Ivory Coast 0–1 Nigeria: Result & Stats

Ivory Coast

FT

0 – 1

HT: 0 – 0

Nigeria

1/18/2024

Africa Cup of Nations · Group Stage - 2Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 11+ matches

Ivory Coast40%

×Draw27%

Nigeria33%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

50.3%

Always home

44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Ivory CoastExpected goals in this matchNigeria

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

1.32

1.16

Ivory Coast

1.32

Nigeria

1.16

Ivory Coast creates 14% more chances

Season form · 12 home / 11 away

1.92

creates per match

1.64

0.67

allows per match

0.73

creates per match

Ivory Coast

1.92

Nigeria

1.64

allows per match

Ivory Coast

0.67

Nigeria

0.73

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Ivory Coast+0.00on par

Nigeria+0.00on par

Total goals

Under55
Over45

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No50
Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Ivory Coast ↓

Nigeria →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–08%

0–110%

0–26%

0–32%

0–41%

1

1–011%

1–113%

1–27%

1–33%

1–41%

2

2–07%

2–18%

2–25%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–03%

3–14%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

92%8%1.5

71%29%2.5

45%55%3.5

24%76%4.5

11%89%

Double chance

Ivory Coast or draw

67%

Ivory Coast or Nigeria

73%

Draw or Nigeria

60%

Winning margin

Ivory Coast wins by 2+

18%

Nigeria wins by 2+

13%

Team goals

Ivory Coast 1+ goals

73%

Ivory Coast 2+ goals

38%

Ivory Coast 3+ goals

15%

Nigeria 1+ goals

69%

Nigeria 2+ goals

32%

Nigeria 3+ goals

11%

Draw no bet

Ivory Coast (draw refunded)

55%

Nigeria (draw refunded)

45%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

37%

Both score & under 3

13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Ivory Coast at home — creates 1.92, concedes 0.67 · 12 matches

Nigeria away — creates 1.64, concedes 0.73 · 11 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Ivory Coast attack 1.92 + Nigeria defence 0.73 → ÷2 → 1.32

Nigeria attack 1.64 + Ivory Coast defence 0.67 → ÷2 → 1.16

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 40%?"

Ivory Coast scores more

40%

level

27%

Nigeria scores more

33%

Ivory Coast at 40% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

injuries & suspensions
the matchday lineup
motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
weather & pitch condition
in-game coaching decisions

So 40% does not mean "Ivory Coast will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff