Loading…
LesothovsSouth Africa
Lesotho vs South Africa: head-to-head stats
Since 2000
Lesotho
1
wins
draws
5
13 meetings
South Africa
7
wins
Lesotho and South Africa have met 13 times since 2000: Lesotho won 1, South Africa 7, and 5 matches were drawn. South Africa lead the head-to-head by 6 wins. Goals: Lesotho 6, South Africa 19. Last meeting: Lesotho 0–3 South Africa (FIFA World Cup qualification, Sep 5, 2025).
- First meeting
- Lesotho 0–2 South Africa
- Apr 9, 2000 · FIFA World Cup qualification
- Last meeting
- Lesotho 0–3 South Africa
- Sep 5, 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification
- Biggest Lesotho win
- Lesotho 3–0 South Africa
- Mar 21, 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification
- Biggest South Africa win
- Lesotho 0–4 South Africa
- Jul 13, 2021 · COSAFA Cup
Match preview and current form
The rivalry, match by match
13 meetings since 2000. Hover or tap a match for the details.
- Lesotho win
- Draw
- South Africa win
- World Cup or continental finals
- Bigger = wider margin
LES=RSA
- 2000
- 2010
- 2020
RSA +62000 · RSA ahead
↑ LESRSA ↓
- 2000s: Lesotho 0 goals, South Africa 6 goals
- 2010s: Lesotho 3 goals, South Africa 6 goals
- 2020s: Lesotho 3 goals, South Africa 7 goals
By competition
| Competition | P | LES W | D | RSA W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| COSAFA Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
All meetings
13 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- L0–3AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Lesotho: —
South Africa: Mohau Nkota 15', Lyle Foster 63', Oswin Appollis 67'
- W3–0AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
- D0–0AFriendlyFriendly
- L0–4ACOSAFA CupCOSAFA Cup
- D1–1NCOSAFA CupCOSAFA Cup
- D1–1HFriendlyFriendly
- D0–0HFriendlyFriendly
- L1–2NCOSAFA CupCOSAFA Cup
- L0–2HFriendlyFriendly
- D0–0HFriendlyFriendly
Show all 13 meetings
- L0–3HFriendlyFriendly
- L0–1AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Lesotho: —
South Africa: Shaun Bartlett 48'
- L0–2HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Lesotho: —
South Africa: Shaun Bartlett 40', Jabu Pule 71'
Sources: martj42/international_results (international matches since 1872, MIT-licensed open dataset) and ESPN for the latest results and fixtures. Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).
Lesotho
South Africa
