Nigeria - Argentina Football prediction

Nigeria and Argentina measure their strength in a meeting for this phase of the World Cup. There is only one recent direct showdown between these two teams, on 14-11-2017, which ended Nigeria's (2-4) win.

Analysis of Nigeria

After 1 victory and 1 loss, the team arrives at this 3rd round in the 2nd position of Group D, with 3 points won. On the previous day, won against Iceland by (2-0), after in the first game of this group stage have lost (2-0) against Croatia. In the last 10 matches played for all competitions, Nigeria won 4, drew 1 and lost 5. Defensive solidity has not been their strong point as they have conceded goals in 7 of their last 10 matches. In the 15 games he played, he managed to get back to the result in 3 of the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal.

Nigeria go into this motivated game after having won a 2-0 victory against Iceland, thus totaling the first three points in this competition: the two goals were signed by Musa. In the event of a tie, Nigerians are well positioned to advance in this 2018 World Cup. In this game against Argentina, coach Gernot Rohr should play in 3-5-2, but with a more cautious strategy, since the opponent holds individual values. Musa, CSKA Moscow player, is the player with more ability to shake the game of the African team, being this owner of great speed and technique. It seems that the coach counts on his best pieces for this match.

Analysis of Argentina

After 1 draw and 1 loss, the team arrives at this 3rd round in the 4th position of Group D, with 1 point conquered. On the previous day, they lost against Croatia by (0-3), after in the first game of this group stage have drawn (1-1) against Iceland. In the last 10 games Argentina won 4, drawn 3 and lost 3. Their attack has scored regularly, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 5 times and only got 1 turnaround. There have been 1 period in the last 20 games played for all competitions: they suffered 10 of their 26 goals in the minutes (46'-60 ').

Argentina are in a very difficult situation in this World Cup, having so far managed to win only 1 point in a draw against Iceland on Matchday 1. We remember that the Argentines fell with a crash in the last game, when they lost against Croatia by 0-3. To advance in the competition, the Argentines need to win and hope that the Croats do not lose against Iceland. In this game against Nigeria, coach Jorge Sampaoli should go back to risk in the 3-4-2-1 privileging possession of balls and organized attacks. Leo Messi is one of the great highlights of Argentina, however, has presented a poor performance in this World Cup. There are no weight absences for this game.