Russia vs Nigeria

Russia and Nigeria drew 3-3 in the Friendly International on Tuesday 6 October 2026, 2-1 at half-time. In their last 2 meetings, including this one, Nigeria won 0, Russia won 0 and 2 were drawn.

Friendly International Tue 6 Oct 2026, 17:00 Save

Russia

HT 2-1

Nigeria

Gazprom Arena, St. Petersburg Nikola Dabanović

Russia vs Nigeria timeline

10' Kelechi Iheanacho 0-1 Goal · Assist Abdullahi Bewene · Left foot shot, Nigeria
30' Lechi Sadulaev 1-1 Goal · Assist Matvey Kislyak · Right foot shot, Russia
37' Ivan Oblyakov Yellow card · Argument, Russia
43' Lechi Sadulaev Yellow card · Foul, Russia
45+2' Matvey Kislyak 2-1 Goal · Left foot shot, Russia
54' Aleksey Miranchuk 3-1 Goal · Assist Aleksandr Sobolev · Right foot shot, Russia
78' Peter Edokpolor 3-2 Goal · Right foot shot, Nigeria
81' Chibuzo Nwoko Yellow card · Foul, Nigeria
90+4' Akor Adams 3-3 Goal · Assist Umar Abubakar · Right foot shot, Nigeria
90+6' Umar Abubakar Yellow card · Foul, Nigeria

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Russia vs Nigeria stats

1st Half 2nd Half

RussiaNigeria

63% Possession 37%

110 Attacks 88

44 Dang. Attacks 19

17 Shots 10

6 Shots On Target 6

3 Big Chances 1

7 Corners 5

87% Pass Accuracy 78%

3 Saves 3

17 Fouls 10

2 Yellow Cards 2

2 Offsides 2

Russia vs Nigeria lineups

Confirmed

Russia 4-3-3

1 Aleksandr Maksimenko

30 Ilya Vakhania
14 Viktor Melekhin
5 Maksim Osipenko
4 Danil Krugovoy

27 Ivan Oblyakov
31 Matvey Kislyak
11 Aleksey Batrakov

59 Aleksey Miranchuk
7 Aleksandr Sobolev
20 Lechi Sadulaev

Substitutes

2 Turpal-Ali Ibishev
3 Igor Diveev
8 Nail Umyarov
10 K. Tyukavin 60'
12 Stanislav Agkatsev
15 Artem Karpukas
16 Anton Mitryushkin
19 Kirill Glebov 60'
21 Arsen Adamov
22 Mingiyan Beveev 79'
23 Maksim Petrov
25 Danil Prutsev 88'
67 Maksim Glushenkov 60'

Nigeria 4-3-1-2

1 Samuel Friday James

3 Isaac James
6 Emmanuel Fernandez
5 Benjamin Fredrick
2 Abdullahi Bewene

10 W. Igor
4 Aderemi Adeoye
8 Stephen Michael

17 Chibuzo Nwoko

15 Moses Simon
14 Kelechi Iheanacho

Substitutes

7 Umar Abubakar 70'
11 Abdullahi Umar 46'
12 Peter Edokpolor 70'
13 Kenneth Igboke
16 Michael Atata
19 Ibraheem Mahfus Ajasa
20 Vince Osuji 83'
22 Akor Adams 46'
23 Stanley Nwabali

Russia and Nigeria player stats

Russia player stats

1 Aleksandr Maksimenko GK	90	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	17	0
4 Danil Krugovoy DEF	90	0	0	1	0	58	0	1	0	58	0
5 Maksim Osipenko DEF	90	0	0	1	0	90	1	1	0	90	1
30 Ilya Vakhania DEF	90	0	0	0	0	31	0	0	0	31	0
14 Viktor Melekhin DEF	79	0	0	0	0	55	4	0	0	55	4
11 Aleksey Batrakov MID	90	0	0	2	1	50	0	2	1	50	0
31 Matvey Kislyak MID	90	1	1	2	1	72	1	2	1	72	1
27 Ivan Oblyakov MID	88	0	0	2	0	61	3	2	0	61	3
7 Aleksandr Sobolev FWD	60	0	1	3	1	22	2	3	1	22	2
20 Lechi Sadulaev FWD	60	1	0	2	1	21	4	2	1	21	4
59 Aleksey Miranchuk FWD	60	1	0	2	2	25	0	2	2	25	0
22 Mingiyan Beveev DEF Sub	11	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	6	1
19 Kirill Glebov MID Sub	30	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	6	1
67 Maksim Glushenkov MID Sub	30	0	0	1	0	17	0	1	0	17	0
25 Danil Prutsev MID Sub	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
10 K. Tyukavin FWD Sub	30	0	0	1	0	7	0	1	0	7	0

