Both teams are in a completely different contradictory situations after their first match in Group D of the U20 World Cup. The flying Eagles of Nigeria had a decent performance by brushing aside their first opponent in the competition, Qatar in a 4-0 victory. On the other hand, The United States of America lost to Ukraine in a match that they proved to be superior to their opponents but they were ungainly and totally unlucky in front of goal, in which will later hunt them with a 2-1 defeat. So the next match will be very important for both teams and 3 points will be the final destination that both the United States and Nigeria are heading towards. With US, coach Daniel Ricciard and his players will have to win this game if at all they want to participate in the eighth round of the U20 World Cup, anything short of that, they will surely have themselves to blame for wasting their chances before Ukraine. The opponent in this match is not "easy" at all and if care is not taken, chances are they will continue to receive bitter fruits and leave the tournament with a mood that cannot be worse. In contrast, The Flying Eagles team is spiritually high in confidence and if they continue to play with their abilities they will surely be a tough team to beat in the competition.
USA
After the 1-2 defeat of Ukraine, the U20 US team will be very eager to secure all 3 points today against Nigeria, and to achieve that they will have to play with more than 100% determination and focus today And also their last match against Qatar in order to get the maximum number of points and wait for other opponents to break. It has been a long time since they had to face the risk of being eliminated from the group stage, and with the pressure to win, surely the whole team will have nothing to lose and enter the stage against the psychological ability of an early elimination. Today's match against Nigeria will be the first ever match between the two teams, so coach Daniel Ricciard would probably not be fully aware of the capabilities of their opponent, but regardless the team are very much prepared and also desperate to show their fans that the last defeat versus Ukraine was just an accident.
NIGERIA
There is still too little information about Nigeria but the way they are playing shows how prepared they are for this year U20 competition. If they continue with this kind of confidence and ability, they would probably edge their way into winning this prestigious u20 World Cup. Encountering the US U20 team tonight in the second series, "Flying Eagles" are having an extremely comfortable mentality after a 4-0 victory over Qatar and they are ready to continue conquering this challenge if they keep that form. The Flying Eagles of Nigeria have been pretty much impressive on their road to this year's U20 Word Cup with 2 wins and 3 draws in their last 5 matches played, But of course, the U20 World Cup competitors is on a different level compared to the competitors that they have met, but nevertheless this team is facing psychological pressure to win. So impatience, hurriedness can be an opportunity for representatives from Africa to organize a counterattack. Physical strength, endurance is something that "Flying Eagles" never lack. So their is surely a high chance of them winning their second match easily against the US.
PRE-MATCH FACT
- USA have combined 5 goals in three friendly matches before the tournament.
- This is the first match between this two teams in the last decade.
- Their have been over 2.5 goals scored in Nigeria's last 3 matches.
PICK
- Over 2.5 Goals @ Odd 1.76
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