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Head to head

South Africa vs Zimbabwe

If they played today

South Africa at home
62% / 21% / 16%
South Africa win / draw / Zimbabwe win
South Africa–Zimbabwe
  • 1–0 11.6%
  • 2–0 11.3%
  • 1–1 10.2%
  • 2–1 9.9%
  • 3–0 7.3%
Neutral venue
54% / 24% / 22%
South Africa win / draw / Zimbabwe win
South Africa–Zimbabwe
  • 1–1 11.3%
  • 1–0 11.1%
  • 2–1 9.8%
  • 2–0 9.7%
  • 0–1 6.5%
Zimbabwe at home
46% / 25% / 28%
South Africa win / draw / Zimbabwe win
South Africa–Zimbabwe
  • 1–1 12.0%
  • 1–0 10.5%
  • 2–1 9.3%
  • 2–0 8.1%
  • 0–1 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

 South AfricaZimbabwe
Current Elo16941476
Elo rank66th119th
Peak Elo1792 (1996)1672 (2005)
Matches played484496
All-time record216W 146D 122L190W 139D 167L
Goals for652660
Goals against458591
Biggest win8–0 vs Australia · 1955-09-17 · Friendly7–0 vs Botswana · 1990-08-26 · Friendly
Biggest loss3–9 vs Netherlands · 1958-11-12 · Friendly0–7 vs South Africa · 1977-04-09 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.020.00
African Cup of Nations won10
Expected African Cup of Nations0.710.08

When they've met

Meetings
21
South Africa 10W 5D 6L
Goals
32–19
South Africa first
First meeting
7–0
South Africa won · 1977-04-09 · Friendly
Most recent
3–2
South Africa won · 2025-12-29 · African Cup of Nations
South Africa's biggest win
7–0
1977-04-09 · Friendly
Zimbabwe's biggest win
4–1
1992-08-16 · African Cup of Nations qualification
Most common result
1–1
South Africa first · 3 times, last 2009-10-28
Current run
Unbeaten in 5
South Africa · since 2021-09-03
21 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2025-12-293–2NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations
2025-10-100–0South Africa homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2024-06-113–1South Africa homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2021-11-111–0South Africa homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2021-09-030–0Zimbabwe homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2013-09-101–2South Africa homeFriendly
2011-11-151–2Zimbabwe homeFriendly
2010-01-273–0South Africa homeFriendly
2009-10-281–1Zimbabwe homeCOSAFA Cup
2008-03-112–1South Africa homeFriendly
2003-07-190–1South Africa homeCOSAFA Cup
2001-05-052–1South Africa homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2000-07-290–1South Africa homeCOSAFA Cup
2000-07-092–0Zimbabwe homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1999-06-160–1South Africa homeFriendly
1995-11-262–0South Africa homeSimba Tournament
1994-04-241–0South Africa homeFriendly
1993-04-241–1South Africa homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
1992-08-161–4Zimbabwe homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
1977-07-031–1Zimbabwe homeFriendly
1977-04-097–0South Africa homeFriendly