Nigeria player stats

1 Samuel Friday James GK	90	0	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	36	0
2 Abdullahi Bewene DEF	90	0	1	0	0	38	0	0	0	38	0
3 Isaac James DEF	90	0	0	0	0	33	1	0	0	33	1
5 Benjamin Fredrick DEF	90	0	0	1	0	49	1	1	0	49	1
6 Emmanuel Fernandez DEF	90	0	0	1	0	40	0	1	0	40	0
10 W. Igor MID	90	0	0	0	0	32	1	0	0	32	1
17 Chibuzo Nwoko MID	83	0	0	0	0	19	2	0	0	19	2
4 Aderemi Adeoye MID	70	0	0	0	0	25	1	0	0	25	1
8 Stephen Michael MID	46	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	0	15	1
15 Moses Simon FWD	70	0	0	2	1	11	0	2	1	11	0
14 Kelechi Iheanacho FWD	46	1	0	2	1	6	0	2	1	6	0
20 Vince Osuji DEF Sub	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
7 Umar Abubakar FWD Sub	44	0	1	2	2	5	2	2	2	5	2
22 Akor Adams FWD Sub	44	1	0	1	1	5	1	1	1	5	1
11 Abdullahi Umar FWD Sub	20	0	1	2	2	6	0	2	2	6	0
12 Peter Edokpolor FWD Sub	20	1	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	2	0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Russia vs Nigeria team news

Russia were without 2 players and Nigeria were without 1 player.

Russia 2 out

Kirill Danilov Tendon Irritation · Missed 3 games Injured

Aleksandr Golovin Bruise On Shinbone · Missed 3 games Injured

Nigeria 1 out

Christian Akpan Hamstring Injury · Missed 8 games Injured

Russia vs Nigeria form

Russia All venues

4 W · 0 D · 1 L

Points per game: 2.40
Scored per game: 2.8
Conceded per game: 0.2
Both teams scored: 0%
Over 2.5 goals: 60%

Nigeria All venues

2 W · 1 D · 2 L

Points per game: 1.40
Scored per game: 1.6
Conceded per game: 1.6
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 100%

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Nigeria vs Russia head to head

0 Nigeria wins 2 draws 0 Russia wins

4.0 goals per game 100% both teams scored 50% over 2.5 goals

Pre-match probabilities

66%Russia 21%Draw 13%Nigeria

Half-time result Pro

Russia
Draw
Nigeria

Double chance

Russia or draw 87%
Nigeria or draw 34%
Russia or Nigeria 79%

Half-time / full-time Pro

Russia/Russia
Russia/Draw
Russia/Nigeria
Draw/Russia
Draw/Draw
Draw/Nigeria
Nigeria/Russia
Nigeria/Draw
Nigeria/Nigeria

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Venue: Gazprom Arena, St. Petersburg Capacity 68,000 · Grass
Weather: 13°C, clear sky Wind 29 km/h · Humidity 74%
Managers: Valeriy Karpin Russia Éric Chelle Nigeria
Officials: Referee Nikola Dabanović 1st Assistant S. Jovanović 2nd Assistant V. Todorović 4th Official A. Prokopov

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Russia vs Nigeria stats

Russia vs Nigeria lineups

Russia 4-3-3

Nigeria 4-3-1-2

Russia and Nigeria player stats

Russia vs Nigeria team news

Russia 2 out

Nigeria 1 out

Russia vs Nigeria form

Nigeria vs Russia head to head

Pre-match probabilities

Half-time result Pro

Double chance

Half-time / full-time Pro

Both teams to score

First to score Pro

Goals 0.5 Pro

Goals 1.5

Goals 2.5

Goals 3.5

Goals 4.5 Pro

First-half goal Pro

Russia goals 0.5 Pro

Russia goals 1.5 Pro

Russia goals 2.5 Pro

Russia goals 3.5 Pro

Nigeria goals 0.5 Pro

Nigeria goals 1.5 Pro

Nigeria goals 2.5 Pro

Nigeria goals 3.5 Pro

Corners 4 Pro

Corners 5 Pro

Corners 6 Pro

Corners 7 Pro

Corners 8 Pro

Corners 9 Pro

Corners 10 Pro

Corners 11 Pro

Corners 10.5 Pro

Most likely scores Pro