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Head to head

Lesotho vs Malawi

If they played today

Lesotho at home
43% / 26% / 31%
Lesotho win / draw / Malawi win
Lesotho–Malawi
  • 1–1 12.3%
  • 1–0 10.3%
  • 2–1 9.0%
  • 0–1 8.4%
  • 2–0 7.5%
Neutral venue
35% / 26% / 38%
Lesotho win / draw / Malawi win
Lesotho–Malawi
  • 1–1 12.5%
  • 0–1 9.8%
  • 1–0 9.3%
  • 1–2 8.4%
  • 2–1 8.0%
Malawi at home
28% / 25% / 46%
Lesotho win / draw / Malawi win
Lesotho–Malawi
  • 1–1 12.0%
  • 0–1 10.6%
  • 1–2 9.3%
  • 0–2 8.1%
  • 1–0 7.8%

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

 LesothoMalawi
Current Elo14191438
Elo rank143rd137th
Peak Elo1509 (1970)1669 (1985)
Matches played296644
All-time record54W 94D 148L219W 182D 243L
Goals for230753
Goals against466832
Biggest win5–0 vs Eswatini · 2006-04-14 · Friendly8–1 vs Djibouti · 2008-05-31 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Biggest loss0–7 vs Morocco · 2024-11-18 · African Cup of Nations qualification0–12 vs Ghana · 1962-10-15 · Friendly
Neither team has qualified for a World Cup
African Cup of Nations won00
Expected African Cup of Nations0.000.08

When they've met

Meetings
23
Lesotho 4W 6D 13L
Goals
15–44
Lesotho first
First meeting
2–1
Lesotho won · 1970-08-08 · Friendly
Most recent
0–1
Malawi won · 2025-11-18 · Friendly
Lesotho's biggest win
2–1
2022-07-06 · COSAFA Cup
Malawi's biggest win
6–1
1977-11-13 · Friendly
Most common result
0–1
Lesotho first · 4 times, last 2025-11-18
Current run
Unbeaten in 3
Malawi · since 2023-07-14
23 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2025-11-180–1NeutralFriendly
2025-11-150–0NeutralFriendly
2023-07-141–1NeutralCOSAFA Cup
2022-07-062–1NeutralCOSAFA Cup
2019-10-131–1Lesotho homeFriendly
2017-11-111–1Malawi homeFriendly
2016-06-161–0NeutralCOSAFA Cup
2008-07-200–1NeutralCOSAFA Cup qualification
2005-06-111–2NeutralCOSAFA Cup
2003-05-210–0Lesotho homeFriendly
1981-09-051–4NeutralFriendly
1979-08-250–3Lesotho homeFriendly
1979-06-262–1Malawi homeFriendly
1979-06-240–1Malawi homeFriendly
1977-11-131–6Malawi homeFriendly
1977-11-110–3Malawi homeFriendly
1976-02-081–4Malawi homeFriendly
1972-07-080–4Malawi homeFriendly
1972-07-060–1Malawi homeFriendly
1971-10-100–2Lesotho homeFriendly
1971-10-080–0Lesotho homeFriendly
1970-08-101–6Malawi homeFriendly
1970-08-082–1Malawi homeFriendly