AFCON Qualification · Tuesday 16 October 2018 · Sfax, Tunisia
Libya 2–3 Nigeria (16 Oct 2018): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Libya winDrawNigeria win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 4 between Libya and Nigeria.
- Head-to-head before this game: Libya 1 wins, Nigeria 2, 0 draws.
- Previous meeting: Nigeria 4–0 Libya on 13 October 2018 (AFCON Qualification).
- Libya won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 2 goals.
- Nigeria won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 12 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Libya 1538, Nigeria 1731 — Nigeria were favourites.
Libya: last 5 matches
- 0–4 vs Nigeria13 Oct 2018 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–0 vs South Africa8 Sep 2018 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–1 vs Jordan25 Dec 2017 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Zanzibar11 Dec 2017 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
- 0–0 vs Rwanda7 Dec 2017 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 4–0 vs Libya13 Oct 2018 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–1 vs Liberia11 Sep 2018 · International Friendly
- 3–0 vs Seychelles8 Sep 2018 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–2 vs Argentina26 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup
- 2–0 vs Iceland22 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup