Head to head

Eswatini vs South Africa

If they played today

Eswatini at home

19% / 22% / 59%

Eswatini win / draw / South Africa win

Eswatini–South Africa

0–1 11.4%
1–1 10.7%
0–2 10.6%
1–2 9.9%
0–3 6.6%

Neutral venue

14% / 20% / 67%

Eswatini win / draw / South Africa win

Eswatini–South Africa

0–2 12.2%
0–1 11.9%
1–2 9.7%
1–1 9.5%
0–3 8.3%

South Africa at home

9% / 17% / 74%

Eswatini win / draw / South Africa win

Eswatini–South Africa

0–2 13.7%
0–1 12.2%
0–3 10.3%
1–2 9.1%
1–1 8.1%

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

	Eswatini	South Africa
Current Elo	1317	1694
Elo rank	166th	66th
Peak Elo	1511 (1968)	1792 (1996)
Matches played	274	484
All-time record	55W 83D 136L	216W 146D 122L
Goals for	231	652
Goals against	455	458
Biggest win	6–0 vs Djibouti · 2015-10-09 · FIFA World Cup qualification	8–0 vs Australia · 1955-09-17 · Friendly
Biggest loss	0–10 vs Egypt · 2013-03-22 · Friendly	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	0.00	0.71

When they've met

Meetings

Eswatini 0W 1D 8L

Goals

4–21

Eswatini first

First meeting

0–2

South Africa won · 2000-06-18 · COSAFA Cup

Most recent

0–0

Drawn · 2023-10-13 · Friendly

Eswatini's biggest win

—

Never beaten South Africa

South Africa's biggest win

5–1

2016-06-22 · COSAFA Cup

Most common result

0–1

Eswatini first · twice, last 2021-07-08

Current run

Unbeaten in 9

South Africa · since 2000-06-18

9 meetings

Date	Score	Venue	Competition
2023-10-13	0–0	South Africa home	Friendly
2023-07-11	1–2	South Africa home	COSAFA Cup
2021-07-08	0–1	South Africa home	COSAFA Cup
2016-06-22	1–5	Neutral	COSAFA Cup
2015-03-25	1–3	Eswatini home	Friendly
2013-11-15	0–3	Eswatini home	Friendly
2006-05-20	0–1	Neutral	COSAFA Cup
2002-08-24	1–4	South Africa home	COSAFA Cup
2000-06-18	0–2	South Africa home	COSAFA Cup