Nigeria vs Tunisia prediction: AFRICA: Africa Cup of Nations betting tips on match 2025-12-26 20:00.
[p]Nigeria and Tunisia will be eager to further enhance their reputations as Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title contenders when they collide in an intriguing Group C clash.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Nigeria’s AFCON campaign got off to an ideal start with a 2-1 victory over Tanzania, as the Super Eagles aim to go one step further than the final defeat they suffered in the previous AFCON edition. Éric Chelle’s side will hope Tuesday’s win serves as a lucky omen, after Nigeria overcame Tanzania in their first 1980 AFCON match before going onto win the title, and they look in good shape to replicate that feat after only losing one of their previous eight competitive games (W6, D1). Few would bet against them continuing their charge towards the crown here given Nigeria have now won six of their last seven group stage games at AFCON finals (D1).[/p]
[p]Tunisia would have been relieved to end an opening day hoodoo by beating Uganda 3-1, marking their first win in an AFCON opener since 2013. The Eagles of Carthage have already amassed more points than in 2023, when they exited AFCON after failing to win any of their three group stage fixtures. Sami Trabelsi’s men will perhaps now feel cautiously optimistic of going all the way in Morocco and replicating the class of 2004, especially if they can claim a fourth consecutive win across all competitions in what is arguably their sternest test in the group.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Tunisia will be targeting back-to-back H2H wins for the first time after winning an AFCON last-16 tie in January 2022, with that result ending a run of six games without a victory in this fixture (D4, L2). [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Six of Nigeria’s last seven games saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Nigeria haven’t scored before the half-hour mark in any of their last nine AFCON finals games. [/p]
[p]Eight of Tunisia’s last 11 games featured over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Only one of Tunisia’s previous 27 goals arrived before the 15th minute.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Ademola Lookman scored Nigeria’s second against Tanzania and has been on the winning side in all seven of his goalscoring appearances for the Super Eagles. Elias Achouri netted a brace in Tunisia’s AFCON opener, taking his tally to five goal contributions in five previous appearances for club and country (G4, A1).[/p]
[p]Neither side appear to have any fresh injury concerns after Tuesday’s matches.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]There could be plenty of entertainment on offer here, so it may be worth backing Nigeria to win and over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p][i]Author: James Hilsum[/i][/p]