Italy vs Malta head-to-head record

Italy wins: 10
Draws: 0
Malta wins: 0

10 meetings, 1986 to 2023Goals: Italy 27, Malta 2

Italy and Malta have met 10 times since 1986. Italy have won 10, Malta 0. They last met on 14 October 2023, when Italy won 4–0 in Euro qualifying.

The 10 meetings have produced 29 goals, 2.90 per game. The biggest win is Italy’s 6–1 in World Cup qualifying in 1993. Italy have won the last ten meetings. They went 19 years without meeting, between 1993 and 2012.

Who has won more, Italy or Malta?

All matches10 matches

10 Italy0 drawsMalta 0

Competitive10 matches

10 Italy0 drawsMalta 0

Key numbers

Goals: Italy 27, Malta 22.90 per game
First meeting: Malta 0–2 ItalyEuro qualifying, 6 Dec 1986
Most recent: Italy 4–0 MaltaEuro qualifying, 14 Oct 2023
Italy’s biggest win: Italy 6–1 MaltaWorld Cup qualifying, 24 Mar 1993
Most goals in a meeting: Italy 6–1 MaltaWorld Cup qualifying, 24 Mar 1993
Current run: Italy, 10 wins in a row
TFN Elo rating now: Italy 1964 (12th), Malta 1346 (152nd)How the rating works

Last five meetings

14 Oct 2023
Italy4Malta0
Euro qualifying
Bari, Italy
26 Mar 2023
Malta0Italy2
Euro qualifying
Ta' Qali, Malta
3 Sept 2015
Italy1Malta0
Euro qualifying
Florence, Italy
13 Oct 2014
Malta0Italy1
Euro qualifying
Attard, Malta
26 Mar 2013
Malta0Italy2
World Cup qualifying
Attard, Malta

Who has had the upper hand over time?

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

Above the line: Italy have won more Below: Malta have won more

Level

Italy lead by 10 wins after the latest meeting. The biggest lead was 10, held by Italy from 14 October 2023.

Every meeting on one timeline

Italy wins

Draws

Malta wins

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

Home, away and neutral

In Italy's home games

5 matches

500

ItalyDrawsMalta

In Malta's home games

5 matches

500

ItalyDrawsMalta

Record by competition

Record by competition
Competition	Played	Italy	Draws	Malta	Goals
Euro qualifying	6	6	0	0	15–0
World Cup qualifying	4	4	0	0	12–2

Meetings by decade

Italy wins Draws Malta wins

Meetings by decade
Decade	Played	Italy	Goals
1980s	2	2	7
1990s	2	2	10
2010s	4	4	6
2020s	2	2	6

Longest runs

Longest runs
Longest run of	Italy	Malta
Wins in a row	101986 to 2023	None
Unbeaten meetings	101986 to 2023	None

Top scorers in Italy vs Malta

1Alessandro AltobelliItaly3
2Domenico BerardiItaly2
3Gianluca VialliItaly2
4Giuseppe SignoriItaly2
5Graziano PellèItaly2
6Mario BalotelliItaly2(1 penalty)
7Roberto ManciniItaly2

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 Italy and Malta played each other?

10 times, starting on 6 December 1986. 10 of those meetings were competitive and 0 were friendlies.

Who has won more matches between Italy and Malta?

Italy, with 10 wins to 0. 0 matches ended level.

What is the biggest win in Italy vs Malta?

Italy’s 6–1 win in World Cup qualifying on 24 March 1993 in Palermo.

When did Italy and Malta last play?

On 14 October 2023 in Bari, when Italy won 4–0 in Euro qualifying.

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Every Italy vs Malta result

Every Italy vs Malta result
Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Venue
14 Oct 2023	Italy	4–0	Malta	Euro qualifying	Bari, Italy
26 Mar 2023	Malta	0–2	Italy	Euro qualifying	Ta' Qali, Malta
3 Sept 2015	Italy	1–0	Malta	Euro qualifying	Florence, Italy
13 Oct 2014	Malta	0–1	Italy	Euro qualifying	Attard, Malta
26 Mar 2013	Malta	0–2	Italy	World Cup qualifying	Attard, Malta
11 Sept 2012	Italy	2–0	Malta	World Cup qualifying	Modena, Italy
24 Mar 1993	Italy	6–1	Malta	World Cup qualifying	Palermo, Italy
19 Dec 1992	Malta	1–2	Italy	World Cup qualifying	Attard, Malta
24 Jan 1987	Italy	5–0	Malta	Euro qualifying	Bergamo, Italy
6 Dec 1986	Malta	0–2	Italy	Euro qualifying	Attard, Malta