Nigeria Fouls Stats 2026

Nigeria Fouls Stats 2026 - season overview

Nigeria are averaging 12.9 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 22.6 total fouls on average. That puts them 13th of 49 for team fouls per match among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Russia, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Nigeria players commit the most fouls?

Calvin Bassey leads with 10 fouls across 4 qualifying appearances (2.5/g, 75% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Nigeria player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Nigeria's foul profile look this season?

Nigeria are averaging 12.9 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 9.7 for a match-total of 22.6. That ranks 13th of 49 for team fouls among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. On average Nigeria pick up one yellow card every 0.116 fouls.

How is the foul matchup read calculated?

Foul matchup blends the defender's fouls per game (40%), the opposition attacker's fouls drawn per game (40%), and the team's underlying foul propensity (20%). For the upcoming fixture against Russia the page weights each Nigeria defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.

Where do these foul stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Nigeria fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

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

Does the referee affect foul counts?

Yes - the referee profile module shows the assigned official's average fouls and yellows per match this season. Some referees blow for materially more fouls than others.

Nigeria player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Taiwo Awoniyi	attacker	2	3	1.5	100%
Moses Usor	attacker	2	2	1	100%
Victor Osimhen	attacker	1	3	3	100%
Ola Aina	defender	1	1	1	100%
George Ilenikhena	attacker	1	2	2	100%
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru	midfielder	4	4	1	75%
Raphael Onyedika	midfielder	4	7	1.75	75%
Calvin Bassey	defender	4	10	2.5	75%
Bruno Onyemaechi	defender	6	10	1.67	67%
Bright Osayi-Samuel	defender	5	6	1.2	60%
Akor Adams	attacker	7	9	1.29	57%
Ademola Lookman	attacker	6	7	1.17	50%
Paul Onuachu	attacker	2	4	2	50%
Zaidu Sanusi	defender	2	2	1	50%
Terem Moffi	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Tochukwu Nnadi	midfielder	2	2	1	50%
Tolu Arokodare	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Moses Simon	attacker	7	6	0.86	43%
Alex Iwobi	attacker	7	5	0.71	43%
Wilfred Ndidi	midfielder	5	4	0.8	40%
Semi Ajayi	defender	6	2	0.33	33%
Igoh Ogbu	defender	4	2	0.5	25%
Frank Onyeka	midfielder	4	2	0.5	25%
Stanley Nwabali	goalkeeper	4	0	0	0%
Samuel Chukwueze	attacker	3	0	0	0%

Nigeria fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
29 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Guinea-Bissau	Away	3-0	18	17	35	Calvin Bassey (4)
25 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Madagascar	Home	2-1	14	9	23	Bruno Onyemaechi (2)
10 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Portugal	Away	2-1	19	11	30	Calvin Bassey (4)
3 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Poland	Away	2-2	11	9	20
30 May 2026	Friendly International	Jamaica	Away	0-3	0	0	0
26 May 2026	Friendly International	Zimbabwe	Home	2-0	20	14	34
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Jordan	Away	2-2	2	0	2
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Iran	Away	1-2	0	0	0
17 Jan 2026	Africa Cup of Nations	Egypt	Away	0-0	16	15	31	Paul Onuachu (4)
14 Jan 2026	Africa Cup of Nations	Morocco	Home	0-0	29	22	51	Ademola Lookman (4)

Nigeria fouls 2026: last 10 games

Fouls for per game: 15.89
Fouls against per game: 13.33
Match total fouls per game: 29.22
Games: 9
League rank for match fouls: 10 of 30

Nigeria Fouls for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	3	21	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Away	6	13.33	83%	83%	83%	67%	67%
Overall	9	15.89	89%	89%	89%	78%	78%

Nigeria Fouls against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	3	15	100%	67%	67%	67%	67%
Away	6	12.5	83%	67%	67%	50%	50%
Overall	9	13.33	89%	67%	67%	56%	56%

Nigeria Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	3	36	100%	100%	100%	67%	67%
Away	6	25.83	83%	67%	67%	67%	67%
Overall	9	29.22	89%	78%	78%	67%	67%

Nigeria Team fouls 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	15.89	21	13.33
Yellow cards / match	2	2	2
Fouls per yellow card	7.9	10.5	6.7
Cards per foul	13%	10%	15%
Fouls over 8.5	89%	100%	83%
Fouls over 9.5	89%	100%	83%
Fouls over 10.5	89%	100%	83%
Fouls over 11.5	78%	100%	67%
Fouls over 12.5	78%	100%	67%

Nigeria Fouls against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	13.33	15	12.5
Fouls against over 8.5	89%	100%	83%
Fouls against over 9.5	67%	67%	67%
Fouls against over 10.5	67%	67%	67%
Fouls against over 11.5	56%	67%	50%
Fouls against over 12.5	56%	67%	50%

Nigeria Match fouls 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	29.22	36	25.83
Match fouls over 18.5	89%	100%	83%
Match fouls over 20.5	78%	100%	67%
Match fouls over 22.5	78%	100%	67%
Match fouls over 24.5	67%	67%	67%
Match fouls over 26.5	67%	67%	67%

Nigeria 1st-half fouls for 2026 (from 6 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	2	9.5	100%	100%	100%	50%
Away	4	8.25	75%	75%	75%	75%
Overall	6	8.67	83%	83%	83%	67%

