Head to head

Botswana vs Zimbabwe

If they played today

Botswana at home

38% / 26% / 36%

Botswana win / draw / Zimbabwe win

Botswana–Zimbabwe

1–1 12.5%
1–0 9.8%
0–1 9.5%
2–1 8.3%
1–2 8.0%

Neutral venue

30% / 26% / 44%

Botswana win / draw / Zimbabwe win

Botswana–Zimbabwe

1–1 12.2%
0–1 10.3%
1–2 9.0%
1–0 8.3%
0–2 7.6%

Zimbabwe at home

24% / 24% / 52%

Botswana win / draw / Zimbabwe win

Botswana–Zimbabwe

1–1 11.5%
0–1 11.0%
1–2 9.7%
0–2 9.2%
1–0 6.9%

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

	Botswana	Zimbabwe
Current Elo	1388	1476
Elo rank	149th	119th
Peak Elo	1561 (2011)	1672 (2005)
Matches played	332	496
All-time record	90W 92D 150L	190W 139D 167L
Goals for	268	660
Goals against	426	591
Biggest win	6–0 vs Mauritius · 2018-06-01 · COSAFA Cup	7–0 vs Botswana · 1990-08-26 · Friendly
Biggest loss	1–8 vs Malawi · 1968-07-13 · Friendly	0–7 vs South Africa · 1977-04-09 · Friendly
Neither team has qualified for a World Cup
African Cup of Nations won	0	0
Expected African Cup of Nations	0.02	0.08

When they've met

Meetings

Botswana 4W 4D 11L

Goals

8–25

Botswana first

First meeting

0–1

Zimbabwe won · 1981-09-30 · Friendly

Most recent

0–3

Zimbabwe won · 2026-03-28 · Mukuru 4 Nations

Botswana's biggest win

2–0

2010-08-04 · Friendly

Zimbabwe's biggest win

7–0

1990-08-26 · Friendly

Most common result

0–1

Botswana first · 5 times, last 2021-03-25

Current run

Unbeaten in 4

Zimbabwe · since 2018-06-03

19 meetings

Date	Score	Venue	Competition
2026-03-28	0–3	Botswana home	Mukuru 4 Nations
2021-03-25	0–1	Botswana home	African Cup of Nations qualification
2019-11-15	0–0	Zimbabwe home	African Cup of Nations qualification
2018-06-03	1–1	Neutral	COSAFA Cup
2018-04-18	1–0	Zimbabwe home	Friendly
2014-09-30	1–0	Botswana home	Friendly
2013-02-06	1–2	Zimbabwe home	Friendly
2012-07-16	1–0	Botswana home	Friendly
2012-01-07	0–0	Botswana home	Friendly
2010-08-04	2–0	Botswana home	Friendly
2009-10-26	0–1	Zimbabwe home	COSAFA Cup
2008-08-20	0–1	Zimbabwe home	Friendly
2008-03-26	0–1	Botswana home	Friendly
2005-04-17	0–2	Neutral	COSAFA Cup
2005-03-16	1–1	Zimbabwe home	Friendly
2004-08-18	0–2	Zimbabwe home	Friendly
2003-12-13	0–2	Botswana home	Friendly
1990-08-26	0–7	Botswana home	Friendly
1981-09-30	0–1	Botswana home	Friendly