Statistics ahead of Super Falcons crunchy match against co-hosts, Australia’s Matildas

Joint-hosts Australia got their FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 campaign off to a promising start with an opening victory against the Republic of Ireland, and they will be looking to build on that against Nigeria as they bid to take a big step towards qualification for the knockout stage.

Nigeria claimed an excellent goalless draw against Olympic champions Canada in their tournament curtainraiser, a result that will give them plenty of confidence coming into this encounter.

That was the Super Falcons’ first scoreless stalemate in 27 FIFA Women’s World Cup outings, and they will be eager to produce another solid defensive display against the Matildas in Brisbane/Meaanjin.

The two teams have met once before – back in the group stage of the 2015 edition – and it was Australia who emerged victorious on that occasion thanks to two unanswered goals from Kyah Simon.

• Head-to-Head:12/06/2015, Australia 2-0 Nigeria, FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 group stage, Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg (Canada)

KEY FACTS

• Australia have won their last three FIFA Women’s World Cup matches against African opposition.
• Australia have won ten of their last 11 international matches (Win:10, Lost 1).
• The Matildashave kept seven clean sheets in their last nine international fixtures.
• Australia have only failed to score in one of their last 21 FIFA Women’s World Cup group matches.
• Nigeria have won only two of their last 18 FIFA Women’s World Cup encounters (Draw 3,Lost 13).
• At the age of 40 years and 80 days, Onome Ebi could become the second-oldest player to feature in a Women’s World Cup match, and the oldest African player. The oldest player to make an appearance in FIFA Women’s World Cup history is Brazil’s Formiga, who lined up against France in 2019 aged 41 years and 112 days.

AUSTRALIA TEAM FACTS

• Overall record: Play: 27, Win: 8,  Draw: 6,  Lost: 13, Goals For: 39, Goals Against: 50,  Goal Difference: -11
• Biggest win: Australia 4-1Ghana (12/09/2007),  Australia 4-1 Jamaica (18/06/2019)
• Biggest defeat: Australia 0-5Denmark (06/06/1995)
• Highest scoring match: 6 goals – Australia 2-4 China PR (08/06/1995)
• Most goals scored in a match: 4 – Australia 4-1 Ghana (12/09/2007)and Australia 4-1 Jamaica (18/06/2019)
• Most goals conceded in a match: 5 – Australia 0-5 Denmark (06/06/1995)
• Most goals scored at a FIFA Women’s World Cup: 9 – 2007 and 2019 (4 matches)
• Fewest goals scored at a FIFA Women’s World Cup: 3 – 1995, 1999 and 2003 (3 matches)
• Most goals conceded at a FIFA Women’s World Cup: 13 – 1995 (3 matches)
• Fewest goals conceded at a FIFA Women’s World Cup: 5 – 2015 (5 matches)

FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP STREAKS

• Successive wins: 2 (2011 and 2019)
• Successive defeats: 3 (1995 and 1999-2003)
• Successive draws: 2 (2007)
• Successive matches without a defeat: 4 (2007, 2015 and 2019-present)
• Successive matches without a win: 9 (1995-2003)
• Successive matches with a goal scored: 12 (1995-2007)
• Successive matches without scoring: 1 (1995, 2011, 2015)
• Successive clean sheets: 1 (2015, 2015 and 2023-present)

NIGERIA TEAM FACTS

• Overall record: Play: 27, Win: 4, Draw: 4, Lost: 19, Goals  For: 20, Goals Against: 63,  Goal Difference: -43.
• Biggest win: Nigeria 2-0 Denmark (27/06/1999), Nigeria 2-0 Korea Republic (12/06/2019)
• Biggest defeat: 0-8Nigeria 0-8 Norway (06/06/1995)
• Highest scoring match: 8 goals – Nigeria 0-8 Norway (06/06/1995)and Nigeria 1-7 USA (24/06/1999)
• Most goals scored in a match: 3 – Nigeria 3-3 Canada (08/06/1995),  Nigeria 3-4 Brazil (01/07/1999)and Nigeria 3-3 Sweden (08/06/2015)
• Most goals conceded in a match: 8 – Nigeria 0-8 Norway (06/06/1995)
• Most goals scored at a FIFA Women’s World Cup: 8 – 1999 (4 matches)
• Fewest goals scored at a FIFA Women’s World Cup: 0 – 1991 and 2003 (3 matches)
• Most goals conceded at a FIFA Women’s World Cup: 14 – 1995 (3 matches)
• Fewest goals conceded at a FIFA Women’s World Cup: 2 – 2011 (3 matches)

FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP STREAKS

• Successive wins: 1 (four times)
• Successive defeats: 4 (three times)
• Successive draws: 1 (four times, the last of which was 2023-present)
• Successive matches without a defeat: 2 (2011-2015)
• Successive matches without a win: 9 (1999-2011)
• Successive matches with a goal scored: 6 (1995-1999)
• Successive matches without scoring: 4 (1991-1995 and 2007-2011)
• Successive clean sheets: 1 (four times, the last of which was 2023-present)