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Netherlands national football team
World Cup Qualifying - Europe | Group Stage | 2nd Leg
Jun 10, 2025 at 7.45pm UK
Euroborg
Malta national football team

Netherlands
8 - 0
Malta

Depay (9' pen., 16'), van Dijk (20'), Simons (61'), Malen (74', 80'), Lang (78'), van de Ven (90+2')
Lang (64')
FT(HT: 3-0)

Teuma (34'), Guillaumier (56')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's World Cup Qualifying - Europe clash between Netherlands and Malta, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how the Netherlands could line up for Tuesday's 2026 World Cup qualifier against Malta in Groningen.

Form, Standings, Stats

Netherlands

All competitions
Last Game: Spain 3-3 Netherlands (5-4 pen.)
Sunday, March 23 at 7.45pm in Nations League
Next Game: Finland vs. Netherlands
Saturday, June 7 at 7.45pm in World Cup Qualifying - Europe

Malta

All competitions
World Cup Qualifying
Last Game: Poland 2-0 Malta
Monday, March 24 at 7.45pm in World Cup Qualifying - Europe
Next Game: Malta vs. Lithuania
Saturday, June 7 at 5pm in World Cup Qualifying - Europe

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Netherlands win with a probability of 83.11%. A draw has a probability of 11.5% and a win for Malta has a probability of 5.41%.

The most likely scoreline for a Netherlands win is 2-0 with a probability of 12.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 3-0 (12.02%) and 1-0 (8.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline is 1-1 (5.45%), while for a Malta win it is 0-1 (1.91%).

Result
NetherlandsDrawMalta
83.11% (-1.509 -1.51)11.48% (0.824 0.82)5.41% (0.6891 0.69)
Both teams to score 43.5% (1.618 1.62)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
67.55% (-0.77199999999999 -0.77)32.45% (0.775 0.77)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
45.91% (-0.902 -0.9)54.09% (0.90600000000001 0.91)
Netherlands Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
94.28% (-0.41999999999999 -0.42)5.72% (0.423 0.42)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
77.92% (-1.223 -1.22)22.08% (1.227 1.23)
Malta Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
46.14% (1.914 1.91)53.87% (-1.911 -1.91)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
12.81% (1.154 1.15)87.19% (-1.151 -1.15)
Score Analysis
    Netherlands 83.1%
    Malta 5.41%
    Draw 11.48%
NetherlandsDrawMalta
2-0 @ 12.61% (-0.14 -0.14)
3-0 @ 12.02% (-0.46 -0.46)
1-0 @ 8.81% (0.135 0.14)
4-0 @ 8.61% (-0.569 -0.57)
2-1 @ 7.8% (0.358 0.36)
3-1 @ 7.44% (0.151 0.15)
4-1 @ 5.32% (-0.032 -0.03)
5-0 @ 4.93% (-0.467 -0.47)
5-1 @ 3.05% (-0.101 -0.1)
6-0 @ 2.35% (-0.292 -0.29)
3-2 @ 2.3% (0.174 0.17)
4-2 @ 1.65% (0.084 0.08)
6-1 @ 1.45% (-0.089 -0.09)
7-0 @ 0.96% (-0.148 -0.15)
5-2 @ 0.94% (0.024 0.02)
Other @ 2.86%
Total : 83.1%
1-1 @ 5.45% (0.386 0.39)
0-0 @ 3.08% (0.127 0.13)
2-2 @ 2.41% (0.24 0.24)
Other @ 0.53%
Total : 11.48%
0-1 @ 1.91% (0.181 0.18)
1-2 @ 1.69% (0.208 0.21)
Other @ 1.82%
Total : 5.41%