Head to head

Finland vs Malta

If they played today

Finland at home

65% / 20% / 14%

Finland win / draw / Malta win

Finland–Malta

2–0 11.9%
1–0 11.8%
2–1 9.8%
1–1 9.7%
3–0 8.0%

Neutral venue

58% / 23% / 20%

Finland win / draw / Malta win

Finland–Malta

1–0 11.4%
1–1 10.9%
2–0 10.3%
2–1 9.9%
0–0 6.3%

Malta at home

50% / 25% / 26%

Finland win / draw / Malta win

Finland–Malta

1–1 11.8%
1–0 10.8%
2–1 9.5%
2–0 8.7%
0–1 7.3%

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

	Finland	Malta
Current Elo	1616	1358
Elo rank	82nd	155th
Peak Elo	1779 (2021)	1513 (1960)
Matches played	818	458
All-time record	216W 166D 436L	65W 78D 315L
Goals for	960	298
Goals against	1675	1027
Biggest win	10–2 vs Estonia · 1922-08-11 · Friendly	7–1 vs Liechtenstein · 2008-03-26 · Friendly
Biggest loss	0–13 vs Germany · 1940-09-01 · Friendly	1–12 vs Spain · 1983-12-21 · UEFA Euro qualification
Neither team has qualified for a World Cup
European Championships won	0	0
Expected European Championships	<0.01	0.00

When they've met

Meetings

Finland 6W 2D 2L

Goals

15–6

Finland first

First meeting

0–2

Malta won · 1988-02-07 · Malta International Tournament

Most recent

0–1

Malta won · 2025-11-14 · FIFA World Cup qualification

Finland's biggest win

5–0

2018-03-26 · Friendly

Malta's biggest win

2–0

1988-02-07 · Malta International Tournament

Most common result

2–1

Finland first · twice, last 2010-03-03

Current run

Won the last meeting

Malta · since 2025-11-14

10 meetings

Date	Score	Venue	Competition
2025-11-14	0–1	Finland home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2025-03-21	1–0	Malta home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2018-03-26	5–0	Neutral	Friendly
2010-03-03	2–1	Malta home	Friendly
2004-03-31	2–1	Malta home	Friendly
1998-03-25	2–0	Malta home	Friendly
1991-05-16	2–0	Finland home	UEFA Euro qualification
1990-11-25	1–1	Malta home	UEFA Euro qualification
1989-02-12	0–0	Malta home	Malta International Tournament
1988-02-07	0–2	Malta home	Malta International Tournament