Played
February 7, 2013 2:30 AM SGT
Ta'Qali National Stadium — Ta'Qali
Referee: N. Yordanov
Attendance: 1000
February 7, 2013 2:30 AM SGT
Ta'Qali National Stadium — Ta'Qali
Referee: N. Yordanov
Attendance: 1000
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| Malta | 3.50 | 3.75 | 3.60 | 3.30 | 3.80 | 3.30 | 3.75 | 3.30 | 3.50 | 3.15 | 3.54 |
| Draw | 3.25 | 3.30 | 3.20 | 3.40 | 3.35 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.25 |
| NIR | 2.05 | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.05 | 2.20 | 2.05 | 2.00 | 2.10 | 2.10 | 2.08 | 2.05 |
Malta - Northern Ireland Preview: Injury-hit Green and White Army aiming for first win of the season
Six players have pulled out of Michael O'Neill's squad through injury so far, with goalkeeper Roy Carroll's back injury handing St. Johnstone No.1 Alan Mannus a debut
By Sean Monaghan
Getty
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MALTA
 Hogg Muscat, Dimech, Agius, Failla Fenech, Sciberras, Bajada, Schembri Bogdanovic, Mifsud |
NORTHERN IRELAND
 Mannus Bruce, Evans, McAuley, Lafferty McGinn, Brunt, Davis, Ferguson Shiels, Grigg |
Malta coach Pietro Ghedin has named an 18-man squad for the game at the Ta'Qalin National Stadium and can call upon experienced striking pair Michael Mifsud and Daniel Bogdanovic, who have both played on British shores in the Championship.
Michael O'Neill has revealed he is set to hand St. Johnstone goalkeeper Alan Mannus his international debut after Roy Carroll was forced to withdraw from the squad through injury.
Carroll is one of six players who have been forced to pull out with Ryan McGivern, Ryan McLaughlin, Oliver Norwood, Jamie Ward and Trevor Carson also on the casualty list.
Gerard Doherty has been called up to replace Carroll and could make his debut if brought on, while Hull City's Alex Bruce is expected to be handed a debut for O'Neill's side, despite having two friendly caps for the Republic of Ireland to his name.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
Malta have won their previous five international friendlies. Ending victorious against San Marino, Liechtenstein (twice), Luxembourg and the Central African Republic.
- However, Pietro Ghedin's side have not won a competitive fixture since a 2-1 win over Hungary in October 2006.
- Former Coventry striker Michael Mifsud (pictured right), will captain Malta on Wednesday night and is his country's record goalscorer.
- Northern Ireland have won five games out of the six the two teams have played, without conceding a single goal in any of those five victories.
- Michael O'Neill's side are yet to win a game this season, having drawn four and lost one of their fixtures so far this term, their last win was an August 2011 4-0 triumph over the Faroe Islands.
- There are 48 places between the sides in the current Fifa world rankings, with Northern Ireland in 98th place, and Malta down in 146th.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Malta 1-0 Northern Ireland
- 25.93 %
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Malta 0-2 Northern Ireland
- 14.82 %
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Malta 0-1 Northern Ireland
- 11.11 %
| International Friendlies (FR) | Feb 7, 2013 | Malta 0 - Northern Ireland 0 |
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| Mar 27, 2013 | Malta 0 - Italy 2 | WCQE |
| Mar 23, 2013 | Bulgaria 6 - Malta 0 | WCQE |
| Feb 7, 2013 | Malta 0 - Northern Ireland 0 | FR |
| Nov 15, 2012 | Liechtenstein 0 - Malta 1 | FR |
| Oct 13, 2012 | Czech Republic 3 - Malta 1 | WCQE |
Northern Ireland
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| Mar 27, 2013 | Northern Ireland 0 - Israel 2 | WCQE |
| Feb 7, 2013 | Malta 0 - Northern Ireland 0 | FR |
| Nov 15, 2012 | Northern Ireland 1 - Azerbaijan 1 | WCQE |
| Oct 17, 2012 | Portugal 1 - Northern Ireland 1 | WCQE |
| Sep 12, 2012 | Northern Ireland 1 - Luxembourg 1 | WCQE |
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| 1 | Andrew Hogg | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Andrei Agius | Defender |
| 16 | Edward Herrera | Defender |
| - | Alex Muscat | Defender |
| 6 | Luke Dimech | Defender |
| 13 | André Schembri | Striker |
| 13 | Clayton Fallia | Midfielder |
| 4 | Gareth Sciberras | Midfielder |
| 14 | Paul Fenech | Midfielder |
| 10 | Andrew Cohen | Striker |
| 9 | Michael Mifsud | Striker |
| 12 | Justin Haber | Goalkeeper |
| - | Jacob Dominico Borg | Defender |
| - | Joseph Zerafa | Midfielder |
| - | Ryan Camilleri | Midfielder |
| 6 | Ryan Fenech | Midfielder |
| 11 | Shaun Bajada | Midfielder |
| - | Terence Vella | Striker |
| 12 | Alan Mannus | Goalkeeper |
| - | Alex Bruce | Defender |
| 18 | Aaron Hughes | Defender |
| - | Daniel Lafferty | Defender |
| 22 | Gareth McAuley | Defender |
| - | Jonny Evans | Defender |
| 14 | Shane Ferguson | Midfielder |
| 11 | Chris Brunt | Midfielder |
| 7 | Niall McGinn | Midfielder |
| 6 | Steven Davis | Midfielder |
| - | William Grigg | Striker |
| - | Gerard Doherty | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Craig Cathcart | Defender |
| 8 | Corry Evans | Midfielder |
| 42 | Josh Carson | Midfielder |
| 11 | Paddy McCourt | Midfielder |
| - | Adam McGurk | Striker |
| - | Billy Mckay | Striker |
| - | Dean Shiels | |
| - | Josh Magennis | Goalkeeper |
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Ashraf Nu'man Alfawaghra Midfielder Al Faisaly Amman |
4 | 1 |
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Andreas Cornelius Striker Copenhagen |
4 | 1 |
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Mikael Forssell Striker HJK Helsinki |
3 | 1 |
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Fred Striker Fluminense |
3 | 0 |
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Felipe Caicedo Striker Lokomotiv Moscow |
3 | 0 |