World Cup Qualification · Saturday 6 July 1985 · Lagos, Nigeria
TunisiaNigeria 1–0 Tunisia (6 Jul 1985): Result & Goals
Goals
- 77'
Okey IsimaNigeria
Pre-match prediction
49%29%22%
Nigeria winDrawTunisia win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 7 between Nigeria and Tunisia.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 2 wins, Tunisia 3, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Tunisia 5–0 Nigeria on 26 September 1984 (International Friendly).
- Nigeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- Tunisia won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 4 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1649, Tunisia 1650 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 1–1 vs Ivory Coast26 Jun 1985 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Ivory Coast23 Jun 1985 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Ivory Coast19 Jun 1985 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Ivory Coast15 Jun 1985 · International Friendly
- 3–1 vs Kenya20 Apr 1985 · World Cup Qualification
Tunisia: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Algeria1 May 1985 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Libya14 Apr 1985 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–2 vs Libya29 Mar 1985 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–0 vs Guinea24 Feb 1985 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–1 vs Guinea10 Feb 1985 · World Cup Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Tunisia5–0Nigeria26 Sep 1984 · International Friendly
- Nigeria2–0Tunisia12 Jul 1980 · World Cup Qualification
- Tunisia2–0Nigeria29 Jun 1980 · World Cup Qualification
- Nigeria0–1Tunisia12 Nov 1977 · World Cup Qualification
- Tunisia0–0Nigeria25 Sep 1977 · World Cup Qualification
- Nigeria2–1Tunisia25 Nov 1961 · AFCON Qualification