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Libya vs Nigeria: result 2-3 and analysis

Africa Cup of NationsGroup Stage - 5Kick-off on October 16, 2018 at 06:00 PM (UTC)11 June Stadium, Tripoli

Libya
2-3
Nigeria

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What was the result of Libya vs Nigeria?

Nigeria won 2-3 on October 16, 2018.

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Libya have 3 wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats; Nigeria have 8, 1 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Libya
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 13, 2018Nigeria(away)0-4Africa Cup of Nations
Sep 8, 2018South Africa(away)0-0Africa Cup of Nations
Feb 3, 2018Sudan(home)1-1African Nations Championship
Jan 31, 2018Morocco(away)1-3African Nations Championship
Jan 28, 2018Congo(away)2-2African Nations Championship
Nigeria
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 13, 2018Libya(home)4-0Africa Cup of Nations
Sep 8, 2018Seychelles(away)3-0Africa Cup of Nations
Jun 26, 2018Argentina(home)1-2World Cup
Jun 22, 2018Iceland(home)2-0World Cup
Jun 16, 2018Croatia(away)0-2World Cup

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Libya win(s), 0 draw(s), 2 Nigeria win(s).

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 13, 2018Nigeria 4-0 LibyaAfrica Cup of Nations
Jan 19, 2018Libya 0-1 NigeriaAfrican Nations Championship

Last archived meeting: Nigeria vs Libya on Oct 13, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Libya score 0.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Nigeria score 1.3 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Libya0.70.985/155/15
Nigeria1.31.165/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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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

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