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Head to head

Tanzania vs Zambia

If they played today

Tanzania at home
34% / 26% / 39%
Tanzania win / draw / Zambia win
Tanzania–Zambia
  • 1–1 12.5%
  • 0–1 9.9%
  • 1–0 9.1%
  • 1–2 8.5%
  • 2–1 7.8%
Neutral venue
27% / 25% / 48%
Tanzania win / draw / Zambia win
Tanzania–Zambia
  • 1–1 12.0%
  • 0–1 10.6%
  • 1–2 9.4%
  • 0–2 8.3%
  • 1–0 7.6%
Zambia at home
21% / 23% / 56%
Tanzania win / draw / Zambia win
Tanzania–Zambia
  • 0–1 11.2%
  • 1–1 11.1%
  • 0–2 9.9%
  • 1–2 9.8%
  • 0–0 6.4%

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

 TanzaniaZambia
Current Elo14181551
Elo rank144th94th
Peak Elo1560 (1982)1799 (1994)
Matches played599793
All-time record163W 171D 265L358W 203D 232L
Goals for6601234
Goals against892851
Biggest win7–0 vs Somalia · 2012-12-01 · CECAFA Cup11–2 vs Eswatini · 1978-02-05 · Friendly
Biggest loss1–10 vs Egypt · 1973-07-16 · Friendly1–10 vs DR Congo · 1969-11-22 · Friendly
Neither team has qualified for a World Cup
African Cup of Nations won01
Expected African Cup of Nations0.051.21

When they've met

Meetings
36
Tanzania 6W 12D 18L
Goals
33–62
Tanzania first
First meeting
0–3
Zambia won · 1964-07-03 · Friendly
Most recent
0–1
Zambia won · 2025-10-08 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Tanzania's biggest win
2–1
1981-11-24 · CECAFA Cup
Zambia's biggest win
7–1
1968-10-22 · Friendly
Most common result
1–1
Tanzania first · 7 times, last 2024-01-21
Current run
Won the last meeting
Zambia · since 2025-10-08
36 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2025-10-080–1Tanzania homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2024-06-111–0Zambia homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2024-01-211–1NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations
2017-07-052–4NeutralCOSAFA Cup
2013-12-121–1NeutralCECAFA Cup
2013-11-281–1NeutralCECAFA Cup
2012-12-221–0Tanzania homeFriendly
2010-11-270–1Tanzania homeCECAFA Cup
2007-11-211–0Tanzania homeFriendly
2007-06-091–1Tanzania homeFriendly
2003-06-070–2Zambia homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
2003-03-290–1Tanzania homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
1997-09-270–0Tanzania homeFriendly
1997-07-052–2Tanzania homeCOSAFA Cup
1996-05-210–0Zambia homeFriendly
1996-05-190–1Zambia homeFriendly
1993-01-161–3Tanzania homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1992-11-231–2Tanzania homeCECAFA Cup
1992-10-110–2Zambia homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1990-04-010–2Zambia homeFriendly
1984-12-051–2NeutralCECAFA Cup
1981-11-242–1Tanzania homeCECAFA Cup
1980-04-200–2NeutralFriendly
1979-11-062–2NeutralCECAFA Cup
1979-08-261–1Zambia homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
1979-08-111–0Tanzania homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
1977-11-272–4NeutralCECAFA Cup
1976-11-162–3Tanzania homeFriendly
1975-06-221–1NeutralFriendly
1970-11-011–5Zambia homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
1970-10-171–1Tanzania homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
1968-10-241–2Zambia homeFriendly
1968-10-221–7Zambia homeFriendly
1967-07-082–1Tanzania homeFriendly
1967-07-062–2Tanzania homeFriendly
1964-07-030–3NeutralFriendly