Nigeria vs Argentina: result 2-3 and analysis
World CupGroup stage - 3Kick-off on June 25, 2014 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo
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What was the result of Nigeria vs Argentina?
Argentina won 2-3 on June 25, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 3′L. MessiArgentina
- 4′A. MusaNigeria
- 45′L. MessiArgentina
- 47′A. MusaNigeria
- 50′M. RojoArgentina
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nigeria have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Argentina have 6, 0 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jan 25, 2014 | Morocco(home) | 4-3 | African Nations Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2014 | Iran(home) | 1-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 15, 2014 | Bosnia & Herzegovina(home) | 2-1 | World Cup |
| Jul 3, 2010 | Germany(home) | 0-4 | World Cup |
| Jun 27, 2010 | Mexico(home) | 3-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 22, 2010 | Greece(away) | 2-0 | World Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Nigeria win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Argentina win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2010 | Argentina 1-0 Nigeria | World Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Nigeria score 1.9 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Argentina score 1.9 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1.9 | 1.4 | 4 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
| Argentina | 1.9 | 1.0 | 3 | 3/7 | 4/7 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 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