Overview: Netherlands vs Malta – prediction, team news, alignments

The Netherlands will continue the road to World Cup 2026 When they welcome Malta At the EURBORG stadium in Groningen for Tuesday’s qualifications.

The Oranje began their qualification offer with a successful trip to Finland on Saturday, while visitors only took one point in their first three games in group G.

Correspondence overview

The Netherlands focus on their qualification offer from the World Cup after their UEFA League of Nations Campaign ended with a fire loss during the March quarter-final against Spain.

Having qualified four of the five finals of the previous World Cup, the Netherlands will expect to reach the 2026 edition via a qualification group which includes Poland, Finland, Lithuania and Malta.

While their colleagues member of the group began their qualification offers in March, Ronald KoemanThe side of the team finally launched its current campaign during the trip on Saturday to Helsinki, where Memphis Depay And Denzel Dumfries marked in the first period to dismiss their country to a 2-0 victory.

After having ended a race without five games victory, the Oranje will return home for her first meeting with Malta since her relaxation at a 4-0 victory in October 1995 in their qualification offer for Euro 2026.

In fact, they have a perfect record against Tuesday opponents, having won the six of their previous meetings without conceding, when they also scored at least four goals in five of these matches.

The hosts will also gain confidence in the fact that they have won six and have drawn two of their last eight internationals at home since their loss against France during the qualification of the European championship in October 2023.

Malta started his qualification campaign at the rear of a satisfactory effort in the UEFA Nations 2024-25 nations, collecting seven four game points to finish in second place and secure a place in promotional / relegation qualifiers.

They can hope to face Luxembourg in equality of two legs in March 2026, although their current accent is on their last effort to qualify the World Cup.

As the group’s least classified team, Malta’s main objective will be to compete in certain delicate matches rather than having a realistic ambition to reach their very first major tournament.

The Reds experienced a disappointment during their first two qualifications during the international window of March, losing 1-0 during their home meeting with Finland before falling to a 2-0 defeat against Poland.

Emilio de VoixThe team’s team at least managed to take a point at the home meeting on Saturday with Lithuania, playing a relentless draw in Ta’qali to record their second white sheet in three international internationals, although they stay at the bottom of group G with five games to play.

Malta will have bread on the plan to disturb the Netherlands during the Tuesday competition, especially since they failed to score in their last four games.

Netherlands World Cup qualification – Europe form:

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Malta World Cup qualification – Europe form:

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Team news

The Netherlands omitted Bart Verbruggen,, Jurrien Timber,, Matthijs de Ligt,, JERDY SCHOUTEN,, Joey Veerman,, Kenneth Taylor,, Brian Brobbey And Joshua Zirkzee Due to a mixture of injuries and technical reasons.

Stefan de Vrij could associate Virgil Van Dijk In central defense after Inter Milan defender came out of the bench to appear as part-time substitute on weekends.

Depay will continue to direct the line of his country after scoring his 48th goal in 101 international appearances during the recent victory over Finland.

As for visitors, they cannot call on Sion Forward Ilyas Chouarefwhich should serve the second match for a suspension of two games.

In positive news, the defensive duo of Gabriel Mentz And Kurt Shaw Are available for selection after missing the draw with suspension Lithuania.

James CarragherThe son of the former defender of Liverpool, Jamie Carragher, will have bread on the plan to stop the talent attackers of the Netherlands, with the 22-year-old to play as one of the three central defenders alongside Shaw and Zach Muscat.

Netherlands Possible start line:

Verbruggen; Dumfries, Vrij, Van Dijk, Ake; Gravenberch, De Jong, Reijnders; Frimpong, Gakpo, Depay

Possible start -up malta:

Bonello; Shaw, Carragher, Muscat; J.MBONG, Guillaumier, Teuma, Satarian, Camenzuli; Jones, p.mbong

We say: Netherlands 4-0 Malta

The Netherlands should not have any problems claiming three points in the competition on Tuesday, and we believe that they will produce a free exhibition to continue their qualification campaign of the World Cup with a comfortable victory.

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