Head to head

Benin vs Sierra Leone

If they played today

Benin at home

50% / 25% / 25%

Benin win / draw / Sierra Leone win

Benin–Sierra Leone

1–1 11.7%
1–0 10.9%
2–1 9.6%
2–0 8.9%
0–1 7.1%

Neutral venue

42% / 26% / 32%

Benin win / draw / Sierra Leone win

Benin–Sierra Leone

1–1 12.3%
1–0 10.2%
2–1 8.9%
0–1 8.6%
1–2 7.5%

Sierra Leone at home

34% / 26% / 39%

Benin win / draw / Sierra Leone win

Benin–Sierra Leone

1–1 12.5%
0–1 9.9%
1–0 9.1%
1–2 8.5%
2–1 7.8%

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

	Benin	Sierra Leone
Current Elo	1540	1472
Elo rank	98th	122nd
Peak Elo	1607 (2020)	1654 (1996)
Matches played	325	301
All-time record	84W 79D 162L	91W 78D 132L
Goals for	352	290
Goals against	561	415
Biggest win	7–0 vs Mauritania · 1961-12-26 · African Friendship Games	5–1 vs Niger · 1976-03-07 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Biggest loss	1–10 vs Nigeria · 1959-11-28 · Friendly	0–6 vs Mali · 2007-06-17 · African Cup of Nations qualification
Neither team has qualified for a World Cup
African Cup of Nations won	0	0
Expected African Cup of Nations	0.05	0.11

When they've met

Meetings

Benin 3W 1D 1L

Goals

6–2

Benin first

First meeting

2–0

Benin won · 2006-10-08 · African Cup of Nations qualification

Most recent

1–1

Drawn · 2023-10-14 · Friendly

Benin's biggest win

2–0

2007-10-12 · African Cup of Nations qualification

Sierra Leone's biggest win

1–0

2021-06-15 · African Cup of Nations qualification

Most common result

2–0

Benin first · twice, last 2007-10-12

Current run

Unbeaten in 2

Sierra Leone · since 2021-06-15

5 meetings

Date	Score	Venue	Competition
2023-10-14	1–1	Neutral	Friendly
2021-06-15	0–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations qualification
2019-11-17	1–0	Benin home	African Cup of Nations qualification
2007-10-12	2–0	Sierra Leone home	African Cup of Nations qualification
2006-10-08	2–0	Benin home	African Cup of Nations qualification