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Head to head

Benin vs Burkina Faso

If they played today

Benin at home
36% / 26% / 38%
Benin win / draw / Burkina Faso win
Benin–Burkina Faso
  • 1–1 12.5%
  • 0–1 9.8%
  • 1–0 9.4%
  • 1–2 8.3%
  • 2–1 8.0%
Neutral venue
29% / 25% / 46%
Benin win / draw / Burkina Faso win
Benin–Burkina Faso
  • 1–1 12.1%
  • 0–1 10.5%
  • 1–2 9.2%
  • 0–2 8.0%
  • 1–0 7.9%
Burkina Faso at home
22% / 24% / 54%
Benin win / draw / Burkina Faso win
Benin–Burkina Faso
  • 1–1 11.3%
  • 0–1 11.1%
  • 1–2 9.8%
  • 0–2 9.6%
  • 1–0 6.5%

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

 BeninBurkina Faso
Current Elo15401653
Elo rank98th78th
Peak Elo1607 (2020)1726 (2017)
Matches played325464
All-time record84W 79D 162L164W 123D 177L
Goals for352580
Goals against561617
Biggest win7–0 vs Mauritania · 1961-12-26 · African Friendship Games6–0 vs Djibouti · 2025-09-05 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Biggest loss1–10 vs Nigeria · 1959-11-28 · Friendly0–7 vs Algeria · 1981-08-30 · African Cup of Nations qualification
Neither team has qualified for a World Cup
African Cup of Nations won00
Expected African Cup of Nations0.050.40

When they've met

Meetings
20
Benin 3W 5D 12L
Goals
19–37
Benin first
First meeting
0–2
Burkina Faso won · 1978-02-12 · Friendly
Most recent
0–3
Burkina Faso won · 2025-11-18 · Friendly
Benin's biggest win
3–2
1979-10-21 · Friendly
Burkina Faso's biggest win
3–0
2025-11-18 · Friendly
Most common result
0–2
Benin first · 3 times, last 2015-11-17
Current run
Unbeaten in 4
Burkina Faso · since 2015-11-17
20 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2025-11-180–3NeutralFriendly
2017-05-212–2Benin homeFriendly
2017-05-041–1Burkina Faso homeFriendly
2015-11-170–2Burkina Faso homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2015-11-122–1Benin homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2012-05-262–2Burkina Faso homeFriendly
2004-06-132–4Burkina Faso homeFriendly
2004-05-261–0Benin homeFriendly
2003-09-240–1NeutralFriendly
1996-12-270–0Benin homeFriendly
1996-12-251–1Benin homeFriendly
1991-01-271–2Benin homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
1990-08-190–2Burkina Faso homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
1988-07-310–1Burkina Faso homeTournament Burkina Faso
1987-02-052–3NeutralWest African Cup
1984-11-221–2Burkina Faso homeWest African Cup
1984-08-011–3Burkina Faso homeFriendly
1979-10-213–2NeutralFriendly
1978-02-260–3Burkina Faso homeFriendly
1978-02-120–2Benin homeFriendly