Nigeria Shots Stats 2026

Nigeria Shots Stats 2026 - season overview

Nigeria are averaging 7 shots per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 15 total shots on average. That puts them 30th of 50 for team shots per match among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player shot-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Russia, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Nigeria players take the most shots?

Akor Adams leads with 8 shots across 7 qualifying appearances (1.14/g, 57% hit rate). The shot-rate table below lists every Nigeria player with their shots per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ shots price for the next fixture.

How does Nigeria's shot profile look this season?

Nigeria are averaging 7 shots per game over 10 games and concede 8 for a match-total of 15. That ranks 30th of 50 for team shots among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions.

How is the shots matchup read calculated?

Shots matchup blends our attackers' shot rate (50%) with the opposition's shots conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Russia, the page weights each Nigeria attacker against the opposition's last-season shots-conceded rate.

Where do these shot 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 shot rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

Why is possession shown alongside shots?

Possession share, key passes per game and shot accuracy are the strongest underlying drivers of shot volume. The context panel surfaces those drivers so you can read the number, not just take it at face value.

Nigeria player shots rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots	Per game	1+ hit rate
Tolu Arokodare	attacker	2	2	1	100%
Moses Usor	attacker	2	3	1.5	100%
George Ilenikhena	attacker	1	5	5	100%
Calvin Bassey	defender	4	3	0.75	75%
Samuel Chukwueze	attacker	3	2	0.67	67%
Akor Adams	attacker	7	8	1.14	57%
Ademola Lookman	attacker	6	5	0.83	50%
Raphael Onyedika	midfielder	4	2	0.5	50%
Moses Simon	attacker	7	6	0.86	43%
Wilfred Ndidi	midfielder	5	5	1	40%
Frank Onyeka	midfielder	4	1	0.25	25%
Bruno Onyemaechi	defender	6	1	0.17	17%
Alex Iwobi	attacker	7	1	0.14	14%
Semi Ajayi	defender	6	0	0	0%
Bright Osayi-Samuel	defender	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%
Paul Onuachu	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%
Zaidu Sanusi	defender	2	0	0	0%
Terem Moffi	attacker	2	0	0	0%

Nigeria shots match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots	Opposition shots	Match total	Top player
29 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Guinea-Bissau	Away	3-0	12	12	24	Moses Simon (4)
25 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Madagascar	Home	2-1	22	4	26	George Ilenikhena (5)
10 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Portugal	Away	2-1	5	13	18	Wilfred Ndidi (2)
3 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Poland	Away	2-2	9	12	21
30 May 2026	Friendly International	Jamaica	Away	0-3	0	0	0
26 May 2026	Friendly International	Zimbabwe	Home	2-0	7	10	17
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Jordan	Away	2-2	8	8	16
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Iran	Away	1-2	1	0	1
17 Jan 2026	Africa Cup of Nations	Egypt	Away	0-0	4	5	9	Samuel Chukwueze (1)
14 Jan 2026	Africa Cup of Nations	Morocco	Home	0-0	2	16	18	Ademola Lookman (1)

Nigeria shots 2026: last 10 games

Shots for per game: 8.3
Shots against per game: 8.3
Match total shots per game: 16.6
Games: 10
League rank for match shots: 40 of 42

Nigeria Shots for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	3	10.33	33%	33%	33%	33%	33%
Away	7	7.43	43%	29%	14%	0%	0%
Overall	10	8.3	40%	30%	20%	10%	10%

Nigeria Shots against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	3	10	67%	33%	33%	33%	0%
Away	7	7.57	43%	43%	14%	0%	0%
Overall	10	8.3	50%	40%	20%	10%	0%

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	20.33	33%	33%	33%	33%	0%
Away	7	15	29%	29%	14%	0%	0%
Overall	10	16.6	30%	30%	20%	10%	0%

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

Team shots	Overall	Home	Away
Shots / match	8.3	10.33	7.43
Shots on target / match	3.6	3.33	3.71
Shots off target / match	4.7	7	3.72
Shot conversion	16%	13%	17%
Shots per goal	6.4	7.8	5.8
Shots on target per goal	2.8	2.5	2.9
Shots over 8.5	40%	33%	43%
Shots over 10.5	30%	33%	29%
Shots over 12.5	20%	33%	14%
Shots over 14.5	10%	33%	0%
Shots over 16.5	10%	33%	0%

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

Shots against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots against / match	8.3	10	7.57
Shots against over 8.5	50%	67%	43%
Shots against over 10.5	40%	33%	43%
Shots against over 12.5	20%	33%	14%
Shots against over 14.5	10%	33%	0%
Shots against over 16.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Match shots	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots / match	16.6	20.33	15
Match shots over 18.5	30%	33%	29%
Match shots over 20.5	30%	33%	29%
Match shots over 22.5	20%	33%	14%
Match shots over 24.5	10%	33%	0%
Match shots over 26.5	0%	0%	0%

Nigeria 1st-half shots for 2026 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	1	1	0%	0%	0%
Away	4	4.5	75%	25%	0%
Overall	5	3.8	60%	20%	0%

Nigeria 1st-half shots against 2026 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	1	6	100%	100%	0%
Away	4	3.5	50%	50%	0%
Overall	5	4	60%	60%	0%

Nigeria 1st-half match total 2026 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 7.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 13.5 %
Home	1	7	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	4	8	50%	50%	0%	0%
Overall	5	7.8	40%	40%	0%	0%

