Nigeria Goals Stats 2027

Nigeria Goals Stats 2027 - season overview

Nigeria are averaging 1.5 goals per game in 2027, with matches involving them seeing 2.2 total goals on average. That puts them 16th of 53 for team goals scored per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player goal-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Madagascar, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Nigeria players score the most goals?

Akor Adams leads with 4 goals across 7 qualifying appearances (0.57/g, 57% hit rate). The goal-rate table below ranks every Nigeria player by goals per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes) and six-game form.

How does Nigeria's scoring profile look this season?

Nigeria are averaging 1.5 goals per game over 10 games and concede 0.7 for a match-total of 2.2. That ranks 16th of 53 for team goals scored. They're generating 7.1 shots/g from 3.7 key passes/g.

Why aren't there any Bet365 prices on this page?

The Bet365 player markets feed currently ships odds for Shots, Shots on Target, Tackles, Fouls and Yellow Cards. Anytime-scorer prices are not yet wired up; the chip will read “no priced market” until that's added.

How is the goals matchup read calculated?

Goals matchup blends our attackers' scoring rate (50%) with the opposition's goals conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Madagascar, the page weights each Nigeria attacker against the opposition's last-season goals-conceded rate.

Where do these goal stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Nigeria fixtures in the active window for 2027.

Why is finishing rate (Goals / SOT) shown?

Nigeria are currently finishing at 42% - that's the share of their shots on target that beat the keeper. Above-average finishing without a matching xG signal usually regresses; pair this with shots/g and key passes/g to read whether the goals trend is sustainable.

Nigeria player goals rates

Player	Position	Apps	Goals	Per game	1+ hit rate
Femi Azeez	midfielder	1	2	2	100%
Victor Osimhen	attacker	3	3	1	67%
Akor Adams	attacker	7	4	0.57	57%
Paul Onuachu	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Emmanuel Fernandez	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Moses Simon	attacker	7	2	0.29	29%
Ademola Lookman	attacker	6	1	0.17	17%
Alex Iwobi	attacker	7	0	0	0%
Bright Osayi-Samuel	defender	6	0	0	0%
Semi Ajayi	defender	6	0	0	0%
Bruno Onyemaechi	defender	6	0	0	0%
Raphael Onyedika	midfielder	5	0	0	0%
Frank Onyeka	midfielder	5	0	0	0%
Wilfred Ndidi	midfielder	5	0	0	0%
Igoh Ogbu	defender	4	0	0	0%
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
Stanley Nwabali	goalkeeper	4	0	0	0%
Calvin Bassey	defender	4	0	0	0%
Samuel Chukwueze	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Chidera Ejuke	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Chibuike Nwaiwu	defender	2	0	0	0%
Maduka Okoye	goalkeeper	2	0	0	0%
Zaidu Sanusi	defender	2	0	0	0%
Terem Moffi	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Tochukwu Nnadi	midfielder	2	0	0	0%

Nigeria goals match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team goals	Opposition goals	Match total	Top player
10 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Portugal	Away	2-1	1	2	3	Akor Adams (1)
3 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Poland	Away	2-2	2	2	4
30 May 2026	Friendly International	Jamaica	Away	0-3	0	0	0
26 May 2026	Friendly International	Zimbabwe	Home	2-0	2	0	2	Femi Azeez (2)
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Jordan	Away	2-2	2	2	4	Moses Simon (1)
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Iran	Away	1-2	2	1	3	Akor Adams (1)
17 Jan 2026	Africa Cup of Nations	Egypt	Away	0-0	0	0	0	Paul Onuachu (1)
14 Jan 2026	Africa Cup of Nations	Morocco	Home	0-0	0	0	0
10 Jan 2026	Africa Cup of Nations	Algeria	Away	0-2	2	0	2	Victor Osimhen (1)
5 Jan 2026	Africa Cup of Nations	Mozambique	Home	4-0	4	0	4	Victor Osimhen (2)

Nigeria goals 2027: last 10 games

Goals for per game: 1.8
Goals against per game: 0.7
Match total goals per game: 2.5
Games: 10
League rank for match goals: 22 of 58

