Head to head

Malta vs Portugal

If they played today

Malta at home

6% / 14% / 81%

Malta win / draw / Portugal win

Malta–Portugal

0–2 15.5%
0–3 12.8%
0–1 12.4%
0–4 8.0%
1–2 7.9%

Neutral venue

3% / 11% / 86%

Malta win / draw / Portugal win

Malta–Portugal

0–2 16.9%
0–3 15.1%
0–1 12.6%
0–4 10.1%
1–2 6.3%

Portugal at home

2% / 8% / 90%

Malta win / draw / Portugal win

Malta–Portugal

0–2 18.2%
0–3 17.5%
0–4 12.7%
0–1 12.6%
0–5 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

	Malta	Portugal
Current Elo	1358	2051
Elo rank	155th	7th
Peak Elo	1513 (1960)	2095 (2022)
Matches played	458	700
All-time record	65W 78D 315L	351W 161D 188L
Goals for	298	1235
Goals against	1027	781
Biggest win	7–1 vs Liechtenstein · 2008-03-26 · Friendly	9–0 vs Luxembourg · 2023-09-11 · UEFA Euro qualification
Biggest loss	1–12 vs Spain · 1983-12-21 · UEFA Euro qualification	0–10 vs England · 1947-05-25 · Friendly
World Cups won	0	0
Expected World Cups	0.00	0.36
European Championships won	0	1
Expected European Championships	0.00	0.59

When they've met

Meetings

Malta 0W 1D 9L

Goals

5–28

Malta first

First meeting

1–3

Portugal won · 1985-02-10 · FIFA World Cup qualification

Most recent

0–4

Portugal won · 2009-10-14 · FIFA World Cup qualification

Malta's biggest win

—

Never beaten Portugal

Portugal's biggest win

5–0

1991-02-20 · UEFA Euro qualification

Most common result

0–4

Malta first · 3 times, last 2009-10-14

Current run

Unbeaten in 10

Portugal · since 1985-02-10

10 meetings

Date	Score	Venue	Competition
2009-10-14	0–4	Portugal home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2008-09-06	0–4	Malta home	FIFA World Cup qualification
1993-06-19	0–4	Portugal home	FIFA World Cup qualification
1993-01-24	0–1	Malta home	FIFA World Cup qualification
1991-02-20	0–5	Portugal home	UEFA Euro qualification
1991-02-09	0–1	Malta home	UEFA Euro qualification
1987-12-20	0–1	Malta home	UEFA Euro qualification
1987-03-29	2–2	Portugal home	UEFA Euro qualification
1985-10-12	2–3	Portugal home	FIFA World Cup qualification
1985-02-10	1–3	Malta home	FIFA World Cup qualification