Russia 3-3 Nigeria: Stats, xG & Lineups – Oct 6, 2026

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International Friendly Games ·Tue 06 Oct

Russia

3–3

HT 2–1

Full time

Nigeria

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod

Commentary

90'

Full-time. Russia 3-3 Nigeria.

90+7'

A. Batrakov

Attempt missed. A. Batrakov (Russia), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.

90+7'

M. Kislyak

Attempt missed. M. Kislyak (Russia), header. xG 0.05.

90+6'

A. Umar

Yellow card for A. Umar (Nigeria) for foul.

90+4'

A. Adams

Goal! Russia 3-3 Nigeria. A. Adams (Nigeria) scores, assisted by U. Abubakar.

90+1'

U. Abubakar

Attempt saved. U. Abubakar (Nigeria), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.

90'

4 minutes of added time.

88'

I. Oblyakov

Substitution, Russia: D. Prutsev comes on for I. Oblyakov.

85'

Nigeria

Offside, Nigeria.

85'

Nigeria

Offside, Nigeria.

83'

C. Nwoko

Substitution, Nigeria: V. Osuji comes on for C. Nwoko.

82'

A. Batrakov

Attempt saved. A. Batrakov (Russia), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.

81'

C. Nwoko

Yellow card for C. Nwoko (Nigeria) for foul.

79'

V. Melekhin

Substitution, Russia: M. Beveev comes on for V. Melekhin.

78'

O. P. Edokpolor

Goal! Russia 3-2 Nigeria. O. P. Edokpolor (Nigeria) scores.

76'

K. Tyukavin

Attempt missed. K. Tyukavin (Russia), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.

74'

U. Abubakar

Attempt saved. U. Abubakar (Nigeria), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.

70'

A. Adeoye

Substitution, Nigeria: O. P. Edokpolor comes on for A. Adeoye.

70'

M. Simon

Substitution, Nigeria: U. Abubakar comes on for M. Simon.

69'

M. Glushenkov

Attempt missed. M. Glushenkov (Russia), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.

60'

A. Sobolev

Substitution, Russia: K. Tyukavin comes on for A. Sobolev.

60'

L. Sadulaev

Substitution, Russia: K. Glebov comes on for L. Sadulaev.

60'

A. Miranchuk

Substitution, Russia: M. Glushenkov comes on for A. Miranchuk.

56'

B. Fredrick

Attempt missed. B. Fredrick (Nigeria), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.

54'

A. Miranchuk

Goal! Russia 3-1 Nigeria. A. Miranchuk (Russia) scores, assisted by A. Sobolev.

52'

M. Simon

Attempt saved. M. Simon (Nigeria), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.

49'

Russia

Corner, Russia.

46'

S. F. Michael

Substitution, Nigeria: A. Adams comes on for S. F. Michael.

46'

K. Iheanacho

Substitution, Nigeria: A. Umar comes on for K. Iheanacho.

46'

The second half is under way.

45'

Half-time. Russia 2-1 Nigeria.

45+2'

M. Kislyak

Goal! Russia 2-1 Nigeria. M. Kislyak (Russia) scores.

45+1'

A. Sobolev

Attempt saved. A. Sobolev (Russia), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.

45'

1 minute of added time.

43'

L. Sadulaev

Yellow card for L. Sadulaev (Russia) for foul.

39'

M. Simon

Attempt missed. M. Simon (Nigeria), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.

38'

Nigeria

Corner, Nigeria.

38'

E. Fernandez

Attempt missed. E. Fernandez (Nigeria), header from a corner. xG 0.11.

38'

Nigeria

Corner, Nigeria.

37'

I. Oblyakov

Yellow card for I. Oblyakov (Russia) for argument.

36'

Russia

Offside, Russia.

36'

K. Iheanacho

Attempt blocked. K. Iheanacho (Nigeria), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.

32'

A. Miranchuk

Attempt saved. A. Miranchuk (Russia), header. xG 0.04.

