Jason Collins
Dailysports's expert
On September 10, their meeting in the qualification of the African Cup of Nations will be held Rwanda - Nigeria. Argumented forecast for this confrontation is compiled by Dailysports analysts.
Rwanda
The Rwandan team is not on the rumor, because it has no titles and famous players in the squad, and in the main grid of the African Cup of Nations got only once. Nevertheless, these guys are not so easy, he is definitely a force to be reckoned with. The team started their journey in the African Cup of Nations qualification with a 1-1 away draw against Libya.
So far, things are going great in the qualification for the World Cup, where Rwanda scored 7 points in four matches, which allows them to share the lead in the group with two more competitors. The team emphasizes on defense, in the same way they will play in the upcoming match.
Nigeria
“Super Eagles” have always been strong by the standards of their continent, and at the World Cup they are able to create problems for any team. Many players of the national team of Nigeria play in Europe, and were able to prove themselves perfectly, what is worth the attacking line, where Osimhen, Lukman, Chukwueze, Bonifaci play.
In the first round of qualification the team confidently defeated Benin on their field with a score of 3:0, Lukman made a double in that confrontation. Nigeria is not playing well in its qualification for the World Cup, gaining only 3 points in four meetings, the gap from the leader is 4 points, so it is realistic to catch up.
Interesting facts about the match and history of head-to-head meetings
- The teams have played each other five times, Nigeria won twice and in three cases a draw was recorded.
- Rwanda have suffered just one defeat in the last 8 meetings, while Nigeria have one win in four matches.
- Bookmakers offer the following odds for this match: W1 - 5.2, X - 3.35, W2 - 1.71.
Rwanda vs Nigeria Prediction
In this confrontation Nigerians are justifiably quoted as favorites. The main advantage of Rwanda in the factor of their field, and the guests are important to play concentrated, because the opponent is weaker, but to open his defense will not be easy. In such a match I will risk betting on a clean win for Nigeria.
