Spain 4-0 Malta - February 12, 1997 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1998
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SPA
25' - Goal
Josep Guardiola25
40' - Goal
Alfonso40
SPA
46' - Goal
Alfonso
46' - Substitution
Fernando Hierrois substituted by Juan Antonio Pizzi
46' - Substitution
Raúlis substituted by Roberto Ríos46
64' - Substitution
Gilbert Agiusis substituted by David Carabott
73' - Substitution
Josep Guardiolais substituted by Julen Guerrero73
77' - Substitution
Ivan Zammitis substituted by David Camilleri 84' - Substitution
Richard Buhagiaris substituted by Joe Galea 90' - Goal
Juan Antonio Pizzi90
MAL
MAL
Team line-ups
Spain
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Andoni Zubizarreta | 35 | 116 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Fernando Hierro | 46 | 28 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Abelardo | 26 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Miguel Ángel Nadal | 30 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Luis Enrique | 26 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Agustín Aranzabal | 23 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Armando | 26 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Josep Guardiola | 2573 | 26 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Javier Manjarín | 27 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Raúl | 46 | 19 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Alfonso | 4046 | 24 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
30
Malta
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Reggie Cini | 26 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Richard Buhagiar | 84 | 24 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Lawrence Attard | 30 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jeffrey Chetcuti | 22 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Silvio Vella | 30 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gilbert Agius | 64 | 22 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ivan Zammit | 77 | 24 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Noel Turner | 22 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Joe Brincat | 26 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Antoine Zahra | 19 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Hubert Suda | 27 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
17
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Roberto Ríos | 46 | 25 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Julen Guerrero | 73 | 23 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Juan Antonio Pizzi | 9046 | 28 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
David Carabott | 64 | 28 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Joe Galea | 84 | 32 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
David Camilleri | 77 | 22 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Agustín Aranzabal
IN
Sergi
OUT
Fernando Hierro
IN
Rafael Alkorta
OUT
Armando
IN
Kiko
OUT
Javier Manjarín
IN
Roberto Ríos
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Lawrence Attard
IN
Darren Debono
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
46
50
Success rate in this team:
60 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
47 %
Clemente vs Malta
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Clemente vs Kosanovic
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
46
10
Success rate in this team:
0 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
0 %
Kosanovic vs Spain
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Kosanovic vs Clemente
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Referee
Stephen Lodge
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Spain1 match | General total | Malta2 matches | 0 victory |
0 draw |
2 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Spain1 match | Season total | Malta1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on February 12, 1997 | Latest figure on February 12, 1997 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Spain keeps its 6 consecutive matches without a draw vs Malta running (since 15/05/1983). It's a record streak. The first of history
Malta keeps its 6 matches without scoring any goal away from home running (since 24/09/1963). It's a record streak. The first of history
Spain keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a draw vs Malta at home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 22/01/1989). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VSpain 6-0 Cyprus06/09/1995 | VSpain 2-1 Argentina20/09/1995 | VSpain 3-0 North Macedonia15/11/1995 | VSpain 1-0 Norway07/02/1996 | VSpain 4-1 Slovakia13/11/1996 | VSpain 2-0 Serbia and Montenegro14/12/1996 |
| Overall | VSpain 2-1 Argentina20/09/1995 | VSpain 3-0 North Macedonia15/11/1995 | VSpain 1-0 Norway07/02/1996 | VSpain 2-1 Romania18/06/1996 | VSpain 4-1 Slovakia13/11/1996 | VSpain 2-0 Serbia and Montenegro14/12/1996 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 7 | 8 |
| Unbeaten streak | 11 | 15 |
| Drawless streak | 7 | 8 |
| Scoring streak | 11 | 9 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 0 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 7 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 3 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
5 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
4 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
4 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
3 |
Goals
|
15 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
0 |
|
6 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
21 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
18 |
|
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0.6 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
5.25 |
|
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
6 |
Betting aid
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
4 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
4-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-6 |
Bookings
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Raúl | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Raúl | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Josep Guardiola | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Josep Guardiola | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Raúl | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | - |
Historical head to head
Home
16 gf
1 ga
Away
8 gf
2 ga
Total
24 gf
3 ga
Historical head to head
Home
2 gf
8 ga
Away
1 gf
16 ga
Total
3 gf
24 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 12 - 1 |
December 21, 1983 |
| Home | 12 - 1 |
December 21, 1983 |
Largest victory
No success yetLatest head to head
December 18, 1996 - World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1998
March 23, 1989 - World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1990
January 22, 1989 - World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1990
December 21, 1983 - Euro Qualifying 1984
May 15, 1983 - Euro Qualifying 1984
Best historical scorers against Malta
 |
Poli Rincón | 4 goals | 1983 - 1983 |
 |
Santillana | 4 goals | 1983 - 1983 |
|
Julen Guerrero | 3 goals | 1996 - 1996 |
 |
Míchel | 3 goals | 1989 - 1989 |
 |
Manolo | 2 goals | 1989 - 1989 |
 |
Antonio Maceda | 2 goals | 1983 - 1983 |
Best historical scorers against Spain
Players with most games played vs Malta
 |
Andoni Zubizarreta | 3 matches | 1989 - 1996 |
 |
Andoni Goikoetxea | 2 matches | 1983 - 1983 |
 |
Genar Andrinúa | 2 matches | 1989 - 1989 |
 |
José Antonio Camacho | 2 matches | 1983 - 1983 |
 |
Quique Sánchez Flores | 2 matches | 1989 - 1989 |
 |
Víctor Muñoz | 2 matches | 1983 - 1983 |
Players with most games played vs Spain
|
Hubert Suda | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
|
Antoine Zahra | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
|
Stefan Sultana | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
|
Jeffrey Chetcuti | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
|
Silvio Vella | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
|
Ivan Zammit | 1 match | 1996 - 1996 |
Competition info
The other matches
April 24, 1996
June 02, 1996
August 31, 1996
September 04, 1996
September 18, 1996
September 22, 1996
October 06, 1996
October 09, 1996
October 23, 1996
November 10, 1996
November 13, 1996
December 14, 1996
December 18, 1996
March 31, 1997
April 02, 1997
April 30, 1997
June 08, 1997
August 20, 1997
August 24, 1997
September 06, 1997
September 10, 1997
September 24, 1997
October 11, 1997
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