Nigeria VS South Africa Match Prediction
2019-07-10
19:00:00
Nigeria
VS
South Africa
Our Prediction Tip
South Africa will win this match.
2019-07-1019:00:00 South Africa will win this match.
In 11 matches against South Africa, Nigeria have six wins and four draws.
Here's a look at the last five results:
Nov 17, 2018: South Africa 1-1 Nigeria (AFCON Qual)
Jun 6, 2017: Nigeria 0-2 South Africa (AFCON Qual)
Mar 29, 2015: South Africa 1-1 Nigeria (Fri)
Nov 19, 2014: Nigeria 2-2 South Africa (AFCON Qual)
Sep 10, 2014: South Africa 0-0 Nigeria (AFCON Qual)
Betfair have the following odds available for this match:
Nigeria are at 1.95 to win, a draw is at 3.1, and a South Africa win is at 4.2.
No for both sides scoring is at 1.57.
A draw at half time with a South Africa win can be had for 9.0.
Nigeria have had an up and down tournament so far, so it’s hard to judge them accurately, to say the least. In the group stage, they were looking good having taken narrow 1-0 wins over Burundi and Guinea to open up play. They could have won the group on the final day, but they were shocked by outsiders Madagascar and forced into a very tough Round of 16 clash with Cameroon. They somehow came back to win it in the end, 3-2. Overall, their last year has included eight wins, three draws, and two losses.
If Nigeria have had a roller coaster campaign so far, then there are no words for South Africa. Bafana Bafana lost twice in the group stages, with their opener being a 1-0 loss to the Ivory Coast and then their closing match of the round being a loss to Morocco by the very same score. However, they went through via lone win over Namibia, which ended up being enough to get them a Round of 16 berth. Not much was expected, but they knocked out hosts Egypt late in the going to move to this quarterfinal. In their last year, they have three wins, two wins on penalties, five draws, a penalty loss, and two losses.
It’s hard to back Nigeria when you just get the feeling they can’t be trusted. Maybe South Africa can’t be, either, but they are now playing with confidence having eliminated Egypt. They can double their money and move into the semis here.
Gernot Rohr has some strong options to go to on his bench if he chooses to do so, but the team that beat Cameroon looks like it could be his best and it would be a foolhardy move to try and alter it.
Odion Ighalo saw his career in English football run out long ago, but he’s still playing at a very high level and proved that much on Saturday as he scored twice and assisted once to propel them to a big victory over Cameroon to get them to this quarterfinal. He now has three goals in the tournament, and he could be heating up at just the perfect time. The speed and creativity of Ahmed Musa makes him another man to watch. He never found his footing in England, but he’s got bags of talent and has plenty to prove as he seeks to help drive his nation further forward. He assisted one of Ighalo’s goals in the win over rivals Cameroon.
Nigeria have three wins and two losses in their last five matches:
3-2 win vs Cameroon
2-0 loss vs Madagascar
1-0 win vs Guinea
1-0 win vs Burundi
1-0 loss at Senegal (Fri)
Stuart Baxter only made one change in the win over Egypt, so he generally likes to keep a tight group. This could lead to fatigue, but it appears like he believes this is his biggest and best chance at winning.
Winger Thebinkosi Lorch grabbed the goal that sent his team to this dream quarterfinal, marking the 25 year old’s very first goal for his nation. They will hope his form keeps up ahead of this match. In midfield, Bongani Zungu, the Amiens man, has also shown very well so far. Not only has he scored in the tournament but he is also one of their most experienced players and thus will be asked to do a lot of work in the heart of midfield.
South Africa have two wins, two losses, and a draw in their last five matches:
0-1 win at Egypt
0-1 loss vs Morocco
1-0 win vs Namibia
1-0 loss vs Ivory Coast
0-0 draw at Ghana (Fri)
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