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Botswana

Botswana national football team
Played 332
Draw % 27.7%
No-draw N 5
Max streak 13 28 May 2015 β†’ 04 Jun 2016
Avg top run 6.9 top 10
Draw debt E 0.96
p50 18.0%
p100 20.0%
Draw score 0.331 rank #335 Draws 92
Team strength Β· Elo all ratings β€Ί
Rating 1,474 everyone starts at 1500
Peak 1,636 reached 26 Mar 2011
Rank #217 of 336 national teams
Matches rated 332 last 31 Mar 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
L L W W L D L W L W D L W L L W W D D L W L L L D L L L L W

Over 332 matches (Jul 1968 – Mar 2026), Botswana drew 92 where the draw model expected 87.3 from those particular fixtures β€” about 5 more, or 0.6 standard errors, which is what the model expected, near enough.

A flat league average would have expected 83.1 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 13 28 May 2015 β†’ 04 Jun 2016 β–Έ matches
2 9 15 Jul 2022 β†’ 08 Jul 2023 β–Έ matches
3 7 12 Nov 2020 β†’ 13 Jul 2021 β–Έ matches
4 6 07 Jun 2024 β†’ 15 Oct 2024 β–Έ matches
5 6 08 Sep 2012 β†’ 24 Mar 2013 β–Έ matches
6 6 29 Sep 2007 β†’ 26 Mar 2008 β–Έ matches
7 6 27 Feb 2000 β†’ 01 Jun 2000 β–Έ matches
8 6 28 Jun 1992 β†’ 10 Jan 1993 β–Έ matches
9 5 23 Dec 2025 β†’ 31 Mar 2026 β–Έ matches
10 5 05 Jun 2018 β†’ 13 Oct 2018 β–Έ matches
By competition (all-time)
CompetitionPDDraw%NMax
Friendly 142 47 33.1% 0 10
African Cup of Nations qualification 79 19 24.1% 0 4
COSAFA Cup 53 19 35.9% 0 3
FIFA World Cup qualification 46 7 15.2% 0 5
African Cup of Nations 6 0 0.0% 3 3
COSAFA Cup qualification 4 0 0.0% 2 2
Mukuru 4 Nations 2 0 0.0% 2 2
By calendar year
YearPDDraw%Max
2026 2 0 0.0% 2
2025 9 1 11.1% 3
2024 9 3 33.3% 6
2023 10 1 10.0% 5
2022 10 2 20.0% 4
2021 6 1 16.7% 5
2020 2 0 0.0% 2
2019 10 4 40.0% 2
2018 13 3 23.1% 5
2017 6 1 16.7% 5
2016 9 3 33.3% 4
2015 13 1 7.7% 9
2014 14 4 28.6% 5
2013 14 3 21.4% 5
2012 15 6 40.0% 4
2011 11 6 54.6% 3
2010 10 2 20.0% 4
2009 9 5 55.6% 3
2008 12 2 16.7% 5
2007 10 3 30.0% 2
2006 10 5 50.0% 2
2005 12 6 50.0% 3
2004 12 5 41.7% 4
2003 13 5 38.5% 2
2002 9 2 22.2% 3
2001 7 0 0.0% 5
2000 10 2 20.0% 6
1999 3 0 0.0% 3
1998 5 3 60.0% 1
1997 4 2 50.0% 2
1996 2 1 50.0% 1
1995 7 1 14.3% 4
1994 5 1 20.0% 4
1993 3 1 33.3% 1
1992 6 1 16.7% 5
1991 4 2 50.0% 1
1990 7 3 42.9% 3
1989 1 0 0.0% 1
1987 1 1 100.0% 0
1986 4 0 0.0% 3
1984 1 0 0.0% 1
1982 1 0 0.0% 1
1981 2 0 0.0% 1
1978 2 0 0.0% 2
1977 3 0 0.0% 2
1976 3 0 0.0% 3
1968 1 0 0.0% 1
Date Home Score Away R Tournament
14 Jul 2021 Eswatini 1–1 Botswana D ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
13 Jul 2021 Botswana 1–2 Zambia A ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
10 Jul 2021 Lesotho 0–4 Botswana A ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
06 Jul 2021 South Africa 1–0 Botswana H ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
29 Mar 2021 Algeria 5–0 Botswana H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
25 Mar 2021 Botswana 0–1 Zimbabwe A ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
16 Nov 2020 Botswana 1–0 Zambia H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
12 Nov 2020 Zambia 2–1 Botswana H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
18 Nov 2019 Botswana 0–1 Algeria A ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
15 Nov 2019 Zimbabwe 0–0 Botswana D ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
14 Oct 2019 Egypt 1–0 Botswana H ITL Β· Friendly
30 Sep 2019 Botswana 0–0 Liberia D ITL Β· Friendly
10 Sep 2019 Malawi 1–0 Botswana H ITL Β· FIFA World Cup qualification
07 Sep 2019 Botswana 0–0 Malawi D ITL Β· FIFA World Cup qualification
08 Jun 2019 Botswana 0–1 Zambia A ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
05 Jun 2019 Lesotho 1–2 Botswana A ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
02 Jun 2019 South Africa 2–2 Botswana D ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
22 Mar 2019 Botswana 0–1 Angola A ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
18 Nov 2018 Mauritania 2–1 Botswana H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
16 Oct 2018 Botswana 0–0 Burkina Faso D ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
13 Oct 2018 Burkina Faso 3–0 Botswana H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
30 Sep 2018 Botswana 1–0 Namibia H ITL Β· Friendly
09 Sep 2018 Angola 1–0 Botswana H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
08 Jun 2018 South Africa 3–0 Botswana H ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
05 Jun 2018 Eswatini 0–2 Botswana A ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
03 Jun 2018 Zimbabwe 1–1 Botswana D ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
01 Jun 2018 Botswana 6–0 Mauritius H ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
30 May 2018 Malawi 1–1 Botswana D ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
28 May 2018 Angola 1–2 Botswana A ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
18 Apr 2018 Zimbabwe 0–1 Botswana A ITL Β· Friendly
24 Mar 2018 Botswana 1–0 Lesotho H ITL Β· Friendly
14 Nov 2017 Gabon 0–0 Botswana D ITL Β· Friendly
04 Jul 2017 South Africa 2–0 Botswana H ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
01 Jul 2017 Botswana 1–2 Zambia A ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
10 Jun 2017 Botswana 0–1 Mauritania A ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
05 Jun 2017 DR Congo 2–0 Botswana H ITL Β· Friendly
25 Mar 2017 Tanzania 2–0 Botswana H ITL Β· Friendly
30 Sep 2016 Botswana 1–1 Angola D ITL Β· Friendly
04 Sep 2016 Burkina Faso 2–1 Botswana H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
25 Jun 2016 South Africa 3–2 Botswana H ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
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