Nigeria – Cameroon : Preview & Prediction
Nigeria and Cameroon face at the Wiener Neustadter Stadion, for a friendly, the first of the year for both teams. The history of recent direct clashes is favorable to the home team, which has 2 wins and 1 draw in the last 3 matches. The last head-to-head confrontation between these two teams, in 06‑07‑2019, ended with Nigeria winning by (3‑2). In this match, the home factor can play an important role, as both teams have significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
The home team plays its first friendly match of the year, having played 2 friendlies last year, with the following final scores: Nigeria (1‑1) Tunisia and Nigeria (0‑1) Algeria. This is a stronger team when they play at their stadium, as in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in their stadium. In their last match, for the African Cup of Nations Qualification, they won at home against Lesotho by (3‑0). In the last 10 home matches Nigeria has a record of 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Their attack has scored regularly, as they have managed to score in 8 of the last 10 matches. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 4 times, but have turned the score around in 2. There are 1 periods that stand out in the last 6 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 5 of their 10 goals between minutes (16’‑30′ ).
Nigeria starts this game with a 3-0 victory against Lesotho, in a game counting for the qualifying phase that gives access to the African Cup of Nations: the team’s goals were signed by Victor Osimhen, Oghenekaro Etebo and Paul Onuachu. In this friendly against Cameroon, coach Gernot Rohr must use a very offensive strategy in order to take advantage of his opponent’s defensive failures. Victor Osimhen is the great Nigerian standout, being very powerful and strong at the time of submission. All players are available for this game.
This will be the visiting team’s first friendly match of the year, after only 1 friendlies last year, with the final score: Japan (0‑0) Cameroon. This is a stronger team when they play at their stadium, as in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses in their stadium. The team comes to this match after a home draw against Rwanda by (0‑0). In the last 10 away matches Cameroon has won 3, tied 3 and lost 4. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, as 5 of the last 12 matches have ended with Under 1.5 goals. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 4 times and have only turned the score around 1 time. In the last 12 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (31’‑45′).
The Cameroon team comes to this game with a 0-0 tie against Rwanda, in a game counting for the qualifying phase that gives access to the African Cup of Nations. In this game against Nigeria, coach Toni Conceição should keep the team in 4-3-3 privileging defensive organization and counterattacks: Clinton N’Jie a fast and competent player in transporting the ball to attack. All players are available for this game.
Nigeria – Cameroon : Betting Tips
Nigeria – Win Odds: 2.55
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
