Friendly

Scotland 1–2 Nigeria

Wednesday 17 Apr 2002 · Aberdeen, Scotland

Scotland1–2Nigeria

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Dailly Aghahowa Aghahowa

7′1–0Christian Dailly Scotland
40′1–1Julius Aghahowa Nigeria
69′1–2Julius Aghahowa Nigeria

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Scotland

Came on

16Graham AlexanderDF↑45′
15Allan JohnstonMF↑45′
17Michael StewartDF↑64′
19Garry O'ConnorFW↑74′
13Gary CaldwellDF↑79′

Nigeria

Came on

11Tius Lkedia↑54′
8Mutiu Adepoju↑79′
7Emeka IfejiagwaDF↑85′

No cards.

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Scotland: 1721 → 1711
Nigeria: 1809 → 1819

Expected score for Scotland: 51.7% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 2, 2002–2014.

Scotland wins: 0
Draws: 1
Nigeria wins: 1

Form either side

Scotland

Before

1–1 v Poland 25 Apr 2001 · Friendly
0–0 v Croatia 1 Sep 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
0–2 v Belgium 5 Sep 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
2–1 v Latvia 6 Oct 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
0–5 v France 27 Mar 2002 · Friendly

After

1–4 v South Korea 16 May 2002 · Friendly
0–2 v South Africa 20 May 2002 · Friendly
0–1 v Denmark 21 Aug 2002 · Friendly
2–2 v Faroe Islands 7 Sep 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002
2–0 v Iceland 12 Oct 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002

Nigeria

Before

1–0 v Liberia 28 Jan 2002 · African Cup of Nations 2002
1–0 v Ghana 3 Feb 2002 · African Cup of Nations 2002
1–2 v Senegal 7 Feb 2002 · African Cup of Nations 2002
1–0 v Mali 9 Feb 2002 · African Cup of Nations 2002
1–1 v Paraguay 26 Mar 2002 · Friendly

After

3–0 v Kenya 4 May 2002 · Friendly
2–1 v Republic of Ireland 16 May 2002 · Friendly
1–0 v Jamaica 18 May 2002 · Unity Cup 2002
0–1 v Argentina 2 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–2 v Sweden 7 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002

Every Scotland v Nigeria match2

From Scotland's side.


28 May 2014	Nigeria	2–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
17 Apr 2002	Nigeria	1–2	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN