Match Report
4 points and 2 places separated them: Ireland W 4th with 1, Nigeria W 2nd with 5. Recent form told a different story for Ireland W: only 26th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Per game in the league, Ireland W were scoring 0.33 and conceding 1, Nigeria W 1 and 0.67, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
Ireland W had been beaten in three straight games. Over the last five, Ireland W had taken 3 of 15 points to Nigeria W's 10.
Suncorp Stadium, capacity 52,500, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Ireland W 60% · Nigeria W 40% · Total shots: 5-11 · On target: 1-2 · Corners: 2-3