Barau vs Shooting Stars: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Barau played against Shooting Stars in NPFL (Nigeria). The game was played on December 14, 2025. Final score: 0:1.

Recent form

Barau has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.60 points per game. Shooting Stars has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Barau scores 0.80 goals per game and allows 1.13. Shooting Stars scores 0.81 and allows 0.75. Games in this league average 1.83 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 33% of Barau's games and 38% of Shooting Stars's. The Over 2.5 rates are 20% and 13%, compared with league averages of 38% for BTTS and 25% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Barau has the higher season xG average, 1.34 to 1.32 per game. Barau takes 5.9 shots per game, while Shooting Stars takes 7.4.

First-half and second-half trends

Barau leads at halftime in 13% of its games and scores 0.47 goals per game after halftime. Shooting Stars leads at halftime in 25% and scores 0.38 after halftime.

When the teams score

Barau's most productive scoring window is minutes 61-75 (4 goals). For Shooting Stars, it is minutes 76-90+ (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

NPFL games average 1.83 goals. Both teams score in 38% of games, and 25% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

0 : 1
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

-1Possession (%)-1
BarauShooting Stars
-1Shots-1
BarauShooting Stars
-1Shots on target-1
BarauShooting Stars
0xG0
BarauShooting Stars
-1Corners-1
BarauShooting Stars
0Dangerous attacks0
BarauShooting Stars
-1Fouls-1
BarauShooting Stars
-1Cards-1
BarauShooting Stars

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.

BarauShooting Stars
0.8Goals scored / game0.81
BarauShooting Stars
1.13Goals allowed / game0.75
BarauShooting Stars
29%Average possession40%
BarauShooting Stars
1.67Shots on target / game2.44
BarauShooting Stars

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

5.87Shots per game7.44
BarauShooting Stars
1.67Shots on target2.44
BarauShooting Stars
13.6%Shot conversion10.9%
BarauShooting Stars
29%Possession40%
BarauShooting Stars
1.34xG for1.32
BarauShooting Stars
1.11xG against1.24
BarauShooting Stars

Shooting quality

Barau: Counter-attackingShooting Stars: Balanced
BarauShooting Stars
Accuracy (shots on target)28%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.230.18
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.480.33

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 14% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / game - Barau · 1.4 pts / game - Shooting Stars

Barau
DWLWD
Season result split
27% W33% D40% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-5-6
1.13 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-3-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
LWDWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 0.55Opponent xG: 0.88BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Shooting Stars
LWDWL
Season result split
38% W31% D31% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-5-5
1.44 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-3-4
Last 5 away
0-2-3
DLLDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.65BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%

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.

Shooting Stars is 51% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.13 goals / game - Barau · 0.75 goals / game - Shooting Stars

Barau scoring profile: mixed

Barau scores in 40% of games (6 of 15 meczów), while Shooting Stars keeps a clean sheet in 31% (5 of 16 meczów).

Shooting Stars scoring profile: strong

Shooting Stars scores in 63% of games (10 of 16 meczów), while Barau keeps a clean sheet in 27% (4 of 15 meczów).

12Goals scored (season)13
BarauShooting Stars
17Goals conceded (season)12
BarauShooting Stars
1.93Average goals per game1.56
BarauShooting Stars
6Goals scored (last 5)2
BarauShooting Stars
5Goals conceded (last 5)2
BarauShooting Stars

How often they score at least...

40%1 goal63%
BarauShooting Stars
27%2 goals19%
BarauShooting Stars
13%3 goals0%
BarauShooting Stars
0%4 goals0%
BarauShooting Stars

How often they concede at least...

73%1 goal69%
BarauShooting Stars
40%2 goals6%
BarauShooting Stars
0%3 goals0%
BarauShooting Stars
0%4 goals0%
BarauShooting Stars

* 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.

38%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time19%
BarauShooting Stars
7%BTTS in both halves0%
BarauShooting Stars
20%Scored in both halves13%
BarauShooting Stars

BTTS and goal count

20%Min. 3 goals and BTTS13%
BarauShooting Stars
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
BarauShooting Stars
40%BTTS - last 50%
BarauShooting Stars

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

60%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
BarauShooting Stars
27%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
BarauShooting Stars
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
BarauShooting Stars

2nd half

60%Min. 1 goal after half-time44%
BarauShooting Stars
40%Min. 2 goals after half-time13%
BarauShooting Stars
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time6%
BarauShooting Stars

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.

Shooting Stars is 34% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.93 pts / game - Barau · 1.25 pts / game - Shooting Stars

Barau - half-time state
13% leading53% draw33% trailing
Shooting Stars - half-time state
25% leading50% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.93Points per game (1st half)1.25
BarauShooting Stars
0.33Goals scored (1st half)0.44
BarauShooting Stars
0.6Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
BarauShooting Stars
0.93Average goals (1st half)0.94
BarauShooting Stars
47%Clean sheet before half-time56%
BarauShooting Stars
73%No goal before half-time56%
BarauShooting Stars

After half-time (2nd half)

1.27Points per game (2nd half)1.38
BarauShooting Stars
0.47Goals scored (2nd half)0.38
BarauShooting Stars
0.53Goals conceded (2nd half)0.25
BarauShooting Stars
1Average goals (2nd half)0.63
BarauShooting Stars
67%Clean sheet after half-time75%
BarauShooting Stars
67%No goal after half-time69%
BarauShooting Stars

Barau - second-half results

27% W47% D27% L
14
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.93
PPG before half-time
Lead holding208%

Leads at halftime in 13% of games and wins 27%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Shooting Stars - second-half results

25% W63% D13% L
20
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding152%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 38%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.3

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Barau - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.80
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.80.2
Average goals per game1.40.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-1+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Shooting Stars - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.600.80
Goals scored / game0.40.0
Goals allowed / game0.20.2
Average goals per game0.60.2
1 goal60%20%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal60%100%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (4 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Shooting Stars
ScoredConceded
4
2
0-15
2
3
16-30
1
3
31-45
1
1
46-60
0
3
61-75
5
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

* 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

1.75
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.8 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
36%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
25%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
23%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 4 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.
+0.23
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.
+2.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.54
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
64%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
198%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.47
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Shooting Stars

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.51
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.49
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
142%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
60%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
38% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 31% come in the first quarter-hour.
38%

* 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

BarauLigaShooting Stars
Average goals per game 1.931.83 1.56
Both teams scored 33%38% 38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 20%25% 13%
Clean sheets 27%37% 31%
Goal before half-time 60%63% 69%
Goal after half-time 60%56% 44%

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

1.83
Average goals per game
38%
Both teams scored
25%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
37%
Clean sheets
1.25
Home goals / game
0.57
Away goals / game
+119%
Home attack advantage
+54%
Home defensive advantage
+45%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
63%
1 goal
25%
2 goals
5%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
56%
1 goal
24%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Shooting StarsGoalSadiq Ibrahim

FAQ

What was the result of Barau vs Shooting Stars?

The NPFL match finished Barau 0:1 Shooting Stars. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Barau vs Shooting Stars?

Barau score 0.80 goals per game on average and Shooting Stars 0.81. The NPFL average is 1.83 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 25% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Barau's matches and 38% of Shooting Stars's.

What form are Barau and Shooting Stars in?

Over the last 5 games Barau have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Shooting Stars 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Barau vs Shooting Stars?

The statistical background for Barau vs Shooting Stars — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.