Croatia vs Malta

WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage 30 Mar 2021, 18:45
Croatia
Croatia
3–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Malta
Malta
🏟 Stadion HNK Rijeka (Rijeka) 👤 L. Tschudi Round 3

Match report

Croatia cruised past Malta 3-0 in the WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage on 30 March 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Croatia dominated possession with 66% of the ball and had 17 shots to Malta's 2.

The match was played at Stadion HNK Rijeka (Rijeka), with L. Tschudi in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 66% - 34% Shots 17 - 2 On target 6 - 1 Corners 6 - 0 Fouls 11 - 12 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Ivan Perišić
Croatia · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Josip Juranović 65 passes (77% accurate)
8 Mateo Kovačić 93 passes (86% accurate)
7 Luka Modrić 1 goal
7 Josip Brekalo 1 goal
Match statistics
17 Shots Total 2
6 Shots On Goal 1
6 Shots Off Goal 0
5 Shots Blocked 1
12 Shots Inside Box 2
5 Shots Outside Box 0
11 Fouls 12
6 Corners 0
3 Offsides 0
66% Ball Possession 34%
2 Yellow Cards 0
1 Saves 3
575 Passes Total 295
478 Passes Accurate 203
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Croatia · 4-4-2
1 D. Livaković
20 J. Juranović 21 D. Vida 5 D. Ćaleta-Car 22 D. Melnjak
19 M. Badelj 8 M. Kovačić 15 M. Pašalić 13 N. Vlašić
18 M. Oršić 14 A. Budimir
Malta · 4-4-2
1 H. Bonello
2 K. Shaw 13 E. Pepe 4 S. Borg 7 J. Mbong
19 B. Kristensen 6 M. Guillaumier 3 R. Camenzuli 17 T. Teuma
10 S. Pisani 23 A. Satariano
Croatia
Coach
Z. Dalić
Substitutes
  • 12 Lovre Kalinić
  • 23 Simon Sluga
  • 3 Borna Barišić
  • 6 Dejan Lovren
  • 16 Filip Uremović
  • 2 Šime Vrsaljko
  • 11 Marcelo Brozović
  • 10 Luka Modrić
  • 4 Ivan Perišić
  • 7 Josip Brekalo
  • 17 Kristijan Lovrić
Malta
Coach
D. Mangia
Substitutes
  • 16 Jake Galea
  • 12 Matthew Calleja Cremona
  • 22 Zach Muscat
  • 21 Karl Micallef
  • 5 Andrei Agius
  • 8 Jake Grech
  • 18 Nicky Muscat
  • 20 Luke Gambin
  • 15 Juan Corbalan
  • 11 Paul Mbong
  • 14 Luke Montebello
  • 9 Kyrian Nwoko
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Kyrian Nwoko ↓ Alexander Satariano Malta
  • 54' ↑ Josip Brekalo ↓ Mario Pašalić Croatia
  • 54' ↑ Ivan Perišić ↓ Ante Budimir Croatia
  • 54' ↑ Luka Modrić ↓ Milan Badelj Croatia
  • 57' ↑ Borna Barišić ↓ Dario Melnjak Croatia
  • 63' ↑ Jake Grech ↓ Stephen Pisani Malta
  • 67' ↑ Juan Corbalan ↓ Joseph Mbong Malta
  • 67' ↑ Zach Muscat ↓ Steve Borg Malta
  • 78' ↑ Kristijan Lovrić ↓ Mislav Oršić Croatia
  • 81' ↑ Luke Gambin ↓ Bjorn Kristensen Malta
Cards
  • 81' Domagoj Vida Croatia
  • 90+2' Nikola Vlašić Croatia
Head-to-head
Croatia 2 0 draws 0 Malta
2021-11-11 Malta vs Croatia 1 - 7
2021-03-30 Croatia vs Malta 3 - 0
Recent form
Croatia D D D W W
Malta D L L W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Croatia vs Malta?
Croatia won 3-0 against Malta on 30 March 2021.
Who won Croatia vs Malta?
Croatia won the match 3-0.
Where was Croatia vs Malta played?
The match was played at Stadion HNK Rijeka (Rijeka).
Who had more possession in Croatia vs Malta?
Croatia had 66% of possession, compared to 34% for the other side.