Senegal vs Nigeria: result 1-0 and analysis
African Nations ChampionshipGroup Stage - 1Kick-off on August 5, 2025 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City
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What was the result of Senegal vs Nigeria?
Senegal won 1-0 on August 5, 2025.
Goalscorers
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What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Senegal have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Nigeria have 5, 7 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2025 | Tanzania(away) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Uganda(home) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Uganda(away) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| Jul 4, 2025 | Guinea(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Jun 10, 2025 | England(away) | 3-1 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2025 | Russia(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| May 31, 2025 | Jamaica(away) | 2-2 | Friendlies |
| May 28, 2025 | Ghana(away) | 2-1 | Friendlies |
| Mar 25, 2025 | Zimbabwe(home) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Rwanda(away) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Senegal win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Nigeria win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2017 | Nigeria 1-1 Senegal | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
Senegal score 1.5 and concede 0.6 goals per match over their last 15; Nigeria score 1.3 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 1.5 | 0.6 | 9 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
| Nigeria | 1.3 | 0.9 | 5 | 9/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Senegal sit 2nd in African Nations Championship (5 points from 3 matches) and Nigeria sit 3rd (3 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Senegal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 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