All-African Games · Friday 28 July 1978 · Algiers, Algeria
Algeria
NigeriaAlgeria 1–0 Nigeria (28 Jul 1978): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Algeria winDrawNigeria win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 2 between Algeria and Nigeria.
- Head-to-head before this game: Algeria 0 wins, Nigeria 0, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Nigeria 2–2 Algeria on 10 January 1973 (All-African Games).
- Algeria won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 8 goals.
- Nigeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Algeria 1585, Nigeria 1685 — an evenly matched game.
Algeria: last 5 matches
- 2–0 vs Ghana25 Jul 1978 · All-African Games
- 3–0 vs Malawi22 Jul 1978 · All-African Games
- 2–1 vs Libya18 Jul 1978 · All-African Games
- 1–1 vs Egypt13 Jul 1978 · All-African Games
- 0–0 vs Iraq4 Jul 1978 · International Friendly
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 3–2 vs Malawi25 Jul 1978 · All-African Games
- 0–0 vs Ghana21 Jul 1978 · All-African Games
- 0–0 vs Cameroon17 Jul 1978 · All-African Games
- 3–1 vs Mali14 Jul 1978 · All-African Games
- 1–2 vs Uganda14 Mar 1978 · Africa Cup of Nations
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Nigeria2–2Algeria10 Jan 1973 · All-African Games