World Cup

World Cup Qualifying - Africa | Second Round

Oct 7, 2021 at 5pm UK

Nigeria
0 - 1
CAR

FT(HT: 0-0)

Namnganda (90')
Ndokomandji (30')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's World Cup Qualifying - Africa clash between Nigeria and Central African Republic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Nigeria win with a probability of 55.11%. A draw had a probability of 23.5% and a win for Central African Republic had a probability of 21.43%.

The most likely scoreline for a Nigeria win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.8%) and 2-0 (9.77%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.14%), while for a Central African Republic win it was 0-1 (6.34%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 6.3% likelihood.

Result
Nigeria	Draw	Central African Republic
55.11%	23.46%	21.43%

Both teams to score 52.42%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.14%

47.86%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.96%

70.04%

Nigeria Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.77%

17.22%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

52.47%

47.52%

Central African Republic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.33%

36.67%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.54%

73.45%

Score Analysis

Nigeria 55.1%

Central African Republic 21.43%

Draw 23.45%

Nigeria	Draw	Central African Republic
1-0 @ 11.1% 2-1 @ 9.8% 2-0 @ 9.77% 3-1 @ 5.75% 3-0 @ 5.73% 3-2 @ 2.88% 4-1 @ 2.53% 4-0 @ 2.52% 4-2 @ 1.27% Other @ 3.76% Total : 55.1%	1-1 @ 11.14% 0-0 @ 6.32% 2-2 @ 4.92% 3-3 @ 0.96% Other @ 0.11% Total : 23.45%	0-1 @ 6.34% 1-2 @ 5.59% 0-2 @ 3.18% 1-3 @ 1.87% 2-3 @ 1.64% 0-3 @ 1.06% Other @ 1.75% Total : 21.43%