Malta U21 vs North. Ireland U21

North. Ireland U21 won 4-0 at Malta U21 in the Europe U21 Euro Qualification on Saturday 26 September 2026, 0-2 at half-time. In their last 6 meetings, including this one, Malta U21 won 2, North. Ireland U21 won 3 and 1 was drawn.

Europe U21 Euro Qualification Sat 26 Sep 2026, 18:00 Save

Malta U21

HT 0-2

North. Ireland U21

Ioannis Christodoulou

Malta U21 vs North. Ireland U21 timeline

2' Brooklyn Borg Yellow card · Foul, Malta U21
30' Josh Briggs Yellow card · Foul, North. Ireland U21
31' Shea Kearney 0-1 Goal · Assist Eoin Kenny · Field Goal, North. Ireland U21
43' Jack Patterson 0-2 Goal · Assist Cole Brannigan · Field Goal, North. Ireland U21
63' Jack Patterson 0-3 Goal · Field Goal, North. Ireland U21
68' Nathan Cross Yellow card · Foul, Malta U21
72' Bayley McCann 0-4 Goal · Assist Eoin Kenny · Field Goal, North. Ireland U21

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Malta U21 vs North. Ireland U21 stats

1st Half 2nd Half

Malta U21North. Ireland U21

41% Possession 59%

84 Attacks 115

30 Dang. Attacks 71

5 Shots 18

2 Shots On Target 8

1 Corners 9

4 Saves 2

7 Fouls 11

2 Yellow Cards 1

1 Offsides 2

Malta U21 vs North. Ireland U21 lineups

Confirmed

Malta U21 4-1-4-1

1 Karl Sargent

11 Nathan Cross
4 Jake Vassallo
3 Matthias Ellul
19 Benjamin Hili

8 Lucas Caruana

7 Shaisen Attard
6 Andrew Borg
9 Isaiah Chukunyere
18 Kaiden Fenech

10 Brooklyn Borg

Substitutes

2 Deacon Abela
12 Liam Frendo
13 Matteo Gambin
15 Trezeguet Zammit 46'
16 Jake Micallef
17 Bjorn Buhagiar 70'
20 Alfie Bridgman 70'
21 Daniel Letherby 82'
22 Kai Bartolo 70'

North. Ireland U21 4-3-1-2

1 Stephen McMullan

16 Sam Inwood
5 Josh Briggs
14 Conor Barr
2 Shea Kearney

17 Bayley McCann
8 James Simpson
4 Jack Patterson 2

9 Makenzie Kirk

10 Eoin Kenny
7 Cole Brannigan

Substitutes

12 Fraser Barnsley
13 Kalum Thompson 78'
15 Matthew Orr
18 Conor Haughey 65'
19 Ryan Martin Donnelly 78'
20 Callum Burnside 66'
21 Devlan Moses 78'
22 Paul McGovern
23 Josh Gracey

Malta U21 and North. Ireland U21 player stats

Malta U21 player stats
								Rtg			xG	xGoT	KP	BCC	BCM	Drb	Off		Pass%	KP	F3rd	Crs	ACrs	LB	Tch	Tkl	Int	Clr	Blk	Rec	Duel	Aer	DrbP		FlsD	YC	Disp	Lost	Err	Sv	SvIn	HC	Tch	LB	Pass%
1 Karl Sargent GK	90	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
3 Matthias Ellul DEF	90	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
4 Jake Vassallo DEF	90	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
11 Nathan Cross DEF	90	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
19 Benjamin Hili DEF	90	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
9 Isaiah Chukunyere DEF	70	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
8 Lucas Caruana MID	90	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
6 Andrew Borg MID	82	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
18 Kaiden Fenech MID	70	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
10 Brooklyn Borg MID	46	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
7 Shaisen Attard FWD	70	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
15 Trezeguet Zammit MID Sub	44	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
17 Bjorn Buhagiar MID Sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
20 Alfie Bridgman MID Sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
21 Daniel Letherby MID Sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
22 Kai Bartolo FWD Sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0

