Algeria vs Nigeria Prediction & Betting Tips - World Cup Qualification - Africa

Prediction published on 06/11/2017, 21:33  by | Modified on 13/12/2017 at 03:39 in Football Predictions

The Africa zone will be holding the final group matches for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, in all but one group and among the nations in action will be Algeria and Nigeria – the North Africans hosting this Group B game in Constantine on Friday 10th November. By all means, this is a dead rubber encounter, pitting the top team against the bottom side. Nigeria have already sealed qualification, taking up the only slot in the group with 13 points while Algeria sits bottom with one point after five matches. The two nations take to the game differing runs in their recent matches with Nigeria coming up as clear favorites. Algeria are winless in their last five matches, registering four losses and a draw. At home, they have as slightly better run, with two wins and three losses, scoring five goals and conceding six in the process. They have managed just two wins in their last 10 matches and have five wins in their last 10 at home. Algeria have scored in 28 of their last 29 home matches but they will be hoping for their first ever win over Nigeria. The visitors, Nigeria take to the clash a four – match unbeaten run – they have three wins, a draw and a loss in the last five. Playing away from home, they have registered a draw, two losses and two wins, scoring six but conceding five goals. Nigeria have four wins in 20 away matches and three losses in their matches home and away. They are unbeaten in 17 World Cup qualifiers away from home and unbeaten in their last 35 World Cup qualifiers home and away. Head to head, the two nations have met five times in history and Nigeria have won all - two as the away team and three as home team.