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Malta U21 vs Northern Ireland U21

26 Sep 2026 · 19:00
NEAR MARKET +0.3 pp
Malta U21
Northern Ireland U21
HOME 8.9% DRAW 14.1% AWAY 77.0%
HOME 8.6% 11.00 DRAW 14.6% 6.47 AWAY 76.8% 1.23

StochasticBet and the market are broadly aligned.

The calibrated model remains close to current market expectations. The largest Home or Away difference is 0.3 percentage points, which does not indicate a meaningful pricing divergence.

PERFORMANCE

Defensive Edge: Northern Ireland U21

The away side shows the stronger recent defensive profile, while the attacking comparison is less clear.

Attack Recent attacking output
Malta U21 Northern Ireland U21
Shots 5.0 · On target 2.0 Shots 4.8 · On target 2.5

Recent attacking output is broadly balanced between the two teams.

Defence Recent defensive resistance
Malta U21 Northern Ireland U21
Shots allowed 14.0 · On target allowed 7.5 Shots allowed 10.5 · On target allowed 5.0

Northern Ireland U21 has the stronger recent defensive profile, allowing fewer dangerous attempts.

Overall Performance Combined attack and defence
Malta U21 Northern Ireland U21

The combined recent performance profile favours Northern Ireland U21.

Based on the teams' four most recent matches in the available data.

MARKET MOVEMENT

Home weakening

Malta U21 ↑ +1.10 (+11.1%)
Northern Ireland U21 ↓ -0.02 (-1.6%)

The home price has moved clearly higher, while the away price has remained broadly stable.

Latest movement from the stored odds trend.