Nigeria vs Zimbabwe — preview, stats, live

International Friendly

май 26, 2026 at 21:30

Nigeria

5'Azeez63'Azeez

2:0

Zimbabwe

International Friendly: Nigeria vs Zimbabwe on 26 May 2026 finished 2:0.

Nigeria are in good form: 5-4-1 in their last 10, 1.8 scored and 0.7 conceded per game. They are unbeaten in 16.

Zimbabwe are out of form: 2-2-5 in their last 9, 0.9 scored and 1.4 conceded per game.

Over 2.5 lands in 60% of Nigeria's games and 44% of Zimbabwe's; both teams score in 40% and 56%.

Head-to-head (3): Nigeria 1, Zimbabwe 0, 2 draws.

Predicted: 1:0 (17%) · also likely 2:0 (13%)

Lineups

Nigeria

16Okonkwo GKWrexham

2OputaRangers Int'l

3IgbokeRangers Int'l

4AlhassanLusitania FC

5OgbuSlavia Prague

6NwaiwuWolfsberger AC

7AzeezMillwall

8NnadiWaregem

9Moffi CNice

14TijaniDukla Prague

20OteleBasel

Bench (9)

1Uzoho GKOmonia

23Atata GKIkorodu City

11OyedokunIkorodu City

12AdeoyeIkorodu City

13EliasRivers United

17DurosinmiPlzen

18OseniPlymouth

19AyobamiShooting

22Al AmeenShooting

Zimbabwe

1Sibanda GK

2MthunziIpswich U21

3ZemuraUdinese

4GaranangaFC Copenhagen

14MaroodzaFK Sarajevo

5Nakamba CLuton

15FabischAue

8MunetsiWolves

7FusireSheffield Wed

20ChirewaWolves U21

11ZindogaTS Galaxy

Bench (10)

16Tavaziva GK

17JalaiDurban City

18MauchiSimba Bhora

19MoffatMWOS

21TshumaHwange

22PaderaSJK

23MurwiraNgezi Platinum

24NavayaTelOne

25MsendamiMarumo Galla…

26TakwaraAl Minaa

Match events

5'⚽

Azeez — goal 1:0

35'

Nnadi — yellow

59'

Igboke — yellow

63'⚽

Azeez — goal 2:0

66'

Moffi ↓ Durosinmi ↑

74'

Mthunzi — yellow

75'

Nakamba ↓ Moffat ↑

75'

Zindoga ↓ Navaya ↑

76'

Chirewa ↓ Tshuma ↑

77'

Tijani ↓ Oyedokun ↑

77'

Otele ↓ Oseni ↑

83'

Zemura ↓ Msendami ↑

87'

Oseni — yellow

90+1'

Azeez ↓ Adeoye ↑

Match statistics

50%

Possession

Shots on target

Shots off target

Corners

Dangerous attacks

Yellow cards

By half (1H / 2H)

	1H		2H		FT
Metric	H	A	H	A	H	A
Shots on	3	0	2	2	5	2
Corners	0	2	0	3	0	5
Dangerous	19	15	7	28	26	43
Fouls	—	—	—	—	—	—
Yellow	1	0	2	1	3	1

Detailed statistics

	Goals Threshold: 2,3			Yellow cards Threshold: 4,5			Corners Threshold: 8,0
Metric		ZI	Total		ZI	Total		ZI	Total
Matches played	2	0	—	20	20	—	20	20	—
Total less	0 0%	0 0%	—	16 80%	14 70%	—	10 50%	10 50%	—
Total more	2 100%	0 0%	—	4 20%	6 30%	—	7 35%	9 45%	—
Matches home / away	0	0	—	20	20	—	20	20	—
Total less (home / away)	0 0%	0 0%	—	17 85%	15 75%	—	9 45%	11 55%	—
Total more (home / away)	0 0%	0 0%	—	3 15%	5 25%	—	8 40%	8 40%	—
Individual total (home / away)	0,00	0,00	0,00	1,40	1,65	3,05	4,55	4,10	8,65
Individual total (overall)	2,00	0,00	2,00	1,75	1,65	3,40	4,35	4,00	8,35
Avg total	3,50	0,00	1,75	3,35	3,20	3,28	7,90	8,75	8,33
Avg total (home / away)	0,00	0,00	0,00	3,30	2,85	3,08	8,10	8,45	8,28
Avg opponents' total	1,50	0,00	1,50	1,60	1,55	3,15	3,55	4,75	8,30
Avg opponents' total (home / away)	0,00	0,00	0,00	1,90	1,20	3,10	3,55	4,35	7,90
Predicted total	—	—	0,88	—	—	3,24	—	—	8,31

