Our prediction for this Nations League match:
Malta
Match Time & Date:
14/11/2020
09:00 AM
Prediction: 2-0
Andorra
Ta’Wali National Stadium will host Saturday’s Nations League game between Malta and Andorra, who have always been serving as cannon fodders for their rivals in qualifiers for showpiece tournaments. Malta did well to beat Latvia on the road in their last group game, but this triumph is unlikely to help the Maltese secure promotion to League C as they are five points behind group 1 leaders Faroe Islands ahead of the visit of Andorra.
The visitors, on the other hand, aim to put an end to their four-game winless run in the process, but given Malta’s display in the victory over Latvia, we believe that punters can find value in betting on the home team. Birkirkara attacker Luke Montebello is widely expected to lead the line for the hosts, and we predict that the 25-year-old is going to prove a handful for the opposition defenders.
Highlighted Player (André Schembri):
Andre Schembri is a Malta international who was born in Floriana on May 27, 1986. Schembri started his youth career at his hometown club Floriana, but he played for fellow Maltese side Hibernians at the start of his senior career. The experienced attacker scored ten goals in 44 appearances for the club before joining Marsaxlokk in 2005. After spending four seasons at the club he moved to Austria Karnten in 2009 and it has to be noted that he played on loan for the likes of Eintracht Braunschweig and Calr Zeiss Jena during his spell with Marsaxlokk.
Andre Schembri did not spend too much time in Austria as he moved to Hungary in the winter of 2010, signing a deal with Ferencvaros. The Maltese striker played for the likes of Panionios, Omonia, FSV Frankfurt, Omonia and Boavista before joining Apollon Limassol in June 2017. Andre Schembri signed a two-year deal with the Cypriot side and he quickly started paying off.
You should bear in mind that the Malta international scored four goals in the 2017/2018 Europa League qualifiers and, no doubt, he helped the Cypriot side book their place in the group stages of the European competition.
Highlighted Team (Andorra):
Andorra national football team played their first official game in 1996, with the team suffering a 6-1 loss to Estonia. The Tricolours have been participating in both European Championship qualifiers and World Cup qualifiers since 2000, but they have yet to make it to the finals of the major tournament.
Andorra have established themselves as a cannon fodder for their rivals, but it has to be noted that they did well to beat Macedonia in the 2006 World Cup qualifier (1-0). The Andorrans play their home games at Estadio Nacional in Andorra la Vella and you should bear in mind that they suffered their biggest defeat in an official match on June 4, 2005 when they were outclassed by Czech Republic in Liberec.
Speaking of their biggest win, the minnows recorded a 2-0 victory over Belarus in a friendly game in Aixovall. The likes of Ildefons Lima and Oscar Sonejee are the most notable footballers who represented Andorra on the international stage.
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