Nigeria shots match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Guinea-Bissau (A)	3-0	12	12	24	-
25 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Madagascar (H)	2-1	22	4	26	-
10 Jun	Friendly International	Portugal (A)	2-1	5	13	18	11
3 Jun	Friendly International	Poland (A)	2-2	9	12	21	10
26 May	Friendly International	Zimbabwe (H)	2-0	7	10	17	-
31 Mar	Friendly International	Jordan (A)	2-2	8	8	16	-
27 Mar	Friendly International	Iran (A)	1-2	1	0	1	-
17 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Egypt (A)	0-0	4	5	9	4
14 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Morocco (H)	0-0	2	16	18	7
10 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Algeria (A)	0-2	13	3	16	7

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

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
1	Comoros	3	9.67	18.33	28	100%
2	Cape Verde Islands	10	13.9	13	26.9	60%
3	Eritrea	4	8	16.25	24.25	50%
4	Namibia	4	12.5	11.5	24	75%
5	Mali	5	11.6	12.2	23.8	60%
6	Mauritania	4	13.75	10	23.75	50%
7	Senegal	14	13.21	10.29	23.5	50%
8	Togo	3	12.33	11	23.33	67%
9	Côte d'Ivoire	11	12.91	10.36	23.27	64%
10	South Africa	10	13.6	9.4	23	50%
11	Gambia	3	10.67	12.33	23	33%
12	Tunisia	10	10.2	12.6	22.8	40%
13	Cameroon	6	12.67	10	22.67	67%
14	Cameroon	6	12.67	10	22.67	67%
15	Zambia	3	8.67	14	22.67	67%
16	Gabon	4	9	13.5	22.5	75%
17	Gabon	4	9	13.5	22.5	75%
18	Algeria	11	11.82	10.55	22.36	45%
19	Mozambique	4	6.5	15.75	22.25	25%
20	Tanzania	5	15.4	6.6	22	40%
21	Guinea-Bissau	4	7.75	14.25	22	50%
22	Egypt	15	9.6	12.07	21.67	47%
23	Madagascar	3	3.67	18	21.67	33%
24	Congo DR	9	11.22	10.11	21.33	33%
25	Congo DR	9	11.22	10.11	21.33	33%
26	Liberia	6	9.67	11.33	21	50%
27	Burkina Faso	6	10.5	10.33	20.83	33%
28	Libya	4	13.75	7	20.75	25%
29	Guinea	4	10.5	10.25	20.75	50%
30	Zimbabwe	3	12	8.67	20.67	33%
31	Morocco	16	12.56	8	20.56	31%
32	Rwanda	4	9.75	10.75	20.5	50%
33	Ghana	10	7.2	12.8	20	40%
34	Lesotho	5	9.6	10.2	19.8	20%
35	Kenya	6	13.5	6.17	19.67	17%
36	Seychelles	3	8.67	11	19.67	33%
37	Niger	5	8.2	11.4	19.6	20%
38	Benin	7	9.29	10.14	19.43	29%
39	Sierra Leone	5	9.6	9.6	19.2	40%
40	Nigeria	11	9.55	7.73	17.27	27%
41	Nigeria	11	9.55	7.73	17.27	27%
42	Somalia	3	4.33	12.33	16.67	0%

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

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
Vs top six	12	10	4.75	14.75	17%
Vs top half	12	10	4.75	14.75	17%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Nigeria shots per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2027	2	17	8	25	100%
Africa Cup of Nations	2025	7	12.86	7.71	20.57	43%
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2025	5	13.4	8	21.4	20%
Friendly International	2025	3	8	6	14	0%
Friendly International	2024	2	6	4	10	0%

Nigeria next three opponents: shots per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots for	Their shots against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Tue 6 Oct 16:00	Russia (away)	24.67	16.33	8.33	25.8	18	7.8
Wed 11 Nov 00:00	Tanzania (home)	23.22	13.22	10	25	13.17	11.83
Sun 15 Nov 00:00	Tanzania (away)	23.22	13.22	10	19.67	13.33	6.33

Nigeria players with the most games of 1+ shots 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Akor Adams	attacker	6	9	67%
2	Ademola Lookman	attacker	5	8	63%
3	Calvin Bassey	defender	4	6	67%
4	Moses Simon	attacker	4	9	44%
5	Raphael Onyedika	midfielder	3	7	43%

Nigeria players with the most games of 2+ shots 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Ademola Lookman	attacker	4	8	50%
2	Akor Adams	attacker	4	9	44%
3	Victor Osimhen	attacker	2	3	67%
4	Wilfred Ndidi	midfielder	2	7	29%
5	George Ilenikhena	attacker	1	2	50%

Nigeria players with the most games of 3+ shots 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Akor Adams	attacker	3	9	33%
2	Victor Osimhen	attacker	2	3	67%
3	George Ilenikhena	attacker	1	2	50%
4	Wilfred Ndidi	midfielder	1	7	14%
5	Ademola Lookman	attacker	1	8	13%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Friendly International	Iran (H)	2-0	12	8	20	-
9 Jun	Friendly International	Trinidad and Tobago (H)	3-0	21	7	28	13
5 Jun	Friendly International	Burkina Faso (H)	3-0	17	9	26	9
28 May	Friendly International	Egypt (A)	1-0	8	11	19	5
31 Mar	Friendly International	Mali (H)	0-0	17	10	27	8
27 Mar	Friendly International	Nicaragua (H)	3-1	23	5	28	13
15 Nov	Friendly International	Chile (H)	0-2	16	4	20	8
12 Nov	Friendly International	Peru (H)	1-1	9	3	12	3
14 Oct	Friendly International	Bolivia (H)	3-0	15	18	33	16
10 Oct	Friendly International	Iran (H)	2-1	14	8	22	8