Nigeria - NPFLData current as of September 12, 2026

Kano Pillars vs Enyimba: match statistics

Kano Pillars crest
Kano Pillars
2 : 0half-time 2:0
Enyimba crest
Enyimba
165%(0.00)
X25%(0.00)
210%(0.00)

Kano Pillars demonstrates a decisive advantage in home matches with an impressive 67% win rate and a positive goal difference of +11. The hosts average 2.25 xG in home games against just 0.73 xG conceded, highlighting their offensive dominance and defensive solidity at their own stadium. Enyimba, on the other hand, performs very poorly away from home – with only a 7% win rate, a negative goal difference of -11, and a concerning 60% loss rate in away matches. The visitors' form in their last five away matches is disastrous, with a losing streak evident in the statistics. Additionally, Enyimba lacks efficiency in front of goal away from home (averaging 0.8 goals from 0.96 xG), while Kano Pillars maintains a Clean Sheet in 53% of their home matches. Considering all these factors, a home win appears highly probable.

Kano Pillars vs Enyimba: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Kano Pillars played against Enyimba in NPFL (Nigeria). The game was played on March 22, 2026. Final score: 2:0.

Recent form

Kano Pillars has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.60 points per game. Enyimba has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Kano Pillars scores 0.87 goals per game and allows 0.93. Enyimba scores 1.03 and allows 1.07. Games in this league average 1.87 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 33% of Kano Pillars's games and 43% of Enyimba's. The Over 2.5 rates are 30% and 37%, compared with league averages of 36% for BTTS and 28% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Kano Pillars has the higher season xG average, 1.44 to 1.22 per game. Kano Pillars takes 2.8 shots per game, while Enyimba takes 6.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Kano Pillars leads at halftime in 27% of its games and scores 0.40 goals per game after halftime. Enyimba leads at halftime in 13% and scores 0.63 after halftime.

When the teams score

Kano Pillars's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (7 goals). For Enyimba, it is minutes 76-90+ (10 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

NPFL games average 1.87 goals. Both teams score in 36% of games, and 28% 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.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Kano Pillars demonstrates a decisive advantage in home matches with an impressive 67% win rate and a positive goal difference of +11. The hosts average 2.25 xG in home games against just 0.73 xG conceded, highlighting their offensive dominance and defensive solidity at their own stadium. Enyimba, on the other hand, performs very poorly away from home – with only a 7% win rate, a negative goal difference of -11, and a concerning 60% loss rate in away matches. The visitors' form in their last five away matches is disastrous, with a losing streak evident in the statistics. Additionally, Enyimba lacks efficiency in front of goal away from home (averaging 0.8 goals from 0.96 xG), while Kano Pillars maintains a Clean Sheet in 53% of their home matches. Considering all these factors, a home win appears highly probable.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

2 : 0
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

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

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.

Kano PillarsEnyimba
0.87Goals scored / game1.03
Kano PillarsEnyimba
0.93Goals allowed / game1.07
Kano PillarsEnyimba
16%Average possession38%
Kano PillarsEnyimba
0.4Shots on target / game2
Kano PillarsEnyimba

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

2.77Shots per game6.5
Kano PillarsEnyimba
0.4Shots on target2
Kano PillarsEnyimba
31.3%Shot conversion15.9%
Kano PillarsEnyimba
16%Possession38%
Kano PillarsEnyimba
1.44xG for1.22
Kano PillarsEnyimba
1.45xG against1.3
Kano PillarsEnyimba

Shooting quality

Kano Pillars: Counter-attackingEnyimba: Counter-attacking
Kano PillarsEnyimba
Accuracy (shots on target)14%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.520.19
Finishing (goals per shot on target)2.170.52

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.

Kano Pillars is 60% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / game - Kano Pillars · 1 pts / game - Enyimba

Kano Pillars
DWLWD
Season result split
37% W20% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-6-13
1.30 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
10-3-2
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
LWWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.02Opponent xG: 1.84BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Enyimba
LDDLW
Season result split
30% W30% D40% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-9-12
1.20 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-5-9
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LDLDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.11Opponent xG: 1.06BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%

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 18% better for: goals scored per game.

0.87 goals / game - Kano Pillars · 1.03 goals / game - Enyimba

Kano Pillars is 15% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.93 goals / game - Kano Pillars · 1.07 goals / game - Enyimba

Kano Pillars scoring profile: mixed

Kano Pillars scores in 60% of games (18 of 30 meczów), while Enyimba keeps a clean sheet in 37% (11 of 30 meczów).

Enyimba scoring profile: strong

Enyimba scores in 63% of games (19 of 30 meczów), while Kano Pillars keeps a clean sheet in 37% (11 of 30 meczów).

