Head to head

Namibia vs Papua New Guinea

If they played today

Namibia at home
43% / 26% / 31%
Namibia win / draw / Papua New Guinea win
Namibia–Papua New Guinea
  • 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%
Namibia win / draw / Papua New Guinea win
Namibia–Papua New Guinea
  • 1–1 12.5%
  • 0–1 9.8%
  • 1–0 9.3%
  • 1–2 8.4%
  • 2–1 8.0%
Papua New Guinea at home
28% / 25% / 46%
Namibia win / draw / Papua New Guinea win
Namibia–Papua New Guinea
  • 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

 NamibiaPapua New Guinea
Current Elo14241443
Elo rank142nd133rd
Peak Elo1619 (2024)1553 (1989)
Matches played279155
All-time record70W 80D 129L52W 29D 74L
Goals for273336
Goals against397312
Biggest win8–2 vs Benin · 2000-07-15 · African Cup of Nations qualification20–0 vs American Samoa · 1987-12-15 · South Pacific Games
Biggest loss2–8 vs Egypt · 2001-07-13 · FIFA World Cup qualification0–10 vs Malaysia · 2023-06-20 · Friendly
Neither team has qualified for a World Cup

When they've met

Namibia and Papua New Guinea have never played each other.