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Barau vs Niger Tornadoes: match statistics

Barau vs Niger Tornadoes: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Barau plays Niger Tornadoes in NPFL (Nigeria). The match time may change. Statistics remain available as match context.

Recent form

Barau has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Niger Tornadoes has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Barau scores 0.84 goals per game and allows 1.11. Niger Tornadoes scores 1.26 and allows 0.79. Games in this league average 1.85 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 32% of Barau's games and 26% of Niger Tornadoes's. The Over 2.5 rates are 21% and 26%, compared with league averages of 37% for BTTS and 27% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Niger Tornadoes has the higher season xG average, 1.50 to 1.29 per game. Barau takes 5.5 shots per game, while Niger Tornadoes takes 7.6.

First-half and second-half trends

Barau leads at halftime in 16% of its games and scores 0.47 goals per game after halftime. Niger Tornadoes leads at halftime in 47% and scores 0.63 after halftime.

When the teams score

Barau's most productive scoring window is minutes 61-75 (6 goals). For Niger Tornadoes, it is minutes 0-15 (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

NPFL games average 1.85 goals. Both teams score in 37% of games, and 27% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

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

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

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

BarauNiger Tornadoes
0.84Goals scored / game1.26
BarauNiger Tornadoes
1.11Goals allowed / game0.79
BarauNiger Tornadoes
27%Average possession32%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
1.37Shots on target / game2.47
BarauNiger Tornadoes

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

5.47Shots per game7.63
BarauNiger Tornadoes
1.37Shots on target2.47
BarauNiger Tornadoes
15.4%Shot conversion16.6%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
27%Possession32%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
1.29xG for1.5
BarauNiger Tornadoes
1.23xG against1.59
BarauNiger Tornadoes

Shooting quality

Barau: Counter-attackingNiger Tornadoes: Counter-attacking
BarauNiger Tornadoes
Accuracy (shots on target)25%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.240.20
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.610.51

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Niger Tornadoes is 80% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / game - Barau · 1.8 pts / game - Niger Tornadoes

Barau
DLWDL
Season result split
26% W32% D42% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-6-8
1.11 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-3-2
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
DWWLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.10Opponent xG: 1.77BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Niger Tornadoes
WLWLW
Season result split
47% W11% D42% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-2-8
1.53 pts / game · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-7
Last 5 away
1-0-4
WLLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.57Opponent xG: 1.47BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

Goals— how 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.

Niger Tornadoes is 50% better for: goals scored per game.

0.84 goals / game - Barau · 1.26 goals / game - Niger Tornadoes

Niger Tornadoes is 41% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.11 goals / game - Barau · 0.79 goals / game - Niger Tornadoes

Barau scoring profile: more difficult

Barau scores in 37% of games (7 of 19 games), while Niger Tornadoes keeps a clean sheet in 42% (8 of 19 games).

Niger Tornadoes scoring profile: strong

Niger Tornadoes scores in 68% of games (13 of 19 games), while Barau keeps a clean sheet in 26% (5 of 19 games).

16Goals scored (season)24
BarauNiger Tornadoes
21Goals conceded (season)15
BarauNiger Tornadoes
1.95Average goals per game2.05
BarauNiger Tornadoes
4Goals scored (last 5)7
BarauNiger Tornadoes
4Goals conceded (last 5)4
BarauNiger Tornadoes

How often they score at least...

37%1 goal68%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
26%2 goals32%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
16%3 goals16%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
5%4 goals11%
BarauNiger Tornadoes

How often they concede at least...

74%1 goal58%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
37%2 goals21%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
0%3 goals0%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
0%4 goals0%
BarauNiger Tornadoes

* 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

21%BTTS at half-time5%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
5%BTTS in both halves0%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
21%Scored in both halves26%
BarauNiger Tornadoes

BTTS and goal count

21%Min. 3 goals and BTTS16%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
20%BTTS - last 520%
BarauNiger Tornadoes

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

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
26%Min. 2 goals before half-time21%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
BarauNiger Tornadoes

2nd half

58%Min. 1 goal after half-time68%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
37%Min. 2 goals after half-time26%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
BarauNiger Tornadoes

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Niger Tornadoes is 83% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.95 pts / game - Barau · 1.74 pts / game - Niger Tornadoes

Barau - half-time state
16% leading47% draw37% trailing
Niger Tornadoes - half-time state
47% leading32% draw21% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.95Points per game (1st half)1.74
BarauNiger Tornadoes
0.37Goals scored (1st half)0.63
BarauNiger Tornadoes
0.63Goals conceded (1st half)0.37
BarauNiger Tornadoes
1Average goals (1st half)1
BarauNiger Tornadoes
42%Clean sheet before half-time74%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
74%No goal before half-time47%
BarauNiger Tornadoes

After half-time (2nd half)

1.26Points per game (2nd half)1.32
BarauNiger Tornadoes
0.47Goals scored (2nd half)0.63
BarauNiger Tornadoes
0.47Goals conceded (2nd half)0.42
BarauNiger Tornadoes
0.95Average goals (2nd half)1.05
BarauNiger Tornadoes
68%Clean sheet after half-time63%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
68%No goal after half-time58%
BarauNiger Tornadoes

Barau - second-half results

26% W47% D26% L
18
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.95
PPG before half-time
Lead holding163%

Leads at halftime in 16% of games and wins 26%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Niger Tornadoes - second-half results

32% W37% D32% L
33
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.74
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 47% of games and wins 47%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Barau - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.20
Goals scored / game0.40.4
Goals allowed / game0.60.2
Average goals per game1.00.6
1 goal60%40%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Niger Tornadoes - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.801.80
Goals scored / game0.60.8
Goals allowed / game0.60.2
Average goals per game1.21.0
1 goal100%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference0+3
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Barau
ScoredConceded
0
6
0-15
3
2
16-30
4
4
31-45
1
4
46-60
6
3
61-75
2
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (6 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Niger Tornadoes
ScoredConceded
6
2
0-15
3
1
16-30
3
4
31-45
3
2
46-60
3
2
61-75
6
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Game profile

2.00
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.8 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
108%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
29%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
0%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
25%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
20%
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.
+0.06
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.45
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
66%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
191%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

Niger Tornadoes

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.56
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-12.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.24
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.80
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
217%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
62%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

BarauLigaNiger Tornadoes
Average goals per game• 1.951.85▲ 2.05
Both teams scored▼ 32%37%▼ 26%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 21%27%• 26%
Clean sheets▼ 26%38%▲ 42%
Goal before half-time• 63%63%▲ 74%
Goal after half-time• 58%57%▲ 68%

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

1.85
Average goals per game
37%
Both teams scored
27%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
38%
Clean sheets
1.27
Home goals / game
0.58
Away goals / game
+119%
Home attack advantage
+54%
Home defensive advantage
+44%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
63%
1 goal
24%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
57%
1 goal
26%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

Head-to-head

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