Tuesday , 14 July 2026

Australia vs Nigeria, Women World Cup 2023 GROUP STAGE

FIFA Women's World Cup · 2023
Australia
2 – 3
Full Time
Nigeria
Thu 27 Jul 2023 · 10:00 UTC Suncorp Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 21' Michelle Alozie
Caitlin Foord 45' Y
Y 73' Asisat Oshoala

Overview

Match Preview

Australia vs Nigeria — Women World Cup at Suncorp Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
4 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
Australia 1 games · Avg 5.0 goals Nigeria
Last 5 meetings
2023-07-27 Australia 2–3 Nigeria

Recent Form

Australia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jul Nigeria H 2–3 L
20 Jul Ireland H 1–0 W
Nigeria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jul Australia A 3–2 W
21 Jul Canada H 0–0 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Australia this season
50% Clean Sheets
Nigeria this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Australia
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/4
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nigeria
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Australia
Hayley Raso 3 G
Steph Catley 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Australia to score. At the same time, Nigeria does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Cortnee Vine needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rasheedat Ajibade made 4 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' The travelling Nigeria supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 21' Nigeria receives a card for a hard tackle on 21.
  • 26' Kyra Cooney-Cross has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 31' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Nigeria winning 100% of all matches.
  • 36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 41' Australia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Goal! Emily Van Egmond scores his 1 goal in 7 matches.
  • 45' Australia receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Uchenna Kanu, as he is very good at scoring at Suncorp Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 55' It looks surprising Nigeria does not make any changes. Chiamaka Nnadozie has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 60' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 63' Esther Okoronkwo is replacing Ifeoma Chukwufumnay Onumonu for the Nigeria side.
  • 64' The Nigeria manager makes a substitution. Uchenna Kanu departs to be replaced by Asisat Oshoala.
  • 65' What an equalizer from Osinachi Ohale!
  • 70' It looks like no one’s ball. Australia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 72' Asisat Oshoala puts Nigeria on the lead.
  • 73' Nigeria player sees a card in front of him.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Nigeria. Halimatu Ayinde is replaced by Onyi Echegini.
  • 81' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Australia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 82' The whistle greets Cortnee Vine as he departs to be replaced by Clare Polkinghorne.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Alexandra Chidiac. He replaces Hayley Raso on 85 minute.
  • 90' Goal! Alanna Kennedy scores his 1 goal in 7 matches.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Nigeria team. Toni Payne is replaced by Onome Ebi on 90 minute.
  • With this win, Nigeria is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Australia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Nigeria Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.61 Australia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.87 Nigeria xG
I would bet for: Australia or Nigeria 74% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Australia33% Draw26% Nigeria41%
Actual: Nigeria win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Australia or Draw
59%
Draw or Nigeria
67%
Australia or Nigeria
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Australia26% Draw41% Nigeria33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.4%
1 – 3
5.2%
0 – 1
5.1%
0 – 0
4.5%
1 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
4.1%
3 – 1
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Australia

Handicap Australia covers Push Nigeria covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 16% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 19% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 13% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Australia keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Nigeria keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.