Head to head
German DR vs South Africa
If they played today
German DR at home
48% / 25% / 27%
German DR–South Africa
- 1–1 11.9%
- 1–0 10.7%
- 2–1 9.4%
- 2–0 8.4%
- 0–1 7.6%
Neutral venue
40% / 26% / 34%
German DR–South Africa
- 1–1 12.4%
- 1–0 10.0%
- 0–1 9.0%
- 2–1 8.6%
- 1–2 7.8%
South Africa at home
32% / 26% / 42%
German DR–South Africa
- 1–1 12.4%
- 0–1 10.1%
- 1–2 8.8%
- 1–0 8.7%
- 2–1 7.5%
Elo since debut
Side by side
| German DR | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Current Elo | 1732 | 1694 |
| Elo rank | 55th | 66th |
| Peak Elo | 1895 (1974) | 1792 (1996) |
| Matches played | 298 | 484 |
| All-time record | 140W 66D 92L | 216W 146D 122L |
| Goals for | 506 | 652 |
| Goals against | 361 | 458 |
| Biggest win | 12–1 vs Sri Lanka · 1964-01-12 · Friendly | 8–0 vs Australia · 1955-09-17 · Friendly |
| Biggest loss | 0–5 vs Hungary · 1952-05-18 · Friendly | 3–9 vs Netherlands · 1958-11-12 · Friendly |
| World Cups won | 0 | 0 |
| Expected World Cups | 0.06 | 0.02 |
When they've met
German DR and South Africa have never played each other.