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Barau vs Abia Warriors: match statistics

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Barau vs Abia Warriors: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Barau plays Abia Warriors in NPFL (Nigeria). The game is scheduled for September 23, 2026.

Recent form

Barau has 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 2.33 points per game. Abia Warriors has 0 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 0.67 points per game.

Scoring records

Barau scores 2.00 goals per game and allows 0.67. Abia Warriors scores 0.67 and allows 2.00. Games in this league average 2.71 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 67% of Barau's games and 33% of Abia Warriors's. The Over 2.5 rates are 67% and 67%, compared with league averages of 50% for BTTS and 54% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Barau has the higher season xG average, 2.41 to 0.00 per game. Barau takes 9.3 shots per game, while Abia Warriors takes -1.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Barau leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 1.33 goals per game after halftime. Abia Warriors leads at halftime in 0% and scores 0.33 after halftime.

When the teams score

Barau's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (4 goals). For Abia Warriors, it is minutes 0-15 (1 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

NPFL games average 2.71 goals. Both teams score in 50% of games, and 54% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

BarauAbia Warriors
2Goals scored / game0.67
BarauAbia Warriors
0.67Goals allowed / game2
BarauAbia Warriors
34%Average possession-1%
BarauAbia Warriors
4.67Shots on target / game-1
BarauAbia Warriors

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.33Shots per game-1
BarauAbia Warriors
4.67Shots on target-1
BarauAbia Warriors
21.4%Shot conversion-66.7%
BarauAbia Warriors
34%Possession-1%
BarauAbia Warriors
2.41xG for0
BarauAbia Warriors
0.81xG against0
BarauAbia Warriors

Shooting quality

Barau: Counter-attackingAbia Warriors: Balanced
BarauAbia Warriors
Accuracy (shots on target)50%0%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.260.00
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.430.00

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Barau is 248% better for: last-5 form.

2.33 pts / game - Barau · 0.67 pts / game - Abia Warriors

Barau
WDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
67% W33% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-0
2.33 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-0
2.33 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-0
Last 5 at home
2-0-0
WW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.7xG: 2.41Opponent xG: 0.81BTTS: 67%Over 2.5: 67%
Abia Warriors
DLD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W67% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
0-2-1
0.67 pts / game · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-1
0.67 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 away
0-0-1
L
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.7Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 33%Over 2.5: 67%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Barau is 199% better for: goals scored per game.

2 goals / game - Barau · 0.67 goals / game - Abia Warriors

Barau is 199% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.67 goals / game - Barau · 2 goals / game - Abia Warriors

Barau scoring profile: strong

Barau scores in 67% of games (2 of 3 games), while Abia Warriors keeps a clean sheet in 33% (1 of 3 games).

Abia Warriors scoring profile: mixed

Abia Warriors scores in 33% of games (1 of 3 games), while Barau keeps a clean sheet in 33% (1 of 3 games).

6Goals scored (season)2
BarauAbia Warriors
2Goals conceded (season)6
BarauAbia Warriors
2.67Average goals per game2.67
BarauAbia Warriors
6Goals scored (last 5)2
BarauAbia Warriors
2Goals conceded (last 5)6
BarauAbia Warriors

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal33%
BarauAbia Warriors
67%2 goals33%
BarauAbia Warriors
67%3 goals0%
BarauAbia Warriors
0%4 goals0%
BarauAbia Warriors

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal67%
BarauAbia Warriors
0%2 goals67%
BarauAbia Warriors
0%3 goals33%
BarauAbia Warriors
0%4 goals33%
BarauAbia Warriors

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time33%
BarauAbia Warriors
0%BTTS in both halves0%
BarauAbia Warriors
67%Scored in both halves33%
BarauAbia Warriors

BTTS and goal count

67%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
BarauAbia Warriors
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS33%
BarauAbia Warriors
67%BTTS - last 533%
BarauAbia Warriors

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
BarauAbia Warriors
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time67%
BarauAbia Warriors
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time33%
BarauAbia Warriors

2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
BarauAbia Warriors
67%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
BarauAbia Warriors
33%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
BarauAbia Warriors

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Barau is 406% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.67 pts / game - Barau · 0.33 pts / game - Abia Warriors

Barau - half-time state
33% leading67% draw0% trailing
Abia Warriors - half-time state
0% leading33% draw67% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.67Points per game (1st half)0.33
BarauAbia Warriors
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.33
BarauAbia Warriors
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)1.33
BarauAbia Warriors
1Average goals (1st half)1.67
BarauAbia Warriors
67%Clean sheet before half-time33%
BarauAbia Warriors
33%No goal before half-time67%
BarauAbia Warriors

After half-time (2nd half)

2.33Points per game (2nd half)1.33
BarauAbia Warriors
1.33Goals scored (2nd half)0.33
BarauAbia Warriors
0.33Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67
BarauAbia Warriors
1.67Average goals (2nd half)1
BarauAbia Warriors
67%Clean sheet after half-time67%
BarauAbia Warriors
33%No goal after half-time67%
BarauAbia Warriors

Barau - second-half results

67% W33% D0% L
5
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding203%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 67%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Abia Warriors - second-half results

33% W33% D33% L
1
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.33
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime-0.7

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Barau - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.672.33
Goals scored / game0.71.3
Goals allowed / game0.30.3
Average goals per game1.01.7
1 goal67%67%
2 goals33%67%
3 goals0%33%
Clean sheet67%67%
No goal33%33%
Goal difference+1+3
Half-time: 33% leading - 67% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 67% won - 33% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 33% - Half-time goals total: 2
Abia Warriors - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.331.33
Goals scored / game0.30.3
Goals allowed / game1.30.7
Average goals per game1.71.0
1 goal67%67%
2 goals67%33%
3 goals33%0%
Clean sheet33%67%
No goal67%67%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 33% draw - 67% trailing
2nd half: 33% won - 33% draw - 33% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 33% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Barau
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
1
1
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
4
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Abia Warriors
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
0
1
16-30
0
3
31-45
0
1
46-60
0
0
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (1 goal). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.67
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
2.0 : 0.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-25%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
22%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
22%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 5 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Barau

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.60
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.27
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.41
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
81%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
67% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
67%

Abia Warriors

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
0.00
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.67
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-2.00
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
81%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
106%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
50% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 50% come in the first quarter-hour.
50%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (NPFL).

Teams vs league

BarauLigaAbia Warriors
Average goals per game 2.672.71 2.67
Both teams scored 67%50% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 67%54% 67%
Clean sheets 33%29% 33%
Goal before half-time 67%83% 67%
Goal after half-time 67%79% 67%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.71
Average goals per game
50%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.88
Home goals / game
0.83
Away goals / game
+127%
Home attack advantage
+56%
Home defensive advantage
+59%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Barau's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss against Abia Warriors. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Barau
2 : 0
Abia Warriors
Abia Warriors
2 : 0
Barau

FAQ

When do Barau and Abia Warriors play?

Barau face Abia Warriors on September 23, 2026 in NPFL. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Barau and Abia Warriors?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Barau won 1, Abia Warriors won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Barau vs Abia Warriors?

Barau score 2.00 goals per game on average and Abia Warriors 0.67. The NPFL average is 2.71 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 67% of Barau's matches and 33% of Abia Warriors's.

What form are Barau and Abia Warriors in?

Over the last 5 games Barau have a 2-1-0 record (2.33 points per game) and Abia Warriors 0-2-1 (0.67 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Barau vs Abia Warriors?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.