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Monday, February 2, 2015
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Azerbaijan and Malta are still to record their first wins in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying as they come together for their first Group H game of 2015.
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The bottom two sides in UEFA EURO 2016 Group H, Azerbaijan and Malta will come together in their opening qualifier of 2015 looking to record a first win in the section.
Previous meetings
• The teams are meeting for the first time in a competitive fixture, though they have faced each other in four previous friendly games, Malta recording three wins to Azerbaijan's one.
• Most recently, they met in Baku on 14 August 2013, Rüfat Dadaşov scoring twice either side of a Rauf Aliyev goal and André Agius's dismissal in a 3-0 win for Azerbaijan.
Form guide
• Azerbaijan have kicked off Group H with four straight defeats; their last competitive win – home or away – was a 2-0 success against Northern Ireland on 11 October 2013.
• Malta have picked up just the one point after four Group H games, earning a 1-1 draw in Bulgaria in their final fixture of 2014. Clayton Failla's penalty in that game was Malta's first goal in five competitive fixtures.
Trivia and links
• The nations' clubs have met in four UEFA competition matches, with the Azerbaijani side winning three and drawing one. Most recently, Qarabağ FK beat Valletta FC 1-0 away and 4-0 at home in this season's UEFA Champions League second qualifying round.