Sri Lanka host Djibouti in an international friendly. Sri Lanka have been picking up some decent results in their recent matches, while Djibouti have really struggled to find any rhythm at all lately.
The two sides have been tested by very different levels of opposition recently, so their form needs a bit of care before we lean on it too heavily for this one.
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How each side has been playing
Sri Lanka's last seven matches, spread across friendlies and World Cup qualifying, show three wins, two draws and two losses, with nine goals scored and ten conceded. That's a fairly even split, and it includes a comfortable 3-0 win over Yemen as well as tighter games against Maldives and Laos.
Sri Lanka: 7 completed matches; Djibouti: 5 completed matches.
Sri Lanka
- Win
- 42.9% 3 / 7
- Draw
- 28.6% 2 / 7
- Loss
- 28.5% 2 / 7
- Scored
- 9
- Conceded
- 10
- Difference
- -1
Djibouti
- Win
- 0% 0 / 5
- Draw
- 20% 1 / 5
- Loss
- 80% 4 / 5
- Scored
- 0
- Conceded
- 16
- Difference
- -16
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | Sri Lanka | Bhutan | 08.06.2026 | 4-1 |
| Friendlies | Sri Lanka | Maldives | 09.09.2025 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies | Sri Lanka | Maldives | 06.09.2025 | 0-3 |
| Friendlies | Sri Lanka | Brunei | 05.06.2025 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies | Laos | Sri Lanka | 20.03.2025 | 1-2 |
| World Cup - Qualification Asia | Sri Lanka | Yemen | 17.10.2023 | 1-1 |
| World Cup - Qualification Asia | Yemen | Sri Lanka | 12.10.2023 | 3-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arab Cup | Bahrain | Djibouti | 26.11.2025 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies | Morocco B | Djibouti | 17.11.2025 | 7-0 |
| Friendlies | Morocco B | Djibouti | 15.11.2025 | 6-0 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | Liberia | Djibouti | 26.03.2024 | 0-0 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | Djibouti | Liberia | 20.03.2024 | 0-2 |
Djibouti's picture is much bleaker. Across their last five matches they've lost four and drawn one, without scoring a single goal and shipping sixteen. Two of those were heavy defeats to Morocco B, and there was also a 1-0 loss to Bahrain in the Arab Cup.
Djibouti's numbers are worrying, though some of that came against a Morocco B side that's a notch above the level they'll usually meet.
Comparative Team Statistics: Sri Lanka vs Djibouti
What this contrast suggests
On recent evidence there's a clear gap between the two teams. Sri Lanka look the more competitive side, able to mix results against teams of similar standing, while Djibouti haven't managed a win or even a goal in their last five outings.
Friendlies like this one can still throw up surprises, though. Squads get rotated, motivation varies, and neither team's sample here tells us much about who they'll actually field on the day.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Waseem Razeek | Sri Lanka | 32 | Midfielder | 178 | n/a |
| A. Rajamohan | Sweden | 33 | Midfielder | 184 | n/a |
| D. De Silva | Sri Lanka | 24 | Midfielder | 176 | 67 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|
Put together, the evidence points to Sri Lanka being the more consistent side and Djibouti in real trouble for goals, but without a market to test that against, there's no clean way to turn it into a pick.
Given the friendly nature of the fixture and the gaps in what we know about team selection, we're happy to sit this one out rather than force a view.
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