South Africa vs Nigeria Prediction, Head-to-Head Stats, Odds & Pick

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CAF World Cup Qualifiers

2025-03-16

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South Africa vs Nigeria Head to Head Stats (last 11 matches)

Nigeria leads South Africa (3) in their last 11 matches head-to-head. They have drawn 6 times. Their last match ended with a 1 draw.

H2H Stats Season Stats

Head to Head Prediction: South Africa VS Nigeria

South Africa

Home Form

Away Form

Nigeria

Home Form

Away Form

Head To Head

Nigeria

Last 11 Matches

South Africa

4 Wins

6 Draws

1 Wins

36.36%

54.55%

9.09%

South Africa Vs Nigeria Head to Head Matches

Date	Home Teams	Away	SCore
07.06.2024	Nigeria South Africa	South Africa	1- 1	Stats
07.02.2024	Nigeria South Africa	South Africa	1- 1	Stats
10.07.2019	Nigeria South Africa	South Africa	2- 1	Stats
17.11.2018	South Africa Nigeria	Nigeria	1- 1	Stats
10.06.2017	Nigeria South Africa	South Africa	0- 2	Stats
29.03.2015	South Africa Nigeria	Nigeria	1- 1	Stats
19.11.2014	Nigeria South Africa	South Africa	2- 2	Stats
10.09.2014	South Africa Nigeria	Nigeria	0- 0	Stats
19.01.2014	Nigeria South Africa	South Africa	3- 1	Stats
14.08.2013	South Africa Nigeria	Nigeria	0- 2	Stats
01.06.2008	Nigeria South Africa	South Africa	2- 0	Stats

South Africa Vs Nigeria Last Match Result and Stats

Performance Summary	Nigeria	South Africa
Shots Total	15	8
Shots Blocked	4	1
Shots Inside Box	11	5
Shots Outside Box	4	3
Passes Total	482	368
Accurate Passes	414	313
Pass Accuracy %	85.89	85.05
Total Attacks	106	63
Dangerous Attacks	51	39
Fouls	8	16
Corners	3	3
Offsides	0	11
Possession Time	57	43
Yellow Cards	1	3
Red Cards	0	0
Yellow Red Cards	N/A	N/A
Saves	3	4
Substitutions	5	4
Goal Kicks	N/A	N/A
Goal Attampts	N/A	N/A
Free Kicks	N/A	N/A
Throw Ins	N/A	N/A
Ball Safe	N/A	N/A
Goals	1	1
Penalties	0	0
Injuries	N/A	N/A

South Africa and Nigeria Recent Matches

South Africa Recently Played

1 - 0

0 - 0

1 - 1

3 - 1

1 - 1

3 - 3

1 - 1

0 - 0

1 - 1

0 - 0

Nigeria Recently Played

1 - 2

1 - 1

0 - 2

2 - 1

1 - 2

1 - 1

1 - 0

2 - 0

1 - 0

1 - 0

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South Africa's Upcoming Matches For All Competitions

Date		Home Teams	Away	BTTS
Mar 16 11:00 PM		South Africa Lesotho	Lesotho		Stats
Mar 23 11:00 PM		Benin South Africa	South Africa		Stats

Nigeria's Upcoming Matches For All Competitions

Date	Home Teams	Away
Mar 16 11:00 PM	Rwanda Nigeria	Nigeria	Stats
Mar 23 11:00 PM	Nigeria Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	Stats
Aug 31 10:00 PM	Nigeria Rwanda	Rwanda	Stats

Competition Standings

#	Team	GP	P	W	D	L	G	GD
1	Egypt	4	10	3	1	0	11	9
2	Guinea-Bissau	4	6	1	3	0	3	1
3	Burkina Faso	4	5	1	2	1	7	2
4	Sierra Leone	4	5	1	2	1	4	-1
5	Ethiopia	4	3	0	3	1	1	-3
6	Djibouti	4	1	0	1	3	2	-8
1	Sudan	4	10	3	1	0	7	6
2	Senegal	4	8	2	2	0	6	5
3	Congo DR	4	7	2	1	1	4	2
4	Togo	4	3	0	3	1	2	-1

