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South Africa vs Nigeria on Xgoals: the World Cup - Qualification Africa match on 9 Sep 2025. This match is over: its result, goals, cards and line-ups are kept here. Where it had xG (expected goals), Xgoals shows the chances behind the score and each side's xG Gap.
xG explained
xG (expected goals) is the chance that a shot becomes a goal. A team's xG adds up its chances; its xG Gap = xG − goals. Alert levels Warm, Orange, Red and Deep red come from Xgoals Live's own tracker.