Nigeria Shots on Target Stats 2027

Nigeria Shots on Target Stats 2027 - season overview

Nigeria are averaging 3.6 shots on target per game in 2027, with matches involving them seeing 6.2 total SOT on average. That puts them 10th of 53 for team SOT per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Madagascar, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Nigeria players hit the most shots on target?

Victor Osimhen leads with 5 shots on target across 3 qualifying appearances (1.67/g, 67% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Nigeria player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does Nigeria's SOT profile look this season?

Nigeria are averaging 3.6 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 2.6 for a match-total of 6.2. That ranks 10th of 53 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 7.1 shots per game and create 3.7 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

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

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

Nigeria take 7.1 shots per game and put 3.6 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.

Where do these SOT 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.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

Nigeria are currently converting 42% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.

Nigeria player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Victor Osimhen	attacker	3	5	1.67	67%
Akor Adams	attacker	7	5	0.71	57%
Ademola Lookman	attacker	6	3	0.5	50%
Calvin Bassey	defender	4	2	0.5	50%
Samuel Chukwueze	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Paul Onuachu	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Moses Simon	attacker	7	2	0.29	29%
Raphael Onyedika	midfielder	5	1	0.2	20%
Bright Osayi-Samuel	defender	6	1	0.17	17%
Bruno Onyemaechi	defender	6	1	0.17	17%
Alex Iwobi	attacker	7	1	0.14	14%
Semi Ajayi	defender	6	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%
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%
Zaidu Sanusi	defender	2	0	0	0%
Terem Moffi	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Tochukwu Nnadi	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
Chidozie Awaziem	defender	1	0	0	0%

Nigeria shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
10 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Portugal	Away	2-1	2	6	8	Calvin Bassey (1)
3 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Poland	Away	2-2	5	8	13
30 May 2026	Friendly International	Jamaica	Away	0-3	0	0	0
26 May 2026	Friendly International	Zimbabwe	Home	2-0	5	2	7
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Jordan	Away	2-2	4	4	8
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Iran	Away	1-2	1	0	1
17 Jan 2026	Africa Cup of Nations	Egypt	Away	0-0	4	1	5	Samuel Chukwueze (1)
14 Jan 2026	Africa Cup of Nations	Morocco	Home	0-0	1	5	6	Ademola Lookman (1)
10 Jan 2026	Africa Cup of Nations	Algeria	Away	0-2	5	0	5	Victor Osimhen (2)
5 Jan 2026	Africa Cup of Nations	Mozambique	Home	4-0	9	0	9	Victor Osimhen (3)

Nigeria shots on target 2027: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 4
Shots on target against per game: 2.89
Match total shots on target per game: 6.89
Games: 9
League rank for match shots on target: 25 of 57

Nigeria Shots on target for 2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	5	67%	67%	67%	33%	33%
Away	6	3.5	67%	67%	33%	0%	0%
Overall	9	4	67%	67%	44%	11%	11%

Nigeria Shots on target against 2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	2.33	33%	33%	33%	0%	0%
Away	6	3.17	50%	50%	33%	33%	17%
Overall	9	2.89	44%	44%	33%	22%	11%

Nigeria Match total 2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	3	7.33	67%	33%	33%	0%	0%
Away	6	6.67	50%	50%	17%	17%	17%
Overall	9	6.89	56%	44%	22%	11%	11%

Nigeria Team shots on target 2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	4	5	3.5
Total shots / match	7.89	10.33	6.67
Share of shots on target	51%	48%	52%
Goals per shot on target	42%	40%	43%
Shots on target per goal	2.4	2.5	2.3
Shots on target over 2.5	67%	67%	67%
Shots on target over 3.5	67%	67%	67%
Shots on target over 4.5	44%	67%	33%
Shots on target over 5.5	11%	33%	0%
Shots on target over 6.5	11%	33%	0%

Nigeria Shots on target against 2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	2.89	2.33	3.17
Shots on target against over 2.5	44%	33%	50%
Shots on target against over 3.5	44%	33%	50%
Shots on target against over 4.5	33%	33%	33%
Shots on target against over 5.5	22%	0%	33%
Shots on target against over 6.5	11%	0%	17%

Nigeria Match shots on target 2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	6.89	7.33	6.67
Match shots on target over 6.5	56%	67%	50%
Match shots on target over 7.5	44%	33%	50%
Match shots on target over 8.5	22%	33%	17%
Match shots on target over 9.5	11%	0%	17%
Match shots on target over 10.5	11%	0%	17%

Nigeria 1st-half shots on target for 2027 (from 9 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	2.33	67%	67%	0%
Away	6	2.17	83%	33%	0%
Overall	9	2.22	78%	44%	0%

Nigeria 1st-half shots on target against 2027 (from 9 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	0.33	0%	0%	0%
Away	6	1.33	50%	17%	0%
Overall	9	1	33%	11%	0%

Nigeria 1st-half match total 2027 (from 9 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	3	2.67	67%	0%	0%	0%
Away	6	3.5	67%	50%	33%	17%
Overall	9	3.22	67%	33%	22%	11%

