Nigeria vs Lesotho: result 3-0 and analysis
Africa Cup of Nations - QualificationGroup Stage - 6Kick-off on March 30, 2021 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos
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What was the result of Nigeria vs Lesotho?
Nigeria won 3-0 on March 30, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 23′V. OsimhenNigeria
- 50′O. EteboNigeria
- 83′P. OnuachuNigeria
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nigeria have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; Lesotho have 3, 8 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2021 | Benin(away) | 1-0 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
| Nov 17, 2020 | Sierra Leone(away) | 0-0 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
| Nov 13, 2020 | Sierra Leone(home) | 4-4 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
| Oct 13, 2020 | Tunisia(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Oct 9, 2020 | Ivory Coast(home) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2021 | Sierra Leone(home) | 0-0 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
| Nov 17, 2020 | Benin(home) | 0-0 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
| Nov 14, 2020 | Benin(away) | 0-1 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
| Nov 17, 2019 | Nigeria(home) | 2-4 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
| Nov 13, 2019 | Sierra Leone(away) | 1-1 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Nigeria win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Lesotho win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2019 | Lesotho 2-4 Nigeria | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
How many goals should we expect?
Nigeria score 1.7 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Lesotho score 0.9 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1.7 | 1.4 | 4 | 10/15 | 8/15 |
| Lesotho | 0.9 | 1.0 | 7 | 6/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Nigeria sit 1st in Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification (11 points from 6 matches) and Lesotho sit 3rd (4 points from 6 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Lesotho | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 4 |
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