Nigeria vs Libya betting tip 2025 - Picks and Predictions for the AFCON Qualifiers match on October 11th, 2024

Stadium and City where Nigeria vs Libya will occur

The game takes place in the Akwa Ibom Stadium stadium, in the city of Uyo, with a capacity for 30000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Nigeria vs Libya betting tip 2025

A AFCON Qualifiers match between Nigeria and Libya will hold on October 11th, 2024, Friday at 16:00h (UTC), in World, check the Nigeria vs Libya betting tip 2025 to win with your bets.

With the participation of all 54 African teams affiliated with FIFA, the AFCON qualifiers determine who will be the 24 participants in the main phase of the tournament, which takes place every two years. With two stages, the qualifier has a preliminary round with 12 teams, from which the last six qualify for the group stage. At this stage, there are 48 teams divided into 12 groups, with the top two from each group advancing to the final phase.

The final phase of the African Cup of Nations is a bi-annual competition that brings together the continent's major forces. The tournament has been running since 1957, with variations in the intervals between one edition and another, but never failed to be played for more than four years.

Nigeria last match

Nigeria arrives from a draw in the last match they played. The contest against Rwanda, valid for the AFCON Qualifiers, ended with a score of 0-0.

Libya last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the previous event. In a dispute valid for AFCON Qualifiers, Libya faced the Benin team, and the score ended with a 2-1 for their rivals.

Nigeria vs Libya h2h

It was on 16-10-2018 when these two nations last clashed on the field. That match, which ended with the 2-3 win for Nigeria, was valid for the 2019 season of the AFCON Qualifiers.

The last match between these two clubs was a seesaw battle to the end.

In this football match, G. Nkhakananga will be the referee while C. Kanduku and J. Nyauti will assist him.

Nigeria

AFCON Qualifiers leaderboard now

Nigeria arrives to this game with a campaign of four points in 1st place in Group D in the AFCON Qualifiers, having won 1 game in total, without losses, plus a total of 1 draw.

If the AFCON Qualifiers were to conclude now, the Nigeria team would be going to the the Final Tournament, since they are in the position 1 of the group. So, with 4 games still to be played, Nigeria is in a good position and can get up to a maximum of 16 points in this competition if they win all these upcoming matches.

Nigeria analysis

Currently, in the AFCON Qualifiers, Nigeria sums 3 goals for and a total of 0 goals against, after 2 rounds played.

As we approach the Group Stage, Nigeria is set for another intriguing match. In the inaugural game, the team had 7.5 shots on target, providing a glimpse into their attacking potential. This statistic adds an element of anticipation for the upcoming match, as we await to see how Nigeria will navigate their offensive strategies in this encounter.

Nigeria is a more offensive team than Libya, having 205 attacks vs. 163 from Libya, having scored 3 times. In comparison, Libya converted into goal twice.

Best goalscorer from Nigeria

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Ademola Lookman. With 2 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Nigeria team achieving several victories this season.

Libya

AFCON Qualifiers leaderboard now

Libya comes into this game with 1 point, and in 4th place in Group D of the AFCON Qualifiers, having won 0 games in total, having lost 1 game, plus a total of 1 draw.

If the AFCON Qualifiers were to conclude now, the Libya team would be out of the qualification for the next round, since they are in the position 4 of the group. However, with 4 games still to play, Libya can still reach the position 1 on the league table and can get a maximum of 13 points if they win their remaining matches.

Libya analysis

Currently, in the AFCON Qualifiers, Libya sums 2 goals for and a total of 3 goals against, after 2 rounds played.

With an average of 1 goals per game, the team struggles on the offensive end, and considering that it will also be playing away from home, the odds are all against it.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.

Taking into consideration that Libya scores an average of 1 goal per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.7.

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 4.75 corners per game.

Nigeria is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 7 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Nigeria in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 6 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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