Head to head

Benin vs Republic of Ireland

If they played today

Benin at home
28% / 25% / 47%
Benin win / draw / Republic of Ireland win
Benin–Republic of Ireland
  • 1–1 12.0%
  • 0–1 10.6%
  • 1–2 9.3%
  • 0–2 8.2%
  • 1–0 7.8%
Neutral venue
22% / 24% / 55%
Benin win / draw / Republic of Ireland win
Benin–Republic of Ireland
  • 1–1 11.2%
  • 0–1 11.2%
  • 1–2 9.8%
  • 0–2 9.7%
  • 1–0 6.4%
Republic of Ireland at home
16% / 21% / 63%
Benin win / draw / Republic of Ireland win
Benin–Republic of Ireland
  • 0–1 11.6%
  • 0–2 11.3%
  • 1–1 10.1%
  • 1–2 9.9%
  • 0–3 7.3%

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

 BeninRepublic of Ireland
Current Elo15401762
Elo rank98th49th
Peak Elo1607 (2020)1927 (2002)
Matches played325633
All-time record84W 79D 162L243W 179D 211L
Goals for352858
Goals against561769
Biggest win7–0 vs Mauritania · 1961-12-26 · African Friendship Games8–0 vs Malta · 1983-11-16 · UEFA Euro qualification
Biggest loss1–10 vs Nigeria · 1959-11-28 · Friendly0–7 vs Brazil · 1982-05-27 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.000.09

When they've met

Benin and Republic of Ireland have never played each other.