Ghana national football team
Friendlies 1
May 28, 2025 at 7.45pm UK
Brentford Community Stadium
Nigeria national football team

Ghana
1 - 2
Nigeria

Thomas-Asante (70')
Mamudu (23')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Dessers (14')
Ogbu (53')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's friendly clash between Ghana and Nigeria, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Ghana

All competitions
Last Game: Madagascar 0-3 Ghana
Monday, March 24 at 7pm in World Cup Qualifying - Africa

Nigeria

All competitions
Last Game: Nigeria 1-1 Zimbabwe
Tuesday, March 25 at 4pm in World Cup Qualifying - Africa

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Ghana win with a probability of 43.25%. A win for Nigeria had a probability of 28.39% and a draw had a probability of 28.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Ghana win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.57%) and 2-1 (8.34%). The likeliest Nigeria win was 0-1 (10.3%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.1%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.4% likelihood.

Result
GhanaDrawNigeria
43.25% (-0.015999999999998 -0.02)28.36% (0.0010000000000012 0)28.39% (0.015999999999998 0.02)
Both teams to score 44.79% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
38.95% (0.0020000000000024 0)61.05%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
18.97% (0.0010000000000012 0)81.03%
Ghana Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.98% (-0.0079999999999956 -0.01)28.02% (0.010999999999999 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.33% (-0.011000000000003 -0.01)63.67% (0.011999999999993 0.01)
Nigeria Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.22% (0.012999999999998 0.01)37.78% (-0.012 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.45% (0.012 0.01)74.55% (-0.010000000000005 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Ghana 43.24%
    Nigeria 28.39%
    Draw 28.34%
GhanaDrawNigeria
1-0 @ 13.46% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-0 @ 8.57% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
2-1 @ 8.34% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-0 @ 3.63% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-1 @ 3.54% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
3-2 @ 1.72%
4-0 @ 1.16% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
4-1 @ 1.13% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 1.7%
Total : 43.24%
1-1 @ 13.1%
0-0 @ 10.58%
2-2 @ 4.06%
Other @ 0.6%
Total : 28.34%
0-1 @ 10.3%
1-2 @ 6.38% (0.0020000000000007 0)
0-2 @ 5.02% (0.0030000000000001 0)
1-3 @ 2.07% (0.0020000000000002 0)
0-3 @ 1.63% (0.002 0)
2-3 @ 1.32%
Other @ 1.68%
Total : 28.39%

How you voted: Ghana vs Nigeria

Ghana
60.0%
Draw
15.0%
Nigeria
25.0%
20
Head to Head
Mar 22, 2024 4pm
Friendlies 1
Nigeria
2-1
Ghana
Dessers (38' pen.), Lookman (84')
Onyemaechi (20'), Collins (88')
Ayew (90+5' pen.)
Abdul Samed (37'), Lamptey (90+6')
Opoku (56')
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Mar 29, 2022 6pm
Third Round 2nd Leg
Nigeria
1-1
Ghana
Troost-Ekong (22' pen.)
Shehu (89')
Partey (10')
Amartey (26'), Afena-Gyan (84'), Partey (84'), Wollacott (90+3')
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Mar 25, 2022 7.30pm
Third Round 1st Leg
Ghana
0-0
Nigeria
Djiku (62')
Etebo (77')
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Jan 29, 2014 6.30pm
Semi-Finals
Nigeria
0-0
Ghana
(Aggregate 0-0 | Ghana win 4-1 on penalties)
Adusei (15'), Ainooson (45'), Opoku (62')
Adusei (64')
> Match Report
Feb 10, 2013 6pm
Final
Nigeria
1-0
Ghana
Mba
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