International Friendly · Saturday 15 June 1985 · Lagos, Nigeria
Nigeria
Ivory CoastNigeria 0–0 Ivory Coast (15 Jun 1985): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Nigeria winDrawIvory Coast win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 8 between Nigeria and Ivory Coast.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 2 wins, Ivory Coast 1, 4 draws.
- Previous meeting: Nigeria 0–0 Ivory Coast on 12 March 1980 (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Nigeria won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 10 goals.
- Ivory Coast won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1639, Ivory Coast 1608 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 3–1 vs Kenya20 Apr 1985 · World Cup Qualification
- 3–0 vs Kenya6 Apr 1985 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–0 vs Liberia4 Nov 1984 · World Cup Qualification
- 3–0 vs Liberia20 Oct 1984 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–5 vs Tunisia26 Sep 1984 · International Friendly
Ivory Coast: last 5 matches
- 0–2 vs Ghana21 Apr 1985 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–1 vs Mali14 Apr 1985 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–0 vs Ghana7 Apr 1985 · World Cup Qualification
- 6–0 vs Mali31 Mar 1985 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–1 vs DR Congo5 Mar 1985 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Nigeria0–0Ivory Coast12 Mar 1980 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Ivory Coast2–2Nigeria25 Jul 1977 · World Cup Qualification
- Nigeria4–0Ivory Coast10 Jul 1977 · World Cup Qualification
- Ivory Coast1–1Nigeria7 Sep 1975 · International Friendly
- Nigeria2–0Ivory Coast14 Jul 1974 · International Friendly
- Ivory Coast2–0Nigeria7 May 1967 · AFCON Qualification