Head to head

China vs Saudi Arabia

If they played today

China at home

33% / 26% / 41%

China win / draw / Saudi Arabia win

China–Saudi Arabia

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

Neutral venue

26% / 25% / 49%

China win / draw / Saudi Arabia win

China–Saudi Arabia

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

Saudi Arabia at home

20% / 23% / 57%

China win / draw / Saudi Arabia win

China–Saudi Arabia

0–1 11.3%
1–1 10.9%
0–2 10.2%
1–2 9.8%
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

	China	Saudi Arabia
Current Elo	1553	1705
Elo rank	93rd	62nd
Peak Elo	1839 (2001)	1830 (2008)
Matches played	702	744
All-time record	339W 154D 209L	351W 172D 221L
Goals for	1285	1139
Goals against	768	782
Biggest win	19–0 vs Guam · 2000-01-26 · AFC Asian Cup qualification	10–0 vs Timor-Leste · 2015-11-17 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Biggest loss	0–8 vs Brazil · 2012-09-10 · Friendly	0–8 vs Germany · 2002-06-01 · FIFA World Cup
World Cups won	0	0
Expected World Cups	0.01	0.04
AFC Asian Cups won	0	3
Expected AFC Asian Cups	1.21	0.90

When they've met

Meetings

China 7W 5D 10L

Goals

25–29

China first

First meeting

1–0

China won · 1978-12-10 · Asian Games

Most recent

0–1

Saudi Arabia won · 2025-03-20 · FIFA World Cup qualification

China's biggest win

4–2

1981-11-12 · FIFA World Cup qualification

Saudi Arabia's biggest win

4–1

2009-06-04 · Friendly

Most common result

1–1

China first · 4 times, last 2022-03-24

Current run

Unbeaten in 4

Saudi Arabia · since 2021-10-12

22 meetings

Date	Score	Venue	Competition
2025-03-20	0–1	Saudi Arabia home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2024-09-10	1–2	China home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2022-03-24	1–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification
2021-10-12	2–3	Saudi Arabia home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2015-01-10	1–0	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup
2013-11-19	0–0	China home	AFC Asian Cup qualification
2013-02-06	1–2	Saudi Arabia home	AFC Asian Cup qualification
2009-06-04	1–4	China home	Friendly
2000-10-05	0–2	Neutral	Friendly
1997-11-06	1–1	Saudi Arabia home	FIFA World Cup qualification
1997-10-03	1–0	China home	FIFA World Cup qualification
1996-12-16	3–4	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup
1994-10-11	2–0	Neutral	Asian Games
1994-01-26	1–1	Saudi Arabia home	Friendly
1994-01-23	0–1	Saudi Arabia home	Friendly
1992-10-29	1–1	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup
1989-10-12	2–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification
1988-12-12	0–1	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup
1984-12-16	0–2	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup
1981-11-19	2–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification
1981-11-12	4–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification
1978-12-10	1–0	Neutral	Asian Games