Scoreline Spotlight

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
~4,210 goalless draws
3rd
Most Common
Among all scorelines
↓ 1.6%
Was 10.5% in 1980s
Rate declining
Botswana
Most 0-0 team
18.4% of their games

The 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).

#1Botswana 18.4%
69 of 375 games
#2Angola 14.9%
75 of 505 games
#3Mauritania 14.2%
48 of 338 games
#4Lesotho 14.1%
50 of 355 games
#5Lebanon 13.6%
51 of 375 games
#6Rwanda 13.4%
43 of 321 games
#7Cameroon 13.2%
90 of 681 games
#8Morocco 13.2%
95 of 717 games
#9South Africa 13.2%
70 of 531 games
#10Cabo Verde 13.2%
14 of 106 games
#11Namibia 12.8%
42 of 327 games
#12Palestine 12.8%
35 of 274 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.

Belarus and Greece share a goalless stalemate in neutral Zalaegerszeg as World Cup qualifying remains tight.

Tuesday 18 Nov 25FIFA World Cup
Belarus
0 - 0
Greece

Costa Rica and Honduras grind out a goalless World Cup qualifier in San José with everything still to play for.

Tuesday 18 Nov 25FIFA World Cup
Costa Rica
0 - 0
Honduras

Jamaica and Curaçao grind out a goalless stalemate in Kingston in a tense World Cup qualifier.

Tuesday 18 Nov 25FIFA World Cup
Jamaica
0 - 0
Curaçao

Saudi Arabia and Iraq grind out a goalless stalemate in Jeddah as World Cup qualifying tension refuses to break.

Tuesday 14 Oct 25FIFA World Cup
Saudi Arabia
0 - 0
Iraq

Cameroon and Angola grind out a goalless World Cup qualifier in Yaoundé as neither side finds a breakthrough.

Monday 13 Oct 25FIFA World Cup
Cameroon
0 - 0
Angola

Mauritius and Libya grind out a goalless stalemate in Moka as World Cup qualifying tension refuses to break.

Monday 13 Oct 25FIFA World Cup
Mauritius
0 - 0
Libya

Slovenia and Switzerland share the points in a tense 0-0 World Cup qualifier in Ljubljana.

Monday 13 Oct 25FIFA World Cup
Slovenia
0 - 0
Switzerland

South Sudan and Togo grind out a goalless stalemate in Juba as World Cup qualifying pressure refuses to break.

Monday 13 Oct 25FIFA World Cup
South Sudan
0 - 0
Togo

Consecutive 0-0 Streaks

Teams that went through the longest stretches of consecutive goalless draws.