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Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe national football team
Played 498
Draw % 27.9%
No-draw N 6
Max streak 28 08 Aug 1999 → 25 Aug 2001
Avg top run 10.4 top 10
Draw debt E 2.23
p50 36.0%
p100 38.0%
Draw score 0.379 rank #247 Draws 139
Team strength · Elo all ratings ›
Rating 1,549 everyone starts at 1500
Peak 1,772 reached 4 Sep 2005
Rank #150 of 336 national teams
Matches rated 496 last 30 May 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 15 Oct 2026.

Recent form · draws highlighted
L W D D L L D D W W D L D D L D L L D L L W L D L W L W W L
Luck or skill how this is worked out ›

Over 498 matches (Jun 1946 – Sep 2026), Zimbabwe drew 139 where the draw model expected 127.5 from those particular fixtures — about 11 more, or 1.2 standard errors, a gap most teams show over a stretch this long.

As unusual as a coin landing the same way 2 times running. A flat league average would have expected 123.8 instead — "more draws than the league" and "more draws than these fixtures deserved" are different claims. 2 of the matches carry no model probability and are left out. 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 ›
1 28 08 Aug 1999 → 25 Aug 2001 2 11 17 Nov 2010 → 06 Dec 2011 3 10 08 Jun 1997 → 18 Jul 1998 4 9 17 Jun 2012 → 28 Apr 2013 5 9 04 Sep 2005 → 31 Jan 2006 6 8 05 Jul 2003 → 29 Oct 2003 7 8 08 Jul 1983 → 04 Dec 1983 8 7 01 Nov 2009 → 04 Aug 2010 9 7 03 Feb 1985 → 04 Oct 1985 10 7 08 Jul 1981 → 30 Sep 1981
By competition (all-time)
CompetitionPDDraw%
Friendly 188 51 27.1%
African Cup of Nations qualification 96 26 27.1%
FIFA World Cup qualification 79 23 29.1%
COSAFA Cup 60 17 28.3%
CECAFA Cup 37 14 37.8%
African Cup of Nations 18 3 16.7%
Dunhill Cup 4 2 50.0%
Afro-Asian Games 3 1 33.3%
Simba Tournament 3 2 66.7%
Merdeka Tournament 3 0 0.0%
COSAFA Cup qualification 2 0 0.0%
Unity Cup 2 0 0.0%
Mukuru 4 Nations 1 0 0.0%
By calendar year
YearPDDraw%Max
2026 5 0 0.0% 5
2025 13 5 38.5% 4
2024 8 3 37.5% 2
2023 2 2 100.0% 0
2022 4 1 25.0% 3
2021 12 4 33.3% 4
2020 3 2 66.7% 1
2019 13 6 46.2% 3
2018 10 6 60.0% 1
2017 13 4 30.8% 5
2016 11 4 36.4% 4
2015 5 1 20.0% 4
2014 7 1 14.3% 3
2013 12 4 33.3% 3
2012 10 2 20.0% 6
2011 10 0 0.0% 10
2010 8 2 25.0% 5
2009 10 4 40.0% 2
2008 11 4 36.4% 2
2007 11 5 45.5% 4
2006 11 2 18.2% 5
2005 14 3 21.4% 4
2004 15 5 33.3% 6
2003 16 3 18.8% 8
2002 9 2 22.2% 4
2001 14 1 7.1% 11
2000 14 0 0.0% 14
1999 9 3 33.3% 3
1998 10 2 20.0% 6
1997 15 4 26.7% 4
1996 7 3 42.9% 2
1995 8 3 37.5% 3
1994 5 1 20.0% 2
1993 15 5 33.3% 5
1992 8 2 25.0% 6
1991 8 2 25.0% 5
1990 11 2 18.2% 4
1989 12 4 33.3% 2
1988 5 3 60.0% 1
1987 11 6 54.6% 4
1985 13 2 15.4% 7
1984 14 3 21.4% 6
1983 9 1 11.1% 8
1982 13 4 30.8% 6
1981 13 3 23.1% 7
1980 12 3 25.0% 5
1979 1 0 0.0% 1
1977 2 1 50.0% 1
1969 7 5 71.4% 1
1967 3 0 0.0% 3
1958 2 0 0.0% 2
1954 4 0 0.0% 4
1953 1 0 0.0% 1
1952 2 0 0.0% 2
1951 1 0 0.0% 1
1950 3 0 0.0% 3
1948 1 0 0.0% 1
1947 1 1 100.0% 0
1946 1 0 0.0% 1
Matches all results ›
Date Home Score Away R Tournament
