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26 June 2018 - 14:00 

- Day 3

World - World Cup

Nigeria
VS
Argentina

Prediction :

Over 1.5

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Nigeria vs Argentina Prediction & Betting Tips - World Cup

 by Steve Ashfield | in World Cup Prediction

Argentina put in an appalling performance against Croatia and are in danger of failing to reach the last sixteen. They also struggled in qualifying before clinching qualification on the final matchday but performances haven't been anywhere near the standard we expect of an Argentinian side. Messi has failed to score so far and that includes the vital penalty miss against Iceland in their opening fixture.  Their defence was a big worry coming into this tournament and those fears have been totally confirmed with some shambolic defending in the first two games. Now they take on a Nigeria side who have no reason to be scared of them at all.

That's because these two sides met last year and Nigeria came from 2-0 down to beat the Argentinians 4-2 so they know just how bad Argentina can defend. Not that Nigeria defended that well themselves when facing Croatia in their opening game of this tournament as they went down to a 2-0 defeat and frankly looked a poor side. That all changed  when they took on Iceland on Friday and beat the European team 2-0 to take them into second place in this group and in with a chance of reaching the knock-out stages for the third straight tournament. This is such a tough game to predict because surely Argentina can't play as bad as they did against Croatia and can Nigeria keep up their form considering the poor performance against Croatia. Both sides have good attacking options and defences that can't entirely be trusted, so go for over 2.5 goals to be scored in this game.

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Nigeria vs Argentina Form

Table

Teams Pts P W D L GD
2
Argentina
Argentina
4 3 1 1 1 -2
3
Nigeria
Nigeria
3 3 1 0 2 -1

Nigeria and Argentina Last Matches

Nigeria
Nigeria Last matches
L D L L L W
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

Total goals
2.5
BTTS
33%
Goals scored
1.33
Goals conceded
1.17
Over 2.5
33%
Under 2.5
67%

22 Jun 2018 - World Cup

Nigeria
2 :  0
Iceland

16 Jun 2018 - World Cup

Croatia
2 :  0
Nigeria

6 Jun 2018 - International Friendlies

Czech Republic
1 :  0
Nigeria

2 Jun 2018 - International Friendlies

England
2 :  1
Nigeria

23 Mar 2018 - International Friendlies

Poland
0 :  1
Nigeria

14 Nov 2017 - International Friendlies

Nigeria
4 :  2
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina Last matches
L W L W D L
Victories

2/6 (33%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

Total goals
4
BTTS
50%
Goals scored
1.67
Goals conceded
2.33
Over 2.5
67%
Under 2.5
33%

21 Jun 2018 - World Cup

Argentina
0 :  3
Croatia

16 Jun 2018 - World Cup

Argentina
1 :  1
Iceland

29 May 2018 - International Friendlies

Argentina
4 :  0
Haiti

27 Mar 2018 - International Friendlies

Spain
6 :  1
Argentina

23 Mar 2018 - International Friendlies

Argentina
2 :  0
Italy

14 Nov 2017 - International Friendlies

Nigeria
4 :  2
Argentina

Nigeria against Argentina : Head to Head (H2H)

14 Nov 2017 - International Friendlies

Nigeria
4 :  2
Argentina
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Nigeria against Argentina Lineups: Starting 11

Nigeria

Formation : 3 - 5 - 2

23
F. Uzoho
6
L. Balogun
5
W. Troost-Ekong
22
K. Omeruo
11
V. Moses
8
P. Etebo
10
M J Obi
4
W. Ndidi
2
B. Idowu
7
A. Musa
14
K. Iheanacho
9
G Higuain
10
L. Messi
11
A. Di Maria
7
E. Banega
14
J Mascherano
15
E. Perez
3
N. Tagliafico
16
M. Rojo
17
N. Otamendi
2
G. Mercado
12
F. Armani

Formation : 4 - 4 - 2

Argentina

Nigeria - Argentina Key Points

  1. The last game played between these two sides was last year with Nigeria winning 4-2.
  2. Argentina have a poor defence illustrated by the fact in the past seven months, Croatia scored three against them, Nigeria four and Spain six.
  3. Four of the last six Argentina games have had over 2.5 goals scored in them.
  4. Nigeria have only kept one clean sheet in their last six games
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Our Nigeria vs Argentina Prediction

Argentina last failed to make it out of their group at the 2002 World Cup but are in danger of doing that again this time around. Two dismal performances and no goals from Lionel Messi have left them bottom of the group and even a win  here might still see them on their way home to a very upset nation. They must surely be able to play better than they did against Croatia but that defence has to wake itself up and start defending better. Nigeria made a good comeback by beating Iceland on Friday but still have work to do if they want to get through to the last sixteen. It's an incredibly hard game to predict but it looks a game that should have a few goals in it because of the dodgy defences so go for over 2.5 goals in the game.

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Prediction :

Over 1.5

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