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 #1,628 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 #182 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 3 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
11 May 1996 Malawi 0–1 Zambia A ITL Β· Friendly
16 Jul 1995 Malawi 1–3 Cameroon A ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
23 Apr 1995 Zimbabwe 1–1 Malawi D ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
09 Apr 1995 Malawi 0–1 DR Congo A ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
08 Jan 1995 Cameroon 0–0 Malawi D ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
15 Oct 1994 Malawi 3–1 Zimbabwe H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
09 Oct 1994 Zambia 2–1 Malawi H ITL Β· Friendly
04 Sep 1994 DR Congo 1–1 Malawi D ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
13 Feb 1994 Malawi 0–2 Zambia A ITL Β· Friendly
12 Feb 1994 Malawi 0–3 Zambia A ITL Β· Friendly
29 Jul 1993 Malawi 3–0 Eswatini H ITL Β· Friendly
25 Jul 1993 Malawi 0–2 Morocco A ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
11 Jul 1993 Mali 2–1 Malawi H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
10 Jul 1993 Malawi 0–1 Eswatini A ITL Β· Friendly
08 Jul 1993 Malawi 1–1 Eswatini D ITL Β· Friendly
06 Jul 1993 Malawi 3–1 Eswatini H ITL Β· Friendly
24 May 1993 Zambia 4–2 Malawi H ITL Β· Friendly
22 May 1993 Zambia 0–1 Malawi A ITL Β· Friendly
20 May 1993 Zambia 1–1 Malawi D ITL Β· Friendly
23 Apr 1993 Egypt 2–0 Malawi H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
11 Apr 1993 Morocco 0–1 Malawi A ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
27 Mar 1993 Malawi 1–0 Zambia H ITL Β· Friendly
28 Nov 1992 Malawi 0–4 Zambia A ITL Β· CECAFA Cup
24 Nov 1992 Malawi 3–1 Zanzibar H ITL Β· CECAFA Cup
22 Nov 1992 Ethiopia 1–2 Malawi A ITL Β· CECAFA Cup
19 Nov 1992 Malawi 1–0 Zambia H ITL Β· CECAFA Cup
16 Nov 1992 Tanzania 1–1 Malawi D ITL Β· CECAFA Cup
09 Nov 1992 Zimbabwe 4–1 Malawi H ITL Β· Friendly
07 Nov 1992 Zimbabwe 0–1 Malawi A ITL Β· Friendly
29 Aug 1992 Malawi 1–1 Mali D ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
15 Aug 1992 Malawi 1–0 Egypt H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
08 Jul 1992 Malawi 0–0 Zimbabwe D ITL Β· Friendly
06 Jul 1992 Malawi 0–0 Zimbabwe D ITL Β· Friendly
30 Dec 1991 Malawi 0–2 Zambia A ITL Β· Friendly
01 Dec 1991 Malawi 0–0 Zambia D ITL Β· CECAFA Cup
28 Nov 1991 Kenya 1–0 Malawi H ITL Β· CECAFA Cup
25 Nov 1991 Malawi 1–0 Zanzibar H ITL Β· CECAFA Cup
20 Aug 1991 Malawi 2–0 Mozambique H ITL Β· Friendly
19 Aug 1991 Malawi 1–0 Mozambique H ITL Β· Friendly
27 Jul 1991 Malawi 2–2 Zimbabwe D ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
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