Friday , 28 August 2026

England vs Nigeria, Women World Cup 2023 LAST 16

FIFA Women's World Cup · 2023
England
4 – 2
4 – 2 pen
Full Time
Nigeria
Mon 7 Aug 2023 · 07:30 UTC Suncorp Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Lauren James 86' R

Overview

Match Preview

England vs Nigeria — Women World Cup at Suncorp Stadium.

  • England 0 games · 0 pts (2023/23)
  • Nigeria 0 games · 0 pts (2023/23)

Match Details

  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Melissa Borjas Pastrana (Honduras)
18 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 10.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

1
England 1 games · Avg 6.0 goals Nigeria
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-07 England 4–2 Nigeria

Recent Form

England
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Aug Nigeria H 4–2 W
01 Aug China A 6–1 W
28 Jul Denmark H 1–0 W
22 Jul Haiti H 1–0 W
Nigeria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Aug England A 2–4 L
31 Jul Ireland A 0–0 D
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
29% Clean Sheets
England this season
50% Clean Sheets
Nigeria this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

England
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
3/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
3/1
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nigeria
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

England
Lauren James 3 G 3 A
Lauren Hemp 3 G 1 A
Alessia Russo 3 G 1 A
Georgia Stanway 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Suncorp Stadium will turn into a battlefield for England and Nigeria.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lucy Bronze is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nigeria.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Suncorp Stadium. England seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. England in their trying to find a way past Nigeria's compact .
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. England needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with England winning 100% of all matches.
  • 40' Ashleigh Plumptre has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 4 appearances.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nigeria that had 4 games and scored 3 goals.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Rachel Daly is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for England so far.
  • 58' Asisat Oshoala gets the nod from Nigeria. He replaces Ifeoma Chukwufumnay Onumonu and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 63' Osinachi Ohale needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 68' England looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 73' England seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 78' The home supporters are growing impatient. England must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Uchenna Kanu as he leaves the pitch. Francisca Ordega steps in for Nigeria.
  • 86' The referee shows England player a card on 86.
  • 88' Chloe Kelly is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alessia Russo at the 88 minute mark.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 4-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

England Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Nigeria Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.15 England xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Nigeria xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
England56% Draw22% Nigeria22%
Actual: England win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.47
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

England or Draw
78%
Draw or Nigeria
44%
England or Nigeria
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
England41% Draw40% Nigeria19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
6.5%
1 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
5%
0 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4.3%
4 – 1
3.5%
0 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — England

Handicap England covers Push Nigeria covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 17% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 21% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

England keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Nigeria keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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