We said: Nigeria 2-1 Angola
Friday should pose the sternest test to Nigeria's watertight backline, with Angola capable of hurting the West African nation in different ways.
Peseiro's men are expected to concede, but they should have enough at the other end to defeat the exciting Palancas Negras.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Nigeria win with a probability of 59.82%. A draw had a probability of 24.7% and a win for Angola had a probability of 15.45%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nigeria win was 1-0 with a probability of 16.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.2%) and 2-1 (8.88%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.07%), while for an Angola win it was 0-1 (6.91%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 16.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Nigeria in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Nigeria.
