Central African Republic vs Nigeria: result 0-2 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification AfricaGroup C - 4Kick-off on October 10, 2021 at 01:00 PM (UTC)Stade Omnisports de Bafoussam, Bafoussam
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What was the result of Central African Republic vs Nigeria?
Nigeria won 0-2 on October 10, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 29′L. BalogunNigeria
- 45′V. OsimhenNigeria
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Central African Republic have 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats; Nigeria have 7, 4 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2021 | Nigeria(away) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Sep 6, 2021 | Liberia(home) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Sep 1, 2021 | Cape Verde Islands(home) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Jun 7, 2021 | Rwanda(away) | 0-5 | Friendlies |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Rwanda(away) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2021 | Central African Republic(home) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Sep 7, 2021 | Cape Verde Islands(away) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Liberia(home) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Jul 4, 2021 | Mexico(away) | 0-4 | Friendlies |
| Jun 8, 2021 | Cameroon(away) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Central African Republic win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Nigeria win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2021 | Nigeria 0-1 Central African Republic | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
Last archived meeting: Nigeria vs Central African Republic on Oct 7, 2021
How many goals should we expect?
Central African Republic score 0.7 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Nigeria score 1.4 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central African Republic | 0.7 | 1.9 | 3 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
| Nigeria | 1.4 | 1.1 | 6 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Central African Republic sit 5th in World Cup - Qualification Africa (8 points from 10 matches) and Nigeria sit 2nd (17 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Nigeria | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 8 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy