International Friendly · Saturday 18 July 1981 · Lagos, Nigeria
Nigeria
Burkina FasoNigeria 1–0 Burkina Faso (18 Jul 1981): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Nigeria winDrawBurkina Faso win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 4 between Nigeria and Burkina Faso.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 2 wins, Burkina Faso 0, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Nigeria 4–2 Burkina Faso on 5 March 1978 (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Nigeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Burkina Faso won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 8 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1742, Burkina Faso 1345 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Guinea15 Apr 1981 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–1 vs Guinea12 Apr 1981 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–0 vs Angola4 Apr 1981 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Tanzania20 Dec 1980 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–1 vs Tanzania6 Dec 1980 · World Cup Qualification
Burkina Faso: last 5 matches
- 3–5 vs Togo23 Oct 1979 · International Friendly
- 2–3 vs Benin21 Oct 1979 · International Friendly
- 3–1 vs Mali11 Nov 1978 · International Friendly
- 0–3 vs Ghana10 Mar 1978 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–2 vs Zambia8 Mar 1978 · Africa Cup of Nations