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Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone national football team
Played 301
Draw % 25.9%
No-draw N 2
Max streak 12 17 Dec 1995 → 29 Mar 1997
Avg top run 6.4 top 10
Draw debt E 0.64
p50 34.0%
p100 31.0%
Draw score 0.216 rank #639 Draws 78
Team strength · Elo all ratings ›
Rating 1,530 everyone starts at 1500
Peak 1,680 reached 15 Jan 1996
Rank #166 of 336 national teams
Matches rated 301 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 2 Oct 2026.

Recent form · draws highlighted
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Over 301 matches (Oct 1949 – Jun 2026), Sierra Leone drew 78 where the draw model expected 76.5 from those particular fixtures — about 2 more, or 0.2 standard errors, which is what the model expected, near enough.

A flat league average would have expected 75.8 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.

Longest no-draw runs all on the records page ›
# Run From → To
1 12 17 Dec 1995 → 29 Mar 1997 ▸ matches
2 8 11 Oct 1970 → 04 Dec 1971 ▸ matches
3 6 02 Dec 2007 → 14 Jun 2008 ▸ matches
4 6 04 Sep 1994 → 26 Apr 1995 ▸ matches
5 6 08 Oct 1983 → 10 Feb 1984 ▸ matches
6 6 07 Nov 1982 → 17 Apr 1983 ▸ matches
7 5 20 Jan 2022 → 09 Jun 2022 ▸ matches
8 5 14 Jan 2012 → 02 Jun 2012 ▸ matches
9 5 24 Mar 2007 → 17 Oct 2007 ▸ matches
10 5 02 Feb 1986 → 10 Feb 1986 ▸ matches
By competition (all-time)
CompetitionPDDraw%NMax
Friendly 97 15 15.5% 2 8
African Cup of Nations qualification 89 27 30.3% 1 4
FIFA World Cup qualification 57 12 21.1% 3 4
Amílcar Cabral Cup 49 20 40.8% 1 5
African Cup of Nations 8 3 37.5% 1 3
FIFA Series 1 1 100.0% 0 0
By calendar year
YearPDDraw%Max
2026 3 1 33.3% 2
2025 6 1 16.7% 3
2024 10 3 30.0% 3
2023 8 3 37.5% 3
2022 10 3 30.0% 5
2021 6 3 50.0% 2
2020 4 2 50.0% 2
2019 4 1 25.0% 2
2018 2 1 50.0% 1
2016 4 1 25.0% 3
2015 4 1 25.0% 2
2014 9 2 22.2% 4
2013 4 1 25.0% 2
2012 9 3 33.3% 5
2011 5 1 20.0% 4
2010 2 2 100.0% 0
2008 7 1 14.3% 4
2007 8 1 12.5% 5
2006 2 1 50.0% 1
2005 5 1 20.0% 3
2003 6 2 33.3% 4
2002 4 0 0.0% 4
2001 7 2 28.6% 3
2000 8 1 12.5% 4
1999 1 1 100.0% 0
1997 9 2 22.2% 4
1996 8 0 0.0% 8
1995 11 2 18.2% 4
1994 4 1 25.0% 2
1993 10 4 40.0% 2
1992 4 1 25.0% 3
1991 8 4 50.0% 4
1990 2 1 50.0% 1
1989 4 0 0.0% 3
1988 7 3 42.9% 2
1987 8 3 37.5% 2
1986 7 1 14.3% 5
1985 3 3 100.0% 0
1984 12 3 25.0% 5
1983 4 0 0.0% 3
1982 6 0 0.0% 3
1980 6 1 16.7% 2
1979 3 1 33.3% 1
1978 2 0 0.0% 2
1977 3 1 33.3% 1
1976 7 2 28.6% 2
1974 1 0 0.0% 1
1973 2 1 50.0% 1
1972 6 1 16.7% 3
1971 6 0 0.0% 6
1970 2 0 0.0% 2
1969 1 1 100.0% 0
1968 3 1 33.3% 1
1967 2 1 50.0% 1
1966 2 1 50.0% 1
1961 1 0 0.0% 1
1960 3 0 0.0% 2
1957 1 0 0.0% 1
1956 2 0 0.0% 2
1954 1 0 0.0% 1
1953 1 0 0.0% 1
1949 1 0 0.0% 1
Date Home Score Away R Tournament
09 Jun 2026 Liberia 3–1 Sierra Leone H ITL · Friendly
06 Jun 2026 Sierra Leone 1–0 Liberia H ITL · Friendly
30 Mar 2026 Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone D ITL · FIFA Series
12 Oct 2025 Djibouti 1–2 Sierra Leone A ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
08 Oct 2025 Sierra Leone 0–1 Burkina Faso A ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
09 Sep 2025 Sierra Leone 2–0 Ethiopia H ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
04 Sep 2025 Guinea-Bissau 1–1 Sierra Leone D ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
25 Mar 2025 Egypt 1–0 Sierra Leone H ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
20 Mar 2025 Sierra Leone 3–1 Guinea-Bissau H ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
19 Nov 2024 Sierra Leone 0–2 Zambia A ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
13 Nov 2024 Chad 1–1 Sierra Leone D ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
15 Oct 2024 Sierra Leone 1–0 Ivory Coast H ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
11 Oct 2024 Ivory Coast 4–1 Sierra Leone H ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
10 Sep 2024 Zambia 3–2 Sierra Leone H ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
06 Sep 2024 Sierra Leone 0–0 Chad D ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
10 Jun 2024 Burkina Faso 2–2 Sierra Leone D ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
05 Jun 2024 Sierra Leone 2–1 Djibouti H ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
11 Jan 2024 Morocco 3–1 Sierra Leone H ITL · Friendly
06 Jan 2024 Ivory Coast 5–1 Sierra Leone H ITL · Friendly
19 Nov 2023 Sierra Leone 0–2 Egypt A ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
15 Nov 2023 Ethiopia 0–0 Sierra Leone D ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
17 Oct 2023 Somalia 0–2 Sierra Leone A ITL · Friendly
14 Oct 2023 Sierra Leone 1–1 Benin D ITL · Friendly
11 Sep 2023 Guinea-Bissau 2–1 Sierra Leone H ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
18 Jun 2023 Sierra Leone 2–3 Nigeria A ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
26 Mar 2023 São Tomé and Príncipe 0–2 Sierra Leone A ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
22 Mar 2023 Sierra Leone 2–2 São Tomé and Príncipe D ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
27 Sep 2022 DR Congo 3–0 Sierra Leone H ITL · Friendly
24 Sep 2022 South Africa 4–0 Sierra Leone H ITL · Friendly
13 Jun 2022 Sierra Leone 2–2 Guinea-Bissau D ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
09 Jun 2022 Nigeria 2–1 Sierra Leone H ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
29 Mar 2022 Congo 1–2 Sierra Leone A ITL · Friendly
27 Mar 2022 Liberia 0–1 Sierra Leone A ITL · Friendly
24 Mar 2022 Togo 3–0 Sierra Leone H ITL · Friendly
20 Jan 2022 Sierra Leone 0–1 Equatorial Guinea A ITL · African Cup of Nations
16 Jan 2022 Ivory Coast 2–2 Sierra Leone D ITL · African Cup of Nations
11 Jan 2022 Algeria 0–0 Sierra Leone D ITL · African Cup of Nations
13 Nov 2021 Sierra Leone 0–2 Comoros A ITL · Friendly
09 Oct 2021 Gambia 1–2 Sierra Leone A ITL · Friendly
06 Oct 2021 Sierra Leone 1–1 South Sudan D ITL · Friendly
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