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South Africa Vs Nigeria Season Stats

Performance Summary	South Africa	Nigeria
Total Wins	2	0
Home Wins	2	0
Away Wins	0	0
Total Draws	1	3
Home Draws	0	2
Away Draws	1	1
Total Lost	1	1
Home Losses	0	0
Away Losses	1	1
Total Goals For	6	4
Home Goals For	5	2
Away Goals For	1	2
Total Goals Against	5	5
Home Goals Against	2	2
Away Goals Against	3	3
Total Clean Sheet	0	0
Home Clean Sheet	0	0
Away Clean Sheet	0	0
Total Failed To Score	1	0
Home Failed To Score	0	0
Away Failed To Score	1	0
Total Av Goals Scored	1.5	1
Home Av Goals Scored	2.5	1
Away Av Goals Scored	0.5	1
Total Av Goals Conceded	1.25	1.25
Home Av Goals Conceded	1	1
Away Av Goals Conceded	1.5	1.5
Total 1st Goal Scored	11m	52m
Home 1st Goal Scored	2m	57m
Away 1st Goal Scored	29m	47m
Total 1st Goal Conceded	33m	37m
Home 1st Goal Conceded	29m	32m
Away 1st Goal Conceded	36m	43m

Goals Scoring Minutes	South Africa	Nigeria
0-15	2 (33.3%)	0 (0%)
15-30	1 (16.7%)	1 (25%)
30-45	1 (16.7%)	0 (0%)
45-60	1 (16.7%)	1 (25%)
60-75	0 (0%)	2 (50%)
75-90	1 (16.7%)	0 (0%)

Goals Conceded Minutes	South Africa	Nigeria
0-15	2 (40%)	0 (0%)
15-30	1 (20%)	2 (40%)
30-45	0 (0%)	2 (40%)
45-60	1 (20%)	1 (20%)
60-75	1 (20%)	0 (0%)
75-90	0 (0%)	0 (0%)

Combined Match Stats	South Africa	Nigeria
Attacks	412	446
Dangerous Attacks	232	308
Av Possession Percent	60.25	57.75
Fouls	45	41
Av Fouls Per Game	11.25	10.25
Offside	22	3
Red Cards	0	0
Yellow Cards	5	6
Shots Blocked	16	6
Shots Off Target	26	21
Av Shots Off Target	6.50	5.25
Shots On Target	16	16
Av Shots On Target	4.00	4.00
Total Corners	26	27
Av Corners	6.50	6.75
BTTS	75	100
Av Player Rating Per Match	6.96	7.05
Tackles	50	8

Total Match Goals Percentages	South Africa		Nigeria
	Home	Away	Home	Away
Over 0.5	100	100	100	100
Over 1.5	100	100	100	100
Over 2.5	100	0	0	50
Over 3.5	50	0	0	0
Over 4.5	0	0	0	0
Over 5.5	0	0	0	0
Under 0.5	0	0	0	0
Under 1.5	0	0	0	0
Under 2.5	0	100	100	50
Under 3.5	50	100	100	100
Under 4.5	100	100	100	100
Under 5.5	100	100	100	100

South Africa Vs Nigeria Player Stats:

Performance Summary	South Africa	Nigeria
Top Scorer	N/A	Semi Ajayi(1)
Top Assists	N/A	Samuel Chukwueze(1)
Most Appearances	N/A	Semi Ajayi(4)
Most Mins Played	N/A	Calvin Bassey(360)
Most Cards	N/A	Semi Ajayi(1)

