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Bayelsa United vs Kwara United: match statistics

Bayelsa United crest
Bayelsa United
4 : 0half-time 0:0
Kwara United crest
Kwara United

Bayelsa United vs Kwara United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Bayelsa United play Kwara United in NPFL (Nigeria). The match date is 24 May 2026 at 17:00. Final score: 4:0.

Current form

Bayelsa United: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Kwara United: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Bayelsa United scores 0.97 and concedes 1.11 goals per match. Kwara United scores 0.92 and concedes 0.95. League average: 2.02 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Bayelsa United 47%, Kwara United 34%. Over 2.5: Bayelsa United 32%, Kwara United 29%. League level: BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

Bayelsa United has higher xG: 1.24 vs 0.99. Bayelsa United: 6.6 shots per match, Kwara United: 3.6.

Match halves

Bayelsa United: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.50. Kwara United: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.34.

Goals by minute

Bayelsa United: 16-30 (8 goals). Kwara United: 31-45+ (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NPFL: 2.02 goals per match, BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 34%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

I predict a Bayelsa United win. At home the hosts average 1.17 goals and have an average xG of 1.54 with 11.83 shots and 4.42 on target per match, while Kwara United away record only 0.56 goals, xG 0.85, 6.08 shots and 2.17 on target. Additionally Bayelsa concede on average 0.94 goals at home, and Kwara concede 1.33 on the road and fail to score in 61% of away matches, whereas the hosts fail to score in 33% of home games. Form must be considered: Kwara in their last 5 matches have 3 wins and 2 draws (9 scored, 3 conceded), while Bayelsa have lost their last 5 matches (3 scored, 9 conceded). Overall the superiority in chance quality (xG 1.54 vs 0.85), higher shot volume and 58% possession vs 45% lead me to a higher probability of a home victory, although a draw or upset is realistic given Bayelsa’s poor recent results.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
4 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

-1Possession (%)-1
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
-1Shots-1
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
-1Shots on target-1
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
0xG0
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
-1Corners-1
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
0Dangerous attacks0
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
-1Fouls-1
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
-1Cards-1
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
0.97Goals scored / match0.92
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
1.11Goals conceded / match0.95
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
36%Average possession25%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
1.95Shots on target / match0.92
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

6.58Shots per match3.61
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
1.95Shots on target0.92
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
14.8%Shot conversion25.5%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
36%Possession25%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
1.24xG for0.99
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
1.5xG against1.4
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United

Shooting quality

Bayelsa United: Counter-attackingKwara United: Counter-attacking
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
Accuracy (shots on target)30%25%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.190.27
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.501.00

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Kwara United is 167% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Bayelsa United · 1.6 pts / match - Kwara United

Bayelsa United
LLLLW
Season result split
29% W26% R45% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-10-17
1.13 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-4-6
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
WWLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.49Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Kwara United
DWDWL
Season result split
34% W29% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-11-14
1.32 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-6-12
Last 5 away
1-2-2
WLDDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 0.49Opponent xG: 1.97BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Bayelsa United is 5% better for: goals scored per match.

0.97 goals / match - Bayelsa United · 0.92 goals / match - Kwara United

Kwara United is 17% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.11 goals / match - Bayelsa United · 0.95 goals / match - Kwara United

Bayelsa United scoring profile: mixed

Bayelsa United scores in 61% of matches (23 of 38 matches), while Kwara United keeps a clean sheet in 37% (14 of 38 matches).

Kwara United scoring profile: strong

Kwara United scores in 55% of matches (21 of 38 matches), while Bayelsa United keeps a clean sheet in 21% (8 of 38 matches).

37Goals scored (season)35
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
42Goals conceded (season)36
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
2.08Average goals in match1.87
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
7Goals scored (last 5)6
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
8Goals conceded (last 5)7
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United

How often they score at least...

61%1 goal55%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
26%2 goals32%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
5%3 goals5%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
5%4 goals0%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United

How often they concede at least...

79%1 goal63%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
24%2 goals18%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
5%3 goals11%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
3%4 goals3%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

38%
League average

Goal patterns

24%BTTS at half-time18%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
3%BTTS in both halves5%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
18%Scored in both halves21%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS24%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
3%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
40%BTTS - last 540%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

66%Min. 1 goal before half-time66%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
24%Min. 2 goals before half-time32%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time3%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United

2nd half

66%Min. 1 goal after half-time55%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
29%Min. 2 goals after half-time24%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time5%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Kwara United is 10% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.24 pts / match - Bayelsa United · 1.37 pts / match - Kwara United

Bayelsa United - half-time state
24% leading53% draw24% trailing
Kwara United - half-time state
29% leading50% draw21% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.24Points per match (1st half)1.37
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
0.47Goals scored (1st half)0.58
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
0.53Goals conceded (1st half)0.42
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
1Average goals (1st half)1
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
58%Clean sheet before half-time63%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
53%No goal before half-time53%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)1.11
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.34
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
0.58Goals conceded (2nd half)0.53
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
1.08Average goals (2nd half)0.87
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
50%Clean sheet after half-time61%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United
68%No goal after half-time71%
Bayelsa UnitedKwara United

Bayelsa United - second-half results

18% W45% R37% P
47
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
38
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.24
PPG before half-time
Lead holding121%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Kwara United - second-half results

18% W55% R26% P
52
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
42
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.37
PPG before half-time
Lead holding117%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 34%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Bayelsa United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.600.80
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.21.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-2+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2
Kwara United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.800.60
Goals scored / match1.00.2
Goals conceded / match0.21.2
Average goals in match1.21.4
1 goal60%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+4-5
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Bayelsa United
ScoredConceded
5
5
0-15
8
4
16-30
5
11
31-45
5
6
46-60
8
4
61-75
6
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (8 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

Kwara United
ScoredConceded
6
2
0-15
6
9
16-30
10
5
31-45
3
6
46-60
3
7
61-75
7
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (10 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (9). 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

1.98
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
41%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+1%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
34%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
18%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Bayelsa United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
67%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
191%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.53
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

Kwara United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.41
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.38
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.45
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
159%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
66%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.28
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Bayelsa UnitedLigaKwara United
Average goals in match 2.082.02 1.87
Both teams scored 47%38% 34%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 32%34% 29%
Clean sheets 21%37% 37%
Goal before half-time 66%61% 66%
Goal after half-time 66%64% 55%

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

2.02
Average goals per match
38%
Both teams scored
34%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
37%
Clean sheets
1.44
Home goals / match
0.58
Away goals / match
+148%
Home attack advantage
+60%
Home defence advantage
+52%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
61%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
64%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Bayelsa United 0 - 0 - 1 Kwara United. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Bayelsa United vs Kwara United?

The NPFL match finished Bayelsa United 4:0 Kwara United. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Bayelsa United vs Kwara United?

Bayelsa United score 0.97 goals per game on average and Kwara United 0.92. The NPFL average is 2.02 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 47% of Bayelsa United's matches and 34% of Kwara United's.

What form are Bayelsa United and Kwara United in?

Over the last 5 games Bayelsa United have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Kwara United 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Bayelsa United vs Kwara United?

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.