Head to head

Algeria vs Botswana

If they played today

Algeria at home

79% / 14% / 6%

Algeria win / draw / Botswana win

Algeria–Botswana

2–0 15.1%
1–0 12.4%
3–0 12.3%
2–1 8.2%
4–0 7.5%

Neutral venue

73% / 17% / 10%

Algeria win / draw / Botswana win

Algeria–Botswana

2–0 13.6%
1–0 12.2%
3–0 10.2%
2–1 9.2%
1–1 8.2%

Botswana at home

66% / 20% / 14%

Algeria win / draw / Botswana win

Algeria–Botswana

2–0 12.1%
1–0 11.8%
2–1 9.7%
1–1 9.5%
3–0 8.2%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

	Algeria	Botswana
Current Elo	1859	1388
Elo rank	29th	149th
Peak Elo	1908 (2022)	1561 (2011)
Matches played	621	332
All-time record	289W 163D 169L	90W 92D 150L
Goals for	958	268
Goals against	622	426
Biggest win	15–1 vs Yemen · 1973-08-17 · Palestine Cup	6–0 vs Mauritius · 2018-06-01 · COSAFA Cup
Biggest loss	0–5 vs German DR · 1976-04-21 · Friendly	1–8 vs Malawi · 1968-07-13 · Friendly
World Cups won	0	0
Expected World Cups	0.04	0.00
African Cup of Nations won	2	0
Expected African Cup of Nations	2.18	0.02

When they've met

Meetings

Algeria 4W 0D 0L

Goals

12–2

Algeria first

First meeting

1–0

Algeria won · 2019-11-18 · African Cup of Nations qualification

Most recent

3–1

Algeria won · 2025-09-04 · FIFA World Cup qualification

Algeria's biggest win

5–0

2021-03-29 · African Cup of Nations qualification

Botswana's biggest win

—

Never beaten Algeria

Most common result

3–1

Algeria first · twice, last 2025-09-04

Current run

Won last 4

Algeria · since 2019-11-18

4 meetings

Date	Score	Venue	Competition
2025-09-04	3–1	Algeria home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2025-03-21	3–1	Botswana home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2021-03-29	5–0	Algeria home	African Cup of Nations qualification
2019-11-18	1–0	Botswana home	African Cup of Nations qualification