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Head to head

South Africa vs Zambia

If they played today

South Africa at home
56% / 23% / 20%
South Africa win / draw / Zambia win
South Africa–Zambia
  • 1–0 11.3%
  • 1–1 11.0%
  • 2–0 10.1%
  • 2–1 9.8%
  • 0–0 6.3%
Neutral venue
48% / 25% / 27%
South Africa win / draw / Zambia win
South Africa–Zambia
  • 1–1 11.9%
  • 1–0 10.7%
  • 2–1 9.4%
  • 2–0 8.5%
  • 0–1 7.5%
Zambia at home
40% / 26% / 34%
South Africa win / draw / Zambia win
South Africa–Zambia
  • 1–1 12.4%
  • 1–0 10.0%
  • 0–1 9.0%
  • 2–1 8.6%
  • 1–2 7.7%

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 AfricaZambia
Current Elo16941551
Elo rank66th94th
Peak Elo1792 (1996)1799 (1994)
Matches played484793
All-time record216W 146D 122L358W 203D 232L
Goals for6521234
Goals against458851
Biggest win8–0 vs Australia · 1955-09-17 · Friendly11–2 vs Eswatini · 1978-02-05 · Friendly
Biggest loss3–9 vs Netherlands · 1958-11-12 · Friendly1–10 vs DR Congo · 1969-11-22 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.020.00
African Cup of Nations won11
Expected African Cup of Nations0.711.21

When they've met

Meetings
22
South Africa 7W 7D 8L
Goals
21–21
South Africa first
First meeting
0–1
Zambia won · 1992-08-30 · African Cup of Nations qualification
Most recent
3–1
South Africa won · 2025-11-15 · Friendly
South Africa's biggest win
3–0
1997-06-08 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Zambia's biggest win
3–0
1993-07-11 · African Cup of Nations qualification
Most common result
0–0
South Africa first · 4 times, last 2021-07-14
Current run
Won the last meeting
South Africa · since 2025-11-15
22 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2025-11-153–1South Africa homeFriendly
2023-07-141–2South Africa homeCOSAFA Cup
2021-07-140–0South Africa homeCOSAFA Cup
2020-10-111–2South Africa homeFriendly
2018-03-242–0Zambia homeFriendly
2017-06-131–2South Africa homeFriendly
2015-01-041–0South Africa homeFriendly
2013-07-170–0Zambia homeCOSAFA Cup
2012-11-140–1South Africa homeFriendly
2009-01-271–0South Africa homeFriendly
2008-07-301–0South Africa homeCOSAFA Cup
2007-10-240–0South Africa homeCOSAFA Cup
2007-09-091–3South Africa homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
2006-10-081–0Zambia homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
2006-01-300–1NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations
2005-08-132–2South Africa homeCOSAFA Cup
1998-05-201–1South Africa homeFriendly
1997-06-083–0South Africa homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1997-01-110–0Zambia homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1995-11-222–2South Africa homeSimba Tournament
1993-07-110–3Zambia homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
1992-08-300–1South Africa homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification