Head to head

Burkina Faso vs South Africa

If they played today

Burkina Faso at home

42% / 26% / 32%

Burkina Faso win / draw / South Africa win

Burkina Faso–South Africa

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

Neutral venue

34% / 26% / 40%

Burkina Faso win / draw / South Africa win

Burkina Faso–South Africa

1–1 12.4%
0–1 10.0%
1–0 9.0%
1–2 8.6%
2–1 7.7%

South Africa at home

27% / 25% / 48%

Burkina Faso win / draw / South Africa win

Burkina Faso–South Africa

1–1 11.9%
0–1 10.7%
1–2 9.4%
0–2 8.5%
1–0 7.5%

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	South Africa
Current Elo	1653	1694
Elo rank	78th	66th
Peak Elo	1726 (2017)	1792 (1996)
Matches played	464	484
All-time record	164W 123D 177L	216W 146D 122L
Goals for	580	652
Goals against	617	458
Biggest win	6–0 vs Djibouti · 2025-09-05 · FIFA World Cup qualification	8–0 vs Australia · 1955-09-17 · Friendly
Biggest loss	0–7 vs Algeria · 1981-08-30 · African Cup of Nations qualification	3–9 vs Netherlands · 1958-11-12 · Friendly
World Cups won	0	0
Expected World Cups	0.00	0.02
African Cup of Nations won	0	1
Expected African Cup of Nations	0.40	0.71

When they've met

Meetings

Burkina Faso 1W 3D 5L

Goals

6–14

Burkina Faso first

First meeting

0–1

South Africa won · 2001-01-27 · FIFA World Cup qualification

Most recent

1–3

South Africa won · 2017-10-07 · FIFA World Cup qualification

Burkina Faso's biggest win

3–1

2005-09-03 · FIFA World Cup qualification

South Africa's biggest win

3–0

2011-08-10 · Friendly

Most common result

1–1

Burkina Faso first · twice, last 2016-10-08

Current run

Unbeaten in 4

South Africa · since 2011-08-10

9 meetings

Date	Score	Venue	Competition
2017-10-07	1–3	South Africa home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2016-10-08	1–1	Burkina Faso home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2013-08-17	0–2	South Africa home	Friendly
2011-08-10	0–3	South Africa home	Friendly
2005-09-03	3–1	Burkina Faso home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2004-07-03	0–2	South Africa home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2002-01-20	0–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations
2001-07-01	1–1	Burkina Faso home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2001-01-27	0–1	South Africa home	FIFA World Cup qualification