International Friendly · Saturday 3 October 1981 · Calabar, Nigeria
Nigeria
LiberiaNigeria 3–0 Liberia (3 Oct 1981): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Nigeria winDrawLiberia win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 7 between Nigeria and Liberia.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 4 wins, Liberia 0, 2 draws.
- Previous meeting: Nigeria 1–0 Liberia on 26 January 1980 (International Friendly).
- Nigeria won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Liberia won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1682, Liberia 1409 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 0–1 vs Uganda26 Sep 1981 · International Friendly
- 0–3 vs Iceland22 Aug 1981 · International Friendly
- 2–2 vs Norway12 Aug 1981 · International Friendly
- 3–1 vs Kenya3 Aug 1981 · International Friendly
- 0–2 vs Zimbabwe1 Aug 1981 · International Friendly
Liberia: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs Ghana27 Jun 1981 · International Friendly
- 2–1 vs Guinea6 May 1981 · International Friendly
- 0–5 vs Morocco4 Apr 1981 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–3 vs Morocco22 Mar 1981 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–0 vs Togo8 Mar 1981 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Nigeria1–0Liberia26 Jan 1980 · International Friendly
- Liberia2–2Nigeria25 Oct 1979 · International Friendly
- Liberia0–1Nigeria9 Feb 1975 · International Friendly
- Liberia1–3Nigeria24 Nov 1972 · International Friendly
- Nigeria3–0Liberia26 Oct 1963 · International Friendly
- Liberia2–2Nigeria8 Oct 1963 · International Friendly