Head to head

South Africa vs South Sudan

If they played today

South Africa at home

76% / 16% / 8%

South Africa win / draw / South Sudan win

South Africa–South Sudan

2–0 14.4%
1–0 12.3%
3–0 11.3%
2–1 8.7%
1–1 7.4%

Neutral venue

70% / 19% / 12%

South Africa win / draw / South Sudan win

South Africa–South Sudan

2–0 12.9%
1–0 12.0%
2–1 9.5%
3–0 9.2%
1–1 8.8%

South Sudan at home

63% / 21% / 16%

South Africa win / draw / South Sudan win

South Africa–South Sudan

1–0 11.7%
2–0 11.3%
1–1 10.1%
2–1 9.9%
3–0 7.4%

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

	South Africa	South Sudan
Current Elo	1694	1271
Elo rank	66th	172nd
Peak Elo	1792 (1996)	1501 (2012)
Matches played	484	78
All-time record	216W 146D 122L	12W 16D 50L
Goals for	652	50
Goals against	458	142
Biggest win	8–0 vs Australia · 1955-09-17 · Friendly	6–0 vs Djibouti · 2017-03-28 · African Cup of Nations qualification
Biggest loss	3–9 vs Netherlands · 1958-11-12 · Friendly	0–5 vs Senegal · 2025-10-10 · FIFA World Cup qualification
World Cups won	0	0
Expected World Cups	0.02	0.00
African Cup of Nations won	1	0
Expected African Cup of Nations	0.71	0.00

When they've met

Meetings

South Africa 2W 0D 0L

Goals

6–2

South Africa first

First meeting

3–2

South Africa won · 2024-09-10 · African Cup of Nations qualification

Most recent

3–0

South Africa won · 2024-11-19 · African Cup of Nations qualification

South Africa's biggest win

3–0

2024-11-19 · African Cup of Nations qualification

South Sudan's biggest win

—

Never beaten South Africa

Current run

Won last 2

South Africa · since 2024-09-10

2 meetings

Date	Score	Venue	Competition
2024-11-19	3–0	South Africa home	African Cup of Nations qualification
2024-09-10	3–2	South Sudan home	African Cup of Nations qualification