Nigeria are averaging 3.6 shots on target per game in 2025, with matches involving them seeing 6.2 total SOT on average. That puts them 10th of 53 for team SOT per match in their primary competition.
Victor Osimhen leads with 5 shots on target across 3 qualifying appearances (1.67/g, 67% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Nigeria player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.
Nigeria are averaging 3.6 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 2.6 for a match-total of 6.2. That ranks 10th of 53 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 7.1 shots per game and create 3.7 key passes per game.
SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). The more SOT the opponent typically concedes, the more on-target volume our attackers should produce.
Nigeria take 7.1 shots per game and put 3.6 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.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Nigeria fixtures in the active window for 2025. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.
Nigeria are currently converting 42% 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.
| Player | Position | Apps | Shots on target | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Osimhen | attacker | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 67% |
| Akor Adams | attacker | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 57% |
| Ademola Lookman | attacker | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Calvin Bassey | defender | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Samuel Chukwueze | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Paul Onuachu | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Moses Simon | attacker | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 29% |
| Raphael Onyedika | midfielder | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | defender | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 17% |
| Bruno Onyemaechi | defender | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 17% |
| Alex Iwobi | attacker | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 14% |
| Semi Ajayi | defender | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Frank Onyeka | midfielder | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Wilfred Ndidi | midfielder | 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% |
| 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% |
| Tochukwu Nnadi | midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Chidozie Awaziem | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team shots on target | Opposition shots on target | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2026 | Portugal | Away | 2-1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Calvin Bassey (1) |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Poland | Away | 2-2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | |
| 30 May 2026 | Jamaica | Away | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 May 2026 | Zimbabwe | Home | 2-0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Jordan | Away | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Iran | Away | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 Jan 2026 | Egypt | Away | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | Samuel Chukwueze (1) |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Morocco | Home | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | Ademola Lookman (1) |
| 10 Jan 2026 | Algeria | Away | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | Victor Osimhen (2) |
| 5 Jan 2026 | Mozambique | Home | 4-0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | Victor Osimhen (3) |