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Nigeria vs South Africa: result 2-1 and analysis

Africa Cup of NationsQuarter-finalsKick-off on July 10, 2019 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo

Nigeria
2-1
South Africa

Full time

What was the result of Nigeria vs South Africa?

Nigeria won 2-1 on July 10, 2019.

Goalscorers

  • 27′S. ChukwuezeNigeria
  • 71′B. ZunguSouth Africa
  • 89′W. Troost-EkongNigeria

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nigeria have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; South Africa have 5, 6 and 4.

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

Nigeria
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 6, 2019Cameroon(home)3-2Africa Cup of Nations
Jun 30, 2019Madagascar(away)0-2Africa Cup of Nations
Jun 26, 2019Guinea(home)1-0Africa Cup of Nations
Jun 22, 2019Burundi(home)1-0Africa Cup of Nations
Jun 8, 2019Zimbabwe(home)0-0Friendlies
South Africa
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 6, 2019Egypt(away)1-0Africa Cup of Nations
Jul 1, 2019Morocco(home)0-1Africa Cup of Nations
Jun 28, 2019Namibia(home)1-0Africa Cup of Nations
Jun 24, 2019Ivory Coast(away)0-1Africa Cup of Nations
Jun 15, 2019Ghana(away)0-0Friendlies

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 1 Nigeria win(s), 1 draw(s), 1 South Africa win(s).

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 17, 2018South Africa 1-1 NigeriaAfrica Cup of Nations
Jun 10, 2017Nigeria 0-2 South AfricaAfrica Cup of Nations
Jan 19, 2014Nigeria 3-1 South AfricaAfrican Nations Championship

Last archived meeting: South Africa vs Nigeria on Nov 17, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Nigeria score 1.5 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; South Africa score 1.1 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Nigeria1.50.885/156/15
South Africa1.10.775/153/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Nigeria sit 1st in Africa Cup of Nations (9 points from 3 matches) and South Africa sit 2nd (6 points from 3 matches).

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Nigeria3300849
2South Africa3201546

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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