31'

Russia

Corner, Russia.

30'

L. Sadulaev

Goal! Russia 1-1 Nigeria. L. Sadulaev (Russia) scores, assisted by M. Kislyak.

28'

I. Oblyakov

Attempt missed. I. Oblyakov (Russia), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.

27'

Russia

Offside, Russia.

27'

A. Sobolev

Attempt blocked. A. Sobolev (Russia), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.

18'

M. Osipenko

Attempt missed. M. Osipenko (Russia), header from a corner. xG 0.07.

18'

Russia

Corner, Russia.

16'

I. Oblyakov

Attempt blocked. I. Oblyakov (Russia), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.

15'

Russia

Corner, Russia.

14'

A. Sobolev

Attempt blocked. A. Sobolev (Russia), left-footed shot. xG 0.25.

10'

K. Iheanacho

Goal! Russia 0-1 Nigeria. K. Iheanacho (Nigeria) scores, assisted by A. Bewene.

Nigeria

Offside, Nigeria.

Nigeria

Offside, Nigeria.

Nigeria

Corner, Nigeria.

L. Sadulaev

Attempt missed. L. Sadulaev (Russia), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.

D. Krugovoy

Attempt missed. D. Krugovoy (Russia), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.

Kick-off: Russia vs Nigeria.

Player of the match

Match events

10' ⚽ K. Iheanacho · assist A. Bewene0–1

30' ⚽ L. Sadulaev · assist M. Kislyak1–1

37' I. Oblyakov · Argument

43' L. Sadulaev · Foul

Half-time · 2–1

45'⁺² ⚽ M. Kislyak2–1

46' 🔁 A. Umar ◂ K. Iheanacho

46' 🔁 A. Adams ◂ S. F. Michael

54' ⚽ A. Miranchuk · assist A. Sobolev3–1

60' 🔁 M. Glushenkov ◂ A. Miranchuk

60' 🔁 K. Glebov ◂ L. Sadulaev

60' 🔁 K. Tyukavin ◂ A. Sobolev

70' 🔁 U. Abubakar ◂ M. Simon

70' 🔁 O. P. Edokpolor ◂ A. Adeoye

78' ⚽ O. P. Edokpolor3–2

79' 🔁 M. Beveev ◂ V. Melekhin

81' C. Nwoko · Foul

83' 🔁 V. Osuji ◂ C. Nwoko

88' 🔁 D. Prutsev ◂ I. Oblyakov

Full-time · 3–3

90'⁺⁴ ⚽ A. Adams · assist U. Abubakar3–3

90'⁺⁶ A. Umar · Foul

Coaches

Valeriy Karpin

Eric Chelle

Recent form

Russia

WHNamibia6-0

WHIran2-0

WHTrinidad and Tobago3-0

WHBurkina Faso3-0

LAEgypt0-1

Nigeria

LAPortugal1-2

DAPoland2-2

WHZimbabwe2-0

DAJordan2-2

WAIran2-1

About this match

**Russia's on a rampage and Nigeria's patched together — this feels like a live-fire test for a wounded Super Eagles squad.** 🔥

Russia have been ruthless lately (6-0, 2-0, 3-0 in their last three), while Nigeria are shuffling in bodies with key players sidelined by injury. The one previous H2H ended level, but the vibe is totally different now.

Key storylines:

- **Russia's attacking rhythm** vs a Nigeria defence without A. Yusuf, C. Uche, F. Azeez, and U. Sadiq — serious depth holes
- **W. Ndidi and R. Onyedika** anchoring midfield for Nigeria; can they contain the hosts' fluid three-man engine?
- **A. Miranchuk and K. Tyukavin** leading Russia's press — expect them to hunt aggressively

Expected lineups:

