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Lesotho vs Nigeria
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

Lesotho

Kalake83'
1
-FT
2
Oct 10, 2025
Peter Mokaba Stadium|Petersburg

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
Nigeria
Nigeria
84'Substitution
Mphale Mphalaole
Mphale Mphalaole· In
Kananelo Rapuleng
Kananelo Rapuleng· Out
Lesotho
Goal!
1-2
Hlompho Kalake
Hlompho Kalake
83'·Lesotho
⚽
Goal!
0-2
Akor Adams
Akor Adams
80'·Nigeria
⚽
74'Substitution
Hlompho Kalake
Hlompho Kalake· In
Lesotho
Lesotho
Nigeria
64'Yellow Card
Nigeria
Nigeria
59'Substitution
Tsepang Sefali
Tsepang Sefali· In
Sunny Jane
Sunny Jane· Out
Lesotho
Goal!
0-1
⚽

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Lesotho
Lesotho
Nigeria
Nigeria
0%Ball Possession0%
8Shots Total14
2Shots On Target8
0Corners0
7Fouls7
0Yellow Cards1
0Offsides0
0Saves0
0Passes0
85Attacks139
52Dangerous Attacks95
7Goal Attempts14
6Shots Off Target6
0Shots Inside Box0
0Shots Outside Box0
1Goals2
1Shots Blocked0
4Substitutions4
0Accurate Passes0
0Red Cards0
91Ball Safe100
3Injuries1

Team Lineups

Manager: L. Notši

Starting XI

21
Rethabile Mokokoane
Rethabile Mokokoane
6.0
13
Fusi Matlabe
Fusi Matlabe
6.0
8
Kananelo Rapuleng
Kananelo Rapuleng
19
Lehlohonolo Matsau
Lehlohonolo Matsau
6.0
10
Sunny Jane
Sunny Jane

Substitutes

1
Mosoeu Seahlolo
Mosoeu Seahlolo
3
Siyabonga Monyaka
Siyabonga Monyaka
5
Halifele Moqokola
Halifele Moqokola
6
Mphale Mphalaole
Mphale Mphalaole
7
Hlompho Kalake
Hlompho Kalake
12
Makara Ntaitsane
Makara Ntaitsane
14
Keketso Snyder
Keketso Snyder
18
Tsepang Sefali
Tsepang Sefali
6.4
22
Mohlomi Makhetha
Mohlomi Makhetha
23
Leluma Mofoka
Leluma Mofoka

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
6.5
74'00-
-
-
-
6.5
16'00-
-
-
-
6.4
74'00-
-
-
-
Tsepang Sefali
Tsepang Sefali
MF
6.4
31'00-
-
-
-
6.0
90'00-
-
-
-
Fusi Matlabe
Fusi Matlabe
DF
6.0
90'00-
-
-
-
6.0
90'00-
-
-
-
Lehlohonolo Matsau
Lehlohonolo Matsau
DF
6.0
90'00-
-
-
-
6.0
90'00-
-
-
-
Rethabile Mokokoane
Rethabile Mokokoane
DF
6.0
90'00-
-
-
-
5.9
90'00-
-
-
-

Lesotho vs Nigeria H2H, Form & Key Stats

Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Lesotho15L404043/151-14
Nigeria15D131317/154-6
Lesotho — last 5 games
  1. W1-0 @ Malawi2025-06-05
  2. L0-4 @ Angola2025-06-08
  3. L0-3 @ Namibia2025-06-10
  4. L0-3 vs South Africa2025-09-05
  5. L0-4 @ Benin2025-09-09
Nigeria — last 5 games
  1. L0-1 @ Senegal2025-08-05
  2. L0-4 @ Sudan2025-08-12
  3. W2-0 vs Congo2025-08-19
  4. W1-0 vs Rwanda2025-09-06
  5. D1-1 @ South Africa2025-09-09
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
Lesotho152.7373%53%33%27%20%60%
Nigeria151.9367%27%13%47%40%27%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
LesothoHome51042-90.640%20%
NigeriaAway102629-111.230%30%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
Lesotho151-165-1983%53%0-8-7
Nigeria144-69-769%43%1-10-3
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
2
Period covered
2021-03-30 – 2023-11-16
Lesotho wins
0
Draws
1
Nigeria wins
1
Avg goals per meeting
2.5
Over 2.5 goals
50%
Both teams scored
50%
Home side won
50%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Most recent meetings
DateHomeScoreAway
2023-11-16Nigeria1-1Lesotho
2021-03-30Nigeria3-0Lesotho

How we calculate this

CAF World Cup Qualifiers Standings

CAF World Cup Qualifiers · 2026

Full standings
#TeamPGDPTS
110+1826
···
610-165
110+1118
210+717
310+117
410-411
510-89
610-75
110+823
210+519

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

CAF World Cup Qualifiers
Lesotho
10 matches
Nigeria
10 matches
#5Position#2
9Points17
2Wins4
3Draws5
5Losses1
6Goals15
0.60Goals per game1.50
14Goals conceded8
1.40Goals per game conceded0.80

Lesotho vs Nigeria — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (10 vs 10 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityLesotho 20% · X · Draw 28% · Nigeria 52%
1 · Home Win
20%
X · Draw
28%
2 · Away Win
52%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
0.73 vs 1.38
Projected Total: 2.11
Over 1.5 Goals
62%
Over 2.5 Goals
35%
Over 3.5 Goals
16%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
39%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
25% / 48%
Lesotho / Nigeria
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
0 - 1(16.7%)1 - 1(12.3%)0 - 0(12.1%)
Last Matches

Recent matches

Sep 9, 2025
0-4
Benin
@ Benin
Away
Sep 5, 2025
0-3
South Africa
vs South Africa
Home
Jun 10, 2025
0-3
Namibia
@ Namibia
Away
Jun 8, 2025
0-4
Angola
@ Angola
Away
Jun 5, 2025
1-0
Malawi
@ Malawi
Away
Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Last 2 matches
Head to Head

Lesotho vs Nigeria — Head to Head

Match summary

Nigeria beat Lesotho 2-1 in the CAF World Cup Qualifiers, Group Stage.

Across 2 previous meetings on record, Lesotho won 0 and Nigeria won 1, with 1 draw (2.5 goals per game).

Goals came from Hlompho Kalake (83') for Lesotho and William Troost-Ekong (55') and Akor Adams (80') for Nigeria.