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Malawi

Malawi national football team
Played 644
Draw % 28.3%
No-draw N 0
Max streak 18 31 May 2008 → 05 Sep 2009
Avg top run 9.9 top 10
Draw debt E 0.00
p50 26.0%
p100 31.0%
Draw score 0.086 rank #1,634 Draws 182
Team strength · Elo all ratings ›
Rating 1,514 everyone starts at 1500
Peak 1,702 reached 12 Dec 1984
Rank #183 of 336 national teams
Matches rated 644 last 9 Jun 2026

What this team's results have earned: every match in the database is replayed in date order, both sides start at 1500 and the winner takes points from the loser. The rating is the one it held after its last rated match, and the rank counts every national team ever rated, sides that no longer play included. A measure of strength, not a forecast of the next result. Computed 30 Sep 2026.

Recent form · draws highlighted
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Over 110 matches (Mar 2015 – Jun 2026), Malawi drew 35 where the draw model expected 28.9 from those particular fixtures — about 6 more, or 1.3 standard errors, a gap most teams show over a stretch this long.

As unusual as a coin landing the same way 2 times running. A flat league average would have expected 27.9 instead — "more draws than the league" and "more draws than these fixtures deserved" are different claims. These matches were part of the model's own training set, so its chances were fitted already knowing the results.

