Finland host Malta in the World Cup Qualification Europe on 14 November 2025, Friday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 17:00 UK Time.
Finland host Malta in the World Cup Qualifiers, aiming to bounce back from a tough defeat in the Netherlands. The visitors arrive on the back of another heavy loss, and their defensive issues have become a recurring theme through this qualifying phase. With both sides already showing their levels against stronger opponents, this fixture looks a clear test of control and finishing efficiency for the Finns.
Finland have alternated between solid home wins and poor away results, leaving their campaign finely balanced. They were well beaten 4-0 in the Netherlands last time out, but their home form remains reliable after narrow but deserved victories over Lithuania and Poland, both ending 2-1. In both wins, Finland showed a clear pattern of breaking through with steady first-half control and maintaining their lead through structured defending.
Their defensive structure has faltered away from home, conceding three at Poland and four in Amsterdam, but the pattern at home remains far more disciplined. Across recent qualifiers in Helsinki, Finland have limited visitors to single goals and found the net twice in each match, highlighting efficiency in tight scorelines rather than dominance. Against a Malta side prone to early collapses, Finland’s home rhythm should dictate play again.
Malta’s campaign has been defined by heavy defeats and defensive vulnerability. Their recent 1-4 home loss to Bosnia and 0-4 against the Netherlands show how easily their structure unravels under sustained pressure. The one bright spot, a 1-1 draw in Lithuania, showed discipline but also their limits going forward, as chances were rare even against modest opposition.
Away from home, results have been brutal. The 8-0 loss in Amsterdam earlier this year remains a stark reminder of their weakness on transitions and aerial duels. Malta have conceded seventeen goals across their last four competitive fixtures, a trend that leaves little optimism ahead of a trip to a side that already beat them 1-0 earlier in the campaign.
Finland should control this tie from the outset, and the best bet aligns with HT/FT Finland/Finland at 1.75 odds, reflecting their ability to start quickly at home and maintain tempo through both halves. Given Malta’s recent defensive collapses, an early Finnish goal would likely open the game further, creating space for a comfortable margin.
Additionally, Finland -2.5 on the Asian Handicap at 2.75 odds offers strong value for those expecting a dominant display. Malta’s away record suggests they struggle to contain sustained attacks, and with Finland’s scoring form at home, a multi-goal margin is realistic.
A repeat of their disciplined 1-0 win in Malta seems unlikely given the difference in setting and form. A 3-0 or 3-1 Finland victory fits the probable outcome based on both teams’ current trends and goal profiles.
| Finland | Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 7 | 7 |
| Wins | 3 | 1 |
| Draws | 1 | 2 |
| Loss | 3 | 4 |
| Goals For | 8 | 2 |
| Goals Against | 13 | 16 |
| Finland | Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 3 | 4 |
| Wins | 2 | 1 |
