Head to head

England vs Malta

If they played today

England at home

95% / 5% / 0%

England win / draw / Malta win

England–Malta

3–0 21.2%
2–0 20.0%
4–0 16.8%
1–0 12.6%
5–0 10.7%

Neutral venue

92% / 7% / 1%

England win / draw / Malta win

England–Malta

2–0 18.8%
3–0 18.7%
4–0 13.9%
1–0 12.6%
5–0 8.3%

Malta at home

88% / 9% / 2%

England win / draw / Malta win

England–Malta

2–0 17.5%
3–0 16.2%
1–0 12.6%
4–0 11.3%
5–0 6.3%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

	England	Malta
Current Elo	2197	1358
Elo rank	3rd	155th
Peak Elo	2197 (2026)	1513 (1960)
Matches played	1098	458
All-time record	631W 259D 208L	65W 78D 315L
Goals for	2401	298
Goals against	1053	1027
Biggest win	13–0 vs Northern Ireland · 1882-02-18 · Friendly	7–1 vs Liechtenstein · 2008-03-26 · Friendly
Biggest loss	1–7 vs Hungary · 1954-05-23 · Friendly	1–12 vs Spain · 1983-12-21 · UEFA Euro qualification
World Cups won	1	0
Expected World Cups	1.45	0.00
European Championships won	0	0
Expected European Championships	1.50	0.00

When they've met

Meetings

England 7W 0D 0L

Goals

20–1

England first

First meeting

1–0

England won · 1971-02-03 · UEFA Euro qualification

Most recent

2–0

England won · 2023-11-17 · UEFA Euro qualification

England's biggest win

5–0

1971-05-12 · UEFA Euro qualification

Malta's biggest win

—

Never beaten England

Most common result

2–0

England first · twice, last 2023-11-17

Current run

Won last 7

England · since 1971-02-03

7 meetings

Date	Score	Venue	Competition
2023-11-17	2–0	England home	UEFA Euro qualification
2023-06-16	4–0	Malta home	UEFA Euro qualification
2017-09-01	4–0	Malta home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2016-10-08	2–0	England home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2000-06-03	2–1	Malta home	Friendly
1971-05-12	5–0	England home	UEFA Euro qualification
1971-02-03	1–0	Malta home	UEFA Euro qualification