World Cup - Qualification Europe
·Matchday 8
Featured match
- C. Berra 9'
- L. Griffiths 49'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Scotland beat Malta 2-0. Scorers for Scotland: C. Berra 9', L. Griffiths 49'. Scotland had 70% of possession.
Scotland
Malta
- Full-time 2 - 0
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86'
A. Muscat Out: S. Borg · Malta Substitution for Malta: A. Muscat comes on for S. Borg
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85'
P. Fenech Out: Bjorn Kristensen · Malta Substitution for Malta: P. Fenech comes on for Bjorn Kristensen
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71'
L. Gambin Out: Andre Schembri · Malta Substitution for Malta: L. Gambin comes on for Andre Schembri
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70'
C. Martin Out: L. Griffiths · Scotland Substitution for Scotland: C. Martin comes on for L. Griffiths
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56'
Grant Hanley Out: C. Mulgrew · Scotland Substitution for Scotland: Grant Hanley comes on for C. Mulgrew
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49'
L. Griffiths 2-0 Goal · Scotland Goal! L. Griffiths scores for Scotland. It is 2-0
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46'
J. Morrison Out: J. McArthur · Scotland Substitution for Scotland: J. Morrison comes on for J. McArthur
- Half-time 1 - 0
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29'
Ryan Fenech Yellow card · Malta Yellow card for Ryan Fenech (Malta)
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9'
C. Berra 1-0 Goal · Assist: L. Griffiths · Scotland Goal! C. Berra scores for Scotland, set up by L. Griffiths. It is 1-0
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Scotland
Malta
LLWDW
Last 5 matches LLLLL
1.7Goals scored per match0.3
1.4Goals conceded per match2.7
2Clean sheets0
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Scotland4-1-4-1
Malta5-3-2
3
6.7
Magri
S. Magri
Player profile
13
6.8
Muscat
Zach Muscat
Player profile
4
6.8
Borg
86'
S. Borg
- 86'Out
7
7.3
Armstrong
Stuart Armstrong
Player profile
11
7.2
Forrest
James Forrest
Player profile
10
6.8
Phillips
Matt Phillips
Player profile
6
6.8
McArthur
46'
J. McArthur
- 46'Out
Scotland4-1-4-1
Coach: G. Strachan
Starting XI
- 1GK Craig Gordon 7.1
- 4DF C. Berra9' 8.1
- 5DF C. Mulgrew56' 7.1
- 3DF Andrew Robertson 7.5
- 2DF Kieran Tierney 6.9
- 8MF Scott Brown 7.2
- 6MF J. McArthur46' 6.8
- 10MF Matt Phillips 6.8
- 11MF James Forrest 7.2
- 7MF Stuart Armstrong 7.3
- 9FW L. Griffiths49'70' 9.0
Substitutes
- 18MF J. Morrison46' 6.6
- 15DF Grant Hanley56' 6.9
- 19FW C. Martin70' 6.6
- 16MF Matt Ritchie
- 22MF John McGinn
- 20MF R. Fraser
- 23DF R. Martin
- 12GK A. McGregor
- 14MF S. Naismith
- 13MF I. Anya
- 17MF R. Snodgrass
- 21GK J. Archer
Malta5-3-2
Coach: P. Ghedin
Starting XI
- 1GK Andrew Hogg 7.6
- 19MF J. Zerafa 6.1
- 5DF Andrei Agius 6.6
- 4DF S. Borg86' 6.8
- 13DF Zach Muscat 6.8
- 3DF S. Magri 6.7
- 6— R. Fenech
- 18MF Bjorn Kristensen85' 6.5
- 10FW Andre Schembri71' 6.8
- 20FW Alfred Effiong 6.1
- 21— S. Pisani 7.1
Substitutes
- 11MF L. Gambin71' 6.5
- 8MF P. Fenech85' 6.4
- 2DF A. Muscat86' 6.5
- 9FW M. Mifsud
- 14— J. Farrugia
- 16MF C. Borg
- 12GK H. Bonello
- 7DF C. Failla
- 22DF Michael Johnson
Scotland
Malta
70%
30%
25
Shots
5
10
On target
1
11
Off target
2
9
Corners
2
12
Fouls
5
3
Offsides
0
0
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
0
1
Saves
8
714
Passes
304
88%
Pass accuracy
69%
Scotland wins1Draws0
Malta wins0