland U21
Comparison
0%Form100%
17%Attack83%
32%Defence68%
50%Head to head50%
55%Goals45%
39%Overall62%
Latest league results
Malta U21LLLLL
Northern Ireland U21LWLLWMalta U21
Goals scored per match 0.1
Goals conceded per match 4.0
Northern Ireland U21
Goals scored per match 1.1
Goals conceded per match 1.6
Previous meetings
- Oct 9, 2025Northern Ireland U21
2 - 0
Malta U21 - Nov 16, 2021Northern Ireland U210 - 2Malta U21
- Sep 3, 2021Malta U214 - 1Northern Ireland U21
- Sep 4, 2020Malta U210 - 2Northern Ireland U21
- Sep 6, 2019Northern Ireland U210 - 0Malta U21
Lineups
Malta U21
- 1K. Sargent
- 11N. Cross
- 4J. Vassallo
- 3M. Ellul
- 19B. Hili
- 8L. Caruana
- 9I. Chukunyere
- 7S. Attard
- 18K. Fenech
- 6A. Borg
- 10B. Borg
Substitutes
- 2D. Abela
- 12L. Frendo
- 13M. Gambin
- 15A. Zammit
- 16J. Micallef
- 17B. Buhagiar
- 20A. Bridgman
- 21D. Letherby
- 22K. Bartolo
Coach: Davide Mazzotta
Northern Ireland U21
- 1S. McMullan
- 2S. Kearney
- 14C. Barr
- 5J. Briggs
- 16S. Inwood
- 4J. Patterson
- 8J. Simpson
- 17B. McCann
- 7C. Brannigan
- 9M. Kirk
- 10E. Kenny
Substitutes
- 12F. Barnsley
- 13K. Thompson
- 15M. Orr
- 18C. Haughey
- 19R. Donnelly
- 20C. Burnside
- 21D. Moses
- 22P. McGovern
- 23J. Gracey
Coach: Thomas James Wright
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany U21 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 30:5 | +25 | 24 | WWWWW |
| 2 |  Greece U21 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 28:6 | +22 | 24 | WWLWW |
| 3 | Northern Ireland U21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13:12 | +1 | 14 | DWWLL |
| 4 |  Georgia U21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13:13 | 0 | 10 | DLWDL |
| 5 |  Latvia U21 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6:20 | -14 | 5 | LLLDW |
| 6 | Malta U21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2:36 | -34 | 0 | LLLLL |
