UEFA Euro qualification 1978

Wales 7–0 Malta

Wednesday 25 Oct 1978 · Wrexham, Wales

Wales7–0Malta

Goals7

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′O'Sullivan Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Thomas Flynn

18′1–0Peter O'Sullivan Wales
20′2–0Ian Edwards Wales
45′3–0Ian Edwards Wales
48′4–0Ian Edwards Wales
51′5–0Ian Edwards Wales
71′6–0Mickey Thomas Wales
82′7–0Brian Flynn Wales

Hat-trick: Ian Edwards

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Wales: 1671 → 1676
Malta: 1293 → 1288

Expected score for Wales: 94% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 4, 1978–1998.

Wales wins: 4
Draws: 0
Malta wins: 0

Form either side

Wales

Before

1–1 v Germany 14 Dec 1977 · Friendly
1–0 v Iran 18 Apr 1978 · Friendly
1–3 v England 13 May 1978 · British Home Championship 1978
1–1 v Scotland 17 May 1978 · British Home Championship 1978
1–0 v Northern Ireland 19 May 1978 · British Home Championship 1978

After

1–0 v Turkey 29 Nov 1978 · UEFA Euro qualification 1978
0–2 v Germany 2 May 1979 · UEFA Euro qualification 1979
3–0 v Scotland 19 May 1979 · British Home Championship 1979
0–0 v England 23 May 1979 · British Home Championship 1979
1–1 v Northern Ireland 26 May 1979 · British Home Championship 1979

Malta

Before

1–2 v Tunisia 6 Sep 1977 · Friendly
0–1 v Libya 24 Sep 1977 · Friendly
0–9 v German DR 29 Oct 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
0–3 v Turkey 27 Nov 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
0–1 v Libya 14 May 1978 · Friendly

After

0–0 v Germany 25 Feb 1979 · UEFA Euro qualification 1979
1–2 v Turkey 18 Mar 1979 · UEFA Euro qualification 1979
0–2 v Wales 2 Jun 1979 · UEFA Euro qualification 1979
0–4 v Tunisia 28 Aug 1979 · Friendly
1–2 v Turkey 28 Oct 1979 · UEFA Euro qualification 1979

Road through the tournament

Wales

7–0 v Malta 25 Oct 1978
1–0 v Turkey 29 Nov 1978

Malta

0–7 v Wales 25 Oct 1978

Every Wales v Malta match4

From Wales's side.


3 Jun 1998	Malta	3–0	Away	Friendly	—
1 Jun 1988	Malta	3–2	Away	Friendly	—
2 Jun 1979	Malta	2–0	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1979	—
25 Oct 1978	Malta	7–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1978	—

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