Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.
Came on
Came on
No cards.
World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.
Expected score for Nigeria: 84.3% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.
Meeting 16 of 21, 1959–2025.
Before
After
Before
After
From Nigeria's side.
| 14 Oct 2025 | Benin | 4–0 | Home | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 | — |
| 14 Nov 2024 | Benin | 1–1 | Neutral | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 | — |
| 7 Sep 2024 | Benin | 3–0 | Home | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 | — |
| 10 Jun 2024 | Benin | 1–2 | Neutral | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 | — |
| 27 Mar 2021 | Benin | 1–0 | Away | African Cup of Nations qualification 2021 | — |
| 13 Nov 2019 | Benin | 2–1 | Home | African Cup of Nations qualification 2019 | — |
| 16 Jan 2010 | Benin | 1–0 | Neutral | African Cup of Nations 2010 | Group stage |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Benin | 2–0 | Neutral | African Cup of Nations 2008 | Group stage |
| 4 Feb 2004 | Benin | 2–1 | Neutral | African Cup of Nations 2004 | Group stage |
| 27 Apr 1991 | Benin | 3–0 | Home | African Cup of Nations qualification 1991 | — |
| 30 Sep 1990 | Benin | 1–0 | Away | African Cup of Nations qualification 1990 | — |
| 4 Nov 1979 | Benin | 5–0 | Home | Friendly | — |
| 14 Oct 1979 | Benin | 1–1 | Away | Friendly | — |
| 14 Feb 1977 | Benin | 7–0 | Home | Friendly | — |
| 20 Dec 1972 | Benin | 3–0 | Home | Friendly | — |
| 27 Feb 1966 | Benin | 2–1 | Away | Friendly | — |
| 11 Dec 1965 | Benin | 0–1 | Home | Friendly | — |
| 2 Feb 1963 | Benin | 4–1 | Home | Friendly | — |
| 27 Jan 1963 | Benin | 1–1 | Away | Friendly | — |
| 28 Nov 1959 | Benin | 10–1 | Home | Friendly | — |
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