Lunar New Year Cup · Wednesday 28 January 1998 · So Kon Po, Hong Kong
Iran
NigeriaIran 0–1 Nigeria (28 Jan 1998): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Iran winDrawNigeria win
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Match facts
- This is the first recorded meeting between Iran and Nigeria.
- Iran won 0 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Nigeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 4 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Iran 1730, Nigeria 1702 — an evenly matched game.
Iran: last 5 matches
- 2–2 vs Australia29 Nov 1997 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–1 vs Australia22 Nov 1997 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–3 vs Japan16 Nov 1997 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–2 vs Qatar7 Nov 1997 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–0 vs Kuwait31 Oct 1997 · World Cup Qualification
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs Zambia17 Dec 1997 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Guinea16 Aug 1997 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–2 vs Tunisia9 Aug 1997 · LG Cup
- 1–0 vs Cameroon7 Aug 1997 · LG Cup
- 3–0 vs Kenya7 Jun 1997 · World Cup Qualification