The Asian Handicap market allows us to back Nigeria to beat Sierra Leone by two or more goals. Our -1.5 goals betting prediction is available at odds of +102.

Expert Analysis

It's important to understand the players who are unavailable for the upcoming action and the respective form of each team. If you want stats, you have come to the right place and they form the basis of our football predictions.

Key Sierra Leone vs Nigeria stats:

Sierra Leone have failed to win any of their last 3 home matches
Nigeria have not lost any of their last 10 away matches
Nigeria have won 8 of their past 10 away matches
Nigeria have kept 8 clean sheets in their past 10 away matches
Nigeria have scored 2 or more goals in 6 of their past 10 away matches

Head to the Asian Handicap betting market and back Nigeria at -1.5. This means they need to beat their opponents by two goals or more in this Africa Cup of Nations encounter and our selection is priced at +102.

If you think Nigeria can win by a bigger margin than two goals, you might want to consider them off -2.5 goals.

Last Matches & H2H (excl. friendlies)

Sierra Leone approach this fixture after winning 2-0 in the Africa Cup of Nations against Sao Tome and Principe. Abu Bakarr Samura and Alhassan Koroma scored for Sierra Leone.

Nigeria approach this fixture after winning 1-0 in the Africa Cup of Nations against Guinea-Bissau. Moses Simon scored for Nigeria.

Nigeria won against Sierra Leone by a 2-1 scoreline when the teams last met.

The previous 3 matches have seen a draw occur on two occasions. Sierra Leone have no wins and Nigeria have registered one victory.

Confirmed Lineups

Sierra Leone (confirmed lineup): Alpha Turay, Abu Diaby, Augustus Kargbo, Saidu Fofanah, Augustine Williams, Mustapha Bundu, Pagal Koroma, Abu Bakarr Samura, Ibrahim Sesay, Prince Barrie, Emmanuel Samadia.

Nigeria (confirmed lineup): Adebayo Adeleye, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Zaidu Sanusi, Wilfred Ndidi, Semi Ajayi, Victor Osimhen, Joe Aribo, Samuel Chukwueze, Moses Simon, Alex Iwobi, Kenneth Omeruo.

Sierra Leone vs Nigeria Prediction

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Published 10:46, 17 June 2023

Sierra Leone vs Nigeria Odds

With an estimated 77% chance of winning, the bookies are taking no chances with their -333 betting odds about Nigeria triumphing in this Africa Cup of Nations match. Sierra Leone are the outsiders at +775 and they’re regarded as least likely to win.

The Total Goals market reveals that Over 2.5 Goals is the current betting favourite. On the Both Teams to Score market, there isn’t much between the BTTS Yes and No options in terms of price.

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Last 5 Matches

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Head to Head

Sierra Leone vs Nigeria

Team Stats

Latest Africa Cup of Nations and match stats. Full Time Result and Goals.

Sierra Leone Betting Stats

Nigeria Betting Stats

Full time Result

3 wins, 4 defeats and 8 draws in previous 15 matches
2 wins, 1 defeats and 4 draws in previous 7 home matches

Full time Results

12 wins, 3 defeats and 5 draws in previous 20 matches
8 wins, 0 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

An average of 1.13 goals scored and 1.20 conceded in the previous 15 matches
An average of 1.00 goals scored and 0.86 conceded in the previous 7 home matches
An average of 2.33 goals per game in the previous 15 matches
An average of 1.86 goals per game in the previous 7 home matches
BTTS Yes in 7 of the previous 15 matches
BTTS Yes in 3 of the previous 7 home matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 6 of the previous 15 matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 2 of the previous 7 home matches

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Goal Stats - Last 5 Matches

Sierra Leone

Nigeria

Goals / match

1.4 2.8

Conceded / match

1.4 0.6

Total / match

2.8 3.4

Goals

An average of 1.85 goals scored and 0.60 conceded in the previous 20 matches
An average of 2.40 goals scored and 0.30 conceded in the previous 10 away matches
An average of 2.45 goals per game in the previous 20 matches
An average of 2.70 goals per game in the previous 10 away matches
BTTS Yes in 6 of the previous 20 matches
BTTS Yes in 2 of the previous 10 away matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 6 of the previous 20 matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 3 of the previous 10 away matches

