Nigeria - NPFLEnyimba International StadiumData current as of September 19, 2026

Enyimba vs Sporting Lagos: match statistics

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Enyimba vs Sporting Lagos: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Enyimba plays Sporting Lagos in NPFL (Nigeria). The game is scheduled for September 23, 2026. Venue: Enyimba International Stadium.

Recent form

Enyimba has 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.00 points per game. Sporting Lagos has 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss, with 1.50 points per game.

Scoring records

Enyimba scores 0.50 goals per game and allows 2.00. Sporting Lagos scores 1.50 and allows 1.00. Games in this league average 2.71 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Enyimba's games and 0% of Sporting Lagos's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 50%, compared with league averages of 50% for BTTS and 54% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Sporting Lagos has the higher season xG average, 1.63 to 1.23 per game. Enyimba takes 7.0 shots per game, while Sporting Lagos takes 12.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Enyimba leads at halftime in 0% of its games and scores 0.50 goals per game after halftime. Sporting Lagos leads at halftime in 50% and scores 1.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

Enyimba's most productive scoring window is minutes 61-75 (1 goals). For Sporting Lagos, 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

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

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

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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.

EnyimbaSporting Lagos
0.5Goals scored / game1.5
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
2Goals allowed / game1
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
45%Average possession38%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
3.5Shots on target / game5.5
EnyimbaSporting Lagos

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

7Shots per game12.5
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
3.5Shots on target5.5
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
7.1%Shot conversion12%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
45%Possession38%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
1.23xG for1.63
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
2.29xG against1.82
EnyimbaSporting Lagos

Shooting quality

Enyimba: BalancedSporting Lagos: Counter-attacking
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
Accuracy (shots on target)50%44%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.180.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.140.27

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.

Enyimba
LL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W0% D100% L
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-2
0.00 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-2
0.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 at home
0-0-0
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.5Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 2.29BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 50%
Sporting Lagos
LW
Season result split
50% W0% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-1
1.50 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-1
1.50 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-1
Last 5 away
1-0-1
LW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.5Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.63Opponent xG: 1.82BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 50%

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.

Sporting Lagos is 200% better for: goals scored per game.

0.5 goals / game - Enyimba · 1.5 goals / game - Sporting Lagos

Sporting Lagos is 100% better for: goals allowed per game.

2 goals / game - Enyimba · 1 goals / game - Sporting Lagos

Enyimba scoring profile: mixed

Enyimba scores in 50% of games (1 of 2 games), while Sporting Lagos keeps a clean sheet in 50% (1 of 2 games).

Sporting Lagos scoring profile: very strong

Sporting Lagos scores in 50% of games (1 of 2 games), while Enyimba keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 games).

1Goals scored (season)3
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
4Goals conceded (season)2
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
2.5Average goals per game2.5
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
1Goals scored (last 5)3
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
4Goals conceded (last 5)2
EnyimbaSporting Lagos

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal50%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
0%2 goals50%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
0%3 goals50%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
0%4 goals0%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal50%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
100%2 goals50%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
0%3 goals0%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
0%4 goals0%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos

* 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

0%BTTS at half-time0%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
0%BTTS in both halves0%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
0%Scored in both halves50%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS50%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
50%BTTS - last 50%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos

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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos

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.

Enyimba - half-time state
0% leading0% draw100% trailing
Sporting Lagos - half-time state
50% leading0% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0Points per game (1st half)1.5
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
0Goals scored (1st half)0.5
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
1Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
1Average goals (1st half)1
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
0%Clean sheet before half-time50%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
100%No goal before half-time50%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos

After half-time (2nd half)

0.5Points per game (2nd half)1.5
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)1
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
1.5Average goals (2nd half)1.5
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
0%Clean sheet after half-time50%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos
50%No goal after half-time50%
EnyimbaSporting Lagos

Enyimba - second-half results

0% W50% D50% L
0
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.00
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Sporting Lagos - second-half results

50% W0% D50% L
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Enyimba - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.000.50
Goals scored / game0.00.5
Goals allowed / game1.01.0
Average goals per game1.01.5
1 goal100%100%
2 goals0%50%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet0%0%
No goal100%50%
Goal difference-2-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 0% draw - 100% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 50% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Sporting Lagos - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.501.50
Goals scored / game0.51.0
Goals allowed / game0.50.5
Average goals per game1.01.5
1 goal100%100%
2 goals0%50%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet50%50%
No goal50%50%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 50% leading - 0% draw - 50% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 0% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - 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.

Enyimba
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
2
31-45
0
0
46-60
1
0
61-75
0
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (1 goal). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Sporting Lagos
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
1
0
46-60
0
1
61-75
1
0
76-90

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

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.8 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
92%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
25%
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
25%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 4 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Enyimba

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-1.06
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.44
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.73
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
27%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
241%
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.
+0.5
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Sporting Lagos

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.69
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.82
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
181%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
53%
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.
+0.5
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 33% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

* 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

EnyimbaLigaSporting Lagos
Average goals per game 2.502.71 2.50
Both teams scored 50%50% 0%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%54% 50%
Clean sheets 0%29% 50%
Goal before half-time 100%83% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%79% 100%

^ 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

FAQ

When do Enyimba and Sporting Lagos play?

Enyimba face Sporting Lagos on September 23, 2026 in NPFL at Enyimba International Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Enyimba vs Sporting Lagos?

Enyimba score 0.50 goals per game on average and Sporting Lagos 1.50. The NPFL average is 2.71 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Enyimba's matches and 0% of Sporting Lagos's.

What form are Enyimba and Sporting Lagos in?

Over the last 5 games Enyimba have a 0-0-2 record (0.00 points per game) and Sporting Lagos 1-0-1 (1.50 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Enyimba vs Sporting Lagos?

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.