Nigeria - NPFLData current as of 16 July 2026

Enyimba vs Abia Warriors: match statistics

Enyimba crest
Enyimba
2 : 1half-time 0:0
Abia Warriors crest
Abia Warriors

Enyimba vs Abia Warriors: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Enyimba play Abia Warriors in NPFL (Nigeria). The match date is 29 March 2026 at 17:00. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Enyimba: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Abia Warriors: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Enyimba scores 1.16 and concedes 1.11 goals per match. Abia Warriors scores 0.82 and concedes 0.89. League average: 2.02 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Enyimba 45%, Abia Warriors 29%. Over 2.5: Enyimba 45%, Abia Warriors 21%. League level: BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

Abia Warriors has higher xG: 1.41 vs 1.24. Enyimba: 6.4 shots per match, Abia Warriors: 5.6.

Match halves

Enyimba: half-time lead 16%, second-half goals 0.71. Abia Warriors: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.39.

Goals by minute

Enyimba: 76-90+ (14 goals). Abia Warriors: 16-30 (7 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: 0-1-0. Average goals 0.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

Enyimba have a clear home advantage: 0.6 conceded per match, 53% CS and higher xG (1.52) plus greater possession (54%). The hosts generate more shots and chances (avg 11 shots and 3.91 SoT at home) than Abia do away. Abia Warriors perform poorly on the road — only 0.53 goals per match, xGFor 0.85 and 53% matches without scoring, and concede 1.13 away. Recent results show slightly better overall form for the visitors, but their high away loss rate (60%) and low efficiency justify favoring the hosts. Considering home advantage and the offensive-defensive metrics, an Enyimba win is more likely than a draw or an Abia win.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

54Possession (%)46
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
22Shots9
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
6Shots on target2
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
2.22xG0.94
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
4Corners2
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
58Dangerous attacks31
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
-1Fouls-1
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
-1Cards-1
EnyimbaAbia Warriors

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.

EnyimbaAbia Warriors
1.16Goals scored / match0.82
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
1.11Goals conceded / match0.89
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
36%Average possession25%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
2Shots on target / match1.66
EnyimbaAbia Warriors

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

6.42Shots per match5.58
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
2Shots on target1.66
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
18%Shot conversion14.6%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
36%Possession25%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
1.24xG for1.41
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
1.22xG against1.32
EnyimbaAbia Warriors

Shooting quality

Enyimba: Counter-attackingAbia Warriors: Counter-attacking
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
Accuracy (shots on target)31%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.190.25
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.580.49

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.

Enyimba is 200% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Enyimba · 0.6 pts / match - Abia Warriors

Enyimba
WLWLW
Season result split
34% W26% R39% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-10-15
1.29 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
12-4-3
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 1.00BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%
Abia Warriors
LWLLL
Season result split
42% W18% R39% P
Season (W-D-L)
16-7-15
1.45 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-1-13
Last 5 away
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 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.

Enyimba is 41% better for: goals scored per match.

1.16 goals / match - Enyimba · 0.82 goals / match - Abia Warriors

Abia Warriors is 25% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.11 goals / match - Enyimba · 0.89 goals / match - Abia Warriors

Enyimba scoring profile: mixed

Enyimba scores in 66% of matches (25 of 38 matches), while Abia Warriors keeps a clean sheet in 42% (16 of 38 matches).

Abia Warriors scoring profile: strong

Abia Warriors scores in 63% of matches (24 of 38 matches), while Enyimba keeps a clean sheet in 34% (13 of 38 matches).

44Goals scored (season)31
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
42Goals conceded (season)34
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
2.26Average goals in match1.71
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
9Goals scored (last 5)3
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
5Goals conceded (last 5)9
EnyimbaAbia Warriors

How often they score at least...

66%1 goal63%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
37%2 goals18%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
13%3 goals0%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
0%4 goals0%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors

How often they concede at least...

66%1 goal58%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
37%2 goals29%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
8%3 goals3%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
0%4 goals0%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors

* 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

21%BTTS at half-time11%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
5%BTTS in both halves0%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
21%Scored in both halves11%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors

BTTS and goal count

34%Min. 3 goals and BTTS18%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS3%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
40%BTTS - last 540%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors

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

61%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
34%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time3%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors

2nd half

63%Min. 1 goal after half-time68%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
42%Min. 2 goals after half-time21%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time5%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors

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.

Abia Warriors is 33% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.03 pts / match - Enyimba · 1.37 pts / match - Abia Warriors

Enyimba - half-time state
16% leading55% draw29% trailing
Abia Warriors - half-time state
26% leading58% draw16% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.03Points per match (1st half)1.37
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
0.45Goals scored (1st half)0.42
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
0.55Goals conceded (1st half)0.34
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
1Average goals (1st half)0.76
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
55%Clean sheet before half-time74%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
63%No goal before half-time66%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors

After half-time (2nd half)

1.42Points per match (2nd half)1.21
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
0.71Goals scored (2nd half)0.39
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
0.55Goals conceded (2nd half)0.55
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
1.26Average goals (2nd half)0.95
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
61%Clean sheet after half-time58%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors
50%No goal after half-time61%
EnyimbaAbia Warriors

Enyimba - second-half results

32% W47% R21% P
39
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
54
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.03
PPG before half-time
Lead holding213%

Leads at half-time in 16% of matches and wins 34%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Abia Warriors - second-half results

26% W42% R32% P
52
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
46
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.37
PPG before half-time
Lead holding162%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 42%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Enyimba - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.602.00
Goals scored / match1.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match1.61.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals80%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5
Abia Warriors - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.40
Goals scored / match0.60.0
Goals conceded / match0.81.0
Average goals in match1.41.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%100%
Goal difference-1-5
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

Enyimba
ScoredConceded
2
5
0-15
9
7
16-30
6
9
31-45
6
4
46-60
7
9
61-75
14
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

Abia Warriors
ScoredConceded
3
6
0-15
7
2
16-30
6
5
31-45
6
9
46-60
4
3
61-75
5
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (7 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

1.99
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
37%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
42%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
13%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Enyimba

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
81%
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.
+0.51
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

Abia Warriors

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.
-0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.59
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.43
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
141%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
62%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.85
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, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

* 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

EnyimbaLigaAbia Warriors
Average goals in match 2.262.02 1.71
Both teams scored 45%38% 29%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 45%34% 21%
Clean sheets 34%37% 42%
Goal before half-time 61%61% 50%
Goal after half-time 63%64% 68%

^ 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: Enyimba 0 - 1 - 0 Abia Warriors. Average goals 0.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Abia Warriors FC
0 : 0
Enyimba International FC

FAQ

What was the result of Enyimba vs Abia Warriors?

The NPFL match finished Enyimba 2:1 Abia Warriors. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

Enyimba score 1.16 goals per game on average and Abia Warriors 0.82. The NPFL average is 2.02 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 45% of Enyimba's matches and 29% of Abia Warriors's.

What form are Enyimba and Abia Warriors in?

Over the last 5 games Enyimba have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Abia Warriors 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Enyimba vs Abia Warriors: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.