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Matchday

Int. Friendly Games 2026 · 6 Oct 2026

Russia 3–3 Nigeria

Picked for matchday: Two strong sides · Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 19% · Standout: Umar Abubakar scored 93.3

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
2.1 – 0.7
Actual xG
–
Goals
3 – 3

Footybot made Russia favourites at 69%.

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

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Moses Simon, 71.2 in 70′.

Well above their usual level: Benjamin Fredrick +26.4, Moses Simon +19.6, Isaac James +19.2.

Well below it: Viktor Melekhin −21.2, Kelechi Iheanacho −8.3, Danil Krugovoy −8.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Russia

3 Oct 2026W 6–0v Namibia International Friendlies
29 Sep 2026W 2–0v Iran International Friendlies
9 Jun 2026W 3–0v Trinidad and Tobago International Friendlies
5 Jun 2026W 3–0v Burkina Faso International Friendlies
28 May 2026L 0–1at Egypt International Friendlies

Nigeria

10 Jun 2026L 1–2at Portugal International Friendlies
3 Jun 2026D 2–2at Poland International Friendlies
26 May 2026W 2–0v Zimbabwe International Friendlies
31 Mar 2026D 2–2at Jordan International Friendlies
27 Mar 2026W 2–1at Iran International Friendlies

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Russia

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ivan Oblyakov Midfielder8800–62.3+12.8
Mingiyan Beveev Midfielder1100–58.6–
Matvey Kislyak Midfielder9011–58.5+7.5
Aleksey Batrakov Midfielder9000–54.1+3.1
Aleksey Miranchuk Forward6010–48.7+7.9
Ilya Vakhaniya Defender9000–45.1−3.3
Danil Krugovoy Midfielder9000–45.1−8.2
Maksim Glushenkov Midfielder3000–41.6–
Lechi Sadulaev Midfielder6010–38.4+1.8
Danyl Prutsev Midfielder1000–38.1–
Viktor Melekhin Defender7900–35.6−21.2
Konstantin Tyukavin Forward3000–32.7–
Kirill Glebov Midfielder3000–22.4–

Nigeria

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Umar Abubakar Forward2001–93.3–
Moses Simon Forward7000–71.2+19.6
Benjamin Fredrick Defender9000–67.7+26.4
Isaac James Midfielder9000–67.0+19.2
Abdullahi Bewene Midfielder9001–66.0–
Akor Adams Forward4510–57.4+13.0
Abdullahi Umar Forward4500–44.4–
Wilfred George Igor Midfielder9000–43.5+2.0
Emmanuel Fernandez Defender9000–38.8−7.1
Kelechi Iheanacho Forward4510–37.9−8.3
Vince Osuji Defender1500–28.4–