Friendly

Finland 5–0 Malta

Monday 26 Mar 2018 · Belek, Turkey (neutral)

Finland5–0Malta

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Pukki Taimi Pukki Jensen Soiri

13′1–0Teemu Pukki Finland
23′2–0Kalle Taimi Finland
27′3–0Teemu Pukki Finland
85′4–0Fredrik Jensen Finland
88′5–0Pyry Soiri Finland

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Finland

12Jesse JoronenGK ↓45′
2Paulus ArajuuriDF
3Kalle TaimiDF● ↓82′
15Sauli VäisänenDF
18Jere UronenDF ↓62′
7Robin LodMF ↓62′
8Moshtagh YaghoubiMF ↓45′
16Glen KamaraMF
19Thomas LamMF
10Teemu PukkiFW●● ↓76′
22Fredrik JensenFW●

Came on

23Anssi Jaakkola↑45′
24Robert Taylor↑45′
17Juha Pirinen↑62′
13Pyry Soiri●↑62′
9Akseli Pelvas↑76′
4Joona Toivio↑82′

Malta

1Andrew HoggGK
4Steve BorgDF ↓72′
5Andrei AgiusDF
16Jean BorgDF
22Cain AttardDF
3Joseph ZerafaMF
7Stephen PisaniMF ↓45′
11Rowen MuscatMF ↓45′
20Luke GambinMF ↓45′
10Andre SchembriFW ↓62′
14Jean-Paul FarrugiaFW ↓45′

Came on

15Myles Beerman↑45′
6Roderick Briffa↑45′
21Tristan Carauna↑45′
9Michael Mifsud↑45′
19Alfred Effiong↑62′
2Michael Johnson↑72′

Elo

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

Finland: 1638 → 1642
Malta: 1234 → 1230

Expected score for Finland: 91.1% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 8 of 10, 1988–2025.

Finland wins: 6
Draws: 2
Malta wins: 2

Form either side

Finland

Before

1–1 v Croatia 6 Oct 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
2–2 v Turkey 9 Oct 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
3–0 v Estonia 9 Nov 2017 · Friendly
2–1 v Jordan 11 Jan 2018 · Friendly
0–0 v North Macedonia 23 Mar 2018 · Friendly

After

0–2 v Romania 5 Jun 2018 · Friendly
2–0 v Belarus 9 Jun 2018 · Friendly
1–0 v Hungary 8 Sep 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018
1–0 v Estonia 11 Sep 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018
1–0 v Estonia 12 Oct 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018

Malta

Before

0–2 v Scotland 4 Sep 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
1–1 v Lithuania 5 Oct 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
0–3 v Slovakia 8 Oct 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
0–3 v Estonia 12 Nov 2017 · Friendly
0–1 v Luxembourg 22 Mar 2018 · Friendly

After

1–1 v Armenia 29 May 2018 · Friendly
0–1 v Georgia 1 Jun 2018 · Friendly
1–3 v Faroe Islands 7 Sep 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018
1–1 v Azerbaijan 10 Sep 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018
1–3 v Kosovo 11 Oct 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018

Every Finland v Malta match10

From Finland's side.


14 Nov 2025	Malta	0–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
21 Mar 2025	Malta	1–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
26 Mar 2018	Malta	5–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
3 Mar 2010	Malta	2–1	Away	Friendly	—
31 Mar 2004	Malta	2–1	Away	Friendly	—
25 Mar 1998	Malta	2–0	Away	Friendly	—
16 May 1991	Malta	2–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1991	—
25 Nov 1990	Malta	1–1	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1990	—
12 Feb 1989	Malta	0–0	Away	Malta International Tournament 1989	—
7 Feb 1988	Malta	0–2	Away	Malta International Tournament 1988	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN