Tuesday , 14 July 2026

Nigeria vs Canada, Women World Cup 2023 GROUP STAGE

FIFA Women's World Cup · 2023
Nigeria
0 – 0
Full Time
Canada
Fri 21 Jul 2023 · 02:30 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Oluwatosin Demehin 54' Y
Y 74' Ashley Lawrence
Deborah Ajibola Abiodun 90' R
Y 90' Evelyne Viens

Overview

Match Preview

Nigeria vs Canada — Women World Cup at AAMI Park.

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

Match Details

  • Referee Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
  • Referee Abdulla Al Marri (Qatar)

Head-to-Head

1
Nigeria 1 games · Avg 0.0 goals Canada
Last 5 meetings
2023-07-21 Nigeria 0–0 Canada

Recent Form

Nigeria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jul Canada H 0–0 D
Canada
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jul Nigeria A 0–0 D

Key Stats

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Canada
Adriana Leon 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Nigeria gets underway.
  • 5' It looks surprising Canada does not make any changes. Christine Sinclair has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' The travelling Canada supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' Nigeria is showing some good football. However, Nigeria are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 40' 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 Toni Payne suffering a number of foals already.
  • 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.
  • 46' Cloe Zoe Eyja Lacasse is replacing Deanne Rose for the Canada side.
  • 51' Vanessa Gilles has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 54' It’s gonna be a card for Oluwatosin Demehin.
  • 59' 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.
  • 64' The whistle greets Adriana Leon as he departs to be replaced by Evelyne Viens.
  • 69' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 69 minutes.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Canada team. Christine Sinclair is replaced by Sophie Schmidt on 71 minute.
  • 73' The Nigeria manager makes a substitution. Francisca Ordega departs to be replaced by Uchenna Kanu.
  • 74' It’s a booking for Canada player. Ashley Lawrence gets a card.
  • 79' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nigeria needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Canada team. Julia Grosso is replaced by Nichelle Prince on 82 minute.
  • 85' Esther Okoronkwo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ifeoma Chukwufumnay Onumonu on 85 minute.
  • 90' Deborah Ajibola Abiodun is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' Another substitution for Nigeria to replace Asisat Oshoala by Onyi Echegini on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Nigeria Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Canada Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.65 Nigeria xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 Canada xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nigeria35% Draw41% Canada24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes22% 0% No78%
Avg goals/match: 1.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 66%
34%
± 1.5 34%
66%
± 2.5 12%
88%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Nigeria or Draw
75%
Draw or Canada
65%
Nigeria or Canada
59%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nigeria18% Draw69% Canada13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
18.2%
0 – 1
14.4%
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 0
5.9%
0 – 2
3.8%
2 – 1
3.6%
1 – 2
2.9%
3 – 0
1.2%
2 – 2
1.1%
3 – 1
0.8%
0 – 3
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Nigeria

Handicap Nigeria covers Push Canada covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 22% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 18% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nigeria keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
Canada keeps clean sheet
53% ✓

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