Nigeria Yellow Cards Stats 2027

Nigeria Yellow Cards Stats 2027 - season overview

Nigeria are averaging 1.9 yellow cards per game in 2027, with matches involving them seeing 3.4 cards on average. That puts them 17th of 54 for total cards per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player booking-rate forecasts, the matchup risk read for the upcoming fixture against Madagascar, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Nigeria players get booked most often?

Use the booking-rate table on this page to see each Nigeria player's yellow cards per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), plus their hit-rate over the last six appearances and current bookmaker odds to be carded.

How is the matchup risk score calculated?

Matchup risk blends the defender's fouls per game (40%), the opposition attacker's fouls drawn per game (40%), and the defender's underlying card rate (20%). Scores above 0.7 are flagged high risk, 0.4–0.7 medium and below 0.4 low.

Where do these yellow card stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz. Player odds are taken from Bet365 player markets when priced. Pre-match lineups are predicted lineups until team news lands, then confirmed.

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 booking rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

How accurate are these predictions?

Yellow cards are inherently noisy - we surface signal (form, matchup, referee profile, market price), not certainties. Use the booking-rate table and matchup risk as inputs, not guarantees.

Does the referee affect the chance of a yellow card?

Yes. The referee profile module shows the assigned official's average yellows per match this season alongside their season fouls and red-card rate so you can adjust expectations for the upcoming fixture.

Nigeria player yellow cards rates

Player	Position	Apps	Yellow cards	Per game	1+ hit rate
Kenneth Igboke	defender	1	1	1	100%
Calvin Bassey	defender	4	2	0.5	50%
Paul Onuachu	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Zaidu Sanusi	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Tochukwu Nnadi	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Wilfred Ndidi	midfielder	5	2	0.4	40%
Moses Simon	attacker	7	2	0.29	29%
Igoh Ogbu	defender	4	1	0.25	25%
Stanley Nwabali	goalkeeper	4	1	0.25	25%
Raphael Onyedika	midfielder	5	1	0.2	20%
Frank Onyeka	midfielder	5	1	0.2	20%
Ademola Lookman	attacker	6	1	0.17	17%
Bruno Onyemaechi	defender	6	1	0.17	17%
Alex Iwobi	attacker	7	0	0	0%
Akor Adams	attacker	7	0	0	0%
Bright Osayi-Samuel	defender	6	0	0	0%
Semi Ajayi	defender	6	0	0	0%
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
Victor Osimhen	attacker	3	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%
Terem Moffi	attacker	2	0	0	0%

Nigeria yellow cards match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team yellow cards	Opposition yellow cards	Match total
10 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Portugal	Away	2-1	2	2	4
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	3	1	4
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Jordan	Away	2-2	1	3	4
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Iran	Away	1-2	0	1	1
17 Jan 2026	Africa Cup of Nations	Egypt	Away	0-0	3	0	3
14 Jan 2026	Africa Cup of Nations	Morocco	Home	0-0	2	0	2
10 Jan 2026	Africa Cup of Nations	Algeria	Away	0-2	3	5	8
5 Jan 2026	Africa Cup of Nations	Mozambique	Home	4-0	3	1	4

Nigeria cards 2027: last 10 games

Cards for per game: 2.11
Cards against per game: 1.67
Match total cards per game: 3.78
Games: 9
League rank for match cards: 12 of 57

Nigeria Cards for 2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	3	2.67	100%	100%	67%	0%	0%
Away	6	1.83	83%	67%	33%	0%	0%
Overall	9	2.11	89%	78%	44%	0%	0%

Nigeria Cards against 2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	3	0.67	67%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	6	2.17	83%	67%	33%	17%	17%
Overall	9	1.67	78%	44%	22%	11%	11%

Nigeria Match total 2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	3.33	67%	67%	0%	0%	0%
Away	6	4	83%	67%	17%	17%	17%
Overall	9	3.78	78%	67%	11%	11%	11%

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

Team cards	Overall	Home	Away
Cards / match	2.11	2.67	1.83
Fouls / match	16.63	23.67	12.4
Fouls per yellow card	7.9	8.9	6.8
Cards over 0.5	89%	100%	83%
Cards over 1.5	78%	100%	67%
Cards over 2.5	44%	67%	33%
Cards over 3.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Cards against	Overall	Home	Away
Cards against / match	1.67	0.67	2.17
Cards against over 0.5	78%	67%	83%
Cards against over 1.5	44%	0%	67%
Cards against over 2.5	22%	0%	33%
Cards against over 3.5	11%	0%	17%
Cards against over 4.5	11%	0%	17%

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

Match cards	Overall	Home	Away
Match cards / match	3.78	3.33	4
Match cards over 2.5	78%	67%	83%
Match cards over 3.5	67%	67%	67%
Match cards over 4.5	11%	0%	17%
Match cards over 5.5	11%	0%	17%
Match cards over 6.5	11%	0%	17%

