Nigeria Yellow Cards Stats 2026

Nigeria Yellow Cards Stats 2026 - season overview

Nigeria are averaging 1.5 yellow cards per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 2.8 cards on average. That puts them 16th of 40 for total cards per match among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player booking-rate forecasts, the matchup risk read for the upcoming fixture against Russia, 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%
Ademola Lookman	attacker	6	2	0.33	33%
Igoh Ogbu	defender	4	1	0.25	25%
Raphael Onyedika	midfielder	4	1	0.25	25%
Bruno Onyemaechi	defender	6	1	0.17	17%
Moses Simon	attacker	7	1	0.14	14%
Alex Iwobi	attacker	7	0	0	0%
Akor Adams	attacker	7	0	0	0%
Semi Ajayi	defender	6	0	0	0%
Bright Osayi-Samuel	defender	5	0	0	0%
Wilfred Ndidi	midfielder	5	0	0	0%
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
Stanley Nwabali	goalkeeper	4	0	0	0%
Frank Onyeka	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
Samuel Chukwueze	attacker	3	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%
Tolu Arokodare	attacker	2	0	0	0%

Nigeria yellow cards match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team yellow cards	Opposition yellow cards	Match total
29 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Guinea-Bissau	Away	3-0	1	2	3
25 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Madagascar	Home	2-1	1	2	3
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

Nigeria cards 2026: last 10 games

Cards for per game: 1.8
Cards against per game: 1.8
Match total cards per game: 3.6
Games: 10
League rank for match cards: 17 of 44

Nigeria Cards for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	3	2	100%	67%	33%	0%	0%
Away	7	1.71	86%	57%	29%	0%	0%
Overall	10	1.8	90%	60%	30%	0%	0%

Nigeria Cards against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %
Home	3	1	67%	33%	0%	0%	0%
Away	7	2.14	86%	71%	29%	14%	14%
Overall	10	1.8	80%	60%	20%	10%	10%

Nigeria Match total 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%	33%	0%	0%	0%
Away	7	3.86	86%	57%	14%	14%	14%
Overall	10	3.6	80%	50%	10%	10%	10%

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

Team cards	Overall	Home	Away
Cards / match	1.8	2	1.71
Fouls / match	15.89	21	13.33
Fouls per yellow card	8.8	10.5	7.8
Cards over 0.5	90%	100%	86%
Cards over 1.5	60%	67%	57%
Cards over 2.5	30%	33%	29%
Cards over 3.5	0%	0%	0%
Cards over 4.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Cards against	Overall	Home	Away
Cards against / match	1.8	1	2.14
Cards against over 0.5	80%	67%	86%
Cards against over 1.5	60%	33%	71%
Cards against over 2.5	20%	0%	29%
Cards against over 3.5	10%	0%	14%
Cards against over 4.5	10%	0%	14%

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

Match cards	Overall	Home	Away
Match cards / match	3.6	3	3.86
Match cards over 2.5	80%	67%	86%
Match cards over 3.5	50%	33%	57%
Match cards over 4.5	10%	0%	14%
Match cards over 5.5	10%	0%	14%
Match cards over 6.5	10%	0%	14%

Nigeria 1st-half cards for 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	2	1	100%	0%	0%
Away	4	0.75	50%	25%	0%
Overall	6	0.83	67%	17%	0%

Nigeria 1st-half cards against 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %
Home	2	0	0%	0%	0%
Away	4	0.75	50%	25%	0%
Overall	6	0.5	33%	17%	0%

Nigeria 1st-half match total 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 0.5 %	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	2	1	100%	0%	0%	0%
Away	4	1.5	100%	50%	0%	0%
Overall	6	1.33	100%	33%	0%	0%

Nigeria cards match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Guinea-Bissau (A)	3-0	1	2	3	-
25 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Madagascar (H)	2-1	1	2	3	-
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

