The Zero-Zero Club
0-0. Boring? Defensive masterclass? Tactical stalemate? The most divisive scoreline in football, analysed from every angle.
0–0
8.3% of all games
~4,196 goalless draws3rd
Most Common
Among all scorelines↓ 1.5%
Was 10.5% in 1980s
Rate decliningBotswana
Most 0-0 team
18.4% of their gamesThe Decline of the Goalless Draw
Percentage of games ending 0-0, by decade. Is modern football too attacking for stalemates?
Masters of the Shutout
Teams with the highest percentage of games ending 0-0 (minimum 100 games played).
#1
Botswana
18.4%
Botswana
18.4%
69 of 375 games
#2
Angola
14.9%
Angola
14.9%
75 of 502 games
#3
Mauritania
14.4%
Mauritania
14.4%
48 of 334 games
#4
Lesotho
14.2%
Lesotho
14.2%
50 of 351 games
#5
Lebanon
13.6%
Lebanon
13.6%
51 of 376 games
#6
Rwanda
13.4%
Rwanda
13.4%
43 of 321 games
#7
Cameroon
13.3%
Cameroon
13.3%
90 of 677 games
#8
Morocco
13.3%
Morocco
13.3%
95 of 716 games
#9
South Africa
13%
South Africa
13%
69 of 531 games
#10
Namibia
12.9%
Namibia
12.9%
42 of 326 games
#11
Jordan
12.8%
Jordan
12.8%
66 of 517 games
#12
Azerbaijan
12.3%
Azerbaijan
12.3%
40 of 324 games
0-0 Rate by Competition Type
Are competitive games more likely to end goalless? How does tournament context shape the 0-0 rate?
Does Equality Breed Stalemate?
0-0 probability by rating gap between the two teams. Smaller gap = more likely goalless?
The Big Zeros
Not all goalless draws are boring. These 0-0s decided championships, eliminated giants, and changed history.
Belarus0–0
Greece
FIFA World Cup
18 Nov 2025
Costa Rica0–0
Honduras
FIFA World Cup
18 Nov 2025
Jamaica0–0
Curaçao
FIFA World Cup
18 Nov 2025
Saudi Arabia0–0
Iraq
FIFA World Cup
14 Oct 2025
Cameroon0–0
Angola
FIFA World Cup
13 Oct 2025
Mauritius0–0
Libya
FIFA World Cup
13 Oct 2025
Slovenia0–0
Switzerland
FIFA World Cup
13 Oct 2025
South Sudan0–0
Togo
FIFA World Cup
13 Oct 2025
Consecutive 0-0 Streaks
Teams that went through the longest stretches of consecutive goalless draws.