Sierra Leone vs Nigeria 18.06.2023

Nigeria and Sierra Leone will continue their push for a ticket at next year’s continental showpiece when they lock horns on Sunday. For the Super Eagles, a win is enough to secure an early place at the next AFCON. This will, in no doubt, soothe the pains of crashing out of the last tournament at the last 16 stages and the heartbreak of missing out on a place at the last World Cup. Also, grabbing a place in the competition will keep alive the hopes of earning a first continental triumph since South Africa in 2013.

On their part, the Leone Stars are in a precarious situation as their qualification hangs in the balance. As it stands, they are 3rd on the log, 4 points behind Nigeria. This means, to remain in contention for a place, Sierra Leone must do the almost impossible and beat Peseiro’s men. If successful, it would boost their chances of booking 2 consecutive AFCON tickets for the first time in over 2 decades.

Heading into this tie, the Super Eagles’ confidence will be bolstered by the title-winning form of Victor Osimhen and Taiwo Awoniyi’s goal prowess. To this end, we expect a good outing for the three-time African Champions and we are backing them to score at least twice here.

Main tip: Nigeria Ov. 1.5 Goals (go to tip details)

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Head-to-Head stats Sierra Leone vs Nigeria

Considering the last 9 meetings between these teams;

• Nigeria has 6 wins, while Sierra Leone has 1 win and 2 matches were drawn
• These matches scored an average of just 2.88 goals per match
• Their last meeting ended 2-1 in Nigeria’s favor

Latest results Sierra Leone

• 1 win, 3 losses, and 1 draw in the last 5 games
• 4 goals in their last 5 matches, an average of 0.80 goals per game
• In their last game, they beat Sao Tome 2-0

Latest results Nigeria

• 1 win and 4 losses in their last 5 games
• 2 goals scored in the last 5 matches. Average of 0.40 goals per match
• They beat Guinea Bissau 1-0 last time out

AFCON Qualifiers Group A Standings and Latest Results

Sierra Leone: rank 3rd – 4 matches – 1 win – 2 draws – 0 loss – 5 points
Form Guide (most recent first): W-D-L-L-L

Nigeria: rank 2nd – 4 matches – 3 wins – 0 draws – 1 loss – 9 points
Form Guide (most recent first): W-L-L-L-L

Possible squad Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Sesay; Samura, Samadia, Caulker, Kakay; Kargbo, Koroma, Bundu; Conteh, Kamara, Kallon

Out: None

Coach: John Keister

Possible squad Nigeria

Nigeria: Adeleye; Omeruo, Troost-Ekong, Ajayi, Bassey; Onyeka, Aribo, Simon, Iwobi; Chukwueze, Osimhen

Out: None

Coach: Jose Peseiro

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Our tip(s) and odds in detail

According to the statistics above and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following:

1) Bet on Nigeria Over 1.5 Goals

Betwinner offers the best odds for the bet “Nigeria Over 1.5 Goals”
The odd of 1.49 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 67% chance that Nigeria will score at least 2 goals in this match.

Odds comparison for Nigeria win

Betwinner – odd 1.49
Betway – odd 1.48

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2) Bet on Over 2.5 Goals

• Their last meeting ended 2-1 in favor of Nigeria

Odds for this bet

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The odd of 1.72 means that the bookmaker is calculating with a likelihood of approx. 58% chance that there will be at least 3 goals scored in this encounter.

Odds comparisons for Over 2.5 Goals

Melbet – odd 1.72
1xbet – odd 1.71

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