| Draws | 0 | 1 |
| Loss | 1 | 2 |
| Goals For | 4 | 2 |
| Goals Against | 4 | 11 |
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14.11.25
|
Finland Malta |
0-1 |
|
12.10.25
|
Netherlands Finland |
4-0 |
|
09.10.25
|
Finland Lithuania |
2-1 |
|
07.09.25
|
Poland Finland |
3-1 |
|
04.09.25
|
Norway Finland |
1-0 |
|
10.06.25
|
Finland Poland |
2-1 |
|
07.06.25
|
Finland Netherlands |
0-2 |
|
24.03.25
|
Lithuania Finland |
2-2 |
|
21.03.25
|
Malta Finland |
0-1 |
|
17.11.24
|
Finland Greece |
0-2 |
|
14.11.24
|
Ireland Finland |
1-0 |
|
13.10.24
|
Finland England |
1-3 |
|
10.10.24
|
Finland Ireland |
1-2 |
|
10.09.24
|
England Finland |
2-0 |
|
07.09.24
|
Greece Finland |
3-0 |
|
07.06.24
|
Scotland Finland |
2-2 |
|
04.06.24
|
Portugal Finland |
4-2 |
|
26.03.24
|
Finland Estonia |
2-1 |
|
21.03.24
|
Wales Finland |
4-1 |
|
20.11.23
|
San Marino Finland |
1-2 |
|
17.11.23
|
Finland Northern Ireland |
4-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
Finland Kazakhstan |
1-2 |
|
14.10.23
|
Slovenia Finland |
3-0 |
|
10.09.23
|
Finland Denmark |
0-1 |
|
07.09.23
|
Kazakhstan Finland |
0-1 |
|
19.06.23
|
Finland San Marino |
6-0 |
|
16.06.23
|
Finland Slovenia |
2-0 |
|
26.03.23
|
Northern Ireland Finland |
0-1 |
|
23.03.23
|
Denmark Finland |
3-1 |
|
12.01.23
|
Finland Estonia |
0-1 |
|
09.01.23
|
Sweden Finland |
2-0 |
|
20.11.22
|
Norway Finland |
1-1 |
|
17.11.22
|
North Macedonia Finland |
1-1 |
|
26.09.22
|
Montenegro Finland |
0-2 |
|
23.09.22
|
Finland Romania |
1-1 |
|
14.06.22
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Finland |
3-2 |
|
11.06.22
|
Romania Finland |
1-0 |
|
07.06.22
|
Finland Montenegro |
2-0 |
|
04.06.22
|
Finland Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-1 |
|
29.03.22
|
Finland Slovakia |
0-2 |
|
26.03.22
|
Finland Iceland |
1-1 |
|
16.11.21
|
Finland France |
0-2 |
|
13.11.21
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Finland |
1-3 |
|
12.10.21
|
Kazakhstan Finland |
0-2 |
|
09.10.21
|
Finland Ukraine |
1-2 |
|
07.09.21
|
France Finland |
2-0 |
|
04.09.21
|
Finland Kazakhstan |
1-0 |
|
01.09.21
|
Finland Wales |
0-0 |
|
21.06.21
|
Finland Belgium |
0-2 |
|
16.06.21
|
Finland Russia |
0-1 |
|
14.11.25
|
Finland Malta |
0-1 |
|
09.10.25
|
Finland Lithuania |
2-1 |
|
10.06.25
|
Finland Poland |
2-1 |
|
07.06.25
|
Finland Netherlands |
0-2 |
|
17.11.24
|
Finland Greece |
0-2 |
|
13.10.24
|
Finland England |
1-3 |
|
10.10.24
|
Finland Ireland |
1-2 |
|
26.03.24
|
Finland Estonia |
2-1 |
|
17.11.23
|
Finland Northern Ireland |
4-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
Finland Kazakhstan |
1-2 |
|
10.09.23
|
Finland Denmark |
0-1 |
|
19.06.23
|
Finland San Marino |
6-0 |
|
16.06.23
|
Finland Slovenia |
2-0 |
|
12.01.23
|
Finland Estonia |
0-1 |
|
23.09.22
|
Finland Romania |
1-1 |
|
07.06.22
|
Finland Montenegro |
2-0 |
|
04.06.22
|
Finland Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-1 |
|
29.03.22
|
Finland Slovakia |
0-2 |
|
26.03.22
|
Finland Iceland |
1-1 |
|
16.11.21
|
Finland France |
0-2 |
|
09.10.21
|
Finland Ukraine |
1-2 |
|
04.09.21
|
Finland Kazakhstan |
1-0 |
|
01.09.21
|
Finland Wales |
0-0 |
|
21.06.21
|
Finland Belgium |
0-2 |
|
16.06.21
|
Finland Russia |
0-1 |
|
04.06.21
|
Finland Estonia |
0-1 |
|
24.03.21
|
