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Head to head

Botswana vs Malawi

If they played today

Botswana at home
41% / 26% / 33%
Botswana win / draw / Malawi win
Botswana–Malawi
  • 1–1 12.4%
  • 1–0 10.1%
  • 0–1 8.9%
  • 2–1 8.7%
  • 1–2 7.6%
Neutral venue
33% / 26% / 41%
Botswana win / draw / Malawi win
Botswana–Malawi
  • 1–1 12.4%
  • 0–1 10.1%
  • 1–0 8.9%
  • 1–2 8.7%
  • 2–1 7.6%
Malawi at home
26% / 25% / 49%
Botswana win / draw / Malawi win
Botswana–Malawi
  • 1–1 11.8%
  • 0–1 10.8%
  • 1–2 9.5%
  • 0–2 8.6%
  • 1–0 7.4%

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

 BotswanaMalawi
Current Elo13881438
Elo rank149th137th
Peak Elo1561 (2011)1669 (1985)
Matches played332644
All-time record90W 92D 150L219W 182D 243L
Goals for268753
Goals against426832
Biggest win6–0 vs Mauritius · 2018-06-01 · COSAFA Cup8–1 vs Djibouti · 2008-05-31 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Biggest loss1–8 vs Malawi · 1968-07-13 · Friendly0–12 vs Ghana · 1962-10-15 · Friendly
Neither team has qualified for a World Cup
African Cup of Nations won00
Expected African Cup of Nations0.020.08

When they've met

Meetings
26
Botswana 6W 8D 12L
Goals
22–47
Botswana first
First meeting
1–8
Malawi won · 1968-07-13 · Friendly
Most recent
1–0
Botswana won · 2026-03-31 · Mukuru 4 Nations
Botswana's biggest win
3–1
2005-06-18 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Malawi's biggest win
8–1
1968-07-13 · Friendly
Most common result
0–0
Botswana first · 4 times, last 2019-09-07
Current run
Won the last meeting
Botswana · since 2026-03-31
26 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2026-03-311–0Botswana homeMukuru 4 Nations
2019-09-100–1Malawi homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2019-09-070–0Botswana homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2018-05-301–1NeutralCOSAFA Cup
2013-09-031–0Botswana homeFriendly
2013-03-191–0Botswana homeFriendly
2011-06-050–0Botswana homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
2010-08-111–1Malawi homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
2006-07-080–0Malawi homeFriendly
2006-07-061–2Malawi homeFriendly
2005-06-183–1Malawi homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2004-06-192–0Botswana homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2003-05-241–1Botswana homeCOSAFA Cup
2002-06-090–1Malawi homeFriendly
2002-06-080–2Malawi homeFriendly
2001-03-170–1Botswana homeCOSAFA Cup
1997-07-060–0Malawi homeFriendly
1997-03-011–4Botswana homeCOSAFA Cup qualification
1990-01-212–2NeutralFriendly
1986-09-302–0Botswana homeFriendly
1981-04-182–5NeutralFriendly
1977-10-011–5Botswana homeFriendly
1977-09-300–2Botswana homeFriendly
1976-09-170–3Malawi homeFriendly
1976-09-131–7Malawi homeFriendly
1968-07-131–8Malawi homeFriendly