Match Events
- 10′Russia, goal:1–0
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Russia, substitution:off
- 46′Russia, substitution:off
- 50′Russia, yellow card:Foul
- 58′Russia, substitution:off
- 66′Malta, substitution:off
- 66′Malta, substitution:off
- 68′Malta, yellow card:Foul
- 71′Russia, substitution:
- 75′Malta, substitution:off
- 79′Russia, substitution:A. Ionov
- 82′Malta, yellow card:Handball
- 84′Russia, penalty goal:2–0Penalty
- 86′Malta, substitution:offA. Agius
- 86′Malta, substitution:off
- Full-time2 – 0
Lineups
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Russia
4-3-3
7.11
Average match ratingRussia +0.39
6.72
Malta
3-4-2-1
Referee
Ali Palabiyik
Otkritie Bank Arena
Key Stats
53%Possession47%
–Expected Goals–
20Shots9
7Shots on Target3
12Corners1
81%Pass Accuracy81%
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Match report
Russia vs Malta — the facts
Russia beat Malta 2–0 (half-time 1–0).
Russia met Malta in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 6). Kick-off was Tuesday, 7 September 2021, 18:45 UTC at Otkritie Bank Arena. Referee: Ali Palabiyik.
Team pages: Russia · Malta · World Cup - Qualification Europe
Key moments
- 10' Goal: Fedor Smolov — 1–0
- 84' Goal (penalty): Zelimkhan Bakaev — 2–0
Starting line-ups
Russia (4-3-3)
- 1 Guilherme
- 4 Vyacheslav Karavaev
- 5 Maksim Osipenko
- 3 Igor Diveev
- 23 Daler Kuzyaev
- 15 Aleksey Miranchuk
- 8 Dmitri Barinov
- 21 Aleksandr Erokhin
- 17 Arsen Zakharyan
- 9 Fedor Smolov
- 20 A. Ionov
Malta (3-4-2-1)
- 1 Henry Bonello
- 4 Steve Borg
- 5 A. Agius
- 22 Zach Muscat
- 3 Ryan Camenzuli
- 17 Teddy Teuma
- 10 Stephen Pisani
- 18 Cain Attard
- 11 Paul Mbong
- 7 Joseph Mbong
- 9 Luke Montebello
About this match
On this page: the Russia vs Malta final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this World Cup - Qualification Europe 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.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Russia and Malta team pages or the World Cup - Qualification Europe page.