India vs Nepal: Head to Head record

The 2023 SAFF Championship will be held in Bengaluru, India from June 21 to July 4. This will be the 14th edition of the tournament, which usually pits the seven teams of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) against each other. India vs Nepal will meet one another in their second group-stage match of group A.

India won their opening match convincingly defeating rivals Pakistan by a four-goal margin, with skipper Sunil Chhetri scoring a hattrick on that day. Nepal on the other hand lost 3-1 to Kuwait, with Anjan Bista's consolation the only positive to take out from the game for them.

Head to Head Record:

These two neighbourhood countries who are known for their friendship share an intense rivalry and leave everything behind when it comes to the football field. They have faced each other 23 times on the international stage and the Blue Tigers have gone on to emerge victorious on 16 occasions.

Meanwhile, the Nepalese Red and Blues only have two wins under their helm and five encounters have been consummated without any results. 

The first-ever clash between India and Nepal was staged in the 1985 SAF Games where the Gorkhalis held the South Asian giants for a goalless draw but couldn't sustain it in the further years.

India is currently thriving on a nine-match undefeated streak over the Everesters as Nepal's last win came back in the group stages of the 2013 SAFF Championship. 

When Nepal managed to make their way into the SAFF Championship final for the first time, it was India who kept them away from the maiden glory. It was the most recent edition of the South Asian footballing mega-event where the Blue Tigers registered a convincing 3-0 victory.

The Gorkhalis had an impressive first-half where they held the scoreline 0-0 but the deadlock was finally broken by Sunil Chhetri in the 49th minute and then the likes of Suresh Wangjam and Sahal Abdul Samad joined the goal-scoring party to claim the ninth title. 

India vs Nepal: Head to Head last five meetings:

India vs Nepal 2-0 (International Friendly) – 06 Jun 2017

Nepal vs India 1-1 (International Friendly) – 02 Sep 2021

Nepal vs India 1-2 (International Friendly) – 05 Sep, 2021

Nepal vs India 0-1 (SAFF Championship) – 10 October, 2021

India vs Nepal 3-0 (SAFF Championship) – 16 October, 2021

India vs Nepal: Overall head-to-head record

Games played: 23

India wins: 16

Draws: 5

Nepal wins: 2