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Croatia vs Malta head-to-head record

Croatia wins
9
Draws
1
Malta wins
0

10 meetings, 1998 to 2021Goals: Croatia 29, Malta 5

Croatia and Malta have met 10 times since 1998. Croatia have won 9, Malta 0, and 1 match ended level. They last met on 11 November 2021, when Croatia won 7–1 in World Cup qualifying.

The 10 meetings have produced 34 goals, 3.40 per game. The biggest win is Croatia’s 7–1 in World Cup qualifying in 2021. Croatia are unbeaten in the last ten meetings (9 wins, 1 draw).

Who has won more, Croatia or Malta?

All matches10 matches

9 Croatia1 drawMalta 0

Competitive10 matches

9 Croatia1 drawMalta 0

Key numbers

Goals
Croatia 29, Malta 53.40 per game
First meeting
Malta 1–4 CroatiaEuro qualifying, 10 Oct 1998
Most recent
Malta 1–7 CroatiaWorld Cup qualifying, 11 Nov 2021
Croatia’s biggest win
Malta 1–7 CroatiaWorld Cup qualifying, 11 Nov 2021
Most goals in a meeting
Malta 1–7 CroatiaWorld Cup qualifying, 11 Nov 2021
Current run
Croatia unbeaten in 10
TFN Elo rating now
Croatia 1912 (19th), Malta 1346 (152nd)How the rating works

Last five meetings

  1. Malta1Croatia7

    World Cup qualifying

    Ta' Qali, Malta

  2. Croatia3Malta0

    World Cup qualifying

    Rijeka, Croatia

  3. Malta0Croatia1

    Euro qualifying

    Attard, Malta

  4. Croatia2Malta0

    Euro qualifying

    Zagreb, Croatia

  5. Malta1Croatia3

    Euro qualifying

    Attard, Malta

Who has had the upper hand over time?

The line climbs with every Croatia win and drops with every Malta win, so its height shows who has won more meetings up to that point.

Above the line: Croatia have won more Below: Malta have won more
10 October 1998: Malta 1–4 Croatia (Euro qualifying). Croatia +121 August 1999: Croatia 2–1 Malta (Euro qualifying). Croatia +230 March 2005: Croatia 3–0 Malta (World Cup qualifying). Croatia +37 September 2005: Malta 1–1 Croatia (World Cup qualifying). Croatia +317 November 2010: Croatia 3–0 Malta (Euro qualifying). Croatia +42 September 2011: Malta 1–3 Croatia (Euro qualifying). Croatia +59 September 2014: Croatia 2–0 Malta (Euro qualifying). Croatia +613 October 2015: Malta 0–1 Croatia (Euro qualifying). Croatia +730 March 2021: Croatia 3–0 Malta (World Cup qualifying). Croatia +811 November 2021: Malta 1–7 Croatia (World Cup qualifying). Croatia +9Level
Croatia lead by 9 wins after the latest meeting. The biggest lead was 9, held by Croatia from 11 November 2021.

Every meeting on one timeline

Larger dots mark bigger winning margins. Hover a dot for the result.

Home, away and neutral

In Croatia's home games

5 matches

500

CroatiaDrawsMalta

In Malta's home games

5 matches

410

CroatiaDrawsMalta

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPlayedCroatiaDrawsMaltaGoals
Euro qualifying660015–3
World Cup qualifying431014–2

Meetings by decade

Croatia wins Draws Malta wins
Meetings by decade
DecadeResultsPlayedGoals
1990s28
2000s25
2010s410
2020s211

Longest runs

Longest runs
Longest run ofCroatiaMalta
Wins in a row62010 to 2021None
Unbeaten meetings101998 to 202112005

Top scorers in Croatia vs Malta

  1. 1Ivan PerišićCroatia3
  2. 2Luka ModrićCroatia3(1 penalty)
  3. 3Niko KranjčarCroatia3
  4. 4Andrej KramarićCroatia2
  5. 5Dado PršoCroatia2
  6. 6Davor VugrinecCroatia2
  7. 7Lovro MajerCroatia2

Scorer records exist for 10 of the 10 meetings, mostly competitive matches. Own goals are not credited to a player.

Questions answered

How many times have Croatia and Malta played each other?

10 times, starting on 10 October 1998. 10 of those meetings were competitive and 0 were friendlies.

Who has won more matches between Croatia and Malta?

Croatia, with 9 wins to 0. 1 match ended level.

What is the biggest win in Croatia vs Malta?

Croatia’s 7–1 win in World Cup qualifying on 11 November 2021 in Ta' Qali.

When did Croatia and Malta last play?

On 11 November 2021 in Ta' Qali, when Croatia won 7–1 in World Cup qualifying.

Every Croatia vs Malta result

Every Croatia vs Malta result
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionVenue
Malta1–7CroatiaWorld Cup qualifyingTa' Qali, Malta
Croatia3–0MaltaWorld Cup qualifyingRijeka, Croatia
Malta0–1CroatiaEuro qualifyingAttard, Malta
Croatia2–0MaltaEuro qualifyingZagreb, Croatia
Malta1–3CroatiaEuro qualifyingAttard, Malta
Croatia3–0MaltaEuro qualifyingZagreb, Croatia
Malta1–1CroatiaWorld Cup qualifyingAttard, Malta
Croatia3–0MaltaWorld Cup qualifyingZagreb, Croatia
Croatia2–1MaltaEuro qualifyingZagreb, Croatia
Malta1–4CroatiaEuro qualifyingAttard, Malta

Recent form

Croatia

  1. Lv SpainNations League1–2Tue 6 Oct 2026
  2. Lv EnglandNations League0–7Sat 3 Oct 2026
  3. Lat SpainNations League1–4Tue 29 Sept 2026
  4. Wat Czech RepublicNations League2–1Sat 26 Sept 2026
  5. Lv PortugalWorld Cup1–2Thu 2 Jul 2026

Malta

  1. Wv AndorraNations League1–0Sun 4 Oct 2026
  2. Dv GibraltarNations League1–1Thu 1 Oct 2026
  3. Wv LiechtensteinFriendly2–0Sun 27 Sept 2026
  4. Wat AndorraNations League2–1Thu 24 Sept 2026
  5. Wv AzerbaijanFriendly2–0Fri 5 Jun 2026

Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.