France vs Nigeria: result 2-0 and analysis
World CupRound of 16Kick-off on June 30, 2014 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Groupama Stadium, Saint-Denis
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What was the result of France vs Nigeria?
France won 2-0 on June 30, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 79′P. PogbaFrance
- 90′Joseph Phillip YoboFrance (o.g.)
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 13 matches in all competitions, France have 3 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Nigeria have 7, 3 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2014 | Ecuador(away) | 0-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 20, 2014 | Switzerland(away) | 5-2 | World Cup |
| Jun 15, 2014 | Honduras(home) | 3-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 23, 2012 | Spain(away) | 0-2 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 19, 2012 | Sweden(away) | 0-2 | Euro Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2014 | Argentina(home) | 2-3 | World Cup |
| Jun 21, 2014 | Bosnia & Herzegovina(home) | 1-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 16, 2014 | Iran(away) | 0-0 | World Cup |
| Feb 1, 2014 | Zimbabwe(away) | 1-0 | African Nations Championship |
| Jan 29, 2014 | Ghana(home) | 0-0 | African Nations Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
France score 1.0 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 13; Nigeria score 1.9 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1.0 | 1.3 | 5 | 4/13 | 4/13 |
| Nigeria | 1.9 | 1.5 | 4 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 13 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
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