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Matchday

Int. Friendly Games 2026, Semifinals · 26 May 2026

Nigeria 2–0 Zimbabwe

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
2.9 – 1.2
Actual xG
–
Goals
2 – 0

Footybot made Nigeria favourites at 72%.

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.

Nigeria

31 Mar 2026D 2–2at Jordan International Friendlies
27 Mar 2026W 2–1at Iran International Friendlies
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

Zimbabwe

31 Mar 2026W 1–0v Zambia U23 International Friendlies
28 Mar 2026W 3–0at Botswana International Friendlies
29 Dec 2025L 2–3v South Africa Africa Cup of Nations
26 Dec 2025D 1–1at Angola Africa Cup of Nations
22 Dec 2025L 1–2at Egypt Africa Cup of Nations

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Nigeria

No player stats recorded.

Zimbabwe

No player stats recorded.