David Flower
Dailysports's expert
Poland
Malta
The second round match of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers between the national teams of Poland and Malta will take place on March 24 at the legendary "Narodowy" stadium in Warsaw. I suggest betting on goals in this match with a good odds.
Match preview
Poland continues to demonstrate stability in qualifying tournaments, but the opening match against Lithuania left more questions than answers. Michal Probierz's team managed to edge one of the continent's outsiders only in the final moments when Robert Lewandowski scored the winning goal.
However, ahead of the meeting with Malta, a serious problem arises - the legendary striker might miss the match due to injury, significantly weakening the hosts' attacking potential. Nevertheless, the team's statistics in qualifying campaigns remain impressive. In the last nine World Cup qualifiers, the Poles suffered only one defeat, securing seven wins and one draw.
The Malta national team, led by Davide Mazzotta, began their qualifying campaign with a home match against Finland but failed to even hold a draw, losing 0-1. Moreover, the team finished the match with ten men, complicating the task even further. This result continued Malta's disappointing series - in the last seven World Cup qualifiers, they have suffered six defeats, drawing only once with Cyprus.
Overall, the team's statistics in European qualification remain catastrophic. In the previous 25 World Cup qualifying matches, Malta has won only once, drawn three times, and suffered 21 defeats.
Probable lineups
- Poland: Lukasz Skorupski – Jakub Kiwior, Jan Bednarek, Kamil Piontkowski, Matty Cash – Jakub Moder, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Sebastian Szymanski, Jakub Piotrowski – Karol Swiderski, Krzysztof Piatek
- Malta: Henry Bonello – James Carragher, Zach Muscat, Enrico Pepe – Teddy Teuma, Matthew Guillaumier, Ryan Camenzuli, Alex Satariano – Joseph Mbong, Ilyas Shurayef, Paul Mbong
Match facts and head-to-head
- Poland has beaten Malta in three previous matches
- In none of the matches against Malta has the Polish team conceded a goal
- The "Over 2.5 goals" bet won in two out of three matches
Prediction
Bookmakers are fully siding with the Polish national team, offering odds of 1.23 for the hosts to win. We believe Poland will not concede again, and our bet here is "Both teams to score – No" with odds of 1.64.
