Nigeria Fouls Stats 2027

Nigeria Fouls Stats 2027 - season overview

Nigeria are averaging 13.3 fouls per game in 2027, with matches involving them seeing 24 total fouls on average. That puts them 32nd of 53 for team fouls per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Madagascar, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Nigeria players commit the most fouls?

Bruno Onyemaechi leads with 13 fouls across 6 qualifying appearances (2.17/g, 83% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Nigeria player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Nigeria's foul profile look this season?

Nigeria are averaging 13.3 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.7 for a match-total of 24. That ranks 32nd of 53 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Nigeria pick up one yellow card every 0.143 fouls.

How is the foul matchup read calculated?

Foul matchup blends the defender's fouls per game (40%), the opposition attacker's fouls drawn per game (40%), and the team's underlying foul propensity (20%). For the upcoming fixture against Madagascar the page weights each Nigeria defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.

Where do these foul stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Nigeria fixtures in the active window for 2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their foul rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

Does the referee affect foul counts?

Yes - the referee profile module shows the assigned official's average fouls and yellows per match this season. Some referees blow for materially more fouls than others.

Nigeria player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Calvin Bassey	defender	4	9	2.25	100%
Bruno Onyemaechi	defender	6	13	2.17	83%
Raphael Onyedika	midfielder	5	9	1.8	80%
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru	midfielder	4	4	1	75%
Akor Adams	attacker	7	10	1.43	71%
Victor Osimhen	attacker	3	4	1.33	67%
Paul Onuachu	attacker	2	4	2	50%
Zaidu Sanusi	defender	2	2	1	50%
Terem Moffi	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Tochukwu Nnadi	midfielder	2	2	1	50%
Moses Simon	attacker	7	6	0.86	43%
Alex Iwobi	attacker	7	7	1	43%
Frank Onyeka	midfielder	5	5	1	40%
Wilfred Ndidi	midfielder	5	5	1	40%
Bright Osayi-Samuel	defender	6	4	0.67	33%
Semi Ajayi	defender	6	5	0.83	33%
Ademola Lookman	attacker	6	6	1	33%
Igoh Ogbu	defender	4	2	0.5	25%
Stanley Nwabali	goalkeeper	4	0	0	0%
Samuel Chukwueze	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Chidera Ejuke	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Emmanuel Fernandez	defender	2	0	0	0%
Chibuike Nwaiwu	defender	2	0	0	0%
Maduka Okoye	goalkeeper	2	0	0	0%
Chidozie Awaziem	defender	1	0	0	0%

Nigeria fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
10 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Portugal	Away	2-1	19	11	30	Calvin Bassey (4)
3 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Poland	Away	2-2	11	9	20
30 May 2026	Friendly International	Jamaica	Away	0-3	0	0	0
26 May 2026	Friendly International	Zimbabwe	Home	2-0	20	14	34
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Jordan	Away	2-2	2	0	2
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Iran	Away	1-2	0	0	0
17 Jan 2026	Africa Cup of Nations	Egypt	Away	0-0	16	15	31	Paul Onuachu (4)
14 Jan 2026	Africa Cup of Nations	Morocco	Home	0-0	29	22	51	Ademola Lookman (4)
10 Jan 2026	Africa Cup of Nations	Algeria	Away	0-2	14	23	37	Wilfred Ndidi (3)
5 Jan 2026	Africa Cup of Nations	Mozambique	Home	4-0	22	13	35	Semi Ajayi (4)

Nigeria fouls 2027: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 16.63
Fouls against per game: 13.38
Match total fouls per game: 30
Games: 8
League rank for match fouls: 36 of 57

Nigeria Fouls for 2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	3	23.67	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Away	5	12.4	80%	80%	80%	60%	60%
Overall	8	16.63	88%	88%	88%	75%	75%

Nigeria Fouls against 2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	3	16.33	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Away	5	11.6	80%	60%	60%	40%	40%
Overall	8	13.38	88%	75%	75%	63%	63%

Nigeria Match total 2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	3	40	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Away	5	24	80%	60%	60%	60%	60%
Overall	8	30	88%	75%	75%	75%	75%

Nigeria Team fouls 2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	16.63	23.67	12.4
Yellow cards / match	2.38	2.67	2.2
Fouls per yellow card	7	8.9	5.6
Cards per foul	14%	11%	18%
Fouls over 8.5	88%	100%	80%
Fouls over 9.5	88%	100%	80%
Fouls over 10.5	88%	100%	80%
Fouls over 11.5	75%	100%	60%
Fouls over 12.5	75%	100%	60%

Nigeria Fouls against 2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	13.38	16.33	11.6
Fouls against over 8.5	88%	100%	80%
Fouls against over 9.5	75%	100%	60%
Fouls against over 10.5	75%	100%	60%
Fouls against over 11.5	63%	100%	40%
Fouls against over 12.5	63%	100%	40%

Nigeria Match fouls 2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	30	40	24
Match fouls over 18.5	88%	100%	80%
Match fouls over 20.5	75%	100%	60%
Match fouls over 22.5	75%	100%	60%
Match fouls over 24.5	75%	100%	60%
Match fouls over 26.5	75%	100%	60%

Nigeria 1st-half fouls for 2027 (from 7 of 8 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	9.67	100%	100%	100%	67%
Away	4	8.25	75%	75%	75%	75%
Overall	7	8.86	86%	86%	86%	71%

Nigeria 1st-half fouls against 2027 (from 7 of 8 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	6.67	100%	100%	67%	33%
Away	4	6	75%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	7	6.29	86%	71%	57%	43%

