Sri Lanka
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.
Over 251 matches (Mar 1952 – Nov 2025), Sri Lanka drew 47 where the draw model expected 49.0 from those particular fixtures — about 2 fewer, or 0.3 standard errors, which is what the model expected, near enough.
A flat league average would have expected 54.5 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 | 12 | 09 Jun 1972 → 12 Sep 1972 | ▸ matches |
| 2 | 11 | 22 Aug 2009 → 20 Feb 2010 | ▸ matches |
| 3 | 9 | 06 Jun 2019 → 19 Nov 2019 | ▸ matches |
| 4 | 8 | 08 Apr 1993 → 07 May 1993 | ▸ matches |
| 5 | 7 | 16 Nov 2024 → 06 Sep 2025 | ▸ matches |
| 6 | 7 | 10 Jun 1996 → 20 Sep 1996 | ▸ matches |
| 7 | 6 | 06 Jun 2008 → 04 Aug 2008 | ▸ matches |
| 8 | 6 | 15 Oct 2003 → 22 Nov 2003 | ▸ matches |
| 9 | 6 | 24 Sep 1999 → 29 Nov 1999 | ▸ matches |
| 10 | 5 | 23 Dec 2015 → 13 Jan 2016 | ▸ matches |
| Competition | P | D | Draw% | N | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 73 | 18 | 24.7% | 0 | 5 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 42 | 7 | 16.7% | 0 | 8 |
| SAFF Cup | 38 | 6 | 15.8% | 1 | 4 |
| AFC Asian Cup qualification | 35 | 3 | 8.6% | 5 | 6 |
| AFC Challenge Cup | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | 3 | 3 |
| South Asian Games | 12 | 3 | 25.0% | 2 | 3 |
| AFC Challenge Cup qualification | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | 3 | 3 |
| Merdeka Tournament | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 5 |
| Nehru Cup | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 4 |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa Cup | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 |
| AFC Solidarity Cup | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 2 |
| Palestine International Championship | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 3 |
| FIFA Series | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 1 | 1 |
| Korea Cup | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 |
| King's Cup | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 |
| Indonesia Tournament | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 |
| South Asian Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 |
| Year | P | D | Draw% | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 40.0% | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2021 | 10 | 3 | 30.0% | 4 |
| 2019 | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 2 |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | 3 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2014 | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | 5 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2011 | 10 | 3 | 30.0% | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2009 | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | 8 |
| 2008 | 10 | 2 | 20.0% | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2006 | 6 | 2 | 33.3% | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2004 | 7 | 3 | 42.9% | 3 |
| 2003 | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | 6 |
| 2002 | 9 | 5 | 55.6% | 3 |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | 3 |
| 2000 | 8 | 3 | 37.5% | 3 |
| 1999 | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | 6 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 |
| 1996 | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | 7 |
| 1995 | 8 | 3 | 37.5% | 3 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 8 |
| 1991 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1986 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 2 |
| 1984 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 3 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1979 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 3 |
| 1972 | 12 | 0 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 1971 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1964 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1955 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1954 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 1 |
| 1953 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1952 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| Date | Home | Score | Away | R | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 1964 | Sri Lanka | 3–9 | Indonesia | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 12 Jan 1964 | Sri Lanka | 1–12 | German DR | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 25 Dec 1955 | Myanmar | 3–1 | Sri Lanka | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 18 Dec 1955 | Sri Lanka | 3–4 | India | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 25 Dec 1954 | Myanmar | 1–2 | Sri Lanka | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 21 Dec 1954 | India | 1–1 | Sri Lanka | D | ITL · Friendly |
| 18 Dec 1954 | Sri Lanka | 1–2 | Pakistan | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 27 Oct 1953 | Sri Lanka | 0–2 | India | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 24 Oct 1953 | Myanmar | 3–2 | Sri Lanka | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 28 Mar 1952 | Sri Lanka | 0–2 | Pakistan | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 24 Mar 1952 | Sri Lanka | 1–2 | India | A | ITL · Friendly |