Finland Bosnia & Herzegovina |
2-2 |
|
14.10.20
|
Finland Ireland |
1-0 |
|
11.10.20
|
Finland Bulgaria |
2-0 |
|
03.09.20
|
Finland Wales |
0-1 |
|
15.11.19
|
Finland Liechtenstein |
3-0 |
|
15.10.19
|
Finland Armenia |
3-0 |
|
08.09.19
|
Finland Italy |
1-2 |
|
05.09.19
|
Finland Greece |
1-0 |
|
08.06.19
|
Finland Bosnia & Herzegovina |
2-0 |
|
12.10.25
|
Netherlands Finland |
4-0 |
|
07.09.25
|
Poland Finland |
3-1 |
|
04.09.25
|
Norway Finland |
1-0 |
|
24.03.25
|
Lithuania Finland |
2-2 |
|
21.03.25
|
Malta Finland |
0-1 |
|
14.11.24
|
Ireland Finland |
1-0 |
|
10.09.24
|
England Finland |
2-0 |
|
07.09.24
|
Greece Finland |
3-0 |
|
07.06.24
|
Scotland Finland |
2-2 |
|
04.06.24
|
Portugal Finland |
4-2 |
|
21.03.24
|
Wales Finland |
4-1 |
|
20.11.23
|
San Marino Finland |
1-2 |
|
14.10.23
|
Slovenia Finland |
3-0 |
|
07.09.23
|
Kazakhstan Finland |
0-1 |
|
26.03.23
|
Northern Ireland Finland |
0-1 |
|
23.03.23
|
Denmark Finland |
3-1 |
|
09.01.23
|
Sweden Finland |
2-0 |
|
20.11.22
|
Norway Finland |
1-1 |
|
17.11.22
|
North Macedonia Finland |
1-1 |
|
26.09.22
|
Montenegro Finland |
0-2 |
|
14.06.22
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Finland |
3-2 |
|
11.06.22
|
Romania Finland |
1-0 |
|
13.11.21
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Finland |
1-3 |
|
12.10.21
|
Kazakhstan Finland |
0-2 |
|
07.09.21
|
France Finland |
2-0 |
|
12.06.21
|
Denmark Finland |
0-1 |
|
29.05.21
|
Sweden Finland |
2-0 |
|
31.03.21
|
Switzerland Finland |
3-2 |
|
28.03.21
|
Ukraine Finland |
1-1 |
|
18.11.20
|
Wales Finland |
3-1 |
|
15.11.20
|
Bulgaria Finland |
1-2 |
|
11.11.20
|
France Finland |
0-2 |
|
07.10.20
|
Poland Finland |
5-1 |
|
06.09.20
|
Ireland Finland |
0-1 |
|
18.11.19
|
Greece Finland |
2-1 |
|
12.10.19
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Finland |
4-1 |
|
11.06.19
|
Liechtenstein Finland |
0-2 |
|
26.03.19
|
Armenia Finland |
0-2 |
|
18.11.18
|
Hungary Finland |
2-0 |
|
14.11.25
|
Finland Malta |
0-1 |
|
12.10.25
|
Malta Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-4 |
|
09.10.25
|
Malta Netherlands |
0-4 |
|
09.09.25
|
Malta San Marino |
3-1 |
|
04.09.25
|
Lithuania Malta |
1-1 |
|
10.06.25
|
Netherlands Malta |
8-0 |
|
07.06.25
|
Malta Lithuania |
0-0 |
|
24.03.25
|
Poland Malta |
2-0 |
|
21.03.25
|
Malta Finland |
0-1 |
|
19.11.24
|
Malta Andorra |
0-0 |
|
14.11.24
|
Malta Liechtenstein |
2-0 |
|
13.10.24
|
Malta Moldova |
1-0 |
|
10.09.24
|
Andorra Malta |
0-1 |
|
07.09.24
|
Moldova Malta |
2-0 |
|
11.06.24
|
Malta Greece |
0-2 |
|
07.06.24
|
Czech Republic Malta |
7-1 |
|
26.03.24
|
Malta Belarus |
0-0 |
|
21.03.24
|
Malta Slovenia |
2-2 |
|
17.11.23
|
England Malta |
2-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
Malta Ukraine |
1-3 |
|
14.10.23
|
Italy Malta |
4-0 |
|
12.09.23
|
Malta North Macedonia |
0-2 |
|
06.09.23
|
Malta Gibraltar |
1-0 |
|
19.06.23
|
Ukraine Malta |
1-0 |
|
16.06.23
|
Malta England |
0-4 |
|
09.06.23
|
Luxembourg Malta |
0-1 |
|
26.03.23
|
Malta Italy |
0-2 |
|
23.03.23
|
North Macedonia Malta |
2-1 |
|
20.11.22
|
Malta Ireland |
0-1 |
|
17.11.22
|
Malta Greece |
2-2 |
|
27.09.22
|
Malta Israel |
2-1 |
|
23.09.22
|
Estonia Malta |
2-1 |
|
12.06.22
|
Malta San Marino |
1-0 |
|
09.06.22
|
Malta Estonia |
1-2 |
|
05.06.22
|
San Marino Malta |