Nigeria Goals for 2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	2	67%	67%	33%	33%
Away	7	1.71	86%	71%	14%	0%
Overall	10	1.8	80%	70%	20%	10%

Nigeria Goals against 2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	0	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	7	1	57%	43%	0%	0%
Overall	10	0.7	40%	30%	0%	0%

Nigeria Match total 2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	3	2	67%	67%	33%	33%	0%	0%
Away	7	2.71	86%	86%	71%	29%	0%	0%
Overall	10	2.5	80%	80%	60%	30%	0%	0%

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

Team goals	Overall	Home	Away
Goals / match	1.8	2	1.71
Goals over 0.5	80%	67%	86%
Goals over 1.5	70%	67%	71%
Goals over 2.5	20%	33%	14%
Goals over 3.5	10%	33%	0%

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

Goals against	Overall	Home	Away
Goals against / match	0.7	0	1
Goals against over 0.5	40%	0%	57%
Goals against over 1.5	30%	0%	43%
Goals against over 2.5	0%	0%	0%
Goals against over 3.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Match goals	Overall	Home	Away
Match goals / match	2.5	2	2.71
Match goals over 0.5	80%	67%	86%
Match goals over 1.5	80%	67%	86%
Match goals over 2.5	60%	33%	71%
Match goals over 3.5	30%	33%	29%
Match goals over 4.5	0%	0%	0%
Match goals over 5.5	0%	0%	0%

Nigeria 1st-half goals for 2027 (from 10 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %
Home	3	1	67%	33%
Away	7	0.86	71%	14%
Overall	10	0.9	70%	20%

Nigeria 1st-half goals against 2027 (from 10 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %
Home	3	0	0%	0%
Away	7	0.43	43%	0%
Overall	10	0.3	30%	0%

Nigeria 1st-half match total 2027 (from 10 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	3	1	67%	33%	0%
Away	7	1.29	71%	43%	14%
Overall	10	1.2	70%	40%	10%

Nigeria goals match by match 2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Goals for	Goals against	Match total	1st-half total
10 Jun	Friendly International	Portugal (A)	2-1	1	2	3	2
3 Jun	Friendly International	Poland (A)	2-2	2	2	4	2
30 May	Friendly International	Jamaica (A)	0-3	3	0	3	1
26 May	Friendly International	Zimbabwe (H)	2-0	2	0	2	1
31 Mar	Friendly International	Jordan (A)	2-2	2	2	4	3
27 Mar	Friendly International	Iran (A)	1-2	2	1	3	1
17 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Egypt (A)	0-0	0	0	0	0
14 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Morocco (H)	0-0	0	0	0	0
10 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Algeria (A)	0-2	2	0	2	0
5 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Mozambique (H)	4-0	4	0	4	2

