Lesotho vs Nigeria
International - Africa World Cup Qualifiers
- 37%Ball Possession63%
- 3Total Shots14
- 0Shots on Target9
- 2Corners5
- 10Fouls10
- 0Yellow Cards1
Key Statistics
Avg. Goals
Below average
2.00League 2.50
Over 2.5 Goals
Well below avg
19%League 44%
Both Teams Score
Well above avg
50%League 38%
Cards
Average
3.38League 3.23
Corners
Below average
7.63League 8.49
Over / Under
0.5
1+ gol
OVER93%UNDER7%1.5
2+ gol
OVER81%UNDER19%2.5
3+ gol
OVER18%UNDER82%3.5
4+ gol
OVER6%UNDER94%
Team Performance
Lesotho
Home
Nigeria
Away
Points & Results
- 0.75PPG1.38
- 13%Wins25%
- 25%First to Score50%
Goals Scored & Conceded
- Scored/game0.501.13
- Conceded/game1.500.88
- xG0.741.36
- xGA1.700.66
Trends
- 25%Both Score75%
- 25%Clean Sheet25%
Under 9.5 Corners
Lesotho's Last 7 Matches Ended with Under 9.5 Corners
No Wins
Lesotho hasn't Won in 5 Matches
Matches Concending Goals
Lesotho has Conceded in its last 5 Matches
Under 2.5 Goals
Nigeria's Last 4 Matches had less than 2.5 Goals
Under 9.5 Corners
Nigeria's Last 3 Matches Ended with Under 9.5 Corners
No Losses
Nigeria hasn't Lost in 4 Matches
- 09/09/2025, 20:45Africa World Cup QualifiersBenin4 - 0LLesotho09/09/2025, 20:45Africa World Cup QualifiersBenin
4 - 0
LesothoL - 05/09/2025, 16:00Africa World Cup QualifiersLesotho0 - 3LSouth Africa05/09/2025, 16:00Africa World Cup QualifiersLesotho
0 - 3
South AfricaL - 25/03/2025, 16:00Africa World Cup QualifiersRwanda1 - 1DLesotho25/03/2025, 16:00Africa World Cup QualifiersRwanda
1 - 1
LesothoD - 21/03/2025, 16:00Africa World Cup QualifiersSouth Africa2 - 0LLesotho21/03/2025, 16:00Africa World Cup QualifiersSouth Africa
2 - 0
LesothoL - 11/06/2024, 16:00Africa World Cup QualifiersLesotho0 - 1LRwanda11/06/2024, 16:00Africa World Cup QualifiersLesotho
0 - 1
RwandaL - 07/06/2024, 13:00Africa World Cup QualifiersZimbabwe0 - 2WLesotho07/06/2024, 13:00Africa World Cup QualifiersZimbabwe
0 - 2
LesothoW - 21/11/2023, 13:00Africa World Cup QualifiersLesotho0 - 0DBenin21/11/2023, 13:00Africa World Cup QualifiersLesotho
0 - 0
BeninD
Lesotho scored in 2/7 recent form matches and averaged 0.43 goals.
- 09/09/2025, 16:00Africa World Cup QualifiersSouth Africa1 - 1DNigeria09/09/2025, 16:00Africa World Cup QualifiersSouth Africa
1 - 1
NigeriaD - 06/09/2025, 16:00Africa World Cup QualifiersNigeria1 - 0WRwanda06/09/2025, 16:00Africa World Cup QualifiersNigeria
1 - 0
RwandaW - 25/03/2025, 16:00Africa World Cup QualifiersNigeria1 - 1DZimbabwe25/03/2025, 16:00Africa World Cup QualifiersNigeria
1 - 1
ZimbabweD - 21/03/2025, 16:00Africa World Cup QualifiersRwanda0 - 2WNigeria21/03/2025, 16:00Africa World Cup QualifiersRwanda
0 - 2
NigeriaW - 10/06/2024, 16:00Africa World Cup QualifiersBenin2 - 1LNigeria10/06/2024, 16:00Africa World Cup QualifiersBenin
2 - 1
NigeriaL - 07/06/2024, 19:00Africa World Cup QualifiersNigeria1 - 1DSouth Africa07/06/2024, 19:00Africa World Cup QualifiersNigeria
1 - 1
South AfricaD - 19/11/2023, 13:00Africa World Cup QualifiersZimbabwe1 - 1DNigeria19/11/2023, 13:00Africa World Cup QualifiersZimbabwe
1 - 1
NigeriaD
Nigeria scored in 7/7 recent form matches and averaged 1.14 goals.
