Russia vs Malta | Suffarah

World Cup - Qualification Europe

Russia

2-0

Full-time HT 1-0

Malta

Fedor Smolov 10'
Zelimkhan Bakaev 84' (pen)

Pre-match
First half
Half-time
Second half
Full-time

Tuesday 7 September · 21:45 Otkritie Bank Arena, Moskva A. Palabıyık

Events Lineups Stats Standings Head-to-head

The match in brief

Russia beat Malta 2-0. Scorers for Russia: Fedor Smolov 10', Zelimkhan Bakaev 84' (pen).

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Full-time 2 - 0
86'
N. Muscat Out: T. Teuma · Malta Substitution for Malta: N. Muscat comes on for T. Teuma
86'
K. Shaw Out: Andrei Agius · Malta Substitution for Malta: K. Shaw comes on for Andrei Agius
84'
Zelimkhan Bakaev 2-0 Penalty goal · Russia Goal! Zelimkhan Bakaev scores a penalty for Russia. It is 2-0
82'
R. Camenzuli Yellow card · Malta R. Camenzuli of Malta is booked
79'
R. Zhemaletdinov Out: Aleksey Ionov · Russia Substitution for Russia: R. Zhemaletdinov comes on for Aleksey Ionov
75'
S. Dimech Out: C. Attard · Malta Substitution for Malta: S. Dimech comes on for C. Attard
71'
Anton Zabolotnyi Out: Fedor Smolov · Russia Substitution for Russia: Anton Zabolotnyi comes on for Fedor Smolov
68'
S. Borg Yellow card · Malta S. Borg of Malta is booked
66'
Tristan Caruana Out: S. Pisani · Malta Substitution for Malta: Tristan Caruana comes on for S. Pisani
66'
A. Satariano Out: L. Montebello · Malta Substitution for Malta: A. Satariano comes on for L. Montebello
58'
I. Samoshnikov Out: Aleksey Miranchuk · Russia Substitution for Russia: I. Samoshnikov comes on for Aleksey Miranchuk
50'
Aleksey Miranchuk Yellow card · Russia Aleksey Miranchuk of Russia is booked
46'
Roman Zobnin Out: Aleksandr Erokhin · Russia Substitution for Russia: Roman Zobnin comes on for Aleksandr Erokhin
46'
Zelimkhan Bakaev Out: A. Zakharyan · Russia Substitution for Russia: Zelimkhan Bakaev comes on for A. Zakharyan
Half-time 1 - 0
10'
Fedor Smolov 1-0 Goal · Russia Goal! Fedor Smolov scores for Russia. It is 1-0
Kick-off

The teams before the match

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LWLDW Last 5 matches LDLWL

2Position6

22Pts5

1.2Goals scored per match1.2

1.9Goals conceded per match1.2

3Clean sheets3

From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.

Group A

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Serbia	8	6	2	0	18	9	18:9	+9	20	WWWDW
2	Portugal	8	5	2	1	17	6	17:6	+11	17	LDWWW
3	Rep. Of Ireland	8	2	3	3	11	8	11:8	+3	9	WDWDD
4	Luxembourg	8	3	0	5	8	18	8:18	-10	9	LWLLL
5	Azerbaijan	8	0	1	7	5	18	5:18	-13	1	LLLLD

Next round

Group B

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Spain	8	6	1	1	15	5	15:5	+10	19	WWWWL
2	Sweden	8	5	0	3	12	6	12:6	+6	15	LLWWL
3	Greece	8	2	4	2	8	8	8:8	0	10	DLLWW
4	Georgia	8	2	1	5	6	12	6:12	-6	7	WWLLL
5	Kosovo	8	1	2	5	5	15	5:15	-10	5	DLLLD