0-2 |
|
01.06.22
|
Malta Venezuela |
0-1 |
|
29.03.22
|
Malta Kuwait |
2-0 |
|
25.03.22
|
Malta Azerbaijan |
1-0 |
|
14.11.21
|
Malta Slovakia |
0-6 |
|
11.11.21
|
Malta Croatia |
1-7 |
|
11.10.21
|
Cyprus Malta |
2-2 |
|
08.10.21
|
Malta Slovenia |
0-4 |
|
07.09.21
|
Russia Malta |
2-0 |
|
04.09.21
|
Slovenia Malta |
1-0 |
|
01.09.21
|
Malta Cyprus |
3-0 |
|
04.06.21
|
Malta Kosovo |
1-2 |
|
30.05.21
|
Malta Northern Ireland |
0-3 |
|
30.03.21
|
Croatia Malta |
3-0 |
|
27.03.21
|
Slovakia Malta |
2-2 |
|
24.03.21
|
Malta Russia |
1-3 |
|
12.10.25
|
Malta Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-4 |
|
09.10.25
|
Malta Netherlands |
0-4 |
|
09.09.25
|
Malta San Marino |
3-1 |
|
07.06.25
|
Malta Lithuania |
0-0 |
|
21.03.25
|
Malta Finland |
0-1 |
|
19.11.24
|
Malta Andorra |
0-0 |
|
14.11.24
|
Malta Liechtenstein |
2-0 |
|
13.10.24
|
Malta Moldova |
1-0 |
|
11.06.24
|
Malta Greece |
0-2 |
|
26.03.24
|
Malta Belarus |
0-0 |
|
21.03.24
|
Malta Slovenia |
2-2 |
|
17.10.23
|
Malta Ukraine |
1-3 |
|
12.09.23
|
Malta North Macedonia |
0-2 |
|
06.09.23
|
Malta Gibraltar |
1-0 |
|
16.06.23
|
Malta England |
0-4 |
|
26.03.23
|
Malta Italy |
0-2 |
|
20.11.22
|
Malta Ireland |
0-1 |
|
17.11.22
|
Malta Greece |
2-2 |
|
27.09.22
|
Malta Israel |
2-1 |
|
12.06.22
|
Malta San Marino |
1-0 |
|
09.06.22
|
Malta Estonia |
1-2 |
|
01.06.22
|
Malta Venezuela |
0-1 |
|
29.03.22
|
Malta Kuwait |
2-0 |
|
25.03.22
|
Malta Azerbaijan |
1-0 |
|
14.11.21
|
Malta Slovakia |
0-6 |
|
11.11.21
|
Malta Croatia |
1-7 |
|
08.10.21
|
Malta Slovenia |
0-4 |
|
01.09.21
|
Malta Cyprus |
3-0 |
|
04.06.21
|
Malta Kosovo |
1-2 |
|
30.05.21
|
Malta Northern Ireland |
0-3 |
|
24.03.21
|
Malta Russia |
1-3 |
|
17.11.20
|
Malta Faroe Islands |
1-1 |
|
14.11.20
|
Malta Andorra |
3-1 |
|
11.11.20
|
Malta Liechtenstein |
3-0 |
|
07.10.20
|
Malta Gibraltar |
2-0 |
|
06.09.20
|
Malta Latvia |
1-1 |
|
18.11.19
|
Malta Norway |
1-2 |
|
12.10.19
|
Malta Sweden |
0-4 |
|
10.06.19
|
Malta Romania |
0-4 |
|
26.03.19
|
Malta Spain |
0-2 |
|
23.03.19
|
Malta Faroe Islands |
2-1 |
|
20.11.18
|
Malta Faroe Islands |
1-1 |
|
17.11.18
|
Malta Kosovo |
0-5 |
|
14.11.25
|
Finland Malta |
0-1 |
|
04.09.25
|
Lithuania Malta |
1-1 |
|
10.06.25
|
Netherlands Malta |
8-0 |
|
24.03.25
|
Poland Malta |
2-0 |
|
10.09.24
|
Andorra Malta |
0-1 |
|
07.09.24
|
Moldova Malta |
2-0 |
|
07.06.24
|
Czech Republic Malta |
7-1 |
|
17.11.23
|
England Malta |
2-0 |
|
14.10.23
|
Italy Malta |
4-0 |
|
19.06.23
|
Ukraine Malta |
1-0 |
|
09.06.23
|
Luxembourg Malta |
0-1 |
|
23.03.23
|
North Macedonia Malta |
2-1 |
|
23.09.22
|
Estonia Malta |
2-1 |
|
05.06.22
|
San Marino Malta |
0-2 |
|
11.10.21
|
Cyprus Malta |
2-2 |
|
07.09.21
|
Russia Malta |
2-0 |
|
04.09.21
|
Slovenia Malta |
1-0 |
|
30.03.21
|
Croatia Malta |
3-0 |
|
27.03.21
|
Slovakia Malta |
2-2 |
|
13.10.20
|
Latvia Malta |
0-1 |
|
10.10.20
|
Andorra Malta |
0-0 |
|
03.09.20
|
Faroe Islands Malta |
3-2 |
|
15.11.19
|
Spain Malta |
7-0 |
|
15.10.19
|
Faroe Islands Malta |
1-0 |
|
08.09.19
|
Romania Malta |
1-0 |
|
05.09.19
|
Norway Malta |
2-0 |
|
07.06.19
|
Sweden Malta |
3-0 |
|
14.10.18
|
Azerbaijan Malta |
1-1 |
|
21.03.2025
|
Malta Finland |
0-1
|
|
26.03.2018
|
Finland Malta |
5-0
|
|
26.03.2018
|
Finland Malta |
5-0
|