Head to head

Netherlands vs Nigeria

If they played today

Netherlands at home
58% / 23% / 19%
Netherlands win / draw / Nigeria win
Netherlands–Nigeria
  • 1–0 11.4%
  • 1–1 10.8%
  • 2–0 10.4%
  • 2–1 9.9%
  • 3–0 6.4%
Neutral venue
50% / 25% / 25%
Netherlands win / draw / Nigeria win
Netherlands–Nigeria
  • 1–1 11.7%
  • 1–0 10.8%
  • 2–1 9.5%
  • 2–0 8.8%
  • 0–1 7.2%
Nigeria at home
42% / 26% / 32%
Netherlands win / draw / Nigeria win
Netherlands–Nigeria
  • 1–1 12.3%
  • 1–0 10.2%
  • 2–1 8.8%
  • 0–1 8.6%
  • 1–2 7.5%

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

 NetherlandsNigeria
Current Elo20481883
Elo rank8th26th
Peak Elo2198 (2014)1896 (2006)
Matches played883661
All-time record455W 200D 228L311W 192D 158L
Goals for18521008
Goals against1081662
Biggest win11–0 vs San Marino · 2011-09-02 · UEFA Euro qualification10–0 vs São Tomé and Príncipe · 2022-06-13 · African Cup of Nations qualification
Biggest loss0–7 vs Germany · 1959-10-21 · Friendly0–7 vs Ghana · 1955-10-30 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.830.08

When they've met

Meetings
1
Netherlands 1W 0D 0L
Goals
5–1
Netherlands first
First meeting
5–1
Netherlands won · 1998-06-05 · Friendly
Most recent
5–1
Netherlands won · 1998-06-05 · Friendly
1 meeting
DateScoreVenueCompetition
1998-06-055–1Netherlands homeFriendly