Head to head

Burkina Faso vs Niger

If they played today

Burkina Faso at home

57% / 23% / 20%

Burkina Faso win / draw / Niger win

Burkina Faso–Niger

1–0 11.3%
1–1 10.9%
2–0 10.2%
2–1 9.9%
0–0 6.3%

Neutral venue

49% / 25% / 26%

Burkina Faso win / draw / Niger win

Burkina Faso–Niger

1–1 11.8%
1–0 10.8%
2–1 9.5%
2–0 8.6%
0–1 7.4%

Niger at home

41% / 26% / 33%

Burkina Faso win / draw / Niger win

Burkina Faso–Niger

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

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	Niger
Current Elo	1653	1500
Elo rank	78th	110th
Peak Elo	1726 (2017)	1532 (2025)
Matches played	464	260
All-time record	164W 123D 177L	61W 62D 137L
Goals for	580	256
Goals against	617	423
Biggest win	6–0 vs Djibouti · 2025-09-05 · FIFA World Cup qualification	7–1 vs Mauritania · 1990-10-14 · African Cup of Nations qualification
Biggest loss	0–7 vs Algeria · 1981-08-30 · African Cup of Nations qualification	1–9 vs Ghana · 1969-09-21 · 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	0.40	0.01

When they've met

Meetings

Burkina Faso 10W 9D 2L

Goals

33–19

Burkina Faso first

First meeting

3–2

Burkina Faso won · 1967-01-29 · Friendly

Most recent

3–2

Burkina Faso won · 2025-11-14 · Friendly

Burkina Faso's biggest win

4–0

2013-03-23 · FIFA World Cup qualification

Niger's biggest win

2–1

1986-03-02 · West African Cup

Most common result

0–0

Burkina Faso first · 4 times, last 2015-08-30

Current run

Unbeaten in 13

Burkina Faso · since 1988-07-24

21 meetings

Date	Score	Venue	Competition
2025-11-14	3–2	Neutral	Friendly
2021-11-12	1–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification
2021-09-02	2–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification
2015-08-30	0–0	Niger home	Friendly
2013-06-09	1–0	Niger home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2013-03-23	4–0	Burkina Faso home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2002-12-27	1–1	Niger home	Friendly
1998-07-24	1–0	Burkina Faso home	Friendly
1996-05-12	0–0	Burkina Faso home	Friendly
1994-08-23	0–0	Burkina Faso home	Friendly
1991-01-09	2–2	Burkina Faso home	Friendly
1988-08-04	1–0	Burkina Faso home	Tournament Burkina Faso
1988-07-24	1–0	Burkina Faso home	Tournament Burkina Faso
1986-03-02	1–2	Neutral	West African Cup
1986-02-26	0–0	Neutral	West African Cup
1982-10-03	1–1	Burkina Faso home	Friendly
1981-09-06	1–2	Niger home	Friendly
1975-02-23	4–1	Burkina Faso home	Friendly
1970-03-22	3–3	Burkina Faso home	Friendly
1967-08-01	3–2	Niger home	Friendly
1967-01-29	3–2	Burkina Faso home	Friendly