Last 10 matches

Nigeria10 matches

Both teams to score40%

Clean sheets6 / 10

Scored8 / 10

unbeaten 16

Zimbabwe9 matches

Both teams to score56%

Clean sheets2 / 9

Scored6 / 9

scored 5 straight

Head-to-head

Date	League	Home	Away			%		On		Off		DA
25.03.25	- World Cup Qualifying	Nigeria	Zimbabwe	1	1	64%	36%	7	4	10	4	42	16	6	1	0	3
19.11.23	- World Cup Qualifying	Zimbabwe	Nigeria	1	1	39%	61%	1	2	4	3	50	78	0	5	2	3

Against similar-strength opponents

Matches with the same favourite/underdog setup by the bookmaker line.

Nigeria (as favourite) odds 1.12–1.55

Record 3-1-0 (W-D-L), 2.0 scored / 0.5 conceded avg.

Date	League	Home	Away			xG		%		On		Off		DA
05.01.26	Cup Of Nations	Nigeria	Mozambique	4	0	2.78	0.09	61%	39%	9	0	13	2	59	11	5	0	3	1
23.12.25	Cup Of Nations	Nigeria	Tanzania	2	1	1.53	0.79	59%	41%	11	3	10	8	50	23	6	6	1	0
06.09.25		Nigeria	Rwanda	1	0	—	—	55%	45%	10	2	7	3	57	23	4	1	1	3
25.03.25	- World Cup Qualifying	Nigeria	Zimbabwe	1	1	—	—	64%	36%	7	4	10	4	42	16	6	1	0	3

Zimbabwe (vs a strong favourite) odds 1.01–2.30

Record 1-1-3 (W-D-L), 1.4 scored / 2.0 conceded avg.

Date	League	Home	Away			xG		%		On		Off		DA
29.12.25	Cup Of Nations	Zimbabwe	South Africa	2	3	1.13	1.61	34%	66%	3	9	7	7	41	35	3	3	1	1
26.12.25	Cup Of Nations	Angola	Zimbabwe	1	1	1.05	1.34	63%	37%	6	4	9	13	49	30	5	6	3	4
22.12.25	Cup Of Nations	Egypt	Zimbabwe	2	1	2.51	0.37	77%	23%	11	3	23	5	95	21	8	3	2	2
17.11.25	Friendlies	Qatar	Zimbabwe	1	2	0.49	0.34	70%	30%	5	3	4	4	31	34	6	6	0	1
13.11.25	Friendlies	Algeria	Zimbabwe	3	1	—	—	50%	50%	6	2	0	0	66	34	3	2	0	0

Last matches (2 months)

Nigeria DW

Date	League	Home	Away			%		On		Off		DA
31.03.26	International Match	Jordan	Nigeria	2	2	1%	99%	4	4	4	4	37	28	9	6	1	1	0	1
27.03.26	International Match	Iran	Nigeria	1	2	1%	99%	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0

Bookmaker lines

1X211,50X3,3026,50

Total 2,25O1,98U1,83

AH -1,0011,9821,83

All Pinnacle markets

Goals

Goals total
Line	O	U
1.5	1.40	2.78
1.75	1.51	2.44
2	1.70	2.10
2.25	2.02	1.78
2.5	2.29	1.59
2.75	2.68	1.43
3.5	4.18	1.20

Team goals
Team	Line	O	U
Nigeria	1.5	1.93	1.83
Zimbabwe	0.5	1.85	1.90

Corners

Corners total
Line	O	U
5	1.29	3.14
5.5	1.61	2.19
6	1.91	1.82
6.5	2.29	1.55
7	3.21	1.28

Team corners
Team	Line	O	U
Nigeria	2	1.90	1.79
Zimbabwe	3.5	1.63	2.05

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