Nigeria shots on target match by match 2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
10 Jun	Friendly International	Portugal (A)	2-1	2	6	8	4
3 Jun	Friendly International	Poland (A)	2-2	5	8	13	6
26 May	Friendly International	Zimbabwe (H)	2-0	5	2	7	3
31 Mar	Friendly International	Jordan (A)	2-2	4	4	8	5
27 Mar	Friendly International	Iran (A)	1-2	1	0	1	1
17 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Egypt (A)	0-0	4	1	5	3
14 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Morocco (H)	0-0	1	5	6	2
10 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Algeria (A)	0-2	5	0	5	2
5 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Mozambique (H)	4-0	9	0	9	3

CAF World Cup Qualifiers shots on target table 2027: every team's shots on target per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
1	Seychelles	10	1.2	10.3	11.5	80%
2	Congo	5	2.8	7	9.8	60%
3	Gambia	10	5.8	3.1	8.9	60%
4	Tunisia	10	6.1	2.7	8.8	60%
5	São Tomé and Príncipe	10	2.1	6.3	8.4	40%
6	Senegal	10	5.5	2.5	8	40%
7	South Sudan	10	2	6	8	30%
8	Djibouti	10	2.7	5.2	7.9	40%
9	Lesotho	10	2.1	5.8	7.9	50%
10	Eswatini	10	2.7	5	7.7	40%
11	Cameroon	11	4.55	3.09	7.64	55%
12	Cameroon	11	4.55	3.09	7.64	55%
13	Kenya	10	4.2	3.4	7.6	40%
14	Burkina Faso	10	4.7	2.8	7.5	30%
15	Central African Republic	10	2.4	5.1	7.5	40%
16	Zambia	7	3.71	3.71	7.43	14%
17	Niger	7	3.14	4.29	7.43	29%
18	Côte d'Ivoire	10	5.8	1.6	7.4	30%
19	Morocco	8	6	1.38	7.38	25%
20	Algeria	10	4.7	2.6	7.3	30%
21	Botswana	10	3.6	3.7	7.3	40%
22	Mauritania	10	3.1	4.1	7.2	30%
23	Ghana	10	4.5	2.6	7.1	30%
24	Sudan	10	3.3	3.6	6.9	20%
25	Nigeria	12	4.67	2.17	6.83	50%
26	Nigeria	12	4.67	2.17	6.83	50%
27	Egypt	10	5	1.7	6.7	30%
28	Angola	10	4	2.7	6.7	40%
29	Madagascar	10	3.2	3.5	6.7	20%
30	Zimbabwe	10	2.4	4.2	6.6	30%
31	Somalia	10	2.1	4.5	6.6	30%
32	Chad	9	1.56	5	6.56	22%
33	Togo	10	4.1	2.4	6.5	20%
34	Congo DR	12	3.58	2.92	6.5	17%
35	Congo DR	12	3.58	2.92	6.5	17%
36	Ethiopia	10	2	4.5	6.5	30%
37	Mali	9	4.67	1.78	6.44	11%
38	South Africa	10	4.4	2	6.4	30%
39	Mauritius	10	2	4.3	6.3	30%
40	Gabon	11	3.82	2.45	6.27	27%
41	Gabon	11	3.82	2.45	6.27	27%
42	Cape Verde Islands	10	3.9	2.3	6.2	30%
43	Guinea	10	3.3	2.9	6.2	40%
44	Liberia	10	2.8	3.4	6.2	30%
45	Mozambique	10	2.5	3.7	6.2	20%
46	Malawi	9	2.78	3.22	6	22%
47	Libya	10	3	2.9	5.9	20%
48	Namibia	9	3.44	2.44	5.89	33%
49	Equatorial Guinea	8	3.5	2.38	5.88	25%
50	Rwanda	10	2.9	2.8	5.7	20%
51	Comoros	10	3.6	2	5.6	0%
52	Sierra Leone	10	2.7	2.8	5.5	20%
53	Burundi	10	2.4	3	5.4	10%
54	Benin	10	2.8	2.5	5.3	0%
55	Guinea-Bissau	10	2.5	2.6	5.1	10%
56	Uganda	10	3.1	1.9	5	0%
57	Tanzania	7	1.71	2.86	4.57	0%

Nigeria shots on target against top-half and bottom-half teams 2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	12	4.67	2.17	6.83	50%
Vs top half	12	4.67	2.17	6.83	50%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Nigeria shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Africa Cup of Nations	2025	7	5.86	1.71	7.57	29%
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2025	5	5.4	1.8	7.2	20%
Friendly International	2025	3	3.33	2.33	5.67	0%
Friendly International	2024	1	6	3	9	100%

Nigeria next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Fri 25 Sep 16:00	Madagascar (home)	5.57	1.71	3.86	6.75	1.5	5.25
Tue 29 Sep 16:00	Guinea-Bissau (away)	5.89	2.56	3.33	3.75	2.5	1.25
Tue 6 Oct 00:00	Russia (away)	8.2	6.2	2	9	7.5	1.5

Madagascar shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
2 Jun	Friendly International	Morocco (A)	4-0	1	9	10	5
12 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Mali (A)	4-1	1	2	3	-
8 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Comoros (A)	1-2	2	5	7	4
8 Sep	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Chad (H)	3-1	3	2	5	-
4 Sep	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Central African Republic (H)	2-0	1	0	1	-
8 Jun	Friendly International	DR Congo (A)	3-1	2	5	7	4
24 Mar	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Ghana (H)	0-3	2	4	6	2