Netherlands vs Malta: 2026 World Cup Qualifier Prediction (11.06.2025)

On June 11, 2025, at 01:45 WIB, a World Cup qualification match between the Netherlands and Malta will take place at the Euroborg Stadium in Groningen. Bookmakers see almost no chance of success for the visitors, while the home team’s win is priced at odds of 1.01. Let’s take a look at the current form of both teams and try to find the most interesting bet for this game.

Netherlands

The “Oranje” have been demonstrating good football lately. Ronald Koeman has been gradually building this machine. And the team’s squad is quite strong. Almost all of the national team’s players compete in the top 5 leagues with big clubs or in top domestic teams.
The Netherlands continue to play bright, attacking football with plenty of scoring chances and confidently remain among Europe’s elite. For example, the “Oranje” almost knocked Spain out of the Nations League playoffs, losing only in a penalty shootout. On the night of June 7-8, they kicked off their World Cup qualifying campaign with a confident 2-0 away win against Finland and are considered the main favorites in the group.

Malta

The Maltese national team is traditionally considered one of the group’s main outsiders. That’s not surprising, given that they compete in the fourth tier of the Nations League, where they finished second in their group and will attempt to earn promotion to League C through playoffs against Luxembourg.
In the Nations League qualifiers, Malta also did not perform well. They lost to Finland (0-1) and Poland (0-2). The team’s lack of discipline and technical skill showed, as both matches ended with Malta reduced to 10 players. However, in their most recent game against Lithuania, the “Ioannites” managed to secure their first point with a 0-0 draw. Even so, that result didn’t lift Malta off the bottom of the group.

Statistics and Head-to-Head

These teams will be meeting for the first time in 30 years. Before 1995, they met six times. Malta has never scored a goal against the Netherlands. The “Oranje” won all six matches with a combined score of 28-0.

Prediction

In the Netherlands – Malta match, our prediction favors the home team. The “Oranje” are in excellent form, and in this clash against the group’s main underdog, they will likely aim to improve their goal difference. Given the difference in quality, a big win is very likely. Therefore, we recommend betting on a Netherlands win with a –3 handicap at odds of 1.53.