Head to head

Mali vs Papua New Guinea

If they played today

Mali at home
66% / 20% / 14%
Mali win / draw / Papua New Guinea win
Mali–Papua New Guinea
  • 2–0 12.0%
  • 1–0 11.8%
  • 2–1 9.8%
  • 1–1 9.6%
  • 3–0 8.1%
Neutral venue
58% / 23% / 19%
Mali win / draw / Papua New Guinea win
Mali–Papua New Guinea
  • 1–0 11.4%
  • 1–1 10.8%
  • 2–0 10.4%
  • 2–1 9.9%
  • 3–0 6.4%
Papua New Guinea at home
50% / 25% / 25%
Mali win / draw / Papua New Guinea win
Mali–Papua New Guinea
  • 1–1 11.7%
  • 1–0 10.9%
  • 2–1 9.6%
  • 2–0 8.9%
  • 0–1 7.2%

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

 MaliPapua New Guinea
Current Elo17091443
Elo rank60th133rd
Peak Elo1773 (2024)1553 (1989)
Matches played569155
All-time record232W 151D 186L52W 29D 74L
Goals for746336
Goals against626312
Biggest win6–0 vs Eswatini · 2024-11-19 · African Cup of Nations qualification20–0 vs American Samoa · 1987-12-15 · South Pacific Games
Biggest loss0–7 vs Algeria · 1988-11-13 · Friendly0–10 vs Malaysia · 2023-06-20 · Friendly
Neither team has qualified for a World Cup

When they've met

Mali and Papua New Guinea have never played each other.