MWI Β· National Team

Malawi

Malawi national football team
Played 644
Draw % 28.3%
No-draw N 0
Max streak 18 31 May 2008 β†’ 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 Β· Elo all ratings β€Ί
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 1 Oct 2026.

Recent form Β· 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 β€” 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 β€” "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 β€Ί
# Run From β†’ To
1 18 31 May 2008 β†’ 05 Sep 2009 β–Έ matches
2 14 24 Oct 1978 β†’ 06 Jul 1979 β–Έ matches
3 12 16 Jun 2012 β†’ 23 Mar 2013 β–Έ matches
4 10 14 Jul 2021 β†’ 14 Jan 2022 β–Έ matches
5 9 10 Jul 1984 β†’ 12 Dec 1984 β–Έ matches
6 8 26 Oct 1983 β†’ 12 Feb 1984 β–Έ matches
7 7 20 Jul 2014 β†’ 15 Nov 2014 β–Έ matches
8 7 27 May 2007 β†’ 26 Mar 2008 β–Έ matches
9 7 04 Jun 2005 β†’ 08 Oct 2005 β–Έ matches
10 7 19 Nov 1992 β†’ 23 Apr 1993 β–Έ 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
31 May 2014 Chad 3–1 Malawi H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
27 May 2014 Tanzania 1–0 Malawi H ITL Β· Friendly
17 May 2014 Malawi 2–0 Chad H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
05 Mar 2014 Malawi 1–4 Zimbabwe A ITL Β· Friendly
07 Sep 2013 Nigeria 2–0 Malawi H ITL Β· FIFA World Cup qualification
03 Sep 2013 Botswana 1–0 Malawi H ITL Β· Friendly
14 Aug 2013 Rwanda 0–1 Malawi A ITL Β· Friendly
16 Jul 2013 Malawi 2–3 Angola A ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
13 Jul 2013 Zimbabwe 1–1 Malawi D ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
12 Jun 2013 Malawi 2–2 Kenya D ITL Β· FIFA World Cup qualification
05 Jun 2013 Malawi 0–0 Namibia D ITL Β· FIFA World Cup qualification
25 May 2013 Malawi 1–1 Zimbabwe D ITL Β· Friendly
23 Mar 2013 Namibia 0–1 Malawi A ITL Β· FIFA World Cup qualification
19 Mar 2013 Botswana 1–0 Malawi H ITL Β· Friendly
22 Dec 2012 South Africa 3–1 Malawi H ITL Β· Friendly
04 Dec 2012 Kenya 1–0 Malawi H ITL Β· CECAFA Cup
01 Dec 2012 Malawi 2–0 Zanzibar H ITL Β· CECAFA Cup
29 Nov 2012 Malawi 3–2 Eritrea H ITL Β· CECAFA Cup
26 Nov 2012 Rwanda 2–0 Malawi H ITL Β· CECAFA Cup
13 Oct 2012 Malawi 0–1 Ghana A ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
08 Sep 2012 Ghana 2–0 Malawi H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
04 Sep 2012 Liberia 1–0 Malawi H ITL Β· Friendly
06 Jul 2012 Malawi 1–0 Zambia H ITL Β· Friendly
16 Jun 2012 Malawi 2–0 Chad H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
09 Jun 2012 Malawi 1–1 Nigeria D ITL Β· FIFA World Cup qualification
02 Jun 2012 Kenya 0–0 Malawi D ITL Β· FIFA World Cup qualification
26 May 2012 Tanzania 0–0 Malawi D ITL Β· Friendly
29 Feb 2012 Chad 3–2 Malawi H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
06 Dec 2011 Tanzania 1–0 Malawi H ITL Β· CECAFA Cup
02 Dec 2011 Ethiopia 1–1 Malawi D ITL Β· CECAFA Cup
30 Nov 2011 Malawi 0–0 Sudan D ITL Β· CECAFA Cup
28 Nov 2011 Kenya 0–2 Malawi A ITL Β· CECAFA Cup
08 Oct 2011 Chad 2–2 Malawi D ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
04 Oct 2011 Ethiopia 0–0 Malawi D ITL Β· Friendly
03 Sep 2011 Malawi 0–0 Tunisia D ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
06 Jul 2011 Malawi 0–1 Namibia A ITL Β· Friendly
05 Jun 2011 Botswana 0–0 Malawi D ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
29 May 2011 Eswatini 1–1 Malawi D ITL Β· Friendly
26 Mar 2011 Malawi 1–0 Togo H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
09 Feb 2011 Namibia 1–2 Malawi A ITL Β· Friendly
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