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Eswatini

Eswatini national football team
Played 274
Draw % 30.3%
No-draw N 1
Max streak 8 25 May 2003 β†’ 04 Oct 2003
Avg top run 5.6 top 10
Draw debt E 0.35
p50 36.0%
p100 34.0%
Draw score 0.175 rank #867 Draws 83
Team strength Β· Elo all ratings β€Ί
Rating 1,388 everyone starts at 1500
Peak 1,579 reached 13 Jul 2022
Rank #269 of 336 national teams
Matches rated 274 last 13 Oct 2025

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
W D L D L L L W L D D L L L W D L L L L D L D L D D L L D L

Over 274 matches (May 1968 – Oct 2025), Eswatini drew 83 where the draw model expected 69.0 from those particular fixtures β€” about 14 more, or 2.0 standard errors, a gap most teams show over a stretch this long.

As unusual as a coin landing the same way 4 times running. A flat league average would have expected 69.3 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 8 25 May 2018 β†’ 22 Mar 2019 β–Έ matches
2 8 25 May 2003 β†’ 04 Oct 2003 β–Έ matches
3 7 20 May 2006 β†’ 04 Oct 2006 β–Έ matches
4 6 11 Aug 2010 β†’ 27 Mar 2011 β–Έ matches
5 5 28 Mar 2023 β†’ 11 Jul 2023 β–Έ matches
6 5 22 Aug 2011 β†’ 15 Nov 2011 β–Έ matches
7 5 20 Feb 2000 β†’ 01 Jun 2000 β–Έ matches
8 4 07 Jun 2024 β†’ 10 Sep 2024 β–Έ matches
9 4 16 Oct 2023 β†’ 20 Mar 2024 β–Έ matches
10 4 10 Jan 2015 β†’ 20 May 2015 β–Έ matches
By competition (all-time)
CompetitionPDDraw%NMax
Friendly 117 35 29.9% 1 7
African Cup of Nations qualification 69 23 33.3% 1 5
COSAFA Cup 51 15 29.4% 3 3
FIFA World Cup qualification 31 8 25.8% 1 2
COSAFA Cup qualification 6 2 33.3% 1 1
By calendar year
YearPDDraw%Max
2025 6 3 50.0% 2
2024 10 3 30.0% 4
2023 11 3 27.3% 5
2022 10 3 30.0% 3
2021 9 5 55.6% 3
2020 2 1 50.0% 1
2019 7 3 42.9% 2
2018 8 1 12.5% 7
2017 3 1 33.3% 2
2016 10 3 30.0% 3
2015 11 3 27.3% 4
2014 6 3 50.0% 2
2013 6 1 16.7% 3
2012 3 1 33.3% 2
2011 12 3 25.0% 5
2010 4 0 0.0% 4
2009 8 3 37.5% 3
2008 11 5 45.5% 3
2007 9 3 33.3% 3
2006 11 2 18.2% 7
2005 2 0 0.0% 2
2004 5 2 40.0% 2
2003 13 2 15.4% 8
2002 12 4 33.3% 3
2001 10 3 30.0% 3
2000 10 2 20.0% 5
1999 7 3 42.9% 3
1998 5 2 40.0% 1
1997 6 3 50.0% 1
1996 3 0 0.0% 3
1994 1 0 0.0% 1
1993 7 2 28.6% 4
1992 3 0 0.0% 3
1991 5 1 20.0% 3
1990 7 3 42.9% 2
1989 2 1 50.0% 1
1988 2 2 100.0% 0
1986 1 0 0.0% 1
1984 3 0 0.0% 3
1981 4 2 50.0% 1
1978 3 0 0.0% 2
1975 2 1 50.0% 1
1973 1 0 0.0% 1
1969 1 0 0.0% 1
1968 2 0 0.0% 2
Date Home Score Away R Tournament
06 Jul 2004 Malawi 1–2 Eswatini A ITL Β· Friendly
27 Jun 2004 Eswatini 0–5 Zimbabwe A ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
31 May 2004 Mozambique 1–1 Eswatini D ITL Β· Friendly
11 Apr 2004 Mozambique 2–0 Eswatini H ITL Β· Friendly
16 Nov 2003 Cape Verde 3–0 Eswatini H ITL Β· FIFA World Cup qualification
09 Nov 2003 Mozambique 2–0 Eswatini H ITL Β· Friendly
12 Oct 2003 Eswatini 1–1 Cape Verde D ITL Β· FIFA World Cup qualification
04 Oct 2003 Lesotho 5–2 Eswatini H ITL Β· Friendly
06 Sep 2003 Eswatini 0–3 Botswana A ITL Β· Friendly
31 Aug 2003 Zimbabwe 2–0 Eswatini H ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
13 Jul 2003 Eswatini 2–0 Madagascar H ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
05 Jul 2003 Libya 6–2 Eswatini H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
22 Jun 2003 Eswatini 3–2 Botswana H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
08 Jun 2003 DR Congo 2–0 Eswatini H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
25 May 2003 Lesotho 2–1 Eswatini H ITL Β· Friendly
30 Mar 2003 Eswatini 1–1 DR Congo D ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
19 Mar 2003 Eswatini 1–0 Lesotho H ITL Β· Friendly
13 Oct 2002 Eswatini 2–1 Libya H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
06 Oct 2002 Eswatini 0–0 Lesotho D ITL Β· Friendly
07 Sep 2002 Botswana 0–0 Eswatini D ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
24 Aug 2002 South Africa 4–1 Eswatini H ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
03 Aug 2002 Eswatini 0–0 Mauritius D ITL Β· Friendly
01 Aug 2002 Eswatini 0–1 Mauritius A ITL Β· Friendly
05 May 2002 Zimbabwe 0–2 Eswatini A ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
21 Apr 2002 Eswatini 2–1 Namibia H ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
31 Mar 2002 Eswatini 1–1 Mozambique D ITL Β· Friendly
30 Mar 2002 Eswatini 1–2 Mozambique A ITL Β· Friendly
10 Mar 2002 Eswatini 1–0 Lesotho H ITL Β· Friendly
02 Mar 2002 Botswana 6–2 Eswatini H ITL Β· Friendly
08 Jul 2001 Zimbabwe 2–1 Eswatini H ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
01 Jul 2001 Malawi 2–2 Eswatini D ITL Β· Friendly
20 May 2001 Lesotho 1–0 Eswatini H ITL Β· Friendly
11 Mar 2001 Lesotho 2–1 Eswatini H ITL Β· Friendly
10 Mar 2001 Botswana 1–0 Eswatini H ITL Β· Friendly
11 Feb 2001 Eswatini 0–0 Zambia D ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
27 Jan 2001 Botswana 1–2 Eswatini A ITL Β· Friendly
09 Jan 2001 Eswatini 2–2 Lesotho D ITL Β· Friendly
07 Jan 2001 Eswatini 2–1 Namibia H ITL Β· Friendly
06 Jan 2001 Eswatini 1–0 Angola H ITL Β· Friendly
15 Jul 2000 Kenya 3–0 Eswatini H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
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