Match report
Malta come from behind to beat Andorra in Nations League opener
Malta claimed a 2-1 win away to Andorra in their opening UEFA Nations League League D fixture, overturning an early deficit to move top of Group 1 while Andorra sit third after one game. Guillaume López had given the hosts the lead, but Malta responded before half-time and struck again after the break to seal the points.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
López put Andorra ahead in the 17th minute, but Malta drew level just before the interval when Irvin Cardona converted an assist from Teddy Teuma in the 36th minute, leaving the sides level at 1-1 at half-time. The decisive moment came in the 81st minute, when Teuma turned provider into scorer, finishing off a Cardona assist to put Malta 2-1 in front, a lead they held to the final whistle.
Andorra saw more of the ball, dominating possession at 41 to 59 percent in Malta's favour by share, yet Malta were far more clinical in front of goal, out-shooting the hosts on target eight to five and racking up an expected goals figure of 3.03 compared with Andorra's 0.76. Andorra's frustration showed in a heavy 24 fouls to Malta's 12, and they picked up five yellow cards to Malta's two.
Irvin Cardona scored Malta's equaliser and then teed up Teddy Teuma for the winner, earning the highest rating on the pitch at 8.3. Teuma, who assisted Cardona's goal before scoring the decisive strike himself, was not far behind with a rating of 8.2.
Despite having less of the ball, Malta finished with a far superior expected goals tally of 3.03 against Andorra's 0.76, reflecting the visitors' clinical edge in front of goal.
Malta won 2–1 away against Andorra (half-time 1–1).
Andorra met Malta in the UEFA Nations League (League D - 1). Kick-off was Thursday, 24 September 2026, 16:00 UTC at Estadi de la FAF. Referee: Joey Kooij.
Team pages: Andorra · Malta · UEFA Nations League
Key moments
- 17' Goal: Guillaume López — 1–0 · Watch Guillaume López's goal video (17')
- 36' Goal: Irvin Cardona (assist: Teddy Teuma) — 1–1 · Watch Irvin Cardona's goal video (36')
- 81' Goal: Teddy Teuma (assist: Irvin Cardona) — 1–2 · Watch Teddy Teuma's goal video (81')
Starting line-ups
Andorra (4-4-2)
- 12 Iker Álvarez
- 15 Moisés San Nicolás (c)
- 22 Ian Olivera
- 5 Max Llovera
- 2 Biel Borra Font
- 17 A. Rodrigo Tapia
- 16 Éric Izquierdo
- 3 Pau Babot
- 23 Ot Remolins
- 10 Guillaume López
- 20 Gerard Sola Garcia
Malta (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Andorra 24%, the draw 26%, Malta 50%. It finished Andorra 1–2 Malta.
Malta's rating gap outweighs Andorra's home ground — Malta are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Malta's 50%. The draw at 26% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Malta at 50%?
Malta sit 170 points higher on our strength rating — 1104 to 1273. Sides with a 160–240-point rating edge on the road won 51.0% of 6,682 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 28–27–45.
Why only 50%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 50% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 26% and Andorra at 24%.
Why the draw at 26%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.6%. These teams' recent games average 2.6 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.3% of 27,935. The goals environment adds 1.2 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Malta have averaged 18 percentage points more possession than Andorra in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Andorra (8 fully-tracked matches with us) and Malta (8) carry strength ratings anchored to the official international ratings list, so the class read stands on far more than our own short records. National sides play too few games for a record built from scratch, so their rating chain starts from the published international ratings instead of a blind first guess.
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About this match
On this page: the Andorra vs Malta final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Nations League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Guillaume López's goal against Malta (17').
- Watch Irvin Cardona's goal against Andorra (36').
- Watch Teddy Teuma's goal against Andorra (81').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Andorra 1–2 Malta. Explore more on the Andorra and Malta team pages or the UEFA Nations League page.