South Africa Player Stats

Coach

Hugo Broos

Total Players

Player	GP
Keanu Grégory Cupido	-	-	-	-	-
Antonio Van Wyk	-	-	-	-	-
Asenele Velebayi	-	-	-	-	-
Gadinkame Malebogo Modise	-	-	-	-	-
Devon Titus	-	-	-	-	-
Yamela Mbuthuma	-	-	-	-	-
Samukelo Xulu	-	-	-	-	-
R. Dortley	-	-	-	-	-
Thabo Brendon Moloisane	-	-	-	-	-
Mondli Mpoto	-	-	-	-	-
Sergio Kammies	-	-	-	-	-
T. Moremi	-	-	-	-	-
Olwethu Mzimela	-	-	-	-	-
Athenkosi Mcaba	-	-	-	-	-
Brooklyn Poggenpoel	-	-	-	-	-
Liam Bern	-	-	-	-	-
Sinoxolo Kwayiba	-	-	-	-	-
Ethan Duncan Brooks	-	-	-	-	-
Tholo Thabang Matuludi	-	-	-	-	-
Jaeden Rhodes	-	-	-	-	-
A. Cupido	-	-	-	-	-
Thabang Sibanyoni	-	-	-	-	-
Mfundo Langa Thikazi	-	-	-	-	-
Lehlohonolo Mojela	-	-	-	-	-

Nigeria Player Stats

Coach

Finidi George

Total Players

	Player	GP
15	Moses Daddy Simon	-	-	-	-	-
11	Samuel Chimerenka Chukwueze	-	-	-	-	-
21	Calvin Ughelumba	-	-	-	-	-
18	Alex Iwobi	-	-	-	-	-
12	Ademola Lookman	-	-	-	-	-
9	Victor James Osimhen	-	-	-	-	-
10	Joe Aribo	-	-	-	-	-
2	Bright Osayi-Samuel	-	-	-	-	-
16	Olorunleke Oluwasegun Ojo	-	-	-	-	-
6	Oluwasemilogo Adesewo Ibidapo Ajayi	-	-	-	-	-
22	Kenneth Josiah Omeruo	-	-	-	-	-
14	Kelechi Promise Iheanacho	-	-	-	-	-
	Francis Odinaka Uzoho	-	-	-	-	-
	Sopuruchukwu Bruno Onyemaechi	-	-	-	-	-
	Temitayo Olufisayo Olaoluwa Aina	-	-	-	-	-
	Chidozie Collins Awaziem	-	-	-	-	-
	Raphael Onyedika Nwadike	-	-	-	-	-
7	Ahmed Musa	-	-	-	-	-
5	William Troost-Ekong	-	-	-	-	-
3	Zaidu Sanusi	-	-	-	-	-
8	Ogochukwu Onyeka Frank	-	-	-	-	-
	Terem Igobor Moffi	-	-	-	-	-
	Ebere Paul Onuachu	-	-	-	-	-
1	Adabayo Adeley	-	-	-	-	-
	Oghenekaro Etebo	-	-	-	-	-
	Nathaniel Nwosu	-	-	-	-	-
	Maduka Okoye	-	-	-	-	-
	Isaiah Ejeh	-	-	-	-	-
23	Victor Sochima	-	-	-	-	-
	Daniel Bameyi	-	-	-	-	-
132	Kevin Akpoguma	-	-	-	-	-
	Valentine Ozornwafor	-	-	-	-	-
17	Chidiebube Gideon Duru	-	-	-	-	-
4	Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi	-	-	-	-	-
12	Divine Nwachukwu	-	-	-	-	-
	Tyronne Ebuehi	-	-	-	-	-
	Saviour Amunde Godwin	-	-	-	-	-
	Afeez Nosiru	-	-	-	-	-
	Chidera Ejuke	-	-	-	-	-
	Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis	-	-	-	-	-
19	Taiwo Michael Awoniyi	-	-	-	-	-
	Cyriel Dessers	-	-	-	-	-
	Bankole Kayode Iyanu	-	-	-	-	-
	Dominion Ohaka	-	-	-	-	-
	Mustapha Jibrin	-	-	-	-	-
	Shina Akinniran	-	-	-	-	-
	Qudus Akanni	-	-	-	-	-
	Sunday Adeyemi Faleye	-	-	-	-	-
	Chidiebere Nwobodo	-	-	-	-	-
	Jerry Alex	-	-	-	-	-
	Edidiong Ezekiel Enobong	-	-	-	-	-

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