Russia welcome Malta to the Otkrytiye Arena for their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Tuesday.This is the second meeting between the two sides drawn in Group H and Malta will be looking to secure victory against their hosts after falling to a 3-1 defeat in March’s reverse fixture. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Сборная России по футболу (@teamrussia)Russia returned to winning ways last Saturday when they claimed a 2-0 victory over Cyprus away from home.In an end-to-end affair, Aleksandr Erokhin and Rifat Zhemaletdinov scored in either half to hand the Russians all three points.Prior to that, Valeri Georgievich Karpin’s men failed to win their previous two outings, picking up one win and losing one.The win saw Russia maintain their lead at the top of Group H, tied on 10 points with Croatia. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Сборная России по футболу (@teamrussia)Meanwhile, Malta were denied a second straight win as they fell to a 1-0 defeat against Slovenia last time out.Sandi Lovrić came up trumps for the Slovenians as he scored the only goal of the game in the 44th minute.With four points from five games, Malta are currently tied with rock-bottom Cyprus in the group standings.Russia vs Malta Head-To-HeadThis will be the third-ever meeting between the two sides. Russia have been dominant in their two previous meetings, claiming wins on both occasions.Russia Form Guide (all competitions): L-W-L-D-WMalta Form Guide (all competitions): L-L-L-W-LRussia vs Malta Team NewsRussiaRussia head into this game with a clean bill of health and no suspension concerns.Injured: NoneSuspended: None View this post on Instagram A post shared by Сборная России по футболу (@teamrussia)MaltaTwenty-four-year-old midfielder Joseph Mbong is a doubt for the game after coming off with an injury midway through the game against Slovenia.Injured: NoneSuspended: NoneDoubtful: Joseph MbongRussia vs Malta Predicted XIRussia Predicted XI (4-3-3): Guilherme Marinato; Mário Fernandes, Igor Diveev, Georgiy Dzhikiya, Vyacheslav Karavaev; Daler Kuzyaev, Dmitriy Barinov, Aleksandr Golovin; Aleksey Ionov, Aleksei Miranchuk, Arsen ZakharyanMalta Predicted XI (3-4-3): Henry Bonello; Steve Borg, Enrico Pepe, Kurt Shaw; Ryan Camenzuli, Teddy Teume, Stephen Pisani, Cain Attard; Paul Mbong, Shaun Dimech, Alexander SatarianoRussia vs Malta PredictionRussia will head into the game in sky-high spirits following their 2-0 win over Cyprus and will be looking to keep the ball rolling. They won each of the two meetings against Malta and we predict this trend will continue on Tuesday.Prediction: Russia 2-0 Malta