Nigeria 1st-half fouls against 2026 (from 6 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	2	7.5	100%	100%	100%	50%
Away	4	6	75%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	6	6.5	83%	67%	67%	50%

Nigeria 1st-half match total 2026 (from 6 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	2	17	100%	100%	100%	100%
Away	4	14.25	75%	75%	75%	75%
Overall	6	15.17	83%	83%	83%	83%

Nigeria fouls match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Guinea-Bissau (A)	3-0	18	17	35	-
25 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Madagascar (H)	2-1	14	9	23	-
10 Jun	Friendly International	Portugal (A)	2-1	19	11	30	16
3 Jun	Friendly International	Poland (A)	2-2	11	9	20	4
26 May	Friendly International	Zimbabwe (H)	2-0	20	14	34	12
31 Mar	Friendly International	Jordan (A)	2-2	2	0	2	-
17 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Egypt (A)	0-0	16	15	31	18
14 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Morocco (H)	0-0	29	22	51	22
10 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Algeria (A)	0-2	14	23	37	19

CAF World Cup Qualifiers fouls table 2026: every team's fouls per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
1	Niger	3	15.33	20	35.33	100%
2	Burkina Faso	4	17	18.25	35.25	100%
3	Benin	4	18.5	16.25	34.75	100%
4	Mauritania	3	13	20	33	100%
5	Tanzania	3	14.33	17	31.33	100%
6	Cameroon	6	16.67	14.33	31	83%
7	Cameroon	6	16.67	14.33	31	83%
8	Liberia	3	12.33	18.33	30.67	100%
9	Mozambique	3	12	18.67	30.67	67%
10	Nigeria	10	16.5	13.3	29.8	80%
11	Nigeria	10	16.5	13.3	29.8	80%
12	Guinea	3	14	15.33	29.33	100%
13	Sierra Leone	4	16	13.25	29.25	75%
14	Morocco	16	12.63	16.31	28.94	75%
15	Lesotho	4	14	14	28	75%
16	Mali	5	11.6	16.2	27.8	80%
17	Madagascar	3	13	13.67	26.67	100%
18	Egypt	15	12	14.53	26.53	73%
19	Tunisia	9	13.44	12.33	25.78	67%
20	Kenya	4	15	10.75	25.75	75%
21	Congo DR	9	14	11.33	25.33	78%
22	Congo DR	9	14	11.33	25.33	78%
23	Senegal	12	12.33	12.83	25.17	58%
24	Zambia	3	14.67	10.33	25	67%
25	Zimbabwe	4	10	15	25	75%
26	South Africa	10	11	13.3	24.3	80%
27	Algeria	11	11.27	13	24.27	55%
28	Ghana	10	11	12.3	23.3	60%
29	Cape Verde Islands	9	10.11	12.67	22.78	78%
30	Côte d'Ivoire	11	11	10.64	21.64	45%

Nigeria fouls against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Vs top six	12	12	11.25	23.25	58%
Vs top half	12	12	11.25	23.25	58%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Nigeria fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2027	2	16	13	29	100%
Africa Cup of Nations	2025	7	19.43	14.43	33.86	86%
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2025	5	13	12	25	80%
Friendly International	2025	2	14	15	29	100%

Nigeria next three opponents: fouls per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their fouls for	Their fouls against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Tue 6 Oct 16:00	Russia (away)	25.17	13.17	12	23.8	12	11.8
Wed 11 Nov 00:00	Tanzania (home)	29.83	12.5	17.33	31.5	14.25	17.25
Sun 15 Nov 00:00	Tanzania (away)	29.83	12.5	17.33	26.5	9	17.5

Nigeria players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Raphael Onyedika	midfielder	6	7	86%
2	Bruno Onyemaechi	defender	6	8	75%
3	Akor Adams	attacker	6	9	67%
4	Calvin Bassey	defender	5	6	83%
5	Fisayo Dele-Bashiru	midfielder	4	6	67%

Nigeria players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Bruno Onyemaechi	defender	6	8	75%
2	Calvin Bassey	defender	4	6	67%
3	Wilfred Ndidi	midfielder	4	7	57%
4	Akor Adams	attacker	4	9	44%
5	Raphael Onyedika	midfielder	3	7	43%

Nigeria players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Bruno Onyemaechi	defender	3	8	38%
2	Calvin Bassey	defender	2	6	33%
3	Victor Osimhen	attacker	1	3	33%
4	Paul Onuachu	attacker	1	5	20%
5	Frank Onyeka	midfielder	1	6	17%

Russia fouls match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Friendly International	Iran (H)	2-0	11	17	28	-
9 Jun	Friendly International	Trinidad and Tobago (H)	3-0	19	10	29	15
5 Jun	Friendly International	Burkina Faso (H)	3-0	14	13	27	15
28 May	Friendly International	Egypt (A)	1-0	19	13	32	13
31 Mar	Friendly International	Mali (H)	0-0	9	11	20	10
27 Mar	Friendly International	Nicaragua (H)	3-1	7	8	15	11
15 Nov	Friendly International	Chile (H)	0-2	5	17	22	9
12 Nov	Friendly International	Peru (H)	1-1	19	8	27	10
14 Oct	Friendly International	Bolivia (H)	3-0	16	10	26	15
10 Oct	Friendly International	Iran (H)	2-1	11	16	27	11