Rwanda vs Nigeria Prediction and Betting Tips | September 10th 2024
Rwanda play host to Nigeria at the Amahoro Stadium in Group C of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Tuesday. Torsten Spittler’s men will head into the midweek clash looking to get one over the Super Eagles, having failed to win the last five meetings between the two nations since June 2004.
Rwanda turned in a resilient team display in the Group C curtain-raiser as they fought back from behind to salvage a 1-1 draw against Libya.
In an action-packed contest at the 11 June Stadium, Innocent Nshuti scored two minutes into the second half to cancel out Sobhi Al Mabrouk's first-half opener and force a share of the spoils.
Rwanda, who have now gone unbeaten in seven of their last eight games across all competitions, will look to build on Wednesday’s result as they face the stern challenge of taking on a star-studded Nigeria side.
Meanwhile, Augustine Eguavoen’s second stint in charge of Nigeria got off to a flyer as the Super Eagles thrashed Benin 3-0 in their group opener on Saturday.
Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman struck twice at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, with Victory Osimhen adding to the scoresheet in the 78th minute to fire the Super Eagles to a comfortable victory.
Nigeria will head into Tuesday’s clash looking to secure consecutive wins for the first time since January and maintain their perfect start to the qualifiers.
Rwanda vs Nigeria Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- Nigeria hold the upper hand in the history of this fixture, having picked up two wins and three draws in their last five encounters.
- Rwanda are unbeaten in seven of their last eight matches across all competitions, picking up three wins and four draws since September 2023.
- Nigeria have won just two of their last six matches in all competitions while losing three and claiming one draw since February.
- Rwanda have failed to win seven of their last eight competitive home games, losing three and picking up four draws since September 2021.
Rwanda vs Nigeria Prediction
Nigeria picked up a resounding victory over Benin last time out and will head into Tuesday’s clash with sky-high confidence.
The Super Eagles boast a significantly superior squad on paper and we are backing them to see off Rwanda at the Amahoro Stadium.
Prediction: Rwanda 1-2 Nigeria
Rwanda vs Nigeria Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Nigeria to win
Tip 2: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have scored in five of Nigeria’s last seven games)
Tip 3: Over 10.5 corners - No (There have also been fewer than 11 corner kicks in the Super Eagles’ last five outings)