AFCON Qualification · Sunday 27 July 1975 · Lagos, Nigeria
Nigeria
CongoNigeria 2–1 Congo (27 Jul 1975): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Nigeria winDrawCongo win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 6 between Nigeria and Congo.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 2 wins, Congo 1, 2 draws.
- Previous meeting: Congo 0–1 Nigeria on 13 July 1975 (AFCON Qualification).
- Nigeria won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 4 goals.
- Congo won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 4 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1678, Congo 1546 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Congo13 Jul 1975 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–1 vs Senegal27 Apr 1975 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Togo26 Apr 1975 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Senegal22 Feb 1975 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Liberia9 Feb 1975 · International Friendly
Congo: last 5 matches
- 0–1 vs Nigeria13 Jul 1975 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–0 vs Uganda13 Jun 1975 · International Friendly
- 1–2 vs Kenya11 Jun 1975 · International Friendly
- 1–2 vs Ivory Coast13 Apr 1975 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–0 vs Ivory Coast30 Mar 1975 · AFCON Qualification