ZIM Β· National Team

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe national football team
Played 496
Draw % 28.0%
No-draw N 4
Max streak 28 08 Aug 1999 β†’ 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 Β· Elo all ratings β€Ί
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 Β· draws highlighted
D L 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

Over 496 matches (Jun 1946 – May 2026), Zimbabwe drew 139 where the draw model expected 127.5 from those particular fixtures β€” 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 β€” "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 β€Ί
# Run From β†’ To
1 28 08 Aug 1999 β†’ 25 Aug 2001 β–Έ matches
2 11 17 Nov 2010 β†’ 06 Dec 2011 β–Έ matches
3 10 08 Jun 1997 β†’ 18 Jul 1998 β–Έ matches
4 9 17 Jun 2012 β†’ 28 Apr 2013 β–Έ matches
5 9 04 Sep 2005 β†’ 31 Jan 2006 β–Έ matches
6 8 05 Jul 2003 β†’ 29 Oct 2003 β–Έ matches
7 8 08 Jul 1983 β†’ 04 Dec 1983 β–Έ matches
8 7 01 Nov 2009 β†’ 04 Aug 2010 β–Έ matches
9 7 03 Feb 1985 β†’ 04 Oct 1985 β–Έ matches
10 7 08 Jul 1981 β†’ 30 Sep 1981 β–Έ 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
14 Jun 2008 Kenya 2–0 Zimbabwe H ITL Β· FIFA World Cup qualification
08 Jun 2008 Zimbabwe 2–0 Namibia H ITL Β· FIFA World Cup qualification
01 Jun 2008 Guinea 0–0 Zimbabwe D ITL Β· FIFA World Cup qualification
26 Mar 2008 Botswana 0–1 Zimbabwe A ITL Β· Friendly
11 Mar 2008 South Africa 2–1 Zimbabwe H ITL Β· Friendly
09 Sep 2007 Zimbabwe 3–1 Malawi H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
27 Aug 2007 Zimbabwe 1–3 Myanmar A ITL Β· Merdeka Tournament
25 Aug 2007 Zimbabwe 2–1 Bangladesh H ITL Β· Merdeka Tournament
21 Aug 2007 Singapore 4–2 Zimbabwe H ITL Β· Merdeka Tournament
20 Aug 2007 Mozambique 0–0 Zimbabwe D ITL Β· Friendly
02 Jun 2007 Morocco 2–0 Zimbabwe H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
29 May 2007 Zimbabwe 1–1 Burkina Faso D ITL Β· Friendly
25 May 2007 Zimbabwe 1–1 Lesotho D ITL Β· Friendly
29 Apr 2007 Mozambique 0–0 Zimbabwe D ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
28 Apr 2007 Madagascar 0–1 Zimbabwe A ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
25 Mar 2007 Zimbabwe 1–1 Morocco D ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
15 Nov 2006 Zimbabwe 3–2 Namibia H ITL Β· Friendly
07 Oct 2006 Malawi 1–0 Zimbabwe H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
17 Sep 2006 Zimbabwe 1–2 Angola A ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
15 Jul 2006 Zambia 0–0 Zimbabwe D ITL Β· Friendly
25 Jun 2006 Eswatini 1–2 Zimbabwe A ITL Β· Friendly
24 Jun 2006 Malawi 1–1 Zimbabwe D ITL Β· Friendly
31 Jan 2006 Ghana 1–2 Zimbabwe A ITL Β· African Cup of Nations
27 Jan 2006 Nigeria 2–0 Zimbabwe H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations
23 Jan 2006 Zimbabwe 0–2 Senegal A ITL Β· African Cup of Nations
14 Jan 2006 Morocco 1–0 Zimbabwe H ITL Β· Friendly
05 Jan 2006 Egypt 2–0 Zimbabwe H ITL Β· Friendly
08 Oct 2005 Nigeria 5–1 Zimbabwe H ITL Β· FIFA World Cup qualification
25 Sep 2005 Mozambique 3–2 Zimbabwe H ITL Β· Friendly
24 Sep 2005 Malawi 2–0 Zimbabwe H ITL Β· Friendly
04 Sep 2005 Zimbabwe 3–1 Rwanda H ITL Β· FIFA World Cup qualification
28 Aug 2005 Zimbabwe 0–0 Mozambique D ITL Β· Friendly
14 Aug 2005 Zambia 0–1 Zimbabwe A ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
13 Aug 2005 Angola 1–2 Zimbabwe A ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
19 Jun 2005 Algeria 2–2 Zimbabwe D ITL Β· FIFA World Cup qualification
05 Jun 2005 Zimbabwe 1–0 Gabon H ITL Β· FIFA World Cup qualification
17 Apr 2005 Botswana 0–2 Zimbabwe A ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
16 Apr 2005 Mozambique 0–3 Zimbabwe A ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
27 Mar 2005 Zimbabwe 2–0 Angola H ITL Β· FIFA World Cup qualification
16 Mar 2005 Zimbabwe 1–1 Botswana D ITL Β· Friendly
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