FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

Nigeria 2–0 Liberia

Friday 3 Sep 2021 · Lagos, Nigeria

Nigeria2–0Liberia

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Iheanacho Iheanacho

22′1–0Kelechi Iheanacho Nigeria
44′2–0Kelechi Iheanacho Nigeria

Line-ups

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

Nigeria

23Maduka OkoyeGK
2Ola AinaDF
3Jamilu CollinsDF
5William Troost-EkongDF
6Leon BalogunDF
4Wilfred NdidiMF
10Joe AriboMF ↓90′
15Moses SimonMF ↓78′
9Victor OsimhenFW ↓78′
14Kelechi IheanachoFW●● ↓85′
18Alex IwobiFW ↓84′

Came on

17Samuel KaluFW↑78′
19Paul OnuachuFW↑78′
12Abdullahi ShehuDF↑84′
7Ahmed MusaFW↑85′
8Peter EteboMF↑90′

Liberia

Came on

8Abu KamaraFW↑57′
22David TwehMF↑81′
18Peter WilsonFW↑81′

Elo

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

Nigeria: 1750 → 1755
Liberia: 1440 → 1435

Expected score for Nigeria: 91.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 17 of 18, 1963–2021.

Nigeria wins: 14
Draws: 3
Liberia wins: 1

Form either side

Nigeria

Before

1–0 v Benin 27 Mar 2021 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2021
3–0 v Lesotho 30 Mar 2021 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2021
0–1 v Cameroon 4 Jun 2021 · Friendly
0–0 v Cameroon 8 Jun 2021 · Friendly
0–4 v Mexico 3 Jul 2021 · Friendly

After

2–1 v Cape Verde 7 Sep 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
0–1 v Central African Republic 7 Oct 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
2–0 v Central African Republic 10 Oct 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
2–0 v Liberia 13 Nov 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
1–1 v Cape Verde 16 Nov 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

Liberia

Before

0–1 v Chad 13 Oct 2019 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2019
0–1 v Egypt 7 Nov 2019 · Friendly
0–1 v Mauritania 11 Jun 2021 · Friendly
1–0 v Libya 14 Jun 2021 · Friendly
1–5 v Algeria 17 Jun 2021 · Friendly

After

1–0 v Central African Republic 6 Sep 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
0–2 v Egypt 30 Sep 2021 · Friendly
1–2 v Cape Verde 7 Oct 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
0–1 v Cape Verde 10 Oct 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
0–2 v Nigeria 13 Nov 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

Road through the tournament

Nigeria

2–0 v Liberia 3 Sep 2021
2–1 v Cape Verde 7 Sep 2021
0–1 v Central African Republic 7 Oct 2021
2–0 v Central African Republic 10 Oct 2021
2–0 v Liberia 13 Nov 2021
1–1 v Cape Verde 16 Nov 2021

Liberia

0–2 v Nigeria 3 Sep 2021
1–0 v Central African Republic 6 Sep 2021
1–2 v Cape Verde 7 Oct 2021
0–1 v Cape Verde 10 Oct 2021
0–2 v Nigeria 13 Nov 2021
3–1 v Central African Republic 16 Nov 2021

Every Nigeria v Liberia match18

From Nigeria's side.


13 Nov 2021	Liberia	2–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
3 Sep 2021	Liberia	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
11 Sep 2018	Liberia	2–1	Away	Friendly	—
13 Oct 2012	Liberia	6–1	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 2012	—
8 Sep 2012	Liberia	2–2	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2012	—
15 Feb 2012	Liberia	2–0	Away	Friendly	—
28 Jan 2002	Liberia	1–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2002	Group stage
5 May 2001	Liberia	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2001	—
9 Jul 2000	Liberia	1–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2000	—
4 Nov 1984	Liberia	1–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1984	—
20 Oct 1984	Liberia	3–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1984	—
3 Oct 1981	Liberia	3–0	Home	Friendly	—
26 Jan 1980	Liberia	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
25 Oct 1979	Liberia	2–2	Away	Friendly	—
9 Feb 1975	Liberia	1–0	Away	Friendly	—
24 Nov 1972	Liberia	3–1	Away	Friendly	—
26 Oct 1963	Liberia	3–0	Home	Friendly	—
8 Oct 1963	Liberia	2–2	Away	Friendly	—

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