Malta U21 – Belgium U21 Prediction & Picks (07.09.2018)

Malta U21 and Belgium U21 meet at MFA Centenary Stadium, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Under-21 Championship (Qualifying Round). The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the Belgium U21, which has 3 wins in the last 3 matches.

Malta U21:

The team gained access to this phase of the UEFA Under-21 Championship (Qualifying Round) after 6th place won in Group 6, with a total of 0 points. Malta U21 have lost 7 of their last 7 matches for the UEFA Under-21 Championship.

For this competition, it records a sequence of 7 defeats in its last matches. The team has not been very strong defensively, since it has suffered goals in the last 7 games which it disputed in this competition. In their matches there is a tendency for goals, since 8 of the last 10 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals.

The selection of Malta enters this unmotivated match, after having added another defeat, this time against Sweden, by 0-4. We emphasize that those of Malta lost all the matches played in this qualifying phase. The local team is expected to perform at 5-4-1, channeling their game through the flanks. In this tactical system, Malta can count on Nwoko’s finishing ability: this player is the best marker of the team, with 2 goals scored. Apparently, there are no absences of weight for this game.

Belgium U21:

The team arrives at this stage of the UEFA Under-21 Championship (Qualifying Round) after having finished the group stage in the 2nd position of Group 6, with 17 points won. In the last 7 games they played for the UEFA U21 Championship, Belgium U21 won 5 and tied 2. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 6 of the last 7 matches for this competition.

Belgium enters this match after a 3-0 home win, at the reception in Hungary: the goals were scored by Dimata, Schrijvers and Lukebakio. The Belgian team usually acts in a 4-3-3, favoring the maintenance of ball possession and more leisurely attacks, however, in some moments of the game should act more quickly. For this, you can count on the speed of Lukebakio and Mbenza. To point out that the Belgian team of Sub21 presents some very interesting players, endowed with a good technical capacity. There are no absences of weight for this game.