Nigeria vs Mozambique prediction: AFRICA: Africa Cup of Nations – Play Offs betting tips on match 2026-01-04 19:00.
[p]One of just two teams to win all of their group stage games at this Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Nigeria have been rewarded with a tie against a Mozambique side who were one of the four best third-placed finishers. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]While three wins from three suggest Nigeria made light work of Group C, their nine-point haul perhaps doesn’t tell the full story. The Super Eagles only won two of those games by a one-goal margin and they conceded in all three, which puts something of a dampener on things for a side who have raced into a 3-0 lead in their last two games only to subsequently take their foot off the gas. Despite those defensive vulnerabilities, it’s hard to look too far past Nigeria, who have lost just two of their last 11 games (W8, D1) and bypassed this stage in two of the previous three AFCON editions. [/p]
[p]Mozambique are in uncharted territory here, as this is their first-ever appearance in the AFCON knockout stages. Their status as history makers was secured with just a single win in the group stage, coming against Gabon on matchday two, although optimism was soon dashed with a defeat against Cameroon on Wednesday. That Gabon victory is the only win Mozambique have ever managed at an AFCON finals (D4, L13), so history is stacked firmly against them here, as is more recent history as Mozambique have lost four of their last six games overall (W1, D1). [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Nigeria have dominated this H2H (W4, D1), although only one of those four victories came by more than a one-goal margin, so Mozambique to at least tend to be competitive in this fixture. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Nigeria’s last six games saw both teams score. [/p]
[p]Nigeria have conceded exactly once inside 90 minutes in six of their last nine matches. [/p]
[p]All four of Mozambique’s goals at this tournament arrived before the hour mark.[/p]
[p]Four of Mozambique’s last five games saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]With two assists against Uganda, Nigeria’s Samuel Chukwueze could’ve played himself into contention here – all seven of his international goals came in games containing over 2.5 goals. Mozambique’s Faisal Bangal netted the opener in their only AFCON win against Gabon and his four goals for his country all opened or closed the scoring.[/p]
[p]Nigeria appear close to full strength, while Mozambique could be without Nené who was withdrawn with an injury against Cameroon.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Games involving these two have a tendency to see goals at both ends, so backing both teams to score seems a wise selection.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Chris Wilson[/i][/p]