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

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 4.5 %
1	Seychelles	3	4.67	1.67	6.33	100%
2	Mali	5	1.8	3.4	5.2	40%
3	Togo	3	2.33	2.67	5	33%
4	Namibia	4	2.25	2.5	4.75	50%
5	Cameroon	6	2.33	2.33	4.67	33%
6	Cameroon	6	2.33	2.33	4.67	33%
7	Niger	5	2.4	2.2	4.6	60%
8	Sudan	3	1.67	2.67	4.33	33%
9	Benin	7	2.43	1.86	4.29	43%
10	Mauritania	4	1.25	3	4.25	50%
11	Lesotho	4	2	2	4	50%
12	Libya	4	1.75	2.25	4	25%
13	Algeria	9	2.11	1.78	3.89	33%
14	Tunisia	8	1.63	2.25	3.88	38%
15	Ethiopia	3	2	1.67	3.67	67%
16	Comoros	3	1.67	2	3.67	33%
17	Nigeria	11	1.91	1.73	3.64	9%
18	Nigeria	11	1.91	1.73	3.64	9%
19	Cape Verde Islands	10	1.5	2.1	3.6	30%
20	Senegal	12	2.08	1.42	3.5	33%
21	Mozambique	4	1.5	2	3.5	25%
22	Egypt	15	1.8	1.67	3.47	20%
23	Madagascar	3	2	1.33	3.33	0%
24	Liberia	6	1.67	1.67	3.33	17%
25	South Africa	10	1.7	1.6	3.3	20%
26	Gambia	4	1.75	1.5	3.25	25%
27	Morocco	16	1.19	2.06	3.25	19%
28	Tanzania	5	2	1.2	3.2	20%
29	Rwanda	4	2.25	0.75	3	25%
30	Sierra Leone	5	1.8	1.2	3	20%
31	Guinea-Bissau	4	1.75	1.25	3	25%
32	Burkina Faso	6	1.5	1.5	3	17%
33	Congo DR	9	1.22	1.78	3	22%
34	Congo DR	9	1.22	1.78	3	22%
35	Ghana	10	1.5	1.4	2.9	10%
36	Guinea	4	1	1.75	2.75	0%
37	Zambia	3	2	0.67	2.67	0%
38	Somalia	3	1.33	1.33	2.67	0%
39	Eritrea	3	1.33	1.33	2.67	0%
40	Zimbabwe	3	1	1.67	2.67	0%
41	Côte d'Ivoire	8	1.25	1.25	2.5	0%
42	Gabon	4	1.25	1.25	2.5	0%
43	Gabon	4	1.25	1.25	2.5	0%
44	Kenya	5	1.4	1	2.4	20%

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

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 Qualifications	2027	2	1	2	3	0%
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
Tue 6 Oct 16:00	Russia (away)	3	1.17	1.83	3	1	2
Wed 11 Nov 00:00	Tanzania (home)	3.22	1.78	1.44	3.5	1.83	1.67
Sun 15 Nov 00:00	Tanzania (away)	3.22	1.78	1.44	2.67	1.67	1

Nigeria players with the most games of 1+ cards 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Calvin Bassey	defender	3	6	50%
2	Wilfred Ndidi	midfielder	2	7	29%
3	Ademola Lookman	attacker	2	8	25%
4	Moses Simon	attacker	2	9	22%
5	Kenneth Igboke	defender	1	1	100%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Cards for	Cards against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Friendly International	Iran (H)	2-0	1	2	3	-
9 Jun	Friendly International	Trinidad and Tobago (H)	3-0	1	2	3	2
5 Jun	Friendly International	Burkina Faso (H)	3-0	0	3	3	1
28 May	Friendly International	Egypt (A)	1-0	2	1	3	1
31 Mar	Friendly International	Mali (H)	0-0	2	2	4	1
27 Mar	Friendly International	Nicaragua (H)	3-1	1	1	2	1
15 Nov	Friendly International	Chile (H)	0-2	1	4	5	1
12 Nov	Friendly International	Peru (H)	1-1	4	3	7	1
14 Oct	Friendly International	Bolivia (H)	3-0	1	0	1	1
10 Oct	Friendly International	Iran (H)	2-1	3	1	4	1