Nigeria vs Lesotho Prediction: The Super Eagles will get more than a goal before the break

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will make welcome the Lesotho National Football team in their opening game of the FIFA World Cup qualifier at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium. Nigeria won the group in 2021 but failed to qualify for the tournament after their (1-1) draw against Ghana in Nigeria.

Nigeria

FIFA Ranking: 40th

Last five matches: WWWDW

The Super Eagles of Nigeria's terrible run in the international friendly games ended as they finally won a game against an average Mozambique side. After the hosts drew the first blood with just seven minutes of play, the Super Eagles responded with three goals before the break to secure a halftime win. Mozambique found the back of the net in the second half but couldn’t get an equalizer as Nigeria won their first friendly since 2019.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will grace the AFCON Tournament in Ivory Coast, where they’ll battle it out with Equatorial Guinea in their opening game.

Nigeria always perform well in this competition, and after winning the group in 2021 with thirteen points from a combined eighteen, we expect them to do even better this time.

Lesotho

FIFA Ranking: 153rd

Last five games: LLLLL

The Crocodiles have been extremely poor over the years, and their last win in a competitive game was in the AFCON Qualifier in 2018 against Tanzania. They picked up just a point in their AFCON Qualifier this year as they ended up at the bottom of the log.

Lesotho head here with a strong performance against Ivory Coast, as they lost by just a goal against a robust team. Lesotho will most likely stay close to their box as the Super Eagles will be all over them tomorrow.

Expert Betting Tips

Nigeria have won their last two games against Lesotho, scoring seven while conceding twice. The Super Eagles of Nigeria have had more than three goals in their previous four games in all competitions. They’ll likely get off a great start against Lesotho, who’ll be hopeful of another defensive display here. We expect Nigeria to take advantage of their opponent's poor run here and score more than a goal before the break for 2.37.

We expect to see more than two goals here for 1.60.

The Super Eagles will most likely get a halftime victory here for 1.58.

Good luck!