Tanzania vs Nigeria: Ilenikhena gives Nigeria attacking edge in November fixture

Tanzania face Nigeria on 17 November at 13:00 GMT, with both sides looking to improve their early-season results. Nigeria arrive with the stronger recent form and a clear attacking reference in G. Ilenikhena, who has scored once this season. Tanzania are still searching for their first goal of the campaign.

The fixture offers Tanzania an opportunity to reset after an inconsistent run, while Nigeria will aim to build on a more positive sequence. Tanzania’s last five results are recorded as LDL, compared with Nigeria’s WLW.

The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:

• Assists: (Tanzania) — 0 assists, S. Ajayi (Nigeria) — 1 assists.
• Goalkeepers saves: T. Allarakhia (Tanzania) — 0, S. Nwabali (Nigeria) — 0
• Tackles: F. Salum (Tanzania) — 2, A. Adams (Nigeria) — 2.
• Most encounters won: I. Hamad (Tanzania) — 9, W. Ndidi (Nigeria) — 7.

Top 5 scorers this season:

1. H. Mastouri (4, Tunisia)
2. Y. Wissa (3, Congo DR)
3. Omar Marmoush (3, Egypt)
4. R. Mofokeng (3, South Africa)
5. M. Munetsi (3, Zimbabwe)

Team statistics:

Nigeria’s form gives them the statistical advantage before kick-off, but Tanzania will hope home conditions can make the contest more competitive. The hosts have not yet found the net this season, making their attacking response one of the main questions ahead of the match.

The five previous matches played by the teams:

• Tanzania — LDL
• Nigeria — WLW

Tanzania need a response in attack

Tanzania’s immediate challenge is to turn pressure and possession into goals. Their failure to score so far has placed greater importance on defensive discipline, as every conceded goal becomes more damaging when the team is unable to respond at the other end.

According to home statistics this season, Tanzania scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	100.00%	16.67%
16-30		16.67%
31-45		66.67%
46-60
61-75
76-90
91-105

Nigeria has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	20.00%	20.00%
16-30	20.00%	20.00%
31-45	40.00%	20.00%
46-60	20.00%	20.00%
61-75		20.00%
76-90
91-105

Head-to-head stats:

Teams	Games	Win		Draws		Losses
		H	A	H	A	H	A
Tanzania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nigeria		0	0	0	0	0	0

Probabilities before the match:

Tanzania		Nigeria
29.3%	Winning the game	29.3%
29%	Attack potential	29%
45%	Potential in defense	45%
0%	Strength against each other	0%
29%	Goal Potential	29%

Summary: the probability of Nigeria winning – 45%, draw – 45%, loss – 10%. Thus Tanzania, most likely, loss (loss or draw)

Goal Forecast:Tanzania, is likely to score -1.5 goals, Nigeria is likely to score no more than -2.5.

The bookmaker odds for this match:

Home win	Draw	Away win
0	0	0

Save the date

The match between the teams Tanzania and Nigeria will take place on November 17 at 13:00 (GMT) at the stadium .