Africa Cup of Nations · Saturday 30 January 2010 · Benguela, Angola
AlgeriaNigeria 1–0 Algeria (30 Jan 2010): Result & Goals
Goals
- 56'
Victor ObinnaNigeria
Pre-match prediction
49%29%22%
Nigeria winDrawAlgeria win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 16 between Nigeria and Algeria.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 5 wins, Algeria 6, 4 draws.
- Previous meeting: Algeria 2–5 Nigeria on 4 September 2005 (World Cup Qualification).
- Nigeria won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Algeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 4 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1734, Algeria 1621 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 0–1 vs Ghana28 Jan 2010 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–0 vs Zambia25 Jan 2010 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 3–0 vs Mozambique20 Jan 2010 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–0 vs Benin16 Jan 2010 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–3 vs Egypt12 Jan 2010 · Africa Cup of Nations
Algeria: last 5 matches
- 0–4 vs Egypt28 Jan 2010 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 3–2 vs Ivory Coast24 Jan 2010 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–0 vs Angola18 Jan 2010 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–0 vs Mali14 Jan 2010 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–3 vs Malawi11 Jan 2010 · Africa Cup of Nations
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Algeria2–5Nigeria4 Sep 2005 · World Cup Qualification
- 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