☆ 28 Sep 2026 Zimbabwe 1–2 DR Congo A —
☆ 24 Sep 2026 Sierra Leone 2–3 Zimbabwe A —
☆ 30 May 2026 Zimbabwe 1–0 India H ITL · Unity Cup
☆ 26 May 2026 Nigeria 2–0 Zimbabwe H ITL · Unity Cup
☆ 28 Mar 2026 Botswana 0–3 Zimbabwe A ITL · Mukuru 4 Nations
☆ 29 Dec 2025 Zimbabwe 2–3 South Africa A ITL · African Cup of Nations
☆ 26 Dec 2025 Angola 1–1 Zimbabwe D ITL · African Cup of Nations
☆ 22 Dec 2025 Egypt 2–1 Zimbabwe H ITL · African Cup of Nations
☆ 17 Nov 2025 Qatar 1–2 Zimbabwe A ITL · Friendly
☆ 13 Nov 2025 Algeria 3–1 Zimbabwe H ITL · Friendly
☆ 13 Oct 2025 Lesotho 1–0 Zimbabwe H ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 10 Oct 2025 South Africa 0–0 Zimbabwe D ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 09 Sep 2025 Zimbabwe 0–1 Rwanda A ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 05 Sep 2025 Benin 1–0 Zimbabwe H ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 10 Jun 2025 Niger 1–1 Zimbabwe D ITL · Friendly
☆ 06 Jun 2025 Zimbabwe 0–2 Burkina Faso A ITL · Friendly
☆ 25 Mar 2025 Nigeria 1–1 Zimbabwe D ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 20 Mar 2025 Zimbabwe 2–2 Benin D ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 19 Nov 2024 Cameroon 2–1 Zimbabwe H ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
☆ 15 Nov 2024 Zimbabwe 1–1 Kenya D ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
☆ 14 Oct 2024 Zimbabwe 3–1 Namibia H ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
☆ 10 Oct 2024 Namibia 0–1 Zimbabwe A ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
☆ 10 Sep 2024 Zimbabwe 0–0 Cameroon D ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
☆ 06 Sep 2024 Kenya 0–0 Zimbabwe D ITL · African Cup of Nations qualification
☆ 11 Jun 2024 South Africa 3–1 Zimbabwe H ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 07 Jun 2024 Zimbabwe 0–2 Lesotho A ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 19 Nov 2023 Zimbabwe 1–1 Nigeria D ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 15 Nov 2023 Rwanda 0–0 Zimbabwe D ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 18 Jan 2022 Zimbabwe 2–1 Guinea H ITL · African Cup of Nations
☆ 14 Jan 2022 Malawi 2–1 Zimbabwe H ITL · African Cup of Nations
☆ 10 Jan 2022 Senegal 1–0 Zimbabwe H ITL · African Cup of Nations
☆ 02 Jan 2022 Sudan 0–0 Zimbabwe D ITL · Friendly
☆ 14 Nov 2021 Zimbabwe 1–1 Ethiopia D ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 11 Nov 2021 South Africa 1–0 Zimbabwe H ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 12 Oct 2021 Zimbabwe 0–1 Ghana A ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 09 Oct 2021 Ghana 3–1 Zimbabwe H ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 07 Sep 2021 Ethiopia 1–0 Zimbabwe H ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 03 Sep 2021 Zimbabwe 0–0 South Africa D ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 13 Jul 2021 Senegal 2–1 Zimbabwe H ITL · COSAFA Cup
☆ 11 Jul 2021 Namibia 2–0 Zimbabwe H ITL · COSAFA Cup
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