Nigeria 1st-half cards for 2027 (from 7 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	3	1.33	100%	33%	0%
Away	4	0.75	50%	25%	0%
Overall	7	1	71%	29%	0%

Nigeria 1st-half cards against 2027 (from 7 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	3	0	0%	0%	0%
Away	4	0.75	50%	25%	0%
Overall	7	0.43	29%	14%	0%

Nigeria 1st-half match total 2027 (from 7 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	1.33	100%	33%	0%	0%
Away	4	1.5	100%	50%	0%	0%
Overall	7	1.43	100%	43%	0%	0%

Nigeria cards match by match 2027

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

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

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
1	Niger	7	3.14	2.14	5.29	57%
2	Tanzania	7	2.57	2.43	5	71%
3	Equatorial Guinea	8	1.88	3	4.88	50%
4	Gambia	9	2.11	2.67	4.78	56%
5	Tunisia	10	1.9	2.4	4.3	50%
6	Zambia	7	1.57	2.71	4.29	57%
7	Central African Republic	9	2.78	1.33	4.11	33%
8	Zimbabwe	10	2.1	2	4.1	60%
9	Gabon	10	2	2.1	4.1	40%
10	Gabon	10	2	2.1	4.1	40%
11	Uganda	10	2.2	1.8	4	30%
12	Nigeria	11	1.64	2.27	3.91	36%
13	Nigeria	11	1.64	2.27	3.91	36%
14	Madagascar	10	2.2	1.7	3.9	30%
15	Chad	9	1.78	2.11	3.89	22%
16	Morocco	8	1.38	2.5	3.88	38%
17	Rwanda	10	1.9	1.8	3.7	20%
18	Guinea-Bissau	10	1.8	1.9	3.7	30%
19	Algeria	10	1.6	2.1	3.7	30%
20	Malawi	8	1.88	1.75	3.63	25%
21	Seychelles	10	2.5	1.1	3.6	20%
22	Kenya	10	1.8	1.8	3.6	40%
23	Burkina Faso	10	1.8	1.7	3.5	20%
24	Burundi	10	1.3	2.2	3.5	20%
25	Libya	10	2.3	1.1	3.4	30%
26	Lesotho	10	1.7	1.7	3.4	20%
27	Mauritania	10	1.5	1.9	3.4	30%
28	Botswana	10	1.9	1.4	3.3	20%
29	South Africa	10	1.5	1.8	3.3	30%
30	Cape Verde Islands	10	1.2	2.1	3.3	30%
31	Cameroon	11	1.73	1.55	3.27	27%
32	Cameroon	11	1.73	1.55	3.27	27%
33	Ethiopia	8	1.75	1.5	3.25	0%
34	Egypt	9	1.33	1.89	3.22	11%
35	Benin	10	2.1	1.1	3.2	20%
36	Guinea	10	1.3	1.9	3.2	30%
37	Sierra Leone	8	1.63	1.5	3.13	0%
38	Djibouti	9	1.67	1.44	3.11	0%
39	Sudan	10	1.7	1.3	3	0%
40	Somalia	10	1.7	1.2	2.9	20%
41	Comoros	10	1.5	1.4	2.9	30%
42	Togo	10	1.2	1.7	2.9	10%
43	Namibia	9	2.22	0.67	2.89	22%
44	Eswatini	10	1.6	1.2	2.8	20%
45	Mauritius	10	1.1	1.7	2.8	0%
46	São Tomé and Príncipe	9	1.33	1.44	2.78	11%
47	Mozambique	10	1.2	1.5	2.7	10%
48	Senegal	10	1	1.7	2.7	10%
49	Congo	5	2.2	0.4	2.6	0%
50	Liberia	10	1.3	1.3	2.6	20%
51	Ghana	10	1.1	1.5	2.6	10%
52	Angola	10	1.2	1.3	2.5	10%
53	Congo DR	11	1	1.45	2.45	0%
54	Congo DR	11	1	1.45	2.45	0%
55	Mali	10	0.6	1.8	2.4	0%
56	South Sudan	10	1.9	0.4	2.3	10%
57	Côte d'Ivoire	10	1.1	1.2	2.3	0%

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

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
Vs top six	11	1.64	2.27	3.91	36%
Vs top half	11	1.64	2.27	3.91	36%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Nigeria cards per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
Africa Cup of Nations	2025	7	2.43	1	3.43	14%
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2025	5	0.8	1.8	2.6	0%
Friendly International	2025	3	1.67	2.33	4	33%
Friendly International	2024	2	1.5	1.5	3	0%

Nigeria next three opponents: cards per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their cards for	Their cards against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Fri 25 Sep 16:00	Madagascar (home)	3.71	1.86	1.86	3.25	1.25	2
Tue 29 Sep 16:00	Guinea-Bissau (away)	3.56	1.44	2.11	4	1.25	2.75
Tue 6 Oct 00:00	Russia (away)	3	1.2	1.8	3	1	2

Madagascar yellow cards match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

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