Head to head

Libya vs Nigeria

If they played today

Libya at home

20% / 23% / 57%

Libya win / draw / Nigeria win

Libya–Nigeria

0–1 11.3%
1–1 10.9%
0–2 10.2%
1–2 9.8%
0–0 6.3%

Neutral venue

15% / 21% / 65%

Libya win / draw / Nigeria win

Libya–Nigeria

0–2 11.8%
0–1 11.8%
1–2 9.8%
1–1 9.8%
0–3 7.9%

Nigeria at home

10% / 18% / 72%

Libya win / draw / Nigeria win

Libya–Nigeria

0–2 13.3%
0–1 12.1%
0–3 9.8%
1–2 9.3%
1–1 8.4%

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

	Libya	Nigeria
Current Elo	1531	1883
Elo rank	101st	26th
Peak Elo	1701 (2012)	1896 (2006)
Matches played	384	661
All-time record	143W 92D 149L	311W 192D 158L
Goals for	500	1008
Goals against	466	662
Biggest win	21–0 vs Oman · 1966-04-03 · Arab Cup	10–0 vs São Tomé and Príncipe · 2022-06-13 · African Cup of Nations qualification
Biggest loss	0–6 vs Lithuania · 1966-05-25 · Friendly	0–7 vs Ghana · 1955-10-30 · Friendly
World Cups won	0	0
Expected World Cups	0.00	0.08
African Cup of Nations won	0	3
Expected African Cup of Nations	0.16	2.40

When they've met

Meetings

Libya 0W 0D 4L

Goals

2–9

Libya first

First meeting

0–1

Nigeria won · 2005-08-17 · Friendly

Most recent

0–1

Nigeria won · 2024-10-11 · African Cup of Nations qualification

Libya's biggest win

—

Never beaten Nigeria

Nigeria's biggest win

4–0

2018-10-13 · African Cup of Nations qualification

Most common result

0–1

Libya first · twice, last 2024-10-11

Current run

Won last 4

Nigeria · since 2005-08-17

4 meetings

Date	Score	Venue	Competition
2024-10-11	0–1	Nigeria home	African Cup of Nations qualification
2018-10-16	2–3	Neutral	African Cup of Nations qualification
2018-10-13	0–4	Nigeria home	African Cup of Nations qualification
2005-08-17	0–1	Libya home	Friendly