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Africa Cup of Nations

Nigeria national football team
Africa Cup of Nations | Group Stage
Dec 23, 2025 at 5.30pm UK
 
Tanzania national football team

Nigeria
vs.
Tanzania

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Africa Cup of Nations clash between Nigeria and Tanzania, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Nigeria

All competitions
Last Game: Egypt 2-1 Nigeria
Tuesday, December 16 at 6pm in International Friendlies

Tanzania

All competitions
Last Game: Kuwait 4-3 Tanzania
Saturday, November 15 at 4pm in International Friendlies

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Nigeria win with a probability of 57.41%. A draw has a probability of 26.3% and a win for Tanzania has a probability of 16.28%.

The most likely scoreline for a Nigeria win is 1-0 with a probability of 17.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-0 (13.02%) and 2-1 (8.48%). The likeliest drawn scoreline is 0-0 (11.8%) , while for a Tanzania win it is 0-1 (7.69%).

Result
NigeriaDrawTanzania
57.41% (0.0020000000000024 0)26.3%16.28% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Both teams to score 37.02% (-0.0080000000000027 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
36.02% (-0.0080000000000027 -0.01)63.97% (0.0039999999999978 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
16.83% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)83.17% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Nigeria Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.35% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)22.64% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.72% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)56.27% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)
Tanzania Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
47.85% (-0.012 -0.01)52.14% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
13.9% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)86.1% (0.0050000000000097 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Nigeria 57.41%
    Tanzania 16.28%
    Draw 26.29%
NigeriaDrawTanzania
1-0 @ 17.53%
2-0 @ 13.02%
2-1 @ 8.48% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-0 @ 6.45% (0.00099999999999945 0)
3-1 @ 4.2% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-0 @ 2.4%
4-1 @ 1.56%
3-2 @ 1.37% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 2.4%
Total : 57.41%
0-0 @ 11.8%
1-1 @ 11.41% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-2 @ 2.76% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 0.32%
Total : 26.29%
0-1 @ 7.69%
1-2 @ 3.72% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
0-2 @ 2.5% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 2.37%
Total : 16.28%