Longest no-draw runs all on the records page ›
# Run From → To
1 18 31 May 2008 → 05 Sep 2009 ▸ matches
2 14 24 Oct 1978 → 06 Jul 1979 ▸ matches
3 12 16 Jun 2012 → 23 Mar 2013 ▸ matches
4 10 14 Jul 2021 → 14 Jan 2022 ▸ matches
5 9 10 Jul 1984 → 12 Dec 1984 ▸ matches
6 8 26 Oct 1983 → 12 Feb 1984 ▸ matches
7 7 20 Jul 2014 → 15 Nov 2014 ▸ matches
8 7 27 May 2007 → 26 Mar 2008 ▸ matches
9 7 04 Jun 2005 → 08 Oct 2005 ▸ matches
10 7 19 Nov 1992 → 23 Apr 1993 ▸ matches
By competition (all-time)
CompetitionPDDraw%NMax
Friendly 291 90 30.9% 0 6
African Cup of Nations qualification 107 28 26.2% 1 9
CECAFA Cup 85 21 24.7% 4 6
FIFA World Cup qualification 76 18 23.7% 2 6
COSAFA Cup 57 21 36.8% 0 4
African Cup of Nations 10 2 20.0% 1 3
All-African Games 10 1 10.0% 1 5
COSAFA Cup qualification 7 1 14.3% 3 3
Mukuru 4 Nations 1 0 0.0% 1 1
By calendar year
YearPDDraw%Max
2026 3 1 33.3% 2
2025 8 2 25.0% 2
2024 8 1 12.5% 6
2023 13 6 46.2% 3
2022 9 2 22.2% 4
2021 15 2 13.3% 8
2020 4 2 50.0% 1
2019 12 6 50.0% 2
2018 9 4 44.4% 3
2017 7 4 57.1% 2
2016 7 1 14.3% 6
2015 15 4 26.7% 6
2014 14 3 21.4% 7
2013 10 4 40.0% 4
2012 14 3 21.4% 10
2011 12 7 58.3% 2
2010 13 5 38.5% 5
2009 13 2 15.4% 8
2008 12 1 8.3% 10
2007 7 1 14.3% 6
2006 11 3 27.3% 6
2005 10 1 10.0% 7
2004 9 4 44.4% 2
2003 14 6 42.9% 3
2002 10 1 10.0% 5
2001 9 1 11.1% 4
2000 14 5 35.7% 3
1999 9 3 33.3% 3
1998 10 3 30.0% 3
1997 11 3 27.3% 3
1996 9 2 22.2% 5
1995 4 2 50.0% 1
1994 5 1 20.0% 2
1993 12 2 16.7% 4
1992 11 4 36.4% 4
1991 12 4 33.3% 4
1990 12 6 50.0% 2
1989 21 9 42.9% 7
1988 15 4 26.7% 4
1987 16 4 25.0% 5
1986 6 2 33.3% 3
1985 16 8 50.0% 2
1984 17 4 23.5% 9
1983 15 5 33.3% 7
1982 7 1 14.3% 5
1981 14 3 21.4% 5
1980 11 4 36.4% 3
1979 15 2 13.3% 6
1978 19 2 10.5% 9
1977 13 3 23.1% 6
1976 13 4 30.8% 5
1975 17 5 29.4% 5
1974 8 3 37.5% 3
1973 3 0 0.0% 3
1972 4 0 0.0% 4
1971 8 2 25.0% 3
1970 5 1 20.0% 3
1969 9 3 33.3% 5
1968 4 1 25.0% 2
1967 1 0 0.0% 1
1966 5 0 0.0% 5
1964 1 0 0.0% 1
1963 1 0 0.0% 1
1962 2 0 0.0% 2
1957 1 0 0.0% 1
Date Home Score Away R Tournament
09 Jun 2026 Ethiopia 1–1 Malawi D ITL · Friendly
06 Jun 2026 Ethiopia 1–0 Malawi H ITL · Friendly
31 Mar 2026 Botswana 1–0 Malawi H ITL · Mukuru 4 Nations
18 Nov 2025 Lesotho 0–1 Malawi A ITL · Friendly
15 Nov 2025 Lesotho 0–0 Malawi D ITL · Friendly
13 Oct 2025 São Tomé and Príncipe 1–0 Malawi H ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
09 Oct 2025 Malawi 3–0 Equatorial Guinea H ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
08 Sep 2025 Malawi 2–2 Liberia D ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
05 Sep 2025 Namibia 1–2 Malawi A ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
24 Mar 2025 Tunisia 2–0 Malawi H ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
20 Mar 2025 Malawi 0–1 Namibia A ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
18 Nov 2024 Malawi 3–0 Burkina Faso H ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
14 Nov 2024 Burundi 0–0 Malawi D ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
15 Oct 2024 Malawi 0–1 Senegal A ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
11 Oct 2024 Senegal 4–0 Malawi H ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
10 Sep 2024 Burkina Faso 3–1 Malawi H ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
05 Sep 2024 Malawi 2–3 Burundi A ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
10 Jun 2024 Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Malawi H ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
06 Jun 2024 Malawi 3–1 São Tomé and Príncipe H ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
21 Nov 2023 Malawi 0–1 Tunisia A ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
17 Nov 2023 Liberia 0–1 Malawi A ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
09 Sep 2023 Malawi 2–2 Guinea D ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
16 Jul 2023 South Africa 0–0 Malawi D ITL · COSAFA Cup
14 Jul 2023 Malawi 1–1 Lesotho D ITL · COSAFA Cup
11 Jul 2023 Malawi 2–0 Comoros H ITL · COSAFA Cup
09 Jul 2023 Malawi 2–0 Seychelles H ITL · COSAFA Cup
06 Jul 2023 Zambia 0–1 Malawi A ITL · COSAFA Cup
20 Jun 2023 Ethiopia 0–0 Malawi D ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
14 Jun 2023 Mozambique 1–1 Malawi D ITL · Friendly
28 Mar 2023 Malawi 0–4 Egypt A ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
24 Mar 2023 Egypt 2–0 Malawi H ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
15 Mar 2023 Bangladesh 1–1 Malawi D ITL · Friendly
10 Jul 2022 Mauritius 0–2 Malawi A ITL · COSAFA Cup
08 Jul 2022 Malawi 1–1 Eswatini D ITL · COSAFA Cup
06 Jul 2022 Lesotho 2–1 Malawi H ITL · COSAFA Cup
09 Jun 2022 Guinea 1–0 Malawi H ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
05 Jun 2022 Malawi 2–1 Ethiopia H ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
25 Jan 2022 Morocco 2–1 Malawi H ITL · African Cup of Nations
18 Jan 2022 Malawi 0–0 Senegal D ITL · African Cup of Nations
14 Jan 2022 Malawi 2–1 Zimbabwe H ITL · African Cup of Nations
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