AFCON Qualification · Saturday 13 October 2012 · Calabar, Nigeria
Nigeria
LiberiaNigeria 6–1 Liberia (13 Oct 2012): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Nigeria winDrawLiberia win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 15 between Nigeria and Liberia.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 10 wins, Liberia 1, 3 draws.
- Previous meeting: Liberia 2–2 Nigeria on 8 September 2012 (AFCON Qualification).
- Nigeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Liberia won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1669, Liberia 1380 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 2–2 vs Liberia8 Sep 2012 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–0 vs Niger15 Aug 2012 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Rwanda16 Jun 2012 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–1 vs Malawi9 Jun 2012 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–0 vs Namibia3 Jun 2012 · World Cup Qualification
Liberia: last 5 matches
- 2–0 vs Ghana11 Sep 2012 · International Friendly
- 2–2 vs Nigeria8 Sep 2012 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–0 vs Malawi4 Sep 2012 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Equatorial Guinea15 Aug 2012 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Namibia16 Jun 2012 · AFCON Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Liberia2–2Nigeria8 Sep 2012 · AFCON Qualification
- Liberia0–2Nigeria15 Feb 2012 · International Friendly
- Liberia0–1Nigeria28 Jan 2002 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Nigeria2–0Liberia5 May 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- Liberia2–1Nigeria9 Jul 2000 · World Cup Qualification
- Liberia0–1Nigeria4 Nov 1984 · World Cup Qualification