Nigeria and Canada face off this Thursday, July 20 at 11:30 p.m. (Brasilia time). The match is valid for the first round of Group B of the Women’s World Cup and will be played at AAMI Park, Melbourne (AUS). The Nigerian team have won the last two matches, in international friendlies, against Costa Rica and New Zealand respectively. However, the Canadian team lost the last two matches, in international friendlies, against Japan and France.
Predictions: Nigeria vs Canada
Over 2.5 goals: yes – 1.55
The assumption that there are more than 2.5 goals in the game between Nigeria and Canada is considered plausible as the Nigerian team played three friendlies in 2024, scored four goals, averaging 1.33 goals per game. The Canadian team, meanwhile, played four games and scored three goals.
First half result: Canada
The teams have faced each other five times in history, with two wins for Canada, two draws and just one win for Nigeria. In addition to this retrospective, the Canadian team is considered superior to the Nigerian team.
Both teams to score: yes – 1.94
The Canadian team is considered one of the favorites to win the Women’s World Cup and although Nigeria is considered inferior, the team has scored a goal in four of the five games they have played against the Canadians. Therefore, the assumption that both teams score is considered plausible.
Nigeria v Canada: retrospective and past matches
direct confrontation
Women’s International 11/04/22
Canada Women
two
Nigerian women
two
Women’s International 04/08/22
Canada Women
two
Nigerian women
0
Women’s International 04/08/19
Canada Women
two
Nigerian women
1
Nigeria’s last five games
Womenu2019s International 11/04/23
V
new zealand women
0
Nigerian women
3
Womenu2019s International 07/04/23
V
Haiti Women
1
Nigerian women
two
Womenu2019s International 02/21/23
V
Costa Rican Women
0
Nigerian women
1
Womenu2019s International 02/18/23
D
Colombia Women
1
Nigerian women
0
Women’s International 02/15/23
D
Mexico Women
1
Nigerian women
0
Last five games Canada
Womenu2019s International 11/04/23
D
France Women
two
Canada Women
1
Womenu2019s International 02/22/23
D
Japan Women
3
Canada Women
0
Womenu2019s International 02/19/23
V
Brazil Women
0
Canada Women
two
Womenu2019s International 02/17/23
D
United States Women
two
Canada Women
0
Women’s International 11/15/22
D
Brazil Women
two
Canada Women
1
The latest news from Nigeria
By qualifying for the 2023 Women’s World Cup, Nigeria could claim to have participated in all editions of the competition to date. The team has already reached the knockout stages of the World Cup twice. In USA 1999, he beat North Korea and Denmark in the first phase, and only lost in one of the most unforgettable matches of the competition: the quarter-finals won 4-3 by Brazil with a golden goal from Sissi.
At France 2019, a 2-0 win over South Korea in the first round, largely thanks to Oshoala’s performance, was instrumental in Nigeria reaching the knockout stages. However, they lost 3-0 to Germany.
To overcome its best campaign in the history of the World Cups, the Nigerian team relies on striker Asisat Oshoala, considered by many to be the best African player of all time. At just 28 years old, Barcelona’s goal-scoring machine netted 27 times in 35 appearances last season.
The latest news from Canada
With the exception of the first edition of the Women’s World Cup, Canada has participated in all other World Cups. However, the team’s performances have been among the best, with four disqualifications in the group stage and in 2019 a disappointing loss to Sweden in the Round of 16.
Canada’s best appearance at the World Cup came 20 years ago, when young Christine Sinclair led the team to the semi-finals and a fourth-place finish in the United States in 2003.
The Canadian team, current Olympic champions, arrives in Australia with a chance to win the title and to confirm this favoritism, the Canadian team counts on the 40-year-old striker Christine Sinclair, who has participated in five World Cups and four Olympic Games, where she won two bronze medals and a gold medal, in 2021.
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