Russia vs Nigeria result: 3–3
Stats, match flow, line-ups and summaryFriendlies International friendly
Match summary
Russia and Nigeria drew 3–3. Kelechi Iheanacho 10', Lechii Sadulaev 30', Matvey Kislyak 45'+2', Alexey Miranchuk 54', Osayande Peter Edokpolor 78', Akor Adams 90'+4'. Russia led 2–1 at half-time. Kelechi Iheanacho opened the scoring in minute 10. Russia controlled possession with 63%.
Match timeline
- 10'
Kelechi Iheanacho · assist: Abdullahi Bewene0–1 - 30'
Lechii Sadulaev · assist: Matvey Kislyak1–1 - 37'Ivan Oblyakov
- 43'Lechii Sadulaev
- 45'Akor Adams · for Stephen Fumen Michael
- 45'Abdullahi Omar · for Kelechi Iheanacho
- 45'+2'Matvey Kislyak2–1
- 54'Alexey Miranchuk · assist: Aleksandr Sobolev3–1
- 60'Konstantin Tyukavin · for Aleksandr Sobolev
- 60'Kirill Glebov · for Lechii Sadulaev
- 60'Maksim Glushenkov · for Alexey Miranchuk
- 70'Osayande Peter Edokpolor · for Aderemi Adeoye
- 70'Umar Abubakar · for Moses Simon
- 78'Osayande Peter Edokpolor3–2
- 79'Mingiyan Beveev · for Viktor Melekhin
- 81'Chibuzo Nwoko
- 83'Vince Osuji · for Chibuzo Nwoko
- 88'Danil Prutsev · for Ivan Oblyakov
- 90'+4'Akor Adams · assist: Umar Abubakar3–3
- 90'+6'Abdullahi Omar
How was this match?
Match stats
RussiaNigeria
Overview
63%Possession %37%
17Shots10
6Shots on target6
7Corners3
17Fouls10
2Offsides2
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
Shots
3Blocked shots1
Passing
468/541 (87%)Passes254/324 (78%)
3/19 (16%)Crosses1/6 (17%)
21/42 (50%)Long balls21/58 (36%)
Defence
9/11 (82%)Tackles won10/19 (53%)
10Interceptions15
11Clearances24
3Saves3
Starting lineups
4-3-3 · 4-3-1-2
Russia4-3-3
20⚽↓Sadulaev
7↓Sobolev
59⚽↓Miranchuk
11Batrakov
31⚽Kislyak
27↓Oblyakov
4Krugovoi
5Osipenko
14↓Melekhin
30Vakhanla
1Maksimenko
- 1Aleksandr MaksimenkoG
- 5Maksim OsipenkoCD-L
- 14Viktor Melekhin↓ 79'CD-R
- 4Danil KrugovoiLB
- 30Ilya VakhanlaRB
- 31Matvey Kislyak⚽CM
- 11Alexey BatrakovLM
- 27Ivan Oblyakov↓ 88'RM
- 7Aleksandr Sobolev↓ 60'F
- 20Lechii Sadulaev⚽↓ 60'LF
- 59Alexey Miranchuk⚽↓ 60'RF
Substitutes
- 19Kirill Glebov↑ 60'
- 10Konstantin Tyukavin↑ 60'
- 67Maksim Glushenkov↑ 60'
- 22Mingiyan Beveev↑ 79'
- 25Danil Prutsev↑ 88'
Nigeria4-3-1-2
14⚽↓Iheanacho
17↓Nwoko
10Igor
15↓Simon
4↓Adeoye
8↓Michael
3James
6Fernandez
5Fredrick
2Bewene
1James
- 1Samuel JamesG
- 6Emmanuel FernandezCD-L
- 5Benjamin FredrickCD-R
- 3Isaac JamesLB
- 2Abdullahi BeweneRB
- 15Moses Simon↓ 70'M
- 4Aderemi Adeoye↓ 70'CM
- 17Chibuzo Nwoko↓ 83'AM
- 10Wilfred IgorLM
- 8Stephen Fumen Michael↓ 45'RM
- 14Kelechi Iheanacho⚽↓ 45'CF-R
Substitutes
- 22Akor Adams⚽↑ 45'
- 7Abdullahi Omar↑ 45'
- 12Osayande Peter Edokpolor⚽↑ 70'
- 11Umar Abubakar↑ 70'
- 20Vince Osuji↑ 83'
Recent form
Nigeria
Form points 3/6
Head-to-head
0
Russia
1
Draw
0
Nigeria
Last meeting
- Oct 6, 2026Russia3–3Nigeria
Venue
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Frequently asked questions
- When is Russia vs Nigeria?
- Russia vs Nigeria was played on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 16:00 UTC.
- Where is Russia vs Nigeria played?
- Russia vs Nigeria was played at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium.
- What competition is Russia vs Nigeria in?
- Russia vs Nigeria was part of the Friendlies.
- What was the final score of Russia vs Nigeria?
- Russia vs Nigeria ended 3–3.