- **Russia**: S. Agkatsev, V. Melekhin, I. Vakhaniya, I. Diveev, M. Osipenko, D. Krugovoy, A. Miranchuk, K. Tyukavin, M. Petrov
- **Nigeria**: S. Nwabali, O. Bruno, S. Ajayi, C. Bassey, B. Osayi-Samuel, W. Ndidi, R. Onyedika, A. Iwobi, S. Chukwueze

Prediction:

**Russia 2–0 Nigeria.** Russia's scoring form is ice-cold right now, and Nigeria's injury list is brutal. Lean Russia.

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Match facts

Stadium

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

City

Nizhny Novgorod

Kickoff

06 Oct, 16:00 UTC

Competition

International Friendly Games

Top stats

63%Possession37%

1.52Expected goals (xG, estimated)0.81

17Total shots10

6Shots on target6

3Big chances1

7Corners3

Shots

8Shots off target3

3Blocked shots1

11Shots inside box6

6Shots outside box4

3Big chances scored1

Attack

45Touches in box10

63Final third entries38

2Offsides2

10Free kicks17

3Fouled in final third3

Passing

541Passes324

468Accurate passes254

21/42 (50%)Long balls21/58 (36%)

3/19 (16%)Crosses1/6 (17%)

12Throw-ins18

Duels

35Duels65

26/71 (37%)Ground duels45/71 (63%)

3/12 (25%)Aerial duels9/12 (75%)

5/12 (42%)Dribbles10/14 (71%)

12Dispossessed7

Defending

11Tackles19

82Tackles won53

10Interceptions15

11Clearances24

54Recoveries41

Discipline

17Fouls10

2Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

Goalkeeping

3Saves3

3Goal kicks11

0Punches1

Forecast BSD enginebest price across 8 bookmakers

Russia 58%

25%

Nigeria 18%

Who winsRussia to win (DNB) 87% · 1.20 @ Betway

1X2Russia to win 58% · 1.91 @ 1xBet

BTTSBTTS: No 53% · 1.23 @ 1xBet

CornersUnder 10.5 corners 70% · 1.31 @ 1xBet

GoalsUnder 2.5 goals 52% · 1.13 @ 1xBet

CornersUnder 9.5 corners 58% · 1.58 @ Pinnacle

1X2Draw 25% · 2.54 @ 1xBet

GoalsUnder 3.5 goals 71% · 1.31 @ Pinnacle

GoalsOver 1.5 goals 72% · 2.16 @ 1xBet

CornersOver 8.5 corners 54% · 1.82 @ 1xBet

1X2Nigeria to win 18% · 5.35 @ 1xBet

Odds consensus

1X2consensus

1.60

Russia

3.88

Draw

5.25

Nigeria

Double Chanceconsensus

1.11

Russia or Draw

1.23

Russia or Nigeria

2.31

Draw or Nigeria

Both Teams to Scoreconsensus

1.97

Yes

1.75

Total Goals 0.50consensus

1.01

Over 0.50

8.70

Under 0.50

Total Goals 1.50consensus

1.29

Over 1.50

3.25

Under 1.50

Total Goals 2.50consensus

2.00

Over 2.50

1.85

Under 2.50

Total Goals 3.50consensus

3.35

Over 3.50

1.28

Under 3.50

Total Goals 4.50consensus

6.57

Over 4.50

1.08

Under 4.50

Draw No Betconsensus

1.20

Russia

4.00

Nigeria

Total Corners (O/U) 7.50consensus

1.46

Over 7.50

2.54

Under 7.50

Total Corners (O/U) 8.50consensus

1.81

Over 8.50

1.93

Under 8.50

Total Corners (O/U) 9.50consensus

2.31

Over 9.50

1.55

Under 9.50

Total Corners (O/U) 10.50consensus

3.20

Over 10.50

1.31

Under 10.50

Total Corners (O/U) 11.50consensus

4.50

Over 11.50

1.16

Under 11.50

1X2 (1st Half)consensus

2.14

Russia

2.12

Draw

6.05

Nigeria

1X2 (2nd Half)consensus

1.91

Russia

2.54

Draw

5.35

Nigeria

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