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Russia vs NigeriaResult, Lineups & H2H

3
-FT
3
Oct 06, 2026
Gazprom Arena

Nigeria

Edokpolor78'
Adams90+4'

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
Matvey Kislyak
1
Goals
1
Assists
8.5
90'+6Yellow Card
Abdullahi Umar
Abdullahi Umar
Nigeria
Goal!
3-3
Akor Adams
Akor Adams
90'+4·Nigeria
⚽
Russia
83'Substitution
Chibuzo Nwoko
Chibuzo Nwoko· Out
Nigeria
81'Yellow Card
Chibuzo Nwoko
Chibuzo Nwoko
Nigeria
Goal!
3-2
Peter Edokpolor
Peter Edokpolor
78'·Nigeria
⚽
Nigeria
70'Substitution
Peter Edokpolor
Peter Edokpolor· In
Aderemi Adeoye· Out
Nigeria
Russia
Russia
Goal!
3-1
⚽
46'Substitution
Stephen Michael
Stephen Michael· Out
Nigeria
46'Substitution
Abdullahi Umar
Abdullahi Umar· In
Nigeria
Goal!
2-1
Matvey Kislyak
Matvey Kislyak
45'+2·Russia
⚽
43'Yellow Card
Russia
37'Yellow Card
Russia
Goal!
1-1
Lechi Sadulaev
Lechi Sadulaev
30'·Russia
⚽
Goal!
0-1
Kelechi Iheanacho
Kelechi Iheanacho
10'·Nigeria
⚽

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Russia
Russia
Nigeria
Nigeria
63%Ball Possession37%
17Shots Total10
6Shots On Target6
7Corners5
17Fouls10
2Yellow Cards2
2Offsides2
3Saves3
541Passes324
8Shots Off Target3
110Attacks88
44Dangerous Attacks19
11Shots Inside Box6
6Shots Outside Box4
3Goals3
8Free Kicks17
3Shots Blocked1
5Substitutions5
11Tackles19
468Accurate Passes254
19Total Crosses6
3Accurate Crosses1
10Interceptions15
29Duels Won54
3Big Chances Created1

Team Lineups

Starting XI

1
SJSamuel Friday James
Samuel Friday James
6.3
8
SMStephen Michael
Stephen Michael
6.6
4
AA
Aderemi Adeoye
10
WIW. Igor
W. Igor
6.3
17
CNChibuzo Nwoko
Chibuzo Nwoko
6.5

Substitutes

7
AUAbdullahi Umar
Abdullahi Umar
6.4
12
PEPeter Edokpolor
Peter Edokpolor
7.5
16
MAMichael Atata
Michael Atata
19
IAIbraheem Mahfus Ajasa
Ibraheem Mahfus Ajasa
22
AAAkor Adams
Akor Adams
7.2

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
8.5
90'111/2
72(93%)
2
4/7
7.3
60'011/3
22(77%)
1
3/7
7.3
60'102/2
25(80%)
-
2/6
7.2
60'101/2
21(81%)
2
6/13
6.9
90'001/2
50(94%)
-
2/7
6.7
88'000/2
61(89%)
1
2/10
6.6
90'000/1
90(92%)
1
3/5
6.5
90'000/1
58(84%)
1
1/2
6.4
11'00-
6(100%)
1
1/2
6.3
90'00-
17(81%)
-
1/1
6.3
79'00-
55(78%)
1
2/7
6.3
30'000/1
17(80%)
-
0/2
6.2
30'000/1
7(67%)
-
0/4
6.1
90'00-
31(87%)
1
1/4
6.1
30'00-
6(67%)
-
1/6
-2'00-
3(100%)
-
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Russia vs Nigeria — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Russia15W4404012/1514-1
Nigeria15L101047/157-8
Russia — last 5 games
  1. L0-1 @ Egypt2026-05-28
  2. W3-0 vs Burkina Faso2026-06-05
  3. W3-0 vs Trinidad and Tobago2026-06-09
  4. W2-0 vs Iran2026-09-29
  5. W6-0 vs Namibia2026-10-03
Nigeria — last 5 games
  1. W2-0 vs Zimbabwe2026-05-26
  2. D2-2 @ Poland2026-06-03
  3. L1-2 @ Portugal2026-06-10
  4. W2-1 vs Madagascar2026-09-25
  5. L0-3 @ Guinea-Bissau2026-09-29

How we calculate this

Last Matches

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Last match
Goals
1-1
Total matches
1

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last match

0
Russia wins
1
Draws
0
Nigeria wins
Goals Scored
1 - 1