ZIM ยท National Team

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe national football team
Played 496
Draw % 28.0%
No-draw N 4
Max streak 28 08 Aug 1999 โ†’ 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 ยท Elo all ratings โ€บ
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 ยท draws highlighted
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Over 496 matches (Jun 1946 โ€“ May 2026), Zimbabwe drew 139 where the draw model expected 127.5 from those particular fixtures โ€” 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 โ€” "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 โ€บ
# Run From โ†’ To
1 28 08 Aug 1999 โ†’ 25 Aug 2001 โ–ธ matches
2 11 17 Nov 2010 โ†’ 06 Dec 2011 โ–ธ matches
3 10 08 Jun 1997 โ†’ 18 Jul 1998 โ–ธ matches
4 9 17 Jun 2012 โ†’ 28 Apr 2013 โ–ธ matches
5 9 04 Sep 2005 โ†’ 31 Jan 2006 โ–ธ matches
6 8 05 Jul 2003 โ†’ 29 Oct 2003 โ–ธ matches
7 8 08 Jul 1983 โ†’ 04 Dec 1983 โ–ธ matches
8 7 01 Nov 2009 โ†’ 04 Aug 2010 โ–ธ matches
9 7 03 Feb 1985 โ†’ 04 Oct 1985 โ–ธ matches
10 7 08 Jul 1981 โ†’ 30 Sep 1981 โ–ธ 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
Date Home Score Away R Tournament
10 Jan 2017 Cameroon 1โ€“1 Zimbabwe D ITL ยท Friendly
26 Dec 2016 Ivory Coast 0โ€“0 Zimbabwe D ITL ยท Friendly
13 Nov 2016 Zimbabwe 3โ€“0 Tanzania H ITL ยท Friendly
05 Nov 2016 Zimbabwe 1โ€“0 Zambia H ITL ยท Friendly
04 Sep 2016 Guinea 1โ€“0 Zimbabwe H ITL ยท African Cup of Nations qualification
15 Jun 2016 Zimbabwe 5โ€“0 Seychelles H ITL ยท COSAFA Cup
13 Jun 2016 Madagascar 0โ€“0 Zimbabwe D ITL ยท COSAFA Cup
11 Jun 2016 Zimbabwe 2โ€“2 Eswatini D ITL ยท COSAFA Cup
05 Jun 2016 Zimbabwe 3โ€“0 Malawi H ITL ยท African Cup of Nations qualification
31 May 2016 Zimbabwe 2โ€“0 Uganda H ITL ยท Friendly
26 Mar 2016 Zimbabwe 4โ€“0 Eswatini H ITL ยท African Cup of Nations qualification
25 Mar 2016 Eswatini 1โ€“1 Zimbabwe D ITL ยท African Cup of Nations qualification
06 Sep 2015 Zimbabwe 1โ€“1 Guinea D ITL ยท African Cup of Nations qualification
13 Jun 2015 Malawi 1โ€“2 Zimbabwe A ITL ยท African Cup of Nations qualification
21 May 2015 Namibia 4โ€“1 Zimbabwe H ITL ยท COSAFA Cup
19 May 2015 Seychelles 0โ€“1 Zimbabwe A ITL ยท COSAFA Cup
17 May 2015 Zimbabwe 2โ€“0 Mauritius H ITL ยท COSAFA Cup
16 Nov 2014 Morocco 2โ€“1 Zimbabwe H ITL ยท Friendly
15 Oct 2014 Eswatini 0โ€“2 Zimbabwe A ITL ยท Friendly
30 Sep 2014 Botswana 1โ€“0 Zimbabwe H ITL ยท Friendly
01 Jun 2014 Zimbabwe 2โ€“2 Tanzania D ITL ยท African Cup of Nations qualification
18 May 2014 Tanzania 1โ€“0 Zimbabwe H ITL ยท African Cup of Nations qualification
05 Mar 2014 Malawi 1โ€“4 Zimbabwe A ITL ยท Friendly
07 Jan 2014 Zimbabwe 2โ€“0 Gabon H ITL ยท Friendly
19 Nov 2013 Tanzania 0โ€“0 Zimbabwe D ITL ยท Friendly
10 Sep 2013 South Africa 1โ€“2 Zimbabwe A ITL ยท Friendly
08 Sep 2013 Zimbabwe 1โ€“1 Mozambique D ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
20 Jul 2013 Zambia 2โ€“0 Zimbabwe H ITL ยท COSAFA Cup
17 Jul 2013 Zimbabwe 2โ€“1 Lesotho H ITL ยท COSAFA Cup
13 Jul 2013 Zimbabwe 1โ€“1 Malawi D ITL ยท COSAFA Cup
16 Jun 2013 Guinea 1โ€“0 Zimbabwe H ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
09 Jun 2013 Zimbabwe 2โ€“4 Egypt A ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
25 May 2013 Malawi 1โ€“1 Zimbabwe D ITL ยท Friendly
28 Apr 2013 Zambia 2โ€“0 Zimbabwe H ITL ยท Friendly
26 Mar 2013 Egypt 2โ€“1 Zimbabwe H ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
06 Feb 2013 Zimbabwe 2โ€“1 Botswana H ITL ยท Friendly
14 Oct 2012 Angola 2โ€“0 Zimbabwe H ITL ยท African Cup of Nations qualification
09 Sep 2012 Zimbabwe 3โ€“1 Angola H ITL ยท African Cup of Nations qualification
08 Aug 2012 Zambia 2โ€“1 Zimbabwe H ITL ยท Friendly
17 Jul 2012 Zimbabwe 5โ€“3 Lesotho H ITL ยท Friendly
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