Head to head

Mozambique vs Nigeria

If they played today

Mozambique at home
18% / 22% / 60%
Mozambique win / draw / Nigeria win
Mozambique–Nigeria
  • 0–1 11.5%
  • 0–2 10.8%
  • 1–1 10.5%
  • 1–2 9.9%
  • 0–3 6.7%
Neutral venue
13% / 20% / 67%
Mozambique win / draw / Nigeria win
Mozambique–Nigeria
  • 0–2 12.4%
  • 0–1 11.9%
  • 1–2 9.7%
  • 1–1 9.3%
  • 0–3 8.6%
Nigeria at home
9% / 17% / 74%
Mozambique win / draw / Nigeria win
Mozambique–Nigeria
  • 0–2 13.9%
  • 0–1 12.2%
  • 0–3 10.5%
  • 1–2 9.0%
  • 1–1 7.9%

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

 MozambiqueNigeria
Current Elo14951883
Elo rank112th26th
Peak Elo1576 (2025)1896 (2006)
Matches played375661
All-time record118W 95D 162L311W 192D 158L
Goals for3871008
Goals against485662
Biggest win6–1 vs Lesotho · 1980-08-10 · African Cup of Nations qualification10–0 vs São Tomé and Príncipe · 2022-06-13 · African Cup of Nations qualification
Biggest loss0–6 vs Zimbabwe · 1980-04-20 · Friendly0–7 vs Ghana · 1955-10-30 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.000.08
African Cup of Nations won03
Expected African Cup of Nations0.092.40

When they've met

Meetings
6
Mozambique 0W 1D 5L
Goals
2–12
Mozambique first
First meeting
0–1
Nigeria won · 1999-08-17 · Friendly
Most recent
0–4
Nigeria won · 2026-01-05 · African Cup of Nations
Mozambique's biggest win
Never beaten Nigeria
Nigeria's biggest win
4–0
2026-01-05 · African Cup of Nations
Most common result
0–1
Mozambique first · twice, last 2009-10-11
Current run
Unbeaten in 6
Nigeria · since 1999-08-17
6 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2026-01-050–4NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations
2023-10-162–3NeutralFriendly
2010-01-200–3NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations
2009-10-110–1Nigeria homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2009-03-290–0Mozambique homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1999-08-170–1Mozambique homeFriendly