Sierra Leone vs Nigeria predictions and betting tips on June 18, 2023

Prediction on game W2(-1)

Odds: 1.61

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On June 18, SKD Stadium (Monrovia) will host the match of the 5th round of the Africa Cup of Nations Qualification, in which Sierra Leone will compete with Nigeria. The battle will start at 18:00 CET.

Sierra Leone

The team was at a decent level only in the early 90s, which resulted in the opportunity to break through to the CAN twice in a row. The higher mentioned successes were followed by a long pause, when individual stars like Kallon from Inter could not “pull” the modest team to the level of the final draws. Only the previous continental tournament was achieved (the team even took 2 draws there), but that was not enough to reach the play-offs. Nowadays, Steven Caulker (the defender, who played even for the England national team in 2012, responded to the invitation a season ago) and the company added in the game during the draw. They started with the defeat made by Nigeria, but then took 2 draws and even won the battle against Sao Tome and Principe.

Nigeria

The team is truthfully considered to be a grandee, at least at the continental level. “The Super Eagles” played consistently at the World Cups from 1994 to 2018, missing only a trip to Germany in 2006. Ghana did not let them participate in the tournament in Qatar. To be honest, that was an extremely hard fight: everything was decided by the away goal factor: there happened a home 1-1 score and an away 0-0 equality. Moreover, the favourite “flew” out already at the 1/8 stage, losing to Tunisia, at the previous CAN. Still, it is reasonable to mention that the team won all the matches at the group stage in Cameroon, including a 1-0 success in the struggle with Egypt, and it seemed to simply relax and underestimate the enemy. There was a misfire in the new qualification – a home 0-1 failure in the battle against Guinea-Bissau. Still, 9 points, which have been got in other matches, turn the task of overcoming the stage into a formality.

The statistics of head-to-head matches

Sierra Leone won only 1 out of 11 matches, which happened back in 2001. Nigeria has got 7 wins, including a 2-1 victory in the current qualification.

Predictions

Bookmakers do not believe that even the home field factor will help the hosts. Thus, we bet on Nigeria with “a -1 goal handicap” (odd: 1.61).

Prediction on game W2(-1)

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