North. Ireland U21 player stats

1 Stephen McMullan GK	90	0	0
5 Josh Briggs DEF	90	0	0
14 Conor Barr DEF	90	0	0
16 Sam Inwood DEF	65	0	0
2 Shea Kearney MID	90	1	0
8 James Simpson MID	90	0	0
17 Bayley McCann MID	90	1	0
4 Jack Patterson MID	78	2	0
10 Eoin Kenny MID	78	0	2
9 Makenzie Kirk FWD	78	0	0
7 Cole Brannigan FWD	66	0	1
18 Conor Haughey DEF Sub	25	0	0
20 Callum Burnside MID Sub	24	0	0
19 Ryan Martin Donnelly MID Sub	12	0	0
13 Kalum Thompson FWD Sub	12	0	0
21 Devlan Moses FWD Sub	12	0	0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Malta U21 vs North. Ireland U21 form

Malta U21 All venues

0 W · 0 D · 5 L

Points per game: 0.00
Scored per game: 0.2
Conceded per game: 3.8
Both teams scored: 20%
Over 2.5 goals: 80%

North. Ireland U21 All venues

2 W · 0 D · 3 L

Points per game: 1.20
Scored per game: 0.8
Conceded per game: 2.4
Both teams scored: 20%
Over 2.5 goals: 80%

Results before kick-off, most recent first, from each team's side. Open a game to see its full stats.

Season averages

Malta U21North. Ireland U21

0% Win rate 40%

0.20 Goals scored 1.00

4.20 Goals conceded 2.00

20% Both teams score 40%

80% Over 2.5 goals 80%

0% Clean sheets 20%

20% Scored first 40%

0.00 xG for 0.00

0.00 xG against 0.00

11.60 Match corners 9.40

U21 Euro Qualification matches only, before kick-off: 5 each.

0% Win rate 43%

0.14 Goals scored 1.14

4.00 Goals conceded 1.57

14% Both teams score 43%

71% Over 2.5 goals 57%

0% Clean sheets 29%

14% Scored first 43%

0.00 xG for 0.00

0.00 xG against 0.00

10.00 Match corners 8.71

U21 Euro Qualification matches only, before kick-off: 7 each.

Malta U21 at home and North. Ireland U21 away this season.

0% Win rate 25%

0.00 Goals scored 1.00

3.67 Goals conceded 2.25

0% Both teams score 50%

67% Over 2.5 goals 75%

0% Clean sheets 0%

0% Scored first 0%

0.00 xG for 0.00

0.00 xG against 0.00

10.33 Match corners 7.00

U21 Euro Qualification matches only, before kick-off: 3 for Malta U21 and 4 for North. Ireland U21.

Malta U21 vs North. Ireland U21 head to head

2 Malta U21 wins 1 draws 3 North. Ireland U21 wins

2.5 goals per game 17% both teams scored 33% over 2.5 goals

Malta U21 vs North. Ireland U21 standings

Group F

U21 Euro Qualification Group F table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Germany U21	10	9	0	1	32	5	+27	27
2	Greece U21	10	9	0	1	29	6	+23	27
3	North. Ireland U21	10	4	2	4	13	13	0	14
4	Georgia U21	10	2	4	4	13	15	-2	10
5	Latvia U21	10	2	2	6	8	20	-12	8
6	Malta U21	10	0	0	10	2	38	-36	0

Malta U21
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U21 Euro Qualification 2027 standings as of 15 Nov 2026, 08:12 UK. Last 5 shows the most recent result first.

Pre-match probabilities

27%Malta U21 25%Draw 49%North. Ireland U21

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North. Ireland U21 or draw 73%
Malta U21 or North. Ireland U21 75%

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Match info

Managers: Michele Marcolini Malta U21 Tommy Wright North. Ireland U21
Officials: Referee Ioannis Christodoulou 1st Assistant N. Egglezou 2nd Assistant P. Petrou 4th Official A. Konstantinidis

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Malta U21 vs North. Ireland U21 timeline

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Malta U21 vs North. Ireland U21 stats

Malta U21 vs North. Ireland U21 lineups

Malta U21 4-1-4-1

North. Ireland U21 4-3-1-2

Malta U21 and North. Ireland U21 player stats

Malta U21 vs North. Ireland U21 form

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Malta U21 vs North. Ireland U21 head to head

Malta U21 vs North. Ireland U21 standings

Group F

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