Int. Friendly Games 2026 · 10 Jun 2026

Portugal 2–1 Nigeria

Picked for matchday: Two strong sides

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for May 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Portugal favourites at 63%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: João Cancelo, 77.8 in 45′.

Well above their usual level: João Cancelo +17.1, Wilfred Ndidi +16.8, Calvin Bassey +15.6.

Well below it: Pedro Neto −21.2, Bernardo Silva −20.3, Moses Simon −14.8.

Each side's last five results before this match.

6 Jun 2026	W 2–1	v Chile International Friendlies
31 Mar 2026	W 2–0	at USA International Friendlies
29 Mar 2026	D 0–0	at Mexico International Friendlies
16 Nov 2025	W 9–1	v Armenia World Cup Qualification UEFA
13 Nov 2025	L 0–2	at Ireland World Cup Qualification UEFA

3 Jun 2026	D 2–2	at Poland International Friendlies
26 May 2026	W 2–0	v Zimbabwe International Friendlies
31 Mar 2026	D 2–2	at Jordan International Friendlies
27 Mar 2026	W 2–1	at Iran International Friendlies
17 Jan 2026	D 0–0	at Egypt Africa Cup of Nations

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
João Cancelo Defender	45	0	1	–	77.8	+17.1
Matheus Nunes Defender	10	0	0	–	72.5	–
Samú Costa Midfielder	45	0	0	–	63.9	+12.8
Rúben Dias Defender	45	0	0	–	62.6	+7.7
Diogo Dalot Defender	45	0	1	–	56.5	+5.9
Vitinha Midfielder	45	0	0	–	56.2	−2.7
Bruno Fernandes Midfielder	45	0	0	–	54.8	−9.2
Nuno Mendes Defender	35	0	0	–	54.4	–
João Neves Midfielder	45	0	0	–	54.3	+2.2
Renato Veiga Defender	45	0	0	–	51.2	+2.7
Gonçalo Inácio Defender	45	0	0	–	51.1	−1.6
João Félix Forward	45	0	0	–	50.0	−4.5
Francisco Conceição Forward	45	1	0	–	50.0	−4.7
Rúben Neves Midfielder	45	0	0	–	48.8	−4.2
Cristiano Ronaldo Forward	65	0	0	–	48.2	−1.5
Tomás Araújo Defender	45	0	0	–	48.1	−1.5
Diogo Costa Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	46.3	−6.0
Francisco Trincão Midfielder	45	0	0	–	45.7	−5.5
Gonçalo Ramos Forward	25	0	0	–	41.2	–
Nélson Semedo Defender	45	0	0	–	39.8	+1.2
Bernardo Silva Midfielder	45	0	0	–	35.7	−20.3
Pedro Neto Midfielder	45	1	0	–	32.7	−21.2

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Paul Onuachu Forward	10	0	0	–	67.6	–
Wilfred Ndidi Midfielder	60	0	0	–	64.9	+16.8
Philip Otele Midfielder	1	0	0	–	64.3	–
Calvin Bassey Defender	90	0	0	–	62.4	+15.6
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru Midfielder	60	0	1	–	59.1	+12.2
Onyemaechi Bruno Defender	90	0	0	–	58.5	−4.0
Tochukwu Nnadi Midfielder	80	0	0	–	52.1	+9.4
Alex Iwobi Midfielder	89	0	0	–	50.7	−5.0
Maduka Okoye Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	49.4	−4.9
Semi Ajayi Defender	61	0	0	–	48.9	+5.7
Samuel Chukwueze Midfielder	10	0	0	–	45.8	–
Akor Adams Forward	80	1	0	–	45.0	−3.4
Raphael Onyedika Midfielder	30	0	0	–	43.2	–
Frank Onyeka Midfielder	30	0	0	–	42.1	–
Zaidu Sanusi Defender	29	0	0	–	40.2	–
Moses Simon Forward	60	0	0	–	38.9	−14.8
Christian Akpan Defender	60	0	0	–	34.8	–
Terem Moffi Forward	30	0	0	–	34.3	–