Head to head

São Tomé and Príncipe vs South Africa

If they played today

São Tomé and Príncipe at home

12% / 19% / 69%

São Tomé and Príncipe win / draw / South Africa win

São Tomé and Príncipe–South Africa

0–2 12.7%
0–1 12.0%
1–2 9.6%
0–3 9.0%
1–1 9.0%

Neutral venue

8% / 16% / 76%

São Tomé and Príncipe win / draw / South Africa win

São Tomé and Príncipe–South Africa

0–2 14.3%
0–1 12.3%
0–3 11.0%
1–2 8.8%
1–1 7.6%

South Africa at home

5% / 13% / 82%

São Tomé and Príncipe win / draw / South Africa win

São Tomé and Príncipe–South Africa

0–2 15.7%
0–3 13.2%
0–1 12.5%
0–4 8.4%
1–2 7.6%

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

	São Tomé and Príncipe	South Africa
Current Elo	1182	1694
Elo rank	182nd	66th
Peak Elo	1481 (1976)	1792 (1996)
Matches played	71	484
All-time record	9W 10D 52L	216W 146D 122L
Goals for	53	652
Goals against	182	458
Biggest win	3–1 vs Mauritius · 2019-10-09 · African Cup of Nations qualification	8–0 vs Australia · 1955-09-17 · Friendly
Biggest loss	0–10 vs Nigeria · 2022-06-13 · African Cup of Nations qualification	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

São Tomé and Príncipe 0W 0D 2L

Goals

2–6

São Tomé and Príncipe first

First meeting

0–2

South Africa won · 2020-11-13 · African Cup of Nations qualification

Most recent

2–4

South Africa won · 2020-11-16 · African Cup of Nations qualification

São Tomé and Príncipe's biggest win

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Never beaten South Africa

South Africa's biggest win

4–2

2020-11-16 · African Cup of Nations qualification

Current run

Won last 2

South Africa · since 2020-11-13

2 meetings

Date	Score	Venue	Competition
2020-11-16	2–4	South Africa home	African Cup of Nations qualification
2020-11-13	0–2	South Africa home	African Cup of Nations qualification