
Spain 4-0 Malta - March 23, 1989 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1990
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Team line-ups
Spain

First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Andoni Zubizarreta | 27 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Genar Andrinúa | 24 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Manolo Sanchís | 23 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Quique Sánchez Flores | 24 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Manolo Jiménez | 25 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Robert | 26 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Míchel | 3867 | 26 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Rafael Martín Vázquez | 69 | 23 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Txiki Begiristain | 68 | 24 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Manolo | 7280 | 24 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Emilio Butragueño | 25 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
24.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
20
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Txiki Begiristain
IN
José María Bakero
OUT
Quique Sánchez Flores
IN
Chendo
OUT
Manolo Sanchís
IN
Alberto Górriz
OUT
Manolo
IN
Ricardo Serna
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
53
7
Success rate in this team:
71 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
35 %
Suárez vs Malta
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Suárez vs Heese
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
45
18
Success rate in this team:
22 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
38 %
Heese vs Spain
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Heese vs Suárez
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Referee
Georges Sandoz
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Spain1 match | General total | Malta1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Spain1 match | Season total | Malta1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Latest figure on March 23, 1989 | Latest figure on March 23, 1989 |
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Key figures

It's the first time Míchel scores at least 2 goals during the same game vs in his professional career

Spain keeps its 4 matches with at least one goal scored vs Malta at home running (since 15/05/1983). It's a record streak. The first of history

Spain keeps its 3 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Malta running (since 21/12/1983). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
Home | DSpain 0-0 Scotland27/04/1988 | LSpain 1-3 Sweden01/06/1988 | LSpain 1-2 Yugoslavia14/09/1988 | DSpain 1-1 Argentina12/10/1988 | VSpain 2-0 Ireland16/11/1988 | VSpain 4-0 Northern Ireland21/12/1988 |
Overall | LSpain 1-2 Yugoslavia14/09/1988 | DSpain 1-1 Argentina12/10/1988 | VSpain 2-0 Ireland16/11/1988 | VSpain 4-0 Northern Ireland21/12/1988 | VMalta 0-2 Spain22/01/1989 | VNorthern Ireland 0-2 Spain08/02/1989 |
Current form
Away | DIsrael 1-1 Malta02/12/1987 | LLibya 1-0 Malta10/03/1988 | LNorthern Ireland 3-0 Malta21/05/1988 | VCyprus 0-1 Malta12/10/1988 | LIsrael 2-0 Malta18/10/1988 | VTunisia 0-1 Malta24/10/1988 |
Overall | DMalta 2-2 Hungary11/12/1988 | LMalta 1-2 Israel11/01/1989 | LMalta 0-2 Spain22/01/1989 | LMalta 0-2 Denmark08/02/1989 | LMalta 0-1 Algeria10/02/1989 | DMalta 0-0 Finland12/02/1989 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 2 | 4 |
Unbeaten streak | 3 | 5 |
Drawless streak | 2 | 4 |
Scoring streak | 5 | 6 |
Invincibility streak | 2 | 4 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
Winless streak | 0 | 7 |
Drawless streak | 5 | 0 |
Scoring streak | 1 | 0 |
Goalless streak | 0 | 4 |
Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
4 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
3 |
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
4 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
10 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
2 |
6 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
7 |
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
3 |
2.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.67 |
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2.33 |
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
3 |
Betting aid
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
4 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
2-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-3 |
Bookings
4 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0
|
Key players
![]() | Míchel | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
![]() | Emilio Butragueño | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | Míchel | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
![]() | Míchel | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | Manolo | 2 goals during the last 4 matches | The fittest player | - |
Historical head to head
Home
12 gf
1 ga
Away
5 gf
2 ga
Total
17 gf
3 ga
Historical head to head
Home
2 gf
5 ga
Away
1 gf
12 ga
Total
3 gf
17 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 12 - 1 |
December 21, 1983 |
Home | 12 - 1 |
December 21, 1983 |
Largest victory
No success yetLatest head to head
January 22, 1989 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1990
December 21, 1983 - Eliminatoires Euro 1984
May 15, 1983 - Eliminatoires Euro 1984
Best historical scorers against Malta
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Poli Rincón | 4 goals | 1983 - 1983 |
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Santillana | 4 goals | 1983 - 1983 |
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Juan Señor | 2 goals | 1983 - 1983 |
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Antonio Maceda | 2 goals | 1983 - 1983 |
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Txiki Begiristain | 1 goal | 1989 - 1989 |
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Francisco Carrasco | 1 goal | 1983 - 1983 |
Best historical scorers against Spain
Players with most games played vs Malta
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José Antonio Camacho | 2 matches | 1983 - 1983 |
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Andoni Goikoetxea | 2 matches | 1983 - 1983 |
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Poli Rincón | 2 matches | 1983 - 1983 |
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Marcos Alonso | 2 matches | 1983 - 1983 |
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Víctor Muñoz | 2 matches | 1983 - 1983 |
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Santillana | 2 matches | 1983 - 1983 |
Players with most games played vs Spain
Competition info
The other matches
May 21, 1988
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November 16, 1988
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December 21, 1988
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February 08, 1989
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April 12, 1989
April 26, 1989
May 28, 1989
June 04, 1989
September 06, 1989
October 11, 1989
November 15, 1989
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