Match Report
In the standings it was Nigeria 2nd on 7 points, Côte d'Ivoire 3rd on 3 — separated by 4. The last five rounds placed Côte d'Ivoire no better than 13th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.24 goals per team per game, Nigeria ran at 1 scored and 0.33 conceded, Côte d'Ivoire at 0.67 and 1.67.
Nigeria carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Nigeria against 7/15 for Côte d'Ivoire.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 2 for Nigeria, 2 for Côte d'Ivoire and 0 drawn, at 2.25 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos, capacity 60,491, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Nigeria led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.