Head to head

Benin vs Congo

If they played today

Benin at home
62% / 22% / 17%
Benin win / draw / Congo win
Benin–Congo
  • 1–0 11.6%
  • 2–0 11.1%
  • 1–1 10.3%
  • 2–1 9.9%
  • 3–0 7.1%
Neutral venue
54% / 24% / 22%
Benin win / draw / Congo win
Benin–Congo
  • 1–1 11.3%
  • 1–0 11.1%
  • 2–1 9.7%
  • 2–0 9.6%
  • 0–1 6.6%
Congo at home
46% / 25% / 29%
Benin win / draw / Congo win
Benin–Congo
  • 1–1 12.1%
  • 1–0 10.5%
  • 2–1 9.2%
  • 2–0 8.0%
  • 0–1 8.0%

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

 BeninCongo
Current Elo15401330
Elo rank98th164th
Peak Elo1607 (2020)1658 (1972)
Matches played325406
All-time record84W 79D 162L134W 99D 173L
Goals for352523
Goals against561598
Biggest win7–0 vs Mauritania · 1961-12-26 · African Friendship Games11–0 vs Chad · 1964-03-28 · Friendly
Biggest loss1–10 vs Nigeria · 1959-11-28 · Friendly1–8 vs Madagascar · 1960-04-18 · African Friendship Games
Neither team has qualified for a World Cup
African Cup of Nations won01
Expected African Cup of Nations0.050.37

When they've met

Meetings
11
Benin 6W 3D 2L
Goals
25–15
Benin first
First meeting
6–1
Benin won · 1965-06-27 · Friendly
Most recent
1–1
Drawn · 2017-11-08 · Friendly
Benin's biggest win
6–1
1965-06-27 · Friendly
Congo's biggest win
2–0
1983-03-20 · Friendly
Most common result
1–1
Benin first · twice, last 2017-11-08
Current run
Unbeaten in 2
Congo · since 2015-10-13
11 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2017-11-081–1Congo homeFriendly
2015-10-131–2Congo homeFriendly
1991-04-172–1Congo homeFriendly
1984-10-152–0Congo homeFriendly
1984-07-282–0NeutralFriendly
1983-03-200–2Benin homeFriendly
1972-06-165–3Benin homeFriendly
1972-02-062–2Congo homeFriendly
1970-11-013–2Benin homeFriendly
1967-03-051–1Benin homeFriendly
1965-06-276–1Congo homeFriendly