Sierra Leone vs Nigeria Prediction: The Super Eagles will devour the Leone Stars at home

Leone Stars will square off against the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium on Sunday. Nigeria need all the points here to cement their spot in the forthcoming AFCON tournament, while the home side must secure six points in their next two matches.

Sierra Leone

FIFA Ranking: 117th

Last four matches: LDDW

The Leone Stars have had a slow start to their qualifying campaign with two stalemates, a defeat, and a victory. They have scored seven goals and conceded six so far. More recently, they won on the road against São Tomé after a disappointing (2-2) tie in Sierra Leone. They are still third on the table and have earned five points in the last four games. 

Sierra Leone can still make it through if they get a win here and defeat Guinea in their final game. 

Nigeria

Last two matches: WWLW

FIFA Ranking: 40th

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been underperforming in recent games despite losing once over their previous four in this campaign. Nigeria head here following their slim (0-1) victory against Guinea Bissau. The Super Eagles were wasteful and almost split points. Even though they had twenty shots to the opponent's eight, they only managed to score from the penalty spot. They can’t continue playing like that, and if something doesn’t change, they might as well struggle here. 

Nigeria have won three of their last four games in this qualifier, scoring thirteen while conceding twice. They have scored the most goals in the round and are confident of securing the ticket to next year’s AFCON tournament.

Expert Betting Tips

Over their previous five meetings, Nigeria have won three and shared the spoils twice. Sierra Leone gave the Super Eagles a run for their money in the 2021 season when they drew (4-4) against Nigeria and shut out the Super Eagles in Sierra Leone with a (0-0) tie. The Super Eagles have not played to their potential in recent years, even though they boast one of the best talents in Europe. It’s going to be tough on the road, but seeing Sierra Leone draw against São Tomé, we believe the Super Eagles will punish them here; bet on an away win for 1.45.

We also expect the visitors to get a halftime win here for 1.91.

With Victor Osihmen and Kelechi up front for the Eagles, we expect total domination from Nigeria; a correct score of (0-3) might surface here.

Good luck!