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Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe national football team
Played 496
Draw % 28.0%
No-draw N 4
Max streak 28 08 Aug 1999 → 25 Aug 2001
Avg top run 10.4 top 10
Draw debt E 1.49
p50 36.0%
p100 38.0%
Draw score 0.287 rank #416 Draws 139
Team strength · Elo all ratings ›
Rating 1,549 everyone starts at 1500
Peak 1,772 reached 4 Sep 2005
Rank #151 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 1 Oct 2026.

Recent form · draws highlighted
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Over 496 matches (Jun 1946 – May 2026), Zimbabwe drew 139 where the draw model expected 127.5 from those particular fixtures — about 12 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 123.4 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 28 08 Aug 1999 → 25 Aug 2001 ▸ matches
2 11 17 Nov 2010 → 06 Dec 2011 ▸ matches
3 10 08 Jun 1997 → 18 Jul 1998 ▸ matches
4 9 17 Jun 2012 → 28 Apr 2013 ▸ matches
5 9 04 Sep 2005 → 31 Jan 2006 ▸ matches
6 8 05 Jul 2003 → 29 Oct 2003 ▸ matches
7 8 08 Jul 1983 → 04 Dec 1983 ▸ matches
8 7 01 Nov 2009 → 04 Aug 2010 ▸ matches
9 7 03 Feb 1985 → 04 Oct 1985 ▸ matches
10 7 08 Jul 1981 → 30 Sep 1981 ▸ matches
By competition (all-time)
CompetitionPDDraw%NMax
Friendly 188 51 27.1% 2 7
African Cup of Nations qualification 96 26 27.1% 1 8
FIFA World Cup qualification 79 23 29.1% 1 5
COSAFA Cup 60 17 28.3% 2 5
CECAFA Cup 37 14 37.8% 4 5
African Cup of Nations 18 3 16.7% 1 3
Dunhill Cup 4 2 50.0% 2 2
Afro-Asian Games 3 1 33.3% 0 2
Simba Tournament 3 2 66.7% 1 1
Merdeka Tournament 3 0 0.0% 3 3
COSAFA Cup qualification 2 0 0.0% 1 1
Unity Cup 2 0 0.0% 2 2
Mukuru 4 Nations 1 0 0.0% 1 1
By calendar year
YearPDDraw%Max
2026 3 0 0.0% 3
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
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
09 Jul 2021 Malawi 2–2 Zimbabwe D ITL · COSAFA Cup
07 Jul 2021 Mozambique 0–0 Zimbabwe D ITL · COSAFA Cup
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