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Matchday

Int. Friendly Games 2026 · 27 Mar 2026

Iran 1–2 Nigeria

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.6 – 1.1
Actual xG
–
Goals
1 – 2

Footybot made Iran favourites at 48%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Iran

18 Nov 2025D 0–0at Uzbekistan International Friendlies
13 Nov 2025D 0–0at Cabo Verde International Friendlies
14 Oct 2025W 2–0v Tanzania International Friendlies
10 Oct 2025L 1–2at Russia International Friendlies

Nigeria

17 Jan 2026D 0–0at Egypt Africa Cup of Nations
14 Jan 2026D 0–0v Morocco Africa Cup of Nations
10 Jan 2026W 2–0at Algeria Africa Cup of Nations
5 Jan 2026W 4–0v Mozambique Africa Cup of Nations
30 Dec 2025W 3–1at Uganda Africa Cup of Nations

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Iran

No player stats recorded.

Nigeria

No player stats recorded.