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Nigeria vs Cameroon — Africa Cup of Nations 2019

Nigeria
Nigeria
FT
3 – 2
HT: 1 – 2
Cameroon
Cameroon
7/6/2019Africa Cup of NationsAfrica Cup of Nations · 8th FinalsAlexandria Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 13+ matches

Nigeria52%
×Draw25%
Cameroon23%
✓ 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.

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.

Nigeria
1.59
Cameroon
0.98

Nigeria creates 62% more chances

Season form · 17 home / 13 away

creates per match

Nigeria
1.88
Cameroon
1.15

allows per match

Nigeria
0.82
Cameroon
1.31

finishing

Nigeria+0.00on par
Cameroon+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Under
  • Under53
  • Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Nigeria ↓

Cameroon →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–08%
0–18%
0–24%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–012%
1–112%
1–26%
1–32%
1–40%
2
2–010%
2–19%
2–25%
2–32%
2–40%
3
3–05%
3–15%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
73%27%2.5
47%53%3.5
26%74%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

Nigeria or draw
77%
Nigeria or Cameroon
75%
Draw or Cameroon
48%

Winning margin

Nigeria wins by 2+
27%
Cameroon wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

Nigeria 1+ goals
80%
Nigeria 2+ goals
47%
Nigeria 3+ goals
21%
Cameroon 1+ goals
62%
Cameroon 2+ goals
26%
Cameroon 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Nigeria (draw refunded)
69%
Cameroon (draw refunded)
31%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
38%
Both score & under 3
12%

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

Nigeria at home — creates 1.88, concedes 0.82 · 17 matches

Cameroon away — creates 1.15, concedes 1.31 · 13 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Nigeria attack 1.88 + Cameroon defence 1.31 → ÷2 → 1.59

Cameroon attack 1.15 + Nigeria defence 0.82 → ÷2 → 0.98

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 52%?"

Nigeria scores more
52%
level
25%
Cameroon scores more
23%

Nigeria at 52% 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 52% does not mean "Nigeria 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

Africa Cup of Nations: Nigeria 3–2 Cameroon

Nigeria beat Cameroon 3-2 in Africa Cup of Nations on July 6, 2019.

The match was played at Alexandria Stadium in Alexandria.