26Goals scored (season)31
Kano PillarsEnyimba
28Goals conceded (season)32
Kano PillarsEnyimba
1.8Average goals per game2.1
Kano PillarsEnyimba
6Goals scored (last 5)5
Kano PillarsEnyimba
3Goals conceded (last 5)5
Kano PillarsEnyimba

How often they score at least...

60%1 goal63%
Kano PillarsEnyimba
20%2 goals30%
Kano PillarsEnyimba
7%3 goals10%
Kano PillarsEnyimba
0%4 goals0%
Kano PillarsEnyimba

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal63%
Kano PillarsEnyimba
27%2 goals33%
Kano PillarsEnyimba
3%3 goals10%
Kano PillarsEnyimba
0%4 goals0%
Kano PillarsEnyimba

* 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.

36%
League average

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time23%
Kano PillarsEnyimba
0%BTTS in both halves7%
Kano PillarsEnyimba
10%Scored in both halves17%
Kano PillarsEnyimba

BTTS and goal count

23%Min. 3 goals and BTTS30%
Kano PillarsEnyimba
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
Kano PillarsEnyimba
40%BTTS - last 560%
Kano PillarsEnyimba

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

57%Min. 1 goal before half-time57%
Kano PillarsEnyimba
23%Min. 2 goals before half-time27%
Kano PillarsEnyimba
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
Kano PillarsEnyimba

2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time60%
Kano PillarsEnyimba
20%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
Kano PillarsEnyimba
3%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
Kano PillarsEnyimba

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.

Kano Pillars is 30% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.3 pts / game - Kano Pillars · 1 pts / game - Enyimba

Kano Pillars - half-time state
27% leading50% draw23% trailing
Enyimba - half-time state
13% leading60% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.3Points per game (1st half)1
Kano PillarsEnyimba
0.47Goals scored (1st half)0.4
Kano PillarsEnyimba
0.43Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Kano PillarsEnyimba
0.9Average goals (1st half)0.9
Kano PillarsEnyimba
60%Clean sheet before half-time57%
Kano PillarsEnyimba
67%No goal before half-time63%
Kano PillarsEnyimba

After half-time (2nd half)

1.27Points per game (2nd half)1.23
Kano PillarsEnyimba
0.4Goals scored (2nd half)0.63
Kano PillarsEnyimba
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.57
Kano PillarsEnyimba
0.9Average goals (2nd half)1.2
Kano PillarsEnyimba
63%Clean sheet after half-time60%
Kano PillarsEnyimba
63%No goal after half-time57%
Kano PillarsEnyimba

Kano Pillars - second-half results

30% W37% D33% L
39
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
38
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.30
PPG before half-time
Lead holding137%

Leads at halftime in 27% of games and wins 37%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Enyimba - second-half results

23% W53% D23% L
30
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
37
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding231%

Leads at halftime in 13% of games and wins 30%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Kano Pillars - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.002.20
Goals scored / game0.40.8
Goals allowed / game0.40.2
Average goals per game0.81.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference0+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Enyimba - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.601.60
Goals scored / game0.20.8
Goals allowed / game0.60.4
Average goals per game0.81.2
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-2+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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.

Kano Pillars
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
4
5
16-30
7
5
31-45
3
3
46-60
6
6
61-75
3
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (7 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Enyimba
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
6
5
16-30
4
8
31-45
2
4
46-60
7
6
61-75
10
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - 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

1.95
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.0 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
38%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+3%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
38%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
15%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Kano Pillars

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.57
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.52
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.
169%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.30
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
12% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
12%

Enyimba

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.
+0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.23
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
187%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
81%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

* 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

Kano PillarsLigaEnyimba
Average goals per game 1.801.87 2.10
Both teams scored 33%36% 43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 30%28% 37%
Clean sheets 37%38% 37%
Goal before half-time 57%60% 57%
Goal after half-time 67%60% 60%

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

1.87
Average goals per game
36%
Both teams scored
28%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
38%
Clean sheets
1.32
Home goals / game
0.55
Away goals / game
+140%
Home attack advantage
+58%
Home defensive advantage
+49%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
60%
1 goal
24%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
60%
1 goal
26%
2 goals
6%
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. Kano PillarsGoalChiedozie Okorie
  2. Kano PillarsGoalAhmed Musa

Head-to-head

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

Enyimba
2 : 0
Kano Pillars

FAQ

What was the result of Kano Pillars vs Enyimba?

The NPFL match finished Kano Pillars 2:0 Enyimba. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Kano Pillars vs Enyimba?

Kano Pillars score 0.87 goals per game on average and Enyimba 1.03. The NPFL average is 1.87 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 28% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Kano Pillars's matches and 43% of Enyimba's.

What form are Kano Pillars and Enyimba in?

Over the last 5 games Kano Pillars have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Enyimba 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Kano Pillars vs Enyimba?

The statistical background for Kano Pillars vs Enyimba — 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.