Nigeria vs Angola prediction 02.02.2024

Nigeria

Nigeria

1 - 0

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Half time: 1 - 0

Full time: 1 - 0

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Angola

Angola

1

1.70

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3.30

2

6.00

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  • Competition: AFCON
  • Date: 2nd February 2024
  • Kickoff: 17:00 UTC / 18:00 CET
  • Venue: Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny

Nigeria will be looking to keep their hopes of winning a fourth title at the Africa Cup of Nations when they play Angola in the quarter-finals in Abidjan on Friday evening.

The Super Eagles made a slow start to the AFCON tournament, playing out a 1-1 draw with Equatorial Guinea, but successive 1:0 wins over the likes of Côte d'Ivoire and Gunea-Bissau secured them a place in the knockout stages. They caused Cameroon all sort of problems in the round of 16, winning 2-0, and will be hoping to repeat that performance on Friday.

Angola also began their AFCON campaign with a stalemate, playing out a 1-1 with the Algerians. The Antelopes then followed up with wins over Mauritania and Burkina Faso before beating Namibia 3-0 last time out to set up Friday's match.

Nigeria vs Angola Betting Tips: Angola to score at least one goal

The Nigerians may have been criticised for their lack of goals, but they have a very good defence. Nigeria go into Friday's game with a run of three consecutive clean sheets, and have conceded just three goals in their last nine games at the AFCON finals. 

However, Nigeria's defensive record against the Angolans is not good as the Super Eagles have conceded at least one goal in each of the last three meetings between these two nations. Angola also boast one of the tournament's most dangerous attackers in Mabululu and Gelson Dala, who have already scored seven goals between them.

  • Best Tip: Over 0.5 goals Team 2
  • Nigeria vs Angola prediction: 2-1

Nigeria vs Angola Head to Head (H2H) stats

  1. Nigeria

    2 : 1

    Angola

    African Nations Championship

  2. Nigeria

    1 : 1

    Angola

    CAF World Cup Qualifiers

  3. Angola

    1 : 0

    Nigeria

    CAF World Cup Qualifiers

Nigeria

Nigeria team news

Victor Osimhen was instrumental in Nigeria's 2-0 win over Cameroon, setting up the first goal, and the Napoli striker will lead the line on Friday.

With his brace in this game, Ademola Lookman has now scored six goals for the Super Eagles and looks set to join Osimhen and Moses Simon in the final third.

Stanley Nwabili was forced off early in the game through injury, but reports suggest the goalkeeper will recover in time for Friday's game.

Last matches of Nigeria

  1. Nigeria

    2 : 0

    Cameroon

    Africa Cup of Nations

  2. Guinea Bissau

    0 : 1

    Nigeria

    Africa Cup of Nations

  3. Ivory Coast

    0 : 1

    Nigeria

    Africa Cup of Nations

  4. Nigeria

    1 : 1

    Equatorial Guinea

    Africa Cup of Nations

  5. Guinea

    2 : 0

    Nigeria

    Friendly International

Nigeria lineup

Goalkeeper

  • 23

    Stanley Nwabili

Defenders

  • 6

    Semi Ajayi

  • 5

    William Troost-Ekong

  • 21

    Calvin Bassey

Midfielders

  • 2

    Ola Aina

  • 8

    Frank Onyeka

  • 17

    Alex Iwobi

  • 3

    Zaidu Sanusi

Forwards

  • 15

    Moses Simon

  • 9

    Victor Osimhen

  • 18

    Ademola Lookman

Angola

Angola team news

Gelson Dala is Angola's top scorer at this tournament with four goals and will be joined in the final third by Mabululu and Gilberto, who have four goals between them.

Neblú was penalised with a straight red card in the win over Namibia, meaning the goalkeeper will have to serve a suspension on Friday, but the Antelopes have no injuries.

Last matches of Angola

  1. Angola

    3 : 0

    Namibia

    Africa Cup of Nations

  2. Angola

    2 : 0

    Burkina Faso

    Africa Cup of Nations

  3. Mauritania

    2 : 3

    Angola

    Africa Cup of Nations

  4. Algeria

    1 : 1

    Angola

    Africa Cup of Nations

  5. Congo DR

    0 : 0

    Angola

    Friendly International

Angola lineup

Goalkeeper

  • 1

    Signori Antonio

Defenders

  • 21

    Eddie Afonso

  • 6

    Kialonda Gaspar

  • 3

    Jonathan Buatu

  • 13

    Augusto Carneiro

Midfielders

  • 16

    Fredy

  • 23

    Manuel Cafumana

  • 20

    Estrela

Forwards

  • 7

    Gilberto

  • 19

    Mabululu

  • 10

    Gelson Dala

Three reasons we expect Angola to score in this game

  1. Angola have scored in each of their last four matches.
  2. Both teams scored in each of the last three meetings between Nigeria and Angola.
  3. Both teams scored in three of the last five games of Nigeria in the knockout stages of the AFCON.

Main prediction Nigeria - Angola

Both Teams to Score

Updated

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winrate

58% winrate

wins

2 wins in a row

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Best Odds:

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2.5

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Additional predictions

Team 1 to Win

Best odds:1.70

Over 2.5

Best odds:2.70

Nigeria vs Angola - FAQ

? Where to watch?

You can watch Friday’s AFCON clash between Nigeria and Angola on Sofascore.

? What’s the average number of yellow cards Angola have received per game so far at this tournament?

1.25

? What’s the average number of corner kicks Nigeria have won per game so far at this tournament?

3.25