Nigeria vs Morocco prediction: AFRICA: Africa Cup of Nations – Play Offs betting tips on match 2026-01-13 20:00.
[p]Nigeria and Morocco meet in Rabat on Wednesday as the pair do battle to see who will reach this year’s African Cup of Nations (AFCON) final. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]After overcoming Algeria with relative ease at the quarter-final stage (2-0), Nigeria are the team to beat at AFCON thanks to their 100% winning return so far. Leading scorers in the competition with 14 strikes to their name, the Super Eagles will be looking to become the first side in competition history to net 2+ goals in six consecutive matches in a single edition, a return which could help them to reach a ninth tournament final overall. If they manage that, they’ll reach back-to-back AFCON finals for just the second time, though having lost three of their last four tournament matches against the host country (W1), Nigeria will approach with caution here. [/p]
[p]Hosts Morocco put Cameroon to the sword in the last eight, running out 2-0 victors as they made it three successive wins to nil. Never before have they managed that feat across four consecutive matches at AFCON, something they’ll be hoping to achieve here in order to reach just their third final in the competition after 1976 and 2004. Their ability to score will also be important in helping to reach the showpiece event though, and with the Atlas Lions only failing to score in one of their last 18 games at AFCON, they seem well-placed to take the next step on the road to ending a 50-year wait to win this competition again.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]This will be the first AFCON H2H since 2004, with Morocco winning three of their five overall H2Hs (L2). [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Nigeria have scored 2+ goals in just one of their last seven AFCON semi-finals. [/p]
[p]Nigeria have averaged 16.8 shots per game at this AFCON – a competition-high tally.[/p]
[p]Morocco have failed to score in three of their prior four AFCON semi-finals. [/p]
[p]Only one of Morocco’s five AFCON matches saw both sides score.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman has been directly involved in 11 goals in 11 appearances at AFCON (G6, A5) – the most of any player across the last two tournaments. Morocco’s Brahim DĂaz has scored in all five matches at this AFCON and could become the first player in competition history to score in six different matches in a single edition.[/p]
[p]Nigeria are without captain Wilfred Ndidi through suspension here, whilst Morocco’s Azzedine Ounahi continues to struggle with a calf injury.  [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]This is likely to be a cagey affair, but with the bulk of the crowd on their side we’re backing Morocco to win via a one-goal margin.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Nathan Evans[/i][/p]