Netherlands 8-0 Malta
Updated
Netherlands won: Netherlands 8-0 Malta in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA (Round 4) on Tue, 10 Jun 2025 at Euroborg, Groningen. Netherlands goals: Memphis Depay 9' (pen), Memphis Depay 16', Virgil van Dijk 20', Xavi Simons 61', Donyell Malen 74', Noa Lang 78', Donyell Malen 80', Micky van de Ven 90'+2. Expected goals: 4.52-0.16. Possession: 65-35. Player of the match: Memphis Depay (9.4).
Match report
Netherlands rout Malta 8-0
Netherlands swept aside Malta 8-0 at Euroborg on Tuesday 10 June in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.
Memphis Depay put Netherlands ahead from the penalty spot on 9' (1-0), added another on 16' (2-0), Virgil van Dijk made it 3-0 on 20', Xavi Simons made it 4-0 on 61', Donyell Malen made it 5-0 on 74', Noa Lang made it 6-0 on 78', Donyell Malen made it 7-0 on 80' and Micky van de Ven made it 8-0 on 90+2'.
Netherlands had 65% of the ball, shots were 27-5 (9-2 on target) and expected goals finished 4.52-0.16. Netherlands were the better side on chances, too.
Memphis Depay (Netherlands) was player of the match with a 9.4 rating.
Attendance: 21,006. Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea.
Match stats
| Netherlands | Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 65 | 35 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 4.52 | 0.16 |
| Total shots | 27 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 9 | 2 |
| Touches in opposition box | 70 | 7 |
| Big chances | 9 | 0 |
| Big chances missed | 7 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 562 (92%) | 274 (81%) |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
| Corners | 6 | 2 |
| Total shots | 27 | 5 |
| Shots off target | 11 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 9 | 2 |
| Blocked shots | 7 | 1 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 22 | 1 |
Lineups
Netherlands (4-2-3-1): Mark Flekken, Micky van de Ven, Virgil van Dijk, Stefan de Vrij, Denzel Dumfries, Frenkie de Jong, Ryan Gravenberch, Xavi Simons, Justin Kluivert, Cody Gakpo, Memphis Depay
Malta (4-2-3-1): Henry Bonello, Juan Corbalan, Gabriel Mentz, James Carragher, Ryan Camenzuli, Matthew Guillaumier, Alexander Satariano, Adam Overend, Teddy Teuma, Joseph Mbong, Paul Mbong
Key events
- 9' · Goal · Memphis Depay (Netherlands)
- 16' · Goal · Memphis Depay (Netherlands)
- 20' · Goal · Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands)
- 34' · Yellow card · Teddy Teuma (Malta)
- 46' · Substitution · Mats Wieffer for Ryan Gravenberch (Netherlands)
- 46' · Substitution · Noa Lang for Cody Gakpo (Netherlands)
- 46' · Substitution · Kurt Shaw for Adam Overend (Malta)
- 46' · Substitution · Basil Tuma for Juan Corbalan (Malta)
- 56' · Yellow card · Matthew Guillaumier (Malta)
- 60' · Substitution · Jodi Jones for Teddy Teuma (Malta)
- 61' · Goal · Xavi Simons (Netherlands)
- 62' · Substitution · Wout Weghorst for Justin Kluivert (Netherlands)
- 64' · Yellow card · Noa Lang (Netherlands)
- 72' · Substitution · Donyell Malen for Memphis Depay (Netherlands)
- 74' · Goal · Donyell Malen (Netherlands)
- 78' · Goal · Noa Lang (Netherlands)
- 79' · Substitution · Lutsharel Geertruida for Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands)
- 80' · Goal · Donyell Malen (Netherlands)
- 81' · Substitution · Myles Beerman for Alexander Satariano (Malta)
- 81' · Substitution · Jake Azzopardi for Ryan Camenzuli (Malta)
- 90'+2 · Goal · Micky van de Ven (Netherlands)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Netherlands vs Malta?
Netherlands won, 8-0 (World Cup Qualifying · UEFA) on Tue, 10 Jun 2025.
When and where is Netherlands vs Malta?
Tue, 10 Jun 2025, 18:45 UTC at Euroborg, Groningen, World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.