Nigeria is +126% better in terms of Scored/game
Nigeria is +70% better in terms of Conceded/game
Nigeria is +84% better in terms of xG
Nigeria is +158% better in terms of xGA
Both teams are equal in terms of First-Half Form
Nigeria is +40% better in terms of Offsides
Nigeria is +25% better in terms of Corners
Lesotho is +23% better in terms of Cards
Nigeria is +113% better in terms of Shots on Target
| # | Form | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | |||||||||||
| 1 | Egypt | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 26 | ||
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 21 | ||
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 15 | ||
| 4 | Guinea-Bissau | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 10 | ||
| 5 | Ethiopia | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 9 | ||
| 6 | Djibouti | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 33 | -28 | 1 | ||
| Group B | |||||||||||
| 1 | Senegal | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 24 | ||
| 2 | Congo DR | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 22 | ||
| 3 | Sudan | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 13 | ||
| 4 | Togo | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 8 | ||
| 5 | Mauritania | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 7 | ||
| 6 | South Sudan | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | -16 | 5 | ||
| Group C | |||||||||||
| 1 | South Africa | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 21 | ||
| 2 | Nigeria | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 17 | ||
| 3 | Benin | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 17 | ||
| 4 | Rwanda | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 11 | ||
| 5 | Lesotho | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 9 | ||
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 5 | ||
| Group D | |||||||||||
| 1 | Cape Verde | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 23 | ||
| 2 | Cameroon | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 19 | ||
| 3 | Libya | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 16 | ||
| 4 | Angola | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 12 | ||
| 5 | Mauritius | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 6 | ||
| 6 | Eswatini | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 3 | ||
| Group E | |||||||||||
| 1 | Morocco | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | +20 | 24 | ||
| 2 | Niger | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 15 | ||
| 3 | Tanzania | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 10 | ||
| 4 | Zambia | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 5 | Congo | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 24 | -20 | 1 | ||
| 6 | Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Group F | |||||||||||
| 1 | Ivory Coast | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | +25 | 26 | ||
| 2 | Gabon | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 25 | ||
| 3 | Gambia | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 13 | ||
| 4 | Kenya | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 12 | ||
| 5 | Burundi | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 6 | Seychelles | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 53 | -51 | 0 | ||
| Group G | |||||||||||
| 1 | Algeria | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 25 | ||
| 2 | Uganda | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 18 | ||
| 3 | Mozambique | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 18 | ||
| 4 | Guinea | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 15 | ||
| 5 | Botswana | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 10 | ||
| 6 | Somalia | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 20 | -17 | 1 | ||
| Group H | |||||||||||
| 1 | Tunisia | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 | 28 | ||
| 2 | Namibia | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 15 | ||
| 3 | Equatorial Guinea | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 14 | ||
| 4 | Malawi | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 13 | ||
| 5 | Liberia | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 12 | ||
| 6 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 26 | -21 | 3 | ||
| Group I | |||||||||||
| 1 | Ghana | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 25 | ||
| 2 | Madagascar | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 19 | ||
| 3 | Mali | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 18 | ||
| 4 | Comoros | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 15 | ||
| 5 | Central African Republic | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 8 | ||
| 6 | Chad | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 24 | -19 | 1 | ||
Lesotho vs Nigeria: Statistics and Analysis - Africa World Cup Qualifiers 2026
On this page you can check all the key statistics for Lesotho vs Nigeria - goals, corners, form, trends, head-to-head record and more.
This Africa World Cup Qualifiers match was played on 10/10/2025 (Friday) and finished Lesotho 1 - 2 Nigeria.
The fixture is part of game week 9th of the Africa World Cup Qualifiers season. Lesotho currently sits in position 5th of the Africa World Cup Qualifiers table. Nigeria occupies position 3rd.
Stat Probabilities for Lesotho vs Nigeria
Our projection system combines both teams' numbers into percentage chances for the key statistical markets in this match:
Both teams to score: our projection puts the chance of both teams scoring in Lesotho vs Nigeria at 50%.
Over 2.5 goals: the combined stats for Lesotho and Nigeria point to a 19% chance of over 2.5 goals in this match.
For our tips built on these numbers, see the Lesotho vs Nigeria prediction page.
Who is the favorite in Lesotho vs Nigeria?
According to the latest match odds, is the favorite at an implied probability of about 0%. The full 1X2 market has Lesotho at , the draw at , and Nigeria at .
Overall performance in the Africa World Cup Qualifiers
Lesotho's record so far reads 1W-3D-4L from 8 played a win rate of 13% at 0.75 points per game.
Nigeria stands at 2W-5D-1L from 8 played, winning 25% of their matches at 1.38 points per game.
In their last five, Lesotho has gone 0W-1D-4L, averaging 0.2 points per game.
Nigeria's last five read 2W-2D-1L, at 1.6 points per game.
At home, Lesotho has a 0% win rate (0W-1D-2L from 3 played).
On the road, Nigeria has won 25% of their matches (1W-2D-1L from 4 played).
Goal statistics for Lesotho vs Nigeria
In attack, Lesotho averages 0.5 goals scored per game in the Africa World Cup Qualifiers (4 in total), while conceding 1.5 per game (12 in total).
Nigeria averages 1.13 goals scored per game (9 in total) and 0.88 conceded per game (7 in total).
Lesotho's top scorer this season is Hlompho Kalake, with 2 goals.
For Nigeria, Victor Osimhen leads the scoring charts with 8 goals this season.
Samuel Chukwueze tops the Nigeria assist chart with 4.
More detail - goals home and away, expected goals and first-to-score rates - is in the tables above.
Frequently asked questions about Lesotho vs Nigeria
When was Lesotho vs Nigeria played?
The match was played on 10/10/2025 (Friday) and finished Lesotho 1 - 2 Nigeria.
What was the last match between Lesotho and Nigeria?
The two sides last met on 16/11/2023, and the result was Nigeria 1 vs 1 Lesotho. Full details: Lesotho vs Nigeria, 16/11/2023.
Who is the favorite in Lesotho vs Nigeria?
is the favorite at odds of , an implied probability of about 0%. Lesotho is priced at , the draw at and Nigeria at .
Where can I find Lesotho vs Nigeria stats?
All key statistics for Lesotho vs Nigeria are on this page, updated in real time.