Head to head

Burkina Faso vs DR Congo

If they played today

Burkina Faso at home

33% / 26% / 41%

Burkina Faso win / draw / DR Congo win

Burkina Faso–DR Congo

1–1 12.4%
0–1 10.1%
1–0 8.8%
1–2 8.7%
2–1 7.6%

Neutral venue

26% / 25% / 50%

Burkina Faso win / draw / DR Congo win

Burkina Faso–DR Congo

1–1 11.8%
0–1 10.8%
1–2 9.5%
0–2 8.7%
1–0 7.3%

DR Congo at home

20% / 23% / 58%

Burkina Faso win / draw / DR Congo win

Burkina Faso–DR Congo

0–1 11.4%
1–1 10.9%
0–2 10.3%
1–2 9.9%
0–0 6.3%

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

	Burkina Faso	DR Congo
Current Elo	1653	1810
Elo rank	78th	38th
Peak Elo	1726 (2017)	1819 (2026)
Matches played	464	528
All-time record	164W 123D 177L	207W 145D 176L
Goals for	580	784
Goals against	617	632
Biggest win	6–0 vs Djibouti · 2025-09-05 · FIFA World Cup qualification	10–1 vs Zambia · 1969-11-22 · Friendly
Biggest loss	0–7 vs Algeria · 1981-08-30 · African Cup of Nations qualification	0–9 vs Serbia · 1974-06-18 · FIFA World Cup
World Cups won	0	0
Expected World Cups	0.00	0.05
African Cup of Nations won	0	2
Expected African Cup of Nations	0.40	1.60

When they've met

Meetings

Burkina Faso 5W 2D 3L

Goals

16–17

Burkina Faso first

First meeting

0–5

DR Congo won · 1973-04-15 · African Cup of Nations qualification

Most recent

2–1

Burkina Faso won · 2024-01-10 · Friendly

Burkina Faso's biggest win

3–0

2020-10-09 · Friendly

DR Congo's biggest win

5–0

1973-04-15 · African Cup of Nations qualification

Most common result

1–0

Burkina Faso first · twice, last 2022-09-23

Current run

Unbeaten in 6

Burkina Faso · since 2005-06-18

10 meetings

Date	Score	Venue	Competition
2024-01-10	2–1	Neutral	Friendly
2022-09-23	1–0	Neutral	Friendly
2020-10-09	3–0	Neutral	Friendly
2019-06-09	0–0	Neutral	Friendly
2012-11-14	1–0	DR Congo home	Friendly
2005-06-18	2–0	Burkina Faso home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2004-06-20	2–3	DR Congo home	FIFA World Cup qualification
1998-02-27	4–4	Burkina Faso home	African Cup of Nations
1973-04-22	1–4	DR Congo home	African Cup of Nations qualification
1973-04-15	0–5	Burkina Faso home	African Cup of Nations qualification