Tuesday , 14 July 2026

Ireland vs Nigeria, Women World Cup 2023 GROUP STAGE

FIFA Women's World Cup · 2023
Ireland
0 – 0
Full Time
Nigeria
Mon 31 Jul 2023 · 10:00 UTC Suncorp Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Katie McCabe 68' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Ireland vs Nigeria — Women World Cup at Suncorp Stadium.

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jessica Di Iorio (Argentina)
  • Referee Katia Garcia (Mexico)
5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 7.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Head-to-Head

1
Ireland 1 games · Avg 0.0 goals Nigeria
Last 5 meetings
2023-07-31 Ireland 0–0 Nigeria

Recent Form

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

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Ireland this season
50% Clean Sheets
Nigeria this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Ireland
Katie McCabe 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Ireland kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Niamh Fahey needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' It looks surprising Ireland does not make any changes. Christy Ucheibe has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Nigeria winning 0% of all matches.
  • 20' Nigeria is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' Ireland is showing some good football. However, Ireland are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' Ireland 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.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' Nigeria looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 55' The travelling Nigeria supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 60' Onome Ebi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 65' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Chiamaka Nnadozie suffering a number of foals already.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Nigeria team. Asisat Oshoala is replaced by Ifeoma Chukwufumnay Onumonu on 67 minute.
  • 68' It’s a booking for Ireland player. Katie McCabe gets a card.
  • 73' Nigeria started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
  • 78' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Ireland needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Ireland. Lily Agg is replaced by Abbie Larkin.
  • 84' Marissa Sheva has so much to prove this time. He replaces Heather Payne on 84 minute.
  • 89' It looks like no one’s ball. Ireland is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 90' Diane Caldwell has so much to prove this time. He replaces Niamh Fahey on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

Ireland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Nigeria Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.8 Ireland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75 Nigeria xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 79% + Ireland or Draw 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Ireland34% Draw36% Nigeria30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes31% 0% No69%
Avg goals/match: 1.55
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 76%
24%
± 1.5 46%
54%
± 2.5 21%
79%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Ireland or Draw
71%
Draw or Nigeria
66%
Ireland or Nigeria
64%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Ireland20% Draw62% Nigeria18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
15.4%
0 – 1
14.4%
1 – 1
13.7%
2 – 0
6.3%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
2.1%
3 – 0
1.6%
3 – 1
1.4%
0 – 3
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Ireland

Handicap Ireland covers Push Nigeria covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 21% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 20% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Ireland keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Nigeria keeps clean sheet
46% ✗

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