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Russia 1–1 Nigeria

Friday 6 Jun 2025 · Moscow, Russia

Russia1–1Nigeria

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Ajayi Arokodare

27′1–0Semi Ajayi Russia · own goal
71′1–1Tolu Arokodare Nigeria

Line-ups

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

Russia

Came on

20Lechii Sadulaev↑45′
21Iaroslav Gladyshev↑61′
6Dmitri Barinov↑61′
2Arsen Adamov↑68′
13Ivan Sergeev↑68′
18Matvey Kislyak↑86′

Nigeria

Came on

10Tolu Arokodare●↑61′
11Olakunle Olusegun↑76′
3Igoh Ogbu↑90′

Elo

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

Russia: 1837 → 1831
Nigeria: 1678 → 1684

Expected score for Russia: 81.6% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 1, 2025–2025.

Russia wins: 0
Draws: 1
Nigeria wins: 0

Form either side

Russia

Before

3–0 v Vietnam 5 Sep 2024 · Friendly
2–1 v Brunei 15 Nov 2024 · Friendly
4–0 v Syria 19 Nov 2024 · Friendly
5–0 v Grenada 19 Mar 2025 · Friendly
5–0 v Zambia 25 Mar 2025 · Friendly

After

4–1 v Belarus 10 Jun 2025 · Friendly
0–0 v Jordan 4 Sep 2025 · Friendly
4–1 v Qatar 7 Sep 2025 · Friendly
2–1 v Iran 10 Oct 2025 · Friendly
3–0 v Bolivia 14 Oct 2025 · Friendly

Nigeria

Before

1–2 v Rwanda 18 Nov 2024 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
2–0 v Rwanda 21 Mar 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
1–1 v Zimbabwe 25 Mar 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
2–1 v Ghana 28 May 2025 · Unity Cup 2025
2–2 v Jamaica 31 May 2025 · Unity Cup 2025

After

1–0 v Rwanda 6 Sep 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
1–1 v South Africa 9 Sep 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
2–1 v Lesotho 10 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
4–0 v Benin 14 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
4–1 v Gabon 13 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025

Every Russia v Nigeria match1

From Russia's side.


6 Jun 2025	Nigeria	1–1	Home	Friendly	—

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