Niger Shots on Target Stats 2026

Niger Shots on Target Stats 2026 - season overview

Niger are averaging 3.1 shots on target per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 5.9 total SOT on average. That puts them 28th of 49 for team SOT per match among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Algeria, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Niger players hit the most shots on target?

Daniel Sosah leads with 2 shots on target across 5 qualifying appearances (0.4/g, 40% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Niger player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does Niger's SOT profile look this season?

Niger are averaging 3.1 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 2.8 for a match-total of 5.9. That ranks 28th of 49 for team SOT among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. They take 6.7 shots per game and create 1 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 Algeria, the page weights each Niger attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

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

Niger take 6.7 shots per game and put 3.1 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 Niger fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

Niger are currently converting 32% 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.

Niger player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Camara Aboubacar	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Daniel Sosah	attacker	5	2	0.4	40%
Victorien Adebayor	attacker	4	1	0.25	25%
Oumar Sako	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
Rahim Alhassane	defender	5	0	0	0%
Youssouf Oumarou	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
Amadou Moutari	attacker	4	0	0	0%
Ousseni Badamassi	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
Hassane Adamou	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Mohamed Abdouramane	defender	3	0	0	0%
Ali Mohamed	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Mahamadou Tanja	goalkeeper	2	0	0	0%
Kairou Amoustapha	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Amadou Wonkoye	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Mamane Amadou Sabo	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Boubacar Goumey	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Yac Diori	defender	1	0	0	0%
Mamane Moustapha Amadou Sabo	midfielder	1	0	0	0%

Niger shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
29 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Gabon	Away	2-0	1	3	4	Daniel Sosah (1)
25 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Lesotho	Home	2-1	5	4	9	Oumar Sako (1)
8 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Mauritania	Away	1-0	2	3	5
5 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Benin	Away	1-1	5	6	11
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Togo	Home	0-1	0	0	0
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Libya	Away	0-0	3	2	5
18 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Guinea	Home	1-1	3	4	7
14 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Burkina Faso	Away	3-2	0	0	0
12 Oct 2025	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Zambia	Away	0-1	4	3	7
8 Oct 2025	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Congo	Home	3-1	8	3	11

Niger shots on target 2026: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 3.67
Shots on target against per game: 3.33
Match total shots on target per game: 7
Games: 9
League rank for match shots on target: 29 of 41

Niger Shots on target for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	5.33	100%	67%	67%	33%	33%
Away	6	2.83	50%	33%	17%	0%	0%
Overall	9	3.67	67%	44%	33%	11%	11%

Niger Shots on target against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	3.67	100%	67%	0%	0%	0%
Away	6	3.17	67%	17%	17%	17%	0%
Overall	9	3.33	78%	33%	11%	11%	0%

Niger Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	3	9	100%	67%	67%	33%	33%
Away	6	6	33%	17%	17%	17%	17%
Overall	9	7	56%	33%	33%	22%	22%

Niger Team shots on target 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	3.67	5.33	2.83
Total shots / match	7.89	9.33	7.17
Share of shots on target	47%	57%	39%
Goals per shot on target	27%	38%	18%
Shots on target per goal	3.7	2.7	5.7
Shots on target over 2.5	67%	100%	50%
Shots on target over 3.5	44%	67%	33%
Shots on target over 4.5	33%	67%	17%
Shots on target over 5.5	11%	33%	0%
Shots on target over 6.5	11%	33%	0%

Niger Shots on target against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	3.33	3.67	3.17
Shots on target against over 2.5	78%	100%	67%
Shots on target against over 3.5	33%	67%	17%
Shots on target against over 4.5	11%	0%	17%
Shots on target against over 5.5	11%	0%	17%
Shots on target against over 6.5	0%	0%	0%

Niger Match shots on target 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	7	9	6
Match shots on target over 6.5	56%	100%	33%
Match shots on target over 7.5	33%	67%	17%
Match shots on target over 8.5	33%	67%	17%
Match shots on target over 9.5	22%	33%	17%
Match shots on target over 10.5	22%	33%	17%

Niger 1st-half shots on target for 2026 (from 5 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	1	5	100%	100%	100%
Away	4	0.75	25%	0%	0%
Overall	5	1.6	40%	20%	20%

Niger 1st-half shots on target against 2026 (from 5 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	1	1	0%	0%	0%
Away	4	1.5	25%	25%	25%
Overall	5	1.4	20%	20%	20%

Niger 1st-half match total 2026 (from 5 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	1	6	100%	100%	100%	100%
Away	4	2.25	25%	25%	0%	0%
Overall	5	3	40%	40%	20%	20%

