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Head to head

Nigeria vs Zambia

If they played today

Nigeria at home
70% / 18% / 11%
Nigeria win / draw / Zambia win
Nigeria–Zambia
  • 2–0 13.0%
  • 1–0 12.1%
  • 2–1 9.4%
  • 3–0 9.4%
  • 1–1 8.7%
Neutral venue
63% / 21% / 16%
Nigeria win / draw / Zambia win
Nigeria–Zambia
  • 1–0 11.7%
  • 2–0 11.5%
  • 1–1 10.0%
  • 2–1 9.8%
  • 3–0 7.5%
Zambia at home
56% / 23% / 21%
Nigeria win / draw / Zambia win
Nigeria–Zambia
  • 1–0 11.2%
  • 1–1 11.1%
  • 2–0 9.9%
  • 2–1 9.8%
  • 0–0 6.4%

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

 NigeriaZambia
Current Elo18831551
Elo rank26th94th
Peak Elo1896 (2006)1799 (1994)
Matches played661793
All-time record311W 192D 158L358W 203D 232L
Goals for10081234
Goals against662851
Biggest win10–0 vs São Tomé and Príncipe · 2022-06-13 · African Cup of Nations qualification11–2 vs Eswatini · 1978-02-05 · Friendly
Biggest loss0–7 vs Ghana · 1955-10-30 · Friendly1–10 vs DR Congo · 1969-11-22 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.080.00
African Cup of Nations won31
Expected African Cup of Nations2.401.21

When they've met

Meetings
17
Nigeria 8W 6D 3L
Goals
19–16
Nigeria first
First meeting
1–5
Zambia won · 1973-07-15 · African Cup of Nations qualification
Most recent
1–0
Nigeria won · 2017-10-07 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Nigeria's biggest win
3–1
1976-02-14 · Friendly
Zambia's biggest win
5–1
1973-07-15 · African Cup of Nations qualification
Most common result
0–0
Nigeria first · 4 times, last 2010-01-25
Current run
Unbeaten in 10
Nigeria · since 1990-03-12
17 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2017-10-071–0Nigeria homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2016-10-092–1Zambia homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2013-01-251–1NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations
2011-11-152–0Nigeria homeFriendly
2010-01-250–0NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations
2001-03-241–1Zambia homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
2001-01-131–0Nigeria homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
1997-12-170–0Zambia homeFriendly
1994-04-102–1NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations
1990-03-122–0NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations
1985-08-180–1Zambia homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
1985-08-100–0Nigeria homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
1982-03-130–3NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations
1978-03-100–0NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations
1976-02-143–1Zambia homeFriendly
1973-07-151–5Zambia homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
1973-07-153–2Nigeria homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification