Nigeria are averaging 8.1 fouls drawn per game in 2027, with matches involving them seeing 17.6 total fouls drawn on average. That puts them 4th of 11 for team fouls drawn per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player foul-drawn-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Madagascar, and a full match-by-match log.
Frank Onyeka leads with 10 fouls drawn across 5 qualifying appearances (2/g, 80% hit rate). The fouls-drawn-rate table below ranks every Nigeria player by fouls drawn per qualifying appearance and six-game form.
Nigeria are averaging 8.1 fouls drawn per game over 10 games and concede 9.5 for a match-total of 17.6. That ranks 4th of 11 for team fouls drawn. They commit 13.3 fouls per game themselves (drawn/committed ratio of 0.61).
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Fouls-drawn matchup blends our attackers' draw rate (50%) with the opposition's fouls-committed rate (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Madagascar, the page weights Nigeria's ball-carriers against the opposition's last-season fouls-committed rate.
Nigeria's ratio is currently 0.61 - that means they draw 0.61 fouls for every one they commit. Above 1.0 is good for forward foul-draw markets; below 1.0 is the reverse.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Nigeria fixtures in the active window for 2027. Team-level fouls drawn is aggregated from per-player rows since Sportmonks doesn't always populate it directly.
A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their fouls-drawn rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded.
| Player | Position | Apps | Fouls drawn | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Bassey | defender | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 100% |
| Frank Onyeka | midfielder | 5 | 10 | 2 | 80% |
| Bruno Onyemaechi | defender | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 67% |
| Victor Osimhen | attacker | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Wilfred Ndidi | midfielder | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 60% |
| Moses Simon | attacker | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 57% |
| Semi Ajayi | defender | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Ademola Lookman | attacker | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 50% |
| Samuel Chukwueze | attacker | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 50% |
| Paul Onuachu | attacker | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 50% |
| Zaidu Sanusi | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Tochukwu Nnadi | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Akor Adams | attacker | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 43% |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | defender | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 33% |
| Alex Iwobi | attacker | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 29% |
| Igoh Ogbu | defender | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Stanley Nwabali | goalkeeper | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 25% |
| Raphael Onyedika | midfielder | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Fisayo Dele-Bashiru | midfielder | 4 | 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% |
| Terem Moffi | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Chidozie Awaziem | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls drawn | Opposition fouls drawn | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2026 | Friendly International | Portugal | Away | 2-1 | 10 | 19 | 29 | Wilfred Ndidi (2) |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Friendly International | Poland | Away | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 May 2026 | Friendly International | Jamaica | Away | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 May 2026 | Friendly International | Zimbabwe | Home | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Friendly International | Jordan | Away | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Friendly International | Iran | Away | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 Jan 2026 | Africa Cup of Nations | Egypt | Away | 0-0 | 14 | 16 | 30 | Samuel Chukwueze (5) |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Africa Cup of Nations | Morocco | Home | 0-0 | 21 | 26 | 47 | Bruno Onyemaechi (4) |
| 10 Jan 2026 | Africa Cup of Nations | Algeria | Away | 0-2 | 24 | 14 | 38 | Bright Osayi-Samuel (5) |
| 5 Jan 2026 | Africa Cup of Nations | Mozambique | Home | 4-0 | 12 | 20 | 32 | Frank Onyeka (4) |
| Scope | Games | Average | Over 8.5 % | Over 9.5 % | Over 10.5 % | Over 11.5 % | Over 12.5 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overall | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scope | Games | Average | Over 8.5 % | Over 9.5 % | Over 10.5 % | Over 11.5 % | Over 12.5 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overall | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scope | Games | Average | Over 18.5 % | Over 20.5 % | Over 22.5 % | Over 24.5 % | Over 26.5 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overall | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kick-off | Opponent | Their match total | Their fouls drawn for | Their fouls drawn against | Match total at that venue | For at that venue | Against at that venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 25 Sep 16:00 | Madagascar (home) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tue 29 Sep 16:00 | Guinea-Bissau (away) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tue 6 Oct 00:00 | Russia (away) | - | - | - | - | - | - |