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Nigeria 2–2 Saudi Arabia

Friday 13 Oct 2023 · Portimão, Portugal (neutral)

Nigeria2–2Saudi Arabia

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Al-Faraj Al-Amri Iheanacho Kanno

60′0–1Salman Al-Faraj Saudi Arabia
73′1–1Abdulelah Al-Amri Nigeria · own goal
81′2–1Kelechi Iheanacho Nigeria
90′2–2Mohamed Kanno Saudi Arabia

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Nigeria

23Francis UzohoGK
3Bruno OnyemaechiDF
6Semi AjayiDF
17Calvin BasseyDF
21Tyronne EbuehiDF ↓65′
4Wilfred NdidiMF
7Ademola LookmanMF ↓66′
11Samuel ChukwuezeMF ↓65′
18Alex IwobiMF ↓78′
9Victor OsimhenFW ↓59′
13Victor BonifaceFW ↓78′

Came on

12Terem Moffi↑59′
2Bright Osayi-Samuel↑65′
14Kelechi Iheanacho●↑65′
15Moses Simon↑66′
10Joe Aribo↑78′
19Umar Sadiq↑78′

Saudi Arabia

Came on

7Salman Al-Faraj●↑45′
10Salem Al-Dawsari↑45′
28Mohamed Kanno●↑63′
11Saleh Al-Shehri↑63′
13Yasser Al-Shahrani↑86′
25Mohammed Maran↑86′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Nigeria: 1715 → 1714
Saudi Arabia: 1663 → 1665

Expected score for Nigeria: 57.4% (a draw counts half). The lead changed hands 1 time.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 2, 2010–2023.

Nigeria wins: 0
Draws: 2
Saudi Arabia wins: 0

Form either side

Nigeria

Before

0–4 v Portugal 17 Nov 2022 · Friendly
0–1 v Guinea-Bissau 24 Mar 2023 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2023
1–0 v Guinea-Bissau 27 Mar 2023 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2023
3–2 v Sierra Leone 18 Jun 2023 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2023
6–0 v São Tomé and Príncipe 10 Sep 2023 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2023

After

3–2 v Mozambique 16 Oct 2023 · Friendly
1–1 v Lesotho 16 Nov 2023 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2023
1–1 v Zimbabwe 19 Nov 2023 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2023
0–2 v Guinea 8 Jan 2024 · Friendly
1–1 v Equatorial Guinea 14 Jan 2024 · African Cup of Nations 2024

Saudi Arabia

Before

1–2 v Oman 12 Jan 2023 · Gulf Cup 2023
1–2 v Venezuela 24 Mar 2023 · Friendly
1–2 v Bolivia 28 Mar 2023 · Friendly
1–3 v Costa Rica 8 Sep 2023 · Friendly
0–1 v South Korea 12 Sep 2023 · Friendly

After

1–3 v Mali 17 Oct 2023 · Friendly
4–0 v Pakistan 16 Nov 2023 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2023
2–0 v Jordan 21 Nov 2023 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2023
1–0 v Lebanon 4 Jan 2024 · Friendly
0–0 v Palestine 9 Jan 2024 · Friendly

Every Nigeria v Saudi Arabia match2

From Nigeria's side.


13 Oct 2023	Saudi Arabia	2–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
25 May 2010	Saudi Arabia	0–0	Neutral	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN