Malta vs Estonia betting tips: UEFA Nations League preview, predictions and odds

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Estonia are unbeaten in three meetings with Malta, most recently winning 3-0 in a friendly back in 2017.

Under 2.5 goals is 1/2.

Under 2.5 goals and both teams to score NO is 5/6.

Estonia to win and both teams to score NO is 3/1.

Sergei Zenjov is 9/1 to break the deadlock and 3/1 to add to his 14 international goals. 

Match preview

The two candidates for promotion from Group D2 go head-to-head in Ta' Qali.

Estonia are competing in League D for the very first time, suffering relegation via the play-outs back in March, beaten over two legs by Cyprus.

Thus, the Blueshirts are targeting immediate promotion back to the third-tier, and began with a routine 2-0 win over San Marino a week ago.

Robert Kirss and Joonas Tamm both on target at A. Le Coq Arena.

Since then, Estonia have faced Copa América and Finalísima winners Argentina in a glamour friendly in Pamplona on Sunday.

Thomas Häberli will hope his team's confidence hasn't been shattered too much by a 5-0 drubbing, in which Lionel Messi scored all five.

That, of course, will be an experience those Estonian players never forget, but now the serious matches return.

Malta meanwhile also come into this game having beaten San Marino 2-0 in their Nations League opener.

Jan Busuttil and then Matthew Guillaumier got the goals on Sunday in that victory at Stadio Olimpico di Serravalle.

This is the Reds' third successive season in the bottom-tier of this competition, winning just three of 13 matches to date.

But, having accumulated five points during World Cup qualification, including a 3-0 hammering of Cyprus, Devis Mangia's side are on the up.

One of these two nations will be promoted to League D come September, so who will claim three invaluable point at Grawnd Nazzjonali?

Malta team news

Steve Bog will captain his nation from centre-back, adding to his 65 caps.

St Johnstone defender James Brown was an unused substitute in San Marino, so is still hoping for his international debut.

Jurgen Degabriele is the top-scorer in this squad with four international goals, all of which have come in the last 22 months.

Estonia team news

Tottenham defender Maksim Paskotši will feature at centre-back for Estonia with captain Karol Mets alongside.

In goal, Arsenal's Karl Hein, who was man of the match in a goalless draw with Wales last year, will return in place of Matvei Igonen.

37 year old captain Konstantin Vassiljev will be restored to midfield, earning his 142nd cap; only 55 men in the world have more.

Henri Anier and Sergei Zenjov could lead the line, having scored 17 and 14 goals for Estonia respectively.

Although, it was actually Erik Sorga and Robert Kirss who started against San Marino, the latter scoring for the first time at this level.

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