Next round

Group C

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Switzerland	8	5	3	0	15	2	15:2	+13	18	WDWWD
2	Italy	8	4	4	0	13	2	13:2	+11	16	DDWDD
3	Northern Ireland	8	2	3	3	6	7	6:7	-1	9	DWLLD
4	Bulgaria	8	2	2	4	6	14	6:14	-8	8	LWLWD
5	Lithuania	8	1	0	7	4	19	4:19	-15	3	LLWLL

Next round

Group D

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	France	8	5	3	0	18	3	18:3	+15	18	WWWDD
2	Ukraine	8	2	6	0	11	8	11:8	+3	12	WDWDD
3	Finland	8	3	2	3	10	10	10:10	0	11	LWWLL
4	Bosnia & Herzegovina	8	1	4	3	9	12	9:12	-3	7	LLDWD
5	Kazakhstan	8	0	3	5	5	20	5:20	-15	3	LLLDL

Next round

Group E

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Belgium	8	6	2	0	25	6	25:6	+19	20	DWWWW
2	Wales	8	4	3	1	14	9	14:9	+5	15	DWWDD
3	Czechia	8	4	2	2	14	9	14:9	+5	14	WWDLW
4	Estonia	8	1	1	6	9	21	9:21	-12	4	LLLWD
5	Belarus	8	1	0	7	7	24	7:24	-17	3	LLLLL

Next round

Group F

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Denmark	10	9	0	1	30	3	30:3	+27	27	LWWWW
2	Scotland	10	7	2	1	17	7	17:7	+10	23	WWWWW
3	Israel	10	5	1	4	23	21	23:21	+2	16	WLWLL
4	Austria	10	5	1	4	19	17	19:17	+2	16	WWLWL
5	Faroe Islands	10	1	1	8	7	23	7:23	-16	4	LLLLW
6	Moldova	10	0	1	9	5	30	5:30	-25	1	LLLLL

Next round

Group G

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Netherlands	10	7	2	1	33	8	33:8	+25	23	WDWWW
2	Türkiye	10	6	3	1	27	16	27:16	+11	21	WWWDL
3	Norway	10	5	3	2	15	8	15:8	+7	18	LDWDW
4	Montenegro	10	3	3	4	14	15	14:15	-1	12	LDLWD
5	Latvia	10	2	3	5	11	14	11:14	-3	9	WDLLD
6	Gibraltar	10	0	0	10	4	43	4:43	-39	0	LLLLL

Next round

Group H

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Croatia	10	7	2	1	21	4	21:4	+17	23	WWDWW
2	Russia	10	7	1	2	19	6	19:6	+13	22	LWWWW
3	Slovakia	10	3	5	2	17	10	17:10	+7	14	WDDLW
4	Slovenia	10	4	2	4	13	12	13:12	+1	14	WDLWL
5	Cyprus	10	1	2	7	4	21	4:21	-17	5	LLDLL
6	Malta	10	1	2	7	9	30	9:30	-21	5	LLDLL

Next round

Group I

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	England	10	8	2	0	39	3	39:3	+36	26	WWDWD
2	Poland	10	6	2	2	30	11	30:11	+19	20	LWWWD
3	Albania	10	6	0	4	12	12	12:12	0	18	WLLWW
4	Hungary	10	5	2	3	19	13	19:13	+6	17	WWDLW
5	Andorra	10	2	0	8	8	24	8:24	-16	6	LLWLL
6	San Marino	10	0	0	10	1	46	1:46	-45	0	LLLLL

Next round

Group J

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Germany	10	9	0	1	36	4	36:4	+32	27	WWWWW
2	FYR Macedonia	10	5	3	2	23	11	23:11	+12	18	WWLWD
3	Romania	10	5	2	3	13	8	13:8	+5	17	WDWLD
4	Armenia	10	3	3	4	9	20	9:20	-11	12	LLLDD
5	Iceland	10	2	3	5	12	18	12:18	-6	9	LDWDL
6	Liechtenstein	10	0	1	9	2	34	2:34	-32	1	LLLLD