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Goal Stats - Last 5 Matches

Sierra Leone

Nigeria

Goals / match

1.4 2.8

Conceded / match

1.4 0.6

Total / match

2.8 3.4

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Goal Stats - Last 5 Matches

Sierra Leone

Nigeria

Goals / match

1.4 2.8

Conceded / match

1.4 0.6

Total / match

2.8 3.4

Corners

An average of 3 corners awarded and 8.33 corners conceded in the last 3 matches
An average of 5 corners awarded and 5 corners against in the last 1 home matches
An average of 11.33 corners awarded in the last 3 matches
An average of 10 corners awarded in the last 1 home matches
Had the most corners in 0 and least corners in 2 of the last 3 matches
Had the most corners in 0 and least corners in 0 of the last 1 home matches

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Corner Stats - Last 5 Matches

Sierra Leone

Nigeria

For / match

1.8 4

Against / match

5 2.2

Total / match

6.8 6.2

Corners

An average of 5 corners awarded and 2.75 corners conceded in the last 4 matches
An average of 6 corners awarded and 5 corners against in the last 1 away matches
An average of 7.75 corners awarded in the last 4 matches
An average of 11 corners awarded in the last 1 away matches
Had the most corners in 4 and least corners in 0 of the last 4 matches
Had the most corners in 1 and least corners in 0 of the last 1 away matches

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Corner Stats - Last 5 Matches

Sierra Leone

Nigeria

For / match

1.8 4

Against / match

5 2.2

Total / match

6.8 6.2

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Corner Stats - Last 5 Matches

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Nigeria

For / match

1.8 4

Against / match

5 2.2

Total / match

6.8 6.2

Possession

An average of 40% possession in the last 3 matches
An average of 46% possession in the last 1 home matches
Most possession in 0 of the last 3 matches
Most possession in 0 of the last 1 home matches

Possession

An average of 52% possession in the last 4 matches
An average of 53% possession in the last 1 away matches
Most possession in 3 of the last 4 matches
Most possession in 1 of the last 1 away matches

Team News

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Sierra Leone vs Nigeria Lineups

Sierra Leone Confirmed Lineup

Nigeria Confirmed Lineup

Sierra Leone Confirmed Lineup

3 Alpha Turay
4 Abu Diaby
7 Augustus Kargbo
8 Saidu Fofanah
9 Augustine Williams
10 Mustapha Bundu
14 Pagal Koroma
15 Abu Bakarr Samura
16 Ibrahim Sesay
17 Prince Barrie
19 Emmanuel Samadia

1 Adebayo Adeleye
2 Bright Osayi-Samuel
3 Zaidu Sanusi
4 Wilfred Ndidi
6 Semi Ajayi
9 Victor Osimhen
10 Joe Aribo
11 Samuel Chukwueze
15 Moses Simon
18 Alex Iwobi
22 Kenneth Omeruo

Nigeria Confirmed Lineup

If you’re looking for the Sierra Leone vs Nigeria lineups, then we have predicted lineups and confirmed starting 11s along with the substitutes for each team.

Team Squads

Sierra Leone Squad

Nigeria Squad

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Tables & Standings

Africa Cup of Nations Qualification Group A

#	Team	G	W	D	L	+/-	P
1	Guinea-Bissau	5	3	1	1	9:4	10
2	Nigeria	4	3	0	1	13:2	9
3	Sierra Leone	4	1	2	1	7:6	5
4	Sao Tome and P.	5	0	1	4	3:20	1

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#	Team	G	W	D	L	+/-	P
1	Guinea-Bissau	2	1	0	1	5:2	3
2	Nigeria	2	1	0	1	2:2	3
3	Sierra Leone	2	0	2	0	4:4	2
4	Sao Tome and P.	3	0	0	3	0:13	0

An up-to-date table is available and we recommend you check out Africa Cup of Nations standings to see which teams are challenging near the top and bottom.