Niger shots on target match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Gabon (A)	2-0	1	3	4	-
25 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Lesotho (H)	2-1	5	4	9	-
8 Jun	Friendly International	Mauritania (A)	1-0	2	3	5	2
5 Jun	Friendly International	Benin (A)	1-1	5	6	11	4
27 Mar	Friendly International	Libya (A)	0-0	3	2	5	1
18 Nov	Friendly International	Guinea (H)	1-1	3	4	7	-
12 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Zambia (A)	0-1	4	3	7	2
8 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Congo (H)	3-1	8	3	11	6
9 Sep	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Tanzania (A)	0-1	2	2	4	-

CAF World Cup Qualifiers shots on target table 2026: every team's shots on target per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
1	Gabon	4	4.75	5	9.75	75%
2	Gabon	4	4.75	5	9.75	75%
3	Eritrea	4	4.5	5.25	9.75	75%
4	Guinea-Bissau	4	3.75	6	9.75	50%
5	Cape Verde Islands	10	4.7	4.7	9.4	40%
6	Comoros	3	4.33	5	9.33	33%
7	Seychelles	3	4	5.33	9.33	33%
8	Gambia	3	4.33	4.67	9	67%
9	Togo	3	4.33	4.67	9	33%
10	Senegal	14	5.5	3.36	8.86	50%
11	Benin	7	4.57	4.29	8.86	57%
12	Namibia	4	4.5	4.25	8.75	25%
13	Mauritania	4	4.5	4.25	8.75	50%
14	Tunisia	10	3	5	8	40%
15	Libya	4	5	2.75	7.75	50%
16	Mozambique	4	2.25	5.5	7.75	50%
17	Burkina Faso	6	3.83	3.67	7.5	17%
18	Liberia	6	2.83	4.67	7.5	50%
19	South Africa	10	4.1	3.3	7.4	10%
20	Mali	5	3	4.4	7.4	60%
21	Côte d'Ivoire	11	4.27	3.09	7.36	36%
22	Algeria	11	3.73	3.64	7.36	18%
23	Madagascar	3	2	5.33	7.33	33%
24	Egypt	15	3.73	3.53	7.27	33%
25	Morocco	16	4.44	2.81	7.25	31%
26	Nigeria	11	4.09	3.09	7.18	27%
27	Nigeria	11	4.09	3.09	7.18	27%
28	Rwanda	4	3.75	3.25	7	25%
29	Niger	5	3.2	3.6	6.8	40%
30	Congo DR	9	2.89	3.89	6.78	22%
31	Congo DR	9	2.89	3.89	6.78	22%
32	Guinea	4	3.75	3	6.75	25%
33	Ghana	10	2	4.5	6.5	20%
34	Tanzania	5	4	2.4	6.4	20%
35	Kenya	6	4.17	2.17	6.33	17%
36	Cameroon	6	2.67	3.67	6.33	0%
37	Cameroon	6	2.67	3.67	6.33	0%
38	Zambia	3	2.33	4	6.33	0%
39	Zimbabwe	4	3.25	3	6.25	0%
40	Lesotho	5	2.8	3.4	6.2	20%
41	Sierra Leone	5	2.8	3	5.8	20%

Niger shots on target against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	7	3.14	4.29	7.43	29%
Vs top half	7	3.14	4.29	7.43	29%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Niger 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 Qualifications	2027	2	3	3.5	6.5	50%
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2025	6	2.33	3.33	5.67	0%
Friendly International	2025	2	6.5	2.5	9	50%
Friendly International	2024	2	3	4.5	7.5	0%

Niger 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
Tue 6 Oct 19:30	Algeria (away)	7	3.67	3.33	6.5	4.5	2
Wed 11 Nov 00:00	Morocco (away)	8.1	5.1	3	10.5	7.75	2.75
Sun 15 Nov 00:00	Morocco (home)	8.1	5.1	3	6.5	3.33	3.17

Niger players with the most games of 1+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Daniel Sosah	attacker	2	2	100%
2	Mamane Amadou Sabo	midfielder	1	1	100%
3	Camara Aboubacar	defender	1	2	50%
4	Oumar Sako	defender	1	2	50%
5	Victorien Adebayor	attacker	1	2	50%

Algeria 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
29 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Burundi (A)	2-2	3	3	6	-
25 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Zambia (H)	3-1	6	2	8	-
3 Jul	World Cup	Switzerland (A)	2-0	2	5	7	4
28 Jun	World Cup	Austria (H)	3-3	5	3	8	3
23 Jun	World Cup	Jordan (A)	1-2	8	4	12	5
17 Jun	World Cup	Argentina (A)	3-0	0	6	6	1
3 Jun	Friendly International	Netherlands (A)	0-1	2	6	8	5
31 Mar	Friendly International	Uruguay (H)	0-0	0	1	1	1
27 Mar	Friendly International	Guatemala (H)	7-0	9	3	12	5