World Cup Qualification · Sunday 4 September 2005 · Oran, Algeria
Algeria 2–5 Nigeria (4 Sep 2005): Result & Goals
Goals
- 20'
Obafemi Martins penNigeria - 42'John UtakaNigeria
- 48'
Hamza YacefAlgeria - 58'Mansour BoutaboutAlgeria
- 81'Christian ObodoNigeria
- 88'Obafemi MartinsNigeria
- 90'Obafemi MartinsNigeria
Pre-match prediction
18%28%54%
Algeria winDrawNigeria win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 15 between Algeria and Nigeria.
- Head-to-head before this game: Algeria 6 wins, Nigeria 4, 4 draws.
- Previous meeting: Nigeria 1–0 Algeria on 3 July 2004 (World Cup Qualification).
- Algeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- Nigeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Algeria 1487, Nigeria 1774 — Nigeria were favourites.
Algeria: last 5 matches
- 2–2 vs Zimbabwe19 Jun 2005 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–3 vs Mali12 Jun 2005 · International Friendly
- 1–2 vs Angola5 Jun 2005 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–0 vs Rwanda27 Mar 2005 · World Cup Qualification
- 3–0 vs Burkina Faso9 Feb 2005 · International Friendly
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Libya17 Aug 2005 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Angola18 Jun 2005 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–1 vs Rwanda5 Jun 2005 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–0 vs Gabon26 Mar 2005 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–2 vs South Africa17 Nov 2004 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Nigeria1–0Algeria3 Jul 2004 · World Cup Qualification
- Algeria0–1Nigeria21 Jan 2002 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Algeria1–1Nigeria8 Oct 1993 · World Cup Qualification
- Nigeria4–1Algeria3 Jul 1993 · World Cup Qualification
- Algeria1–0Nigeria16 Mar 1990 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Algeria5–1Nigeria2 Mar 1990 · Africa Cup of Nations