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
05 Jan 2002 Kuwait 3–0 Zimbabwe H ITL Β· Friendly
30 Dec 2001 Saudi Arabia 0–2 Zimbabwe A ITL Β· Friendly
30 Sep 2001 Zimbabwe 0–1 Angola A ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
16 Sep 2001 Angola 0–0 Zimbabwe D ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
25 Aug 2001 Malawi 0–2 Zimbabwe A ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
28 Jul 2001 Malawi 0–1 Zimbabwe A ITL Β· FIFA World Cup qualification
15 Jul 2001 Zimbabwe 1–0 Burkina Faso H ITL Β· FIFA World Cup qualification
08 Jul 2001 Zimbabwe 2–1 Eswatini H ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
17 Jun 2001 DR Congo 2–1 Zimbabwe H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
03 Jun 2001 Zimbabwe 1–2 Ghana A ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
05 May 2001 South Africa 2–1 Zimbabwe H ITL Β· FIFA World Cup qualification
24 Mar 2001 Lesotho 0–1 Zimbabwe A ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
11 Mar 2001 Zimbabwe 2–0 Malawi H ITL Β· FIFA World Cup qualification
24 Feb 2001 Burkina Faso 1–2 Zimbabwe A ITL Β· FIFA World Cup qualification
14 Jan 2001 Zimbabwe 1–2 Lesotho A ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
30 Oct 2000 Rwanda 1–0 Zimbabwe H ITL Β· Friendly
08 Oct 2000 Ghana 4–1 Zimbabwe H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
03 Sep 2000 Zimbabwe 3–2 DR Congo H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
27 Aug 2000 Zimbabwe 3–0 Lesotho H ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
13 Aug 2000 Lesotho 0–3 Zimbabwe A ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
29 Jul 2000 South Africa 0–1 Zimbabwe A ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
16 Jul 2000 Zimbabwe 5–0 Seychelles H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
09 Jul 2000 Zimbabwe 0–2 South Africa A ITL Β· FIFA World Cup qualification
01 Jul 2000 Seychelles 0–1 Zimbabwe A ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
14 May 2000 Zimbabwe 3–2 Namibia H ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
23 Apr 2000 Zimbabwe 3–1 Central African Republic H ITL Β· FIFA World Cup qualification
08 Apr 2000 Central African Republic 0–1 Zimbabwe A ITL Β· FIFA World Cup qualification
21 Mar 2000 Namibia 2–1 Zimbabwe H ITL Β· Friendly
05 Mar 2000 Zimbabwe 2–1 Lesotho H ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
27 Nov 1999 Zimbabwe 2–1 Libya H ITL Β· Friendly
15 Aug 1999 Zimbabwe 4–0 Eritrea H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
08 Aug 1999 Senegal 2–0 Zimbabwe H ITL Β· African Cup of Nations qualification
18 Jul 1999 Eswatini 1–1 Zimbabwe D ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
29 Jun 1999 Zimbabwe 1–1 Egypt D ITL Β· Friendly
16 Jun 1999 South Africa 0–1 Zimbabwe A ITL Β· Friendly
20 Feb 1999 Zimbabwe 1–1 Zambia D ITL Β· Friendly
24 Jan 1999 Zimbabwe 1–0 Malawi H ITL Β· Friendly
23 Jan 1999 Zimbabwe 3–0 Malawi H ITL Β· Friendly
07 Nov 1998 Tunisia 1–1 Zimbabwe D ITL Β· Friendly
27 Sep 1998 Zimbabwe 0–1 Zambia A ITL Β· COSAFA Cup
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