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

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 2.5 %
1	Seychelles	10	0.2	5.3	5.5	100%
2	Gambia	10	2.7	1.8	4.5	70%
3	Djibouti	10	0.5	3.3	3.8	70%
4	Central African Republic	10	1.1	2.4	3.5	50%
5	Gabon	11	2.09	1.18	3.27	73%
6	Gabon	11	2.09	1.18	3.27	73%
7	Algeria	10	2.4	0.8	3.2	80%
8	Kenya	10	1.8	1.4	3.2	70%
9	Congo	9	0.44	2.67	3.11	67%
10	Burkina Faso	10	2.3	0.8	3.1	70%
11	Mozambique	10	1.4	1.7	3.1	60%
12	São Tomé and Príncipe	10	0.5	2.6	3.1	60%
13	Ghana	10	2.3	0.6	2.9	50%
14	Madagascar	10	1.7	1.2	2.9	70%
15	Chad	10	0.5	2.4	2.9	50%
16	Botswana	10	1.2	1.6	2.8	50%
17	Morocco	9	2.44	0.22	2.67	44%
18	Niger	8	1.38	1.25	2.63	63%
19	Burundi	10	1.3	1.3	2.6	40%
20	Côte d'Ivoire	10	2.5	0	2.5	30%
21	Senegal	10	2.2	0.3	2.5	40%
22	Nigeria	12	1.67	0.83	2.5	33%
23	Nigeria	12	1.67	0.83	2.5	33%
24	Zambia	8	1.25	1.25	2.5	50%
25	Comoros	10	1.2	1.3	2.5	50%
26	Eswatini	10	0.6	1.9	2.5	50%
27	Cape Verde Islands	10	1.6	0.8	2.4	40%
28	Mauritius	10	0.7	1.7	2.4	50%
29	South Africa	10	1.7	0.6	2.3	40%
30	Mali	10	1.7	0.6	2.3	50%
31	Uganda	10	1.4	0.9	2.3	50%
32	Namibia	10	1.3	1	2.3	50%
33	Benin	10	1.2	1.1	2.3	50%
34	Ethiopia	10	0.9	1.4	2.3	30%
35	Somalia	10	0.3	2	2.3	50%
36	Tunisia	10	2.2	0	2.2	40%
37	Egypt	10	2	0.2	2.2	30%
38	Sierra Leone	10	1.2	1	2.2	40%
39	Libya	10	1.2	1	2.2	30%
40	Liberia	10	1	1.2	2.2	40%
41	South Sudan	10	0.3	1.9	2.2	40%
42	Malawi	10	1.1	1	2.1	40%
43	Equatorial Guinea	10	0.9	1.2	2.1	30%
44	Cameroon	11	1.55	0.55	2.09	36%
45	Cameroon	11	1.55	0.55	2.09	36%
46	Congo DR	12	1.42	0.58	2	17%
47	Congo DR	12	1.42	0.58	2	17%
48	Lesotho	10	0.6	1.4	2	30%
49	Guinea	10	1.1	0.8	1.9	50%
50	Guinea-Bissau	10	0.8	1	1.8	20%
51	Angola	10	0.9	0.8	1.7	30%
52	Zimbabwe	10	0.5	1.2	1.7	20%
53	Mauritania	10	0.4	1.3	1.7	20%
54	Tanzania	8	0.75	0.88	1.63	13%
55	Togo	10	0.5	1	1.5	10%
56	Sudan	10	0.8	0.6	1.4	10%
57	Rwanda	10	0.5	0.9	1.4	10%
58	Eritrea	2	0	0	0	0%

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

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 2.5 %
Vs top six	12	1.67	0.83	2.5	33%
Vs top half	12	1.67	0.83	2.5	33%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Nigeria goals per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 2.5 %
Africa Cup of Nations	2025	7	2	0.57	2.57	57%
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2025	6	1	0.5	1.5	33%
Friendly International	2025	3	1.33	1.67	3	67%
Friendly International	2024	3	0.67	1.67	2.33	33%

Nigeria next three opponents: goals per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their goals for	Their goals against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Fri 25 Sep 16:00	Madagascar (home)	3.6	1.7	1.9	4.17	1.67	2.5
Tue 29 Sep 16:00	Guinea-Bissau (away)	2.3	0.6	1.7	2	1	1
Tue 6 Oct 00:00	Russia (away)	2.2	1.8	0.4	2.5	2.25	0.25

Nigeria Nigeria goals scored — Full time (last 10 games, 2027)

Nigeria goals scored	Overall	Home	Away
Scored / match	1.8	2	1.71
Minutes per goal Scored	50 min	45 min	53 min
Scored over 0.5	80%	67%	86%
Scored over 1.5	70%	67%	71%
Scored over 2.5	20%	33%	14%
Scored in both halves	50%	67%	43%
First team to score	71%	100%	60%
Failed to score	20%	33%	14%
Highest scored in a match	4 goals	4 goals	3 goals
Penalties won	1 in 1	-	1 in 1
Penalties conceded	0 in 1	-	0 in 1

Nigeria Nigeria goals scored — 1st half (last 10 games, 2027)

Nigeria goals scored	Overall	Home	Away
1st-half Scored / match	0.9	1	0.86
1st-half Scored over 0.5	70%	67%	71%
1st-half Scored over 1.5	20%	33%	14%

Nigeria Nigeria goals scored — 2nd half (last 10 games, 2027)

Nigeria goals scored	Overall	Home	Away
2nd-half Scored / match	0.9	1	0.86
2nd-half Scored over 0.5	60%	67%	57%
2nd-half Scored over 1.5	30%	33%	29%

