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Malta vs RomaniaEuro Championship 2024

Malta
Malta
FT
04
HT: 03
Romania
Romania
D. Man 90+1'
A. Chipciu 34'
G. Puşcaş 29', 7'
6/10/2019Euro ChampionshipEuro Championship · Qualifying Round - 4Ta'Qali National Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 5+ matches

Malta22%
×Draw21%
Romania57%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Malta
1.18
Romania
2.05

Romania creates 74% more chances

Season form · 5 home / 8 away

creates per match

Malta
0.60
Romania
1.50

allows per match

Malta
2.60
Romania
1.75

finishing

Malta+0.00on par
Romania+0.00on par

Total goals

62%Over
  • Over62
  • Under38

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

60%Yes
  • Yes60
  • No40

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Malta

Romania
0
1
2
3
4
0
004%
018%
028%
036%
043%
1
105%
1110%
1210%
137%
143%
2
203%
216%
226%
234%
242%
3
301%
312%
322%
332%
341%
4
400%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 94% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
83%17%2.5
62%38%3.5
40%60%4.5
22%78%

Double chance

Malta or draw
43%
Malta or Romania
79%
Draw or Romania
78%

Winning margin

Malta wins by 2+
8%
Romania wins by 2+
34%

Team goals

Malta 1+ goals
69%
Malta 2+ goals
33%
Malta 3+ goals
12%
Romania 1+ goals
87%
Romania 2+ goals
61%
Romania 3+ goals
33%

Draw no bet

Malta (draw refunded)
27%
Romania (draw refunded)
73%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
51%
Both score & under 3
10%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Malta at homecreates 0.60, concedes 2.60 · 5 matches

Romania awaycreates 1.50, concedes 1.75 · 8 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Malta attack 0.60 + Romania defence 1.75 → ÷2 → 1.18

Romania attack 1.50 + Malta defence 2.60 → ÷2 → 2.05

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 57%?"

Malta scores more
22%
level
21%
Romania scores more
57%

Romania at 57% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 57% does not mean "Romania will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Player of the match

11
N. BancuRomaniaRomania · D
8.6

Possession

43%Malta

Shots

13Malta

Pass accuracy

47%Malta

Statistics

MaltaRomania
Overview
43%Possession57%
13Total Shots19
4Corners6
10Fouls10
Shots
13Total Shots19
1On Target7
6Off Target8
6Blocked4
7Inside Box11
6Outside Box8
Passing
43%Possession57%
357Total Passes475
271Accurate Passes404
76%Pass Accuracy85%
Goalkeeping
3Saves1
Discipline
10Fouls10
1Yellow Cards2
Red Cards1
2Offsides5

Match Recap: Malta vs Romania

Romania beat Malta 4-0 in Euro Championship on June 10, 2019.

Goals: G. Puşcaş (7', 29'), A. Chipciu (34'), D. Man (90+1').

Romania controlled possession (57%) and registered 19 shots to 13.

The match was played at Ta'Qali National Stadium in Ta'Qali.