Head to head

Benin vs Papua New Guinea

If they played today

Benin at home
53% / 24% / 23%
Benin win / draw / Papua New Guinea win
Benin–Papua New Guinea
  • 1–1 11.4%
  • 1–0 11.0%
  • 2–1 9.7%
  • 2–0 9.3%
  • 0–1 6.8%
Neutral venue
45% / 26% / 30%
Benin win / draw / Papua New Guinea win
Benin–Papua New Guinea
  • 1–1 12.2%
  • 1–0 10.4%
  • 2–1 9.1%
  • 0–1 8.2%
  • 2–0 7.8%
Papua New Guinea at home
37% / 26% / 37%
Benin win / draw / Papua New Guinea win
Benin–Papua New Guinea
  • 1–1 12.5%
  • 0–1 9.7%
  • 1–0 9.6%
  • 1–2 8.2%
  • 2–1 8.1%

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

 BeninPapua New Guinea
Current Elo15401443
Elo rank98th133rd
Peak Elo1607 (2020)1553 (1989)
Matches played325155
All-time record84W 79D 162L52W 29D 74L
Goals for352336
Goals against561312
Biggest win7–0 vs Mauritania · 1961-12-26 · African Friendship Games20–0 vs American Samoa · 1987-12-15 · South Pacific Games
Biggest loss1–10 vs Nigeria · 1959-11-28 · Friendly0–10 vs Malaysia · 2023-06-20 · Friendly
Neither team has qualified for a World Cup

When they've met

Benin and Papua New Guinea have never played each other.