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Mozambique vs Nigeria: result 2-3 and analysis

FriendliesFriendlies 1Kick-off on October 16, 2023 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Estádio Municipal de Albufeira, Albufeira

Mozambique
2-3
Nigeria

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What was the result of Mozambique vs Nigeria?

Nigeria won 2-3 on October 16, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 7′Geny CatamoMozambique
  • 19′T. MoffiNigeria
  • 31′F. OnyekaNigeria
  • 45′M. SimonNigeria (pen.)
  • 56′Faisal BangalMozambique

Official lineup for Mozambique vs Nigeria

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Mozambique

4-2-3-1
  1. 9Faisal Bangal
  1. 19Witi
  2. 7Dominguês
  3. 10Geny Catamo
  1. 21Guima
  2. 6Amade Momade
  1. 5Bruno Langa
  2. 3Feliciano João Jone
  3. 8Edmilson Dove
  4. 2Domingos Macandza
  1. 1Ernan Siluane

Nigeria

4-2-3-1
  1. 12T. Moffi
  1. 15M. Simon
  2. 25F. Dele-Bashiru
  3. 10J. Aribo
  1. 8F. Onyeka
  2. 24R. Onyedika
  1. 3S. Onyemaechi
  2. 5J. Torunarigha
  3. 22K. Omeruo
  4. 2B. Osayi-Samuel
  1. 23F. Uzoho
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Mozambique have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats; Nigeria have 5, 3 and 7.

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

Mozambique
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 13, 2023Angola(away)1-1Friendlies
Sep 9, 2023Benin(home)3-2Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification
Jul 12, 2023Mauritius(away)1-0COSAFA Cup
Jul 10, 2023Lesotho(home)0-1COSAFA Cup
Jul 7, 2023Angola(home)1-1COSAFA Cup
Nigeria
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 13, 2023Saudi Arabia(away)2-2Friendlies
Sep 10, 2023Sao Tome and Principe(home)6-0Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification
Jun 18, 2023Sierra Leone(away)3-2Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification
Mar 27, 2023Guinea-Bissau(away)1-0Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification
Mar 24, 2023Guinea-Bissau(home)0-1Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Mozambique wins, 0 draws, 1 Nigeria win.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 15, 2014Nigeria 4-2 MozambiqueAfrican Nations Championship

Last archived meeting: Nigeria vs Mozambique on Jan 15, 2014

How many goals should we expect?

Mozambique score 1.1 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Nigeria score 1.8 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Mozambique1.11.439/155/15
Nigeria1.81.346/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

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How does Footlab AI 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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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