After picking up their first win of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers on Friday against Rwanda, Nigeria will be back in action on Tuesday, March 25th, as they host Zimbabwe at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo. Africa Football editor Allan Damba looks into the upcoming clash and provides his prediction and betting tips.
Match Overview
A Victor Osimhen brace secured a 2-0 win over Rwanda, moving the Super Eagles to fourth in Group C with six points from five matches. In the same group, they’ve drawn three times and lost once, sitting four points behind leaders South Africa.On the other hand, Zimbabwe managed to recover from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Benin on Friday, thanks to goals from Marshall Munetsi and Knowledge Musona. However, they remain bottom of Group C with just three points from five games.
Nigeria Recent Form Analysis
The Super Eagles have recovered from a slump to win two successive matches across all competitions. These are their only wins in their last five games, with two draws and one loss. In that time, they’ve scored seven goals and conceded four.
- Last Five Games: 2 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss
- Latest Result: Rwanda 0-2 Nigeria
Zimbabwe Recent Form Analysis
Across all competitions, Zimbabwe are winless in their last five matches, suffering three losses and managing two draws. They’ve scored only three goals while conceding nine in that time.
- Last Five Games: 2 draws, 3 losses
- Latest Result: Zimbabwe 2-2 Benin
Head to Head (Last Five Matches)
- Zimbabwe 1-1 Nigeria
- Nigeria 0-0 Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe 0-1 Nigeria
- Nigeria 2-0 Zimbabwe
- Nigeria 5-1 Zimbabwe
Our Prediction for Nigeria vs Zimbabwe
Nigeria will want to keep their qualification hopes alive, and with the immense quality in their squad, they are heavily favoured to win against the struggling Warriors.
Punters should stake on a Home Win (1) with odds of 1.34 on 1xBet. They can also consider Over 2.5 goals, with odds of 1.87 on 1xBet.
Player to Watch
Ademola Lookman: The Atalanta forward, who assisted one of Osimhen’s goals against Rwanda, has been in fantastic form this season. With 18 goals for Atalanta and eight international goals for Nigeria, Lookman will be eager to add to his tally against Zimbabwe.
Best Odds and Betting Tips
We’ve identified the following as the best tips for this match:
- Home Win (1) – 1.34 on 1xBet
- Over 2.5 goals – 1.87 on 1xBet
