Egypt vs Nigeria Prediction

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1 – 0
Most Likely Score
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 · Africa Cup of Nations
1 48%
Home Win 2.07
X 31%
Draw 3.27
2 21%
Away Win 4.73
xG Home 1.19
xG Away 0.68
Over 2.5 Goals 29%
BTTS 34%

Our Prediction

Our Poisson distribution model gives Egypt an expected 1.2 goals and Nigeria an expected 0.7 goals. Egypt have a 48% win probability, draw stands at 31%, and Nigeria at 21%. The most likely exact scoreline is 1–0. Under 2.5 goals is the lean at 71%.

Correct Score Predictions

1:0 18.3%
0:0 15.4%
1:1 12.5%
2:0 10.9%
0:1 10.5%
2:1 7.4%
3:0 4.3%
1:2 4.2%
0:2 3.6%
3:1 3%
2:2 2.5%
4:0 1.3%

Detailed Analysis

Best Pick Nigeria Win
Probability 45%
Predicted Odds 2.22
Market Odds 2.36

Team Comparison

Egypt Nigeria
1 League Position 1
7 Points 9
67% Win % 100%
1 Avg Goals Scored 2.67
0.33 Avg Goals Conceded 1.33

Head to Head

16 Dec 2025 Friendlies
Egypt 2 : 1 Nigeria
W
11 Jan 2022 Africa Cup of Nations
Nigeria 1 : 0 Egypt
L
26 Mar 2019 Friendlies
Nigeria 1 : 0 Egypt
L