Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria Predictions: Expert Tips for AFCON

Our betting expert provides Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria predictions for this AFCON second-round match on Monday, January 22nd.

Guinea-Bissau have lost their opening two games of Group A and now look destined to finish bottom. The Super Eagles were party poopers as they beat host nation Ivory Coast and blew the group wide open ahead of the final fixtures. We’ve got betting tips for this match

H2  Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria Predictions & Tips

• Nigeria (Home +1.5) Asian Handicap @ 2.06 with Bet9ja
• Over (2.5) Goals @ 2.16 with Bet9ja
• GG in Goal / No Goal @ 2.69 with Bet9ja
• Nigeria/Nigeria in Half Time/Full Time @ 1.96 with Bet9ja
• Victor Osimhen to score Two or More Goals @ 6.50 with bet365
• William Troost-Ekong to Score Anytime @ 7.00 with bet365
• Nigeria to score a penalty @ 4.50 with bet365

Super Eagles to seal qualification in style

Nigeria have lost just one of their last 13 AFCON group stage games (W9 D3), with their 2-0 defeat to Madagascar in 2019 the only time they’ve failed to score in this run.

Looking at the odds with Bet9ja in the winner market for this clash The Super Eagles are the massive favourite.

A win will see Nigeria top the group if Equatorial Guinea fail to beat Ivory Coast and we can get José Peseiro’s men onside at a nice price. Looking at the head-to-head stats when the two nations met in AFCON qualifying a repeat of the final clash would provide a winning bet at odds of 1.96.

That result is for Nigeria to be winning at half time and at full time. That’s the first of our Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria predictions.

Bet 1: Nigeria/Nigeria in Half Time/Full Time @ 1.96 with Bet9ja

Osimhen to lead charge for victory

Victor Osimhen scored his first goal at the Africa Cup of Nations in the opening round game against Equatorial Guinea. If you don’t shoot, you don’t score and he had six shots in the game, four more than any other player.

Nigeria’s number nine followed that up with another three shots against Ivory Coast and he will be keen to get back on the goal trail here. In qualification, he scored two goals against Sierra Leone and three goals against Sao Tome and Principe.

I’m adding for him to score two or more goals here to my tips in a game the opponents have to win if they have any hope of qualifying to the knockout stages.

Bet 2: Victor Osimhen to score Two or More Goals @ 6.50 with bet365

Trust in Troost-Ekong

William Troost-Ekong’s second-half penalty was the only goal of the game in Nigeria’s vital win over Africa Cup of Nations hosts Ivory Coast. It was his fifth goal in his 70th international appearance for his country.

With that record, it is not a surprise to see odds of 7.00 for the 30-year-old to score again here.

However, the fact the defender is on penalties means that the price looks too large. Especially when you take into account when these two nations met in AFCON Qualification Round 4 in March last year, Moses Simon scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot.

When these two sides met in this tournament in 2022 the Super Eagles won 2-0 with Troost-Ekong scoring the second goal.

Bet 3: William Troost-Ekong to Score Anytime @ 7.00 with bet365

Guinea-Bissau to pay the penalty

For the last of my predictions for this game I have to include Nigeria to score a penalty. The main reasoning has already been included above.

At the time of writing, there have been 5 penalties awarded from the 15 games played. Nigeria have won one of those and also received one in the last meeting between the two nations.

With VAR at the ready to pick up anything the on-field official misses this always looks a value play. Especially in a game the Super Eagles will dominate and have a lot of ball in the opposition penalty area.

Bet 4: Nigeria to score a penalty @ 4.50 with bet365