Rwanda vs Nigeria Prediction, Lineups & Odds

By Richard Clarke, Football Analyst | Published: 3 months ago | Last Updated: Mar 21, 22:00 | 4 min read

Rwanda

Football Africa World Cup Qualification Amahoro Stadium Fri 21 Mar 23:00

Nigeria

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

Nigeria Should Have the Edge

The bet we really like is Nigeria on the 1x2 betting market. Our prediction is trading at 1.79 for the Super Eagles to beat Rwanda and this looks great value.

Match Preview & H2H

Rwanda and Nigeria played each other last time out. Rwanda won the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier 2-1, while Nigeria enjoyed 58% possession and won the shots on target 4-2. Ange Mutsinzi and Innocent Nshuti found the net for the Wasps, with Samuel Chukwueze on the scoresheet for the Super Eagles.

In their most recent World Cup qualifiers, Rwanda won 1-0 when playing Lesotho at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa, while Nigeria lost 2-1 to Benin at Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Confirmed Lineups

Rwanda confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Fiacre Ntwari (GK), Fitina Omborenga, Ange Mutsinzi, Thierry Manzi, Claude Niyomugabo, Samuel Gueulette, Djihad Bizimana, Bonheur Mugisha, Innocent Nshuti, Hakim Sahabo, Jojea Kwizera.

Nigeria confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Stanley Nwabili (GK), Bright Osayi-Samuel, William Troost-Ekong, Calvin Bassey, Ola Aina, Samuel Chukwueze, Wilfred Ndidi, Moses Simon, Ademola Lookman, Alex Iwobi, Victor Osimhen.

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Expert Africa World Cup Qualification Analysis

The team news that filters through can have a knock-on effect as far as the odds are concerned. We use this information along with the form guide, while the latest stats are also taken into consideration.

Key Rwanda vs Nigeria stats:

  • Rwanda failed to score in 8 of their last 10 home matches
  • Rwanda have lost 6 of their past 10 home matches
  • Nigeria have not lost any of their last 3 away matches

Rwanda vs Nigeria Prediction

We’re heading to the Full-Time Result market and backing Nigeria at 1.79 to win this Africa World Cup qualifier. Our pick means we’re opposing the team who have home advantage in this match.

If you want bigger odds about Nigeria, you can head to the Asian Handicap market and back them -1, -1.5 or even -2.

Our Pick

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Rwanda vs Nigeria Odds

For this Africa World Cup Qualification match, the leading bookies’ betting odds mean Nigeria are the 1.79 favourite to win and that means a 56% chance of winning. If you want to back the outsider for this match, Rwanda are available at 5.85.

The game is predicted to be a low-scoring one and that is borne out by Under 2.5 Goals trading at short odds. If you think this points to a low-scoring or one-sided affair, then BTTS No could be an option at 1.56.

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Team Stats

Latest Africa World Cup Qualification and match stats. Full Time Result and Goals.

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Nigeria logo Nigeria Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 5 wins, 8 defeats and 7 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 2 wins, 6 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 9 wins, 5 defeats and 6 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 4 wins, 2 defeats and 4 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Rwanda

Nigeria

Goals / match
0.8 1.2
Conceded / match
1.2 0.6
Total / match
2 1.8

Team News

We’re ready to bring you Rwanda vs Nigeria team news as soon as it’s announced. This will allow you to get the big picture.

Rwanda vs Nigeria Lineups

Rwanda Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Nigeria Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Rwanda Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

1 Fiacre Ntwari
13 Fitina Omborenga 5 Ange Mutsinzi 17 Thierry Manzi 3 Claude Niyomugabo
8 Samuel Gueulette 4 Djihad Bizimana 15 Bonheur Mugisha 19 Innocent Nshuti
10 Hakim Sahabo 22 Jojea Kwizera
23 Stanley Nwabili
12 Bright Osayi-Samuel 5 William Troost-Ekong 21 Calvin Bassey 2 Ola Aina
11 Samuel Chukwueze 4 Wilfred Ndidi
15 Moses Simon 7 Ademola Lookman 17 Alex Iwobi
9 Victor Osimhen

Nigeria Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Rwanda Substitutes

  • 2Obed Obed
  • 6Anicet Ishimwe
  • 7Jean Bosco Ruboneka
  • 9Didier Mugisha
  • 11Kevin Muhire
  • 12Gilbert Mugisha
  • 14Habimana Yves
  • 16Hadji Iraguha
  • 18Maxime Wenssens
  • 20Clement Niyigena
  • 21Djabel Manishimwe
  • 23Pierre Ishimwe

Nigeria Substitutes

  • 1Kayode Iyanu Bankole
  • 3S. Onyemaechi
  • 6Igoh Ogbu
  • 8Toluwalase Arokodare
  • 10Joe Aribo
  • 13Papa Daniel
  • 14Jordan Torunarigha
  • 16Amas Obasogie
  • 18Alhassan Yusuf
  • 19Umar Sadiq
  • 20Raphael Onyedika
  • 22Victor Okoh Boniface

If you want confirmed lineups, you’ve come to the right place. You can also see the full list of substitutes and find out the team formations.

Team Squads

Rwanda Squad

Nigeria Squad

Squad information is available for every team so you can identify all the players.

FIFA FlagTables & Standings

World Cup Qualification CAF Group C

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Rwanda 4 2 1 1 3:1 7
2 South Africa 4 2 1 1 6:5 7
3 Benin 4 2 1 1 4:3 7
4 Lesotho 4 1 2 1 3:2 5
5 Nigeria 4 0 3 1 4:5 3
6 Zimbabwe 4 0 2 2 2:6 2
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 South Africa 2 2 0 0 5:2 6
2 Benin 2 2 0 0 3:1 6
3 Rwanda 2 1 1 0 2:0 4
4 Nigeria 2 0 2 0 2:2 2
5 Lesotho 2 0 1 1 0:1 1
6 Zimbabwe 2 0 1 1 1:3 1

The Africa World Cup Qualification standings help you understand the performance of each team in the division. Check out the latest table for up-to-date information

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