Lesotho
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.
Over 296 matches (Aug 1970 – Jun 2026), Lesotho drew 94 where the draw model expected 76.1 from those particular fixtures — about 18 more, or 2.4 standard errors, more of a gap than most, though roughly one subject in twenty looks like this by chance.
As unusual as a coin landing the same way 6 times running. A flat league average would have expected 74.5 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.
| # | Run | From → To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 23 Mar 2023 → 12 Jul 2023 | ▸ matches |
| 2 | 7 | 26 Mar 2016 → 16 Jun 2016 | ▸ matches |
| 3 | 7 | 26 Aug 2006 → 25 Mar 2007 | ▸ matches |
| 4 | 7 | 20 Feb 2000 → 01 Jun 2000 | ▸ matches |
| 5 | 6 | 21 Mar 2024 → 09 Sep 2024 | ▸ matches |
| 6 | 6 | 30 Mar 2021 → 13 Jul 2021 | ▸ matches |
| 7 | 6 | 25 May 2003 → 11 Oct 2003 | ▸ matches |
| 8 | 5 | 18 May 2015 → 06 Sep 2015 | ▸ matches |
| 9 | 5 | 08 Jun 2008 → 20 Jul 2008 | ▸ matches |
| 10 | 5 | 28 Jul 2007 → 08 Sep 2007 | ▸ matches |
| Competition | P | D | Draw% | N | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 122 | 42 | 34.4% | 0 | 4 |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 78 | 23 | 29.5% | 3 | 4 |
| COSAFA Cup | 52 | 15 | 28.8% | 1 | 4 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 36 | 13 | 36.1% | 4 | 6 |
| COSAFA Cup qualification | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | 1 | 1 |
| Merdeka Tournament | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 |
| Year | P | D | Draw% | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 25.0% | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | 6 |
| 2023 | 12 | 3 | 25.0% | 7 |
| 2022 | 9 | 4 | 44.4% | 3 |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | 6 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2019 | 9 | 7 | 77.8% | 1 |
| 2018 | 9 | 2 | 22.2% | 3 |
| 2017 | 7 | 4 | 57.1% | 2 |
| 2016 | 10 | 1 | 10.0% | 7 |
| 2015 | 10 | 4 | 40.0% | 5 |
| 2014 | 13 | 4 | 30.8% | 4 |
| 2013 | 11 | 4 | 36.4% | 3 |
| 2012 | 10 | 4 | 40.0% | 2 |
| 2011 | 6 | 3 | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2009 | 7 | 5 | 71.4% | 1 |
| 2008 | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | 5 |
| 2007 | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | 5 |
| 2006 | 9 | 3 | 33.3% | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 0 |
| 2003 | 13 | 4 | 30.8% | 6 |
| 2002 | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | 3 |
| 2001 | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | 4 |
| 2000 | 18 | 6 | 33.3% | 7 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1998 | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1997 | 6 | 3 | 50.0% | 3 |
| 1993 | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1992 | 8 | 4 | 50.0% | 2 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1981 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 2 |
| 1980 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 2 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1973 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1972 | 6 | 3 | 50.0% | 3 |
| 1971 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 1 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| Date | Home | Score | Away | R | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 1977 | Malawi | 6–1 | Lesotho | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 11 Nov 1977 | Malawi | 3–0 | Lesotho | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 08 Feb 1976 | Malawi | 4–1 | Lesotho | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 22 Apr 1973 | Mauritius | 5–1 | Lesotho | H | ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 08 Apr 1973 | Lesotho | 0–0 | Mauritius | D | ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 08 Oct 1972 | Lesotho | 1–1 | Zambia | D | ITL · Friendly |
| 04 Oct 1972 | Lesotho | 1–1 | Zambia | D | ITL · Friendly |
| 08 Jul 1972 | Malawi | 4–0 | Lesotho | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 06 Jul 1972 | Malawi | 1–0 | Lesotho | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 04 Jun 1972 | Zambia | 6–1 | Lesotho | H |
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| 30 Apr 1972 | Lesotho | 0–0 | Zambia | D |
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| 10 Oct 1971 | Lesotho | 0–2 | Malawi | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 08 Oct 1971 | Lesotho | 0–0 | Malawi | D | ITL · Friendly |
| 07 Mar 1971 | Lesotho | 1–2 | Madagascar | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 10 Aug 1970 | Malawi | 6–1 | Lesotho | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 08 Aug 1970 | Malawi | 1–2 | Lesotho | A | ITL · Friendly |