International Friendly · Wednesday 9 February 2011 · Lagos, Nigeria
Nigeria
Sierra LeoneNigeria 2–1 Sierra Leone (9 Feb 2011): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Nigeria winDrawSierra Leone win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 20 between Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 13 wins, Sierra Leone 2, 4 draws.
- Previous meeting: Nigeria 4–1 Sierra Leone on 11 October 2008 (World Cup Qualification).
- Nigeria won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Sierra Leone won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 4 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1690, Sierra Leone 1367 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 0–1 vs Guinea10 Oct 2010 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–0 vs Madagascar5 Sep 2010 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–2 vs South Korea11 Aug 2010 · International Friendly
- 2–2 vs South Korea22 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup
- 1–2 vs Greece17 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup
Sierra Leone: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs South Africa10 Oct 2010 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–1 vs Egypt5 Sep 2010 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–4 vs Nigeria11 Oct 2008 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–1 vs Equatorial Guinea6 Sep 2008 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–0 vs South Africa21 Jun 2008 · World Cup Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Nigeria4–1Sierra Leone11 Oct 2008 · World Cup Qualification
- Sierra Leone0–1Nigeria7 Jun 2008 · World Cup Qualification
- Sierra Leone1–0Nigeria21 Apr 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- Nigeria2–0Sierra Leone17 Jun 2000 · World Cup Qualification
- Sierra Leone2–0Nigeria18 Jul 1987 · AFCON Qualification
- Nigeria3–0Sierra Leone4 Jul 1987 · AFCON Qualification