Head to head

Brazil vs Nigeria

If they played today

Brazil at home
60% / 22% / 18%
Brazil win / draw / Nigeria win
Brazil–Nigeria
  • 1–0 11.5%
  • 2–0 10.9%
  • 1–1 10.5%
  • 2–1 9.9%
  • 3–0 6.8%
Neutral venue
52% / 24% / 23%
Brazil win / draw / Nigeria win
Brazil–Nigeria
  • 1–1 11.5%
  • 1–0 11.0%
  • 2–1 9.7%
  • 2–0 9.3%
  • 0–1 6.8%
Nigeria at home
44% / 26% / 30%
Brazil win / draw / Nigeria win
Brazil–Nigeria
  • 1–1 12.2%
  • 1–0 10.4%
  • 2–1 9.1%
  • 0–1 8.2%
  • 2–0 7.7%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

 BrazilNigeria
Current Elo20761883
Elo rank6th26th
Peak Elo2258 (2022)1896 (2006)
Matches played1064661
All-time record675W 217D 172L311W 192D 158L
Goals for23151008
Goals against961662
Biggest win10–1 vs Bolivia · 1949-04-10 · Copa América10–0 vs São Tomé and Príncipe · 2022-06-13 · African Cup of Nations qualification
Biggest loss1–7 vs Germany · 2014-07-08 · FIFA World Cup0–7 vs Ghana · 1955-10-30 · Friendly
World Cups won50
Expected World Cups2.980.08

When they've met

Meetings
2
Brazil 1W 1D 0L
Goals
4–1
Brazil first
First meeting
3–0
Brazil won · 2003-06-11 · Friendly
Most recent
1–1
Drawn · 2019-10-13 · Friendly
Brazil's biggest win
3–0
2003-06-11 · Friendly
Nigeria's biggest win
Never beaten Brazil
Current run
Unbeaten in 2
Brazil · since 2003-06-11
2 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2019-10-131–1NeutralFriendly
2003-06-113–0Nigeria homeFriendly