UEFA Euro qualification 1983

Netherlands 5–0 Malta

Saturday 17 Dec 1983 · Rotterdam, Netherlands

Netherlands5–0Malta

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Vanenburg Wijnstekers Rijkaard Houtman Rijkaard

19′1–0Gerald Vanenburg Netherlands
30′2–0Ben Wijnstekers Netherlands
74′3–0Frank Rijkaard Netherlands
79′4–0Peter Houtman Netherlands
90′5–0Frank Rijkaard Netherlands

Elo

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

Netherlands: 1783 → 1786
Malta: 1285 → 1283

Expected score for Netherlands: 96.9% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 8, 1982–2025.

Netherlands wins: 8
Draws: 0
Malta wins: 0

Form either side

Netherlands

Before

0–3 v Sweden 27 Apr 1983 · Friendly
3–0 v Iceland 7 Sep 1983 · UEFA Euro qualification 1983
1–1 v Belgium 21 Sep 1983 · Friendly
3–2 v Republic of Ireland 12 Oct 1983 · UEFA Euro qualification 1983
2–1 v Spain 16 Nov 1983 · UEFA Euro qualification 1983

After

6–0 v Denmark 14 Mar 1984 · Friendly
1–2 v Hungary 17 Oct 1984 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1984
0–1 v Austria 14 Nov 1984 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1984
1–0 v Cyprus 23 Dec 1984 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1984
7–1 v Cyprus 27 Feb 1985 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1985

Malta

Before

0–1 v Republic of Ireland 30 Mar 1983 · UEFA Euro qualification 1983
2–3 v Spain 15 May 1983 · UEFA Euro qualification 1983
0–1 v Iceland 5 Jun 1983 · UEFA Euro qualification 1983
0–4 v Libya 9 Oct 1983 · Friendly
0–8 v Republic of Ireland 16 Nov 1983 · UEFA Euro qualification 1983

After

1–12 v Spain 21 Dec 1983 · UEFA Euro qualification 1983
0–4 v Sweden 23 May 1984 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1984
1–2 v Israel 6 Sep 1984 · Friendly
0–4 v Czech Republic 31 Oct 1984 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1984
2–3 v Germany 16 Dec 1984 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1984

Road through the tournament

Netherlands

0–1 v Spain 16 Feb 1983
3–0 v Iceland 7 Sep 1983
3–2 v Republic of Ireland 12 Oct 1983
2–1 v Spain 16 Nov 1983
5–0 v Malta 17 Dec 1983

Malta

Every Netherlands v Malta match8

From Netherlands's side.


9 Oct 2025	Malta	4–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
10 Jun 2025	Malta	8–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
11 Oct 1995	Malta	4–0	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1995	—
29 Mar 1995	Malta	4–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1995	—
13 Mar 1991	Malta	1–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1991	—
19 Dec 1990	Malta	8–0	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1990	—
17 Dec 1983	Malta	5–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1983	—
19 Dec 1982	Malta	6–0	Neutral	UEFA Euro qualification 1982	—

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