Nigeria 1st-half match total 2027 (from 7 of 8 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	3	16.33	100%	100%	100%	100%
Away	4	14.25	75%	75%	75%	75%
Overall	7	15.14	86%	86%	86%	86%

Nigeria fouls match by match 2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
10 Jun	Friendly International	Portugal (A)	2-1	19	11	30	16
3 Jun	Friendly International	Poland (A)	2-2	11	9	20	4
26 May	Friendly International	Zimbabwe (H)	2-0	20	14	34	12
31 Mar	Friendly International	Jordan (A)	2-2	2	0	2	-
17 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Egypt (A)	0-0	16	15	31	18
14 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Morocco (H)	0-0	29	22	51	22
10 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Algeria (A)	0-2	14	23	37	19
5 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Mozambique (H)	4-0	22	13	35	15

CAF World Cup Qualifiers fouls table 2027: every team's fouls per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
1	Tanzania	7	14.14	16.71	30.86	100%
2	Tunisia	10	16.1	13.5	29.6	90%
3	Burundi	9	13.11	15.89	29	89%
4	Niger	7	14	14.43	28.43	86%
5	Madagascar	9	14.78	13.56	28.33	78%
6	Burkina Faso	10	14.9	12.9	27.8	80%
7	Sierra Leone	9	12.56	15.22	27.78	78%
8	Namibia	9	13.22	14.44	27.67	78%
9	Cameroon	11	16.09	11.27	27.36	82%
10	Cameroon	11	16.09	11.27	27.36	82%
11	Mali	8	13.63	13.63	27.25	75%
12	Chad	9	12.78	14.33	27.11	89%
13	Congo	5	15.4	11.6	27	80%
14	Benin	10	13.6	13.4	27	90%
15	Morocco	8	13.13	13.88	27	100%
16	Equatorial Guinea	8	13.63	13.25	26.88	75%
17	Sudan	10	13.4	13.2	26.6	60%
18	Zambia	7	13.71	12.57	26.29	71%
19	Djibouti	9	12.78	13.44	26.22	78%
20	Guinea-Bissau	10	11.8	14.4	26.2	70%
21	Togo	10	10.9	15.3	26.2	80%
22	Botswana	10	13.9	12.1	26	80%
23	Comoros	10	12.7	13.2	25.9	80%
24	Congo DR	12	14.33	11.42	25.75	58%
25	Congo DR	12	14.33	11.42	25.75	58%
26	Guinea	10	13.8	11.8	25.6	90%
27	South Africa	10	12.1	13.4	25.5	80%
28	São Tomé and Príncipe	10	11.4	14.1	25.5	70%
29	Uganda	10	14.2	10.8	25	70%
30	Angola	10	13.4	11.1	24.5	70%
31	Central African Republic	10	12.4	11.9	24.3	60%
32	Liberia	10	12.4	11.7	24.1	80%
33	Ghana	10	12.1	11.8	23.9	70%
34	Libya	10	11.4	12.4	23.8	70%
35	Kenya	9	13	10.56	23.56	56%
36	Nigeria	12	12	11.25	23.25	58%
37	Nigeria	12	12	11.25	23.25	58%
38	Egypt	10	13.5	9.7	23.2	60%
39	Somalia	10	10.9	12.3	23.2	50%
40	Rwanda	9	11.44	11.67	23.11	56%
41	Zimbabwe	9	10.56	12.22	22.78	56%
42	South Sudan	10	12.7	9.7	22.4	60%
43	Mozambique	10	9	13.4	22.4	70%
44	Mauritius	10	9.4	12.9	22.3	70%
45	Gambia	9	10.67	11.44	22.11	67%
46	Gabon	11	10.27	11.64	21.91	64%
47	Gabon	11	10.27	11.64	21.91	64%
48	Cape Verde Islands	10	10.8	11	21.8	50%
49	Algeria	10	10.1	11.5	21.6	60%
50	Seychelles	10	10.8	10.7	21.5	60%
51	Côte d'Ivoire	9	11.67	9.67	21.33	56%
52	Malawi	9	10.78	10.56	21.33	56%
53	Lesotho	10	11.3	9.8	21.1	60%
54	Senegal	9	11.22	9.78	21	44%
55	Mauritania	9	8.56	12.33	20.89	56%
56	Ethiopia	10	8.7	8.9	17.6	30%
57	Eswatini	10	6.8	8.9	15.7	20%

Nigeria fouls against top-half and bottom-half teams 2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Vs top six	12	12	11.25	23.25	58%
Vs top half	12	12	11.25	23.25	58%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Nigeria fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Africa Cup of Nations	2025	7	19.43	14.43	33.86	86%
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2025	5	13	12	25	80%
Friendly International	2025	2	14	15	29	100%

Nigeria next three opponents: fouls per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their fouls for	Their fouls against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Fri 25 Sep 16:00	Madagascar (home)	31.6	15.2	16.4	30	14	16
Tue 29 Sep 16:00	Guinea-Bissau (away)	25.43	11.57	13.86	24	10.75	13.25
Tue 6 Oct 00:00	Russia (away)	24.6	13.6	11	22.75	12.25	10.5

Madagascar fouls match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
2 Jun	Friendly International	Morocco (A)	4-0	12	12	24	10
8 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Comoros (A)	1-2	16	20	36	19
8 Sep	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Chad (H)	3-1	14	23	37	-
4 Sep	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Central African Republic (H)	2-0	14	12	26	-
24 Mar	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Ghana (H)	0-3	20	15	35	9