Nigeria Nigeria goals conceded — Full time (last 10 games, 2027)

Nigeria goals conceded	Overall	Home	Away
Conceded / match	0.7	0	1
Minutes per goal Conceded	129 min	-	90 min
Conceded over 0.5	40%	0%	57%
Conceded over 1.5	30%	0%	43%
Conceded over 2.5	0%	0%	0%
Conceded in both halves	30%	0%	43%
Conceded first	29%	0%	40%
Clean sheets	60%	100%	43%
Most conceded in a match	2 goals	0 goals	2 goals

Nigeria Nigeria goals conceded — 1st half (last 10 games, 2027)

Nigeria goals conceded	Overall	Home	Away
1st-half Conceded / match	0.3	0	0.43
1st-half Conceded over 0.5	30%	0%	43%
1st-half Conceded over 1.5	0%	0%	0%

Nigeria Nigeria goals conceded — 2nd half (last 10 games, 2027)

Nigeria goals conceded	Overall	Home	Away
2nd-half Conceded / match	0.4	0	0.57
2nd-half Conceded over 0.5	40%	0%	57%
2nd-half Conceded over 1.5	0%	0%	0%

Nigeria Match goals over / under — Over (last 10 games, 2027)

Match goals over / under	Overall	Home	Away
Match goals / match	2.5	2	2.71
Over 0.5	80%	67%	86%
Over 1.5	80%	67%	86%
Over 2.5	60%	33%	71%
Over 3.5	30%	33%	29%
Over 4.5	0%	0%	0%
Over 5.5	0%	0%	0%

Nigeria Match goals over / under — Under (last 10 games, 2027)

Match goals over / under	Overall	Home	Away
Under 0.5	20%	33%	14%
Under 1.5	20%	33%	14%
Under 2.5	40%	67%	29%
Under 3.5	70%	67%	71%
Under 4.5	100%	100%	100%
Under 5.5	100%	100%	100%

Nigeria Match goals over / under — 1st half (last 10 games, 2027)

Match goals over / under	Overall	Home	Away
1st-half match goals / match	1.2	1	1.29
1st-half over 0.5	70%	67%	71%
1st-half over 1.5	40%	33%	43%
1st-half over 2.5	10%	0%	14%

Nigeria Match goals over / under — 2nd half (last 10 games, 2027)

Match goals over / under	Overall	Home	Away
2nd-half match goals / match	1.3	1	1.43
2nd-half over 0.5	80%	67%	86%
2nd-half over 1.5	50%	33%	57%
2nd-half over 2.5	0%	0%	0%

Nigeria Both teams to score — Full time (last 10 games, 2027)

Both teams to score	Overall	Home	Away
BTTS	40%	0%	57%
BTTS and win	10%	0%	14%
BTTS and draw	20%	0%	29%
BTTS and lose	10%	0%	14%
BTTS and over 2.5	40%	0%	57%
BTTS and under 2.5	0%	0%	0%
No BTTS and over 2.5	20%	33%	14%

Nigeria Both teams to score — Halves (last 10 games, 2027)

Both teams to score	Overall	Home	Away
BTTS 1st half	30%	0%	43%
BTTS 2nd half	20%	0%	29%
BTTS both halves	10%	0%	14%
BTTS 1st half only	20%	0%	29%
BTTS 2nd half only	10%	0%	14%
No BTTS in either half	60%	100%	43%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Goals for	Goals against	Match total	1st-half total
2 Jun	Friendly International	Morocco (A)	4-0	0	4	4	2
31 Mar	Friendly International	Equatorial Guinea (A)	1-1	1	1	2	1
28 Mar	Friendly International	Kyrgyz Republic (A)	2-5	5	2	7	4
17 Nov	Friendly International	Equatorial Guinea (H)	2-0	2	0	2	2
12 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Mali (A)	4-1	1	4	5	2
8 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Comoros (A)	1-2	2	1	3	1
8 Sep	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Chad (H)	3-1	3	1	4	1
4 Sep	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Central African Republic (H)	2-0	2	0	2	1
8 Jun	Friendly International	DR Congo (A)	3-1	1	3	4	2
24 Mar	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Ghana (H)	0-3	0	3	3	1