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
16 Jul 2012 Botswana 1โ€“0 Zimbabwe H ITL ยท Friendly
17 Jun 2012 Zimbabwe 1โ€“0 Burundi H ITL ยท African Cup of Nations qualification
10 Jun 2012 Mozambique 0โ€“0 Zimbabwe D ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
03 Jun 2012 Zimbabwe 0โ€“1 Guinea A ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
29 Feb 2012 Burundi 2โ€“1 Zimbabwe H ITL ยท African Cup of Nations qualification
07 Jan 2012 Botswana 0โ€“0 Zimbabwe D ITL ยท Friendly
06 Dec 2011 Uganda 1โ€“0 Zimbabwe H ITL ยท CECAFA Cup
03 Dec 2011 Tanzania 1โ€“2 Zimbabwe A ITL ยท CECAFA Cup
29 Nov 2011 Rwanda 2โ€“0 Zimbabwe H ITL ยท CECAFA Cup
27 Nov 2011 Zimbabwe 2โ€“0 Djibouti H ITL ยท CECAFA Cup
15 Nov 2011 Zimbabwe 2โ€“1 South Africa H ITL ยท Friendly
08 Oct 2011 Cape Verde 2โ€“1 Zimbabwe H ITL ยท African Cup of Nations qualification
04 Sep 2011 Zimbabwe 3โ€“0 Liberia H ITL ยท African Cup of Nations qualification
10 Aug 2011 Zimbabwe 2โ€“0 Zambia H ITL ยท Friendly
05 Jun 2011 Zimbabwe 2โ€“1 Mali H ITL ยท African Cup of Nations qualification
26 Mar 2011 Mali 1โ€“0 Zimbabwe H ITL ยท African Cup of Nations qualification
17 Nov 2010 Mozambique 1โ€“3 Zimbabwe A ITL ยท Friendly
10 Oct 2010 Zimbabwe 0โ€“0 Cape Verde D ITL ยท African Cup of Nations qualification
05 Sep 2010 Liberia 1โ€“1 Zimbabwe D ITL ยท African Cup of Nations qualification
04 Aug 2010 Botswana 2โ€“0 Zimbabwe H ITL ยท Friendly
02 Jun 2010 Zimbabwe 0โ€“3 Brazil A ITL ยท Friendly
03 Mar 2010 Zimbabwe 2โ€“1 Malawi H ITL ยท Friendly
27 Jan 2010 South Africa 3โ€“0 Zimbabwe H ITL ยท Friendly
02 Jan 2010 Syria 6โ€“0 Zimbabwe H ITL ยท Friendly
29 Dec 2009 Thailand 3โ€“0 Zimbabwe H ITL ยท Friendly
01 Nov 2009 Zimbabwe 3โ€“1 Zambia H ITL ยท COSAFA Cup
28 Oct 2009 Zimbabwe 1โ€“1 South Africa D ITL ยท COSAFA Cup
26 Oct 2009 Zimbabwe 1โ€“0 Botswana H ITL ยท COSAFA Cup
19 Oct 2009 Zimbabwe 2โ€“2 Lesotho D ITL ยท COSAFA Cup
17 Oct 2009 Zimbabwe 3โ€“0 Mauritius H ITL ยท COSAFA Cup
12 Aug 2009 Zimbabwe 1โ€“1 Lesotho D ITL ยท Friendly
13 May 2009 Jordan 2โ€“0 Zimbabwe H ITL ยท Friendly
23 Mar 2009 Bahrain 5โ€“2 Zimbabwe H ITL ยท Friendly
11 Feb 2009 Tanzania 0โ€“0 Zimbabwe D ITL ยท Friendly
11 Oct 2008 Namibia 4โ€“2 Zimbabwe H ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
10 Sep 2008 Oman 3โ€“2 Zimbabwe H ITL ยท Friendly
07 Sep 2008 Zimbabwe 0โ€“0 Guinea D ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
20 Aug 2008 Zimbabwe 1โ€“0 Botswana H ITL ยท Friendly
27 Jul 2008 Zambia 0โ€“0 Zimbabwe D ITL ยท COSAFA Cup
22 Jun 2008 Zimbabwe 0โ€“0 Kenya D ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
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