Kano Pillars vs Ikorodu City: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Kano Pillars played against Ikorodu City in NPFL (Nigeria). The game was played on November 23, 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Recent form

Kano Pillars has 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.20 points per game. Ikorodu City has 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses, with 2.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Kano Pillars scores 0.62 goals per game and allows 1.23. Ikorodu City scores 1.23 and allows 0.62. Games in this league average 1.77 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 38% of Kano Pillars's games and 38% of Ikorodu City's. The Over 2.5 rates are 23% and 15%, compared with league averages of 36% for BTTS and 23% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Kano Pillars has the higher season xG average, 1.68 to 1.35 per game. Kano Pillars takes 5.9 shots per game, while Ikorodu City takes 8.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Kano Pillars leads at halftime in 31% of its games and scores 0.15 goals per game after halftime. Ikorodu City leads at halftime in 31% and scores 0.69 after halftime.

When the teams score

Kano Pillars's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (3 goals). For Ikorodu City, it is minutes 46-60 (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

NPFL games average 1.77 goals. Both teams score in 36% of games, and 23% 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

2 : 1
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

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

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 PillarsIkorodu City
0.62Goals scored / game1.23
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
1.23Goals allowed / game0.62
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
28%Average possession44%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
1.46Shots on target / game3.15
Kano PillarsIkorodu City

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

5.92Shots per game8.77
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
1.46Shots on target3.15
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
10.4%Shot conversion14%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
28%Possession44%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
1.68xG for1.35
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
1.14xG against1.15
Kano PillarsIkorodu City

Shooting quality

Kano Pillars: BalancedIkorodu City: Counter-attacking
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
Accuracy (shots on target)25%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.280.15
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.420.39

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.

Ikorodu City is 1200% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / game - Kano Pillars · 2.6 pts / game - Ikorodu City

Kano Pillars
LLLDL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
15% W23% D62% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-3-8
0.69 pts / game · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-3-1
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
WWDLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.74Opponent xG: 1.09BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Ikorodu City
WDWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
46% W46% D8% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-6-1
1.85 pts / game · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-4-1
Last 5 away
1-3-1
DLDDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.2xG: 1.55Opponent xG: 1.17BTTS: 20%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.

Ikorodu City is 98% better for: goals scored per game.

0.62 goals / game - Kano Pillars · 1.23 goals / game - Ikorodu City

Ikorodu City is 98% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.23 goals / game - Kano Pillars · 0.62 goals / game - Ikorodu City

Kano Pillars scoring profile: more difficult

Kano Pillars scores in 54% of games (7 of 13 meczów), while Ikorodu City keeps a clean sheet in 62% (8 of 13 meczów).

Ikorodu City scoring profile: very strong

Ikorodu City scores in 77% of games (10 of 13 meczów), while Kano Pillars keeps a clean sheet in 23% (3 of 13 meczów).

8Goals scored (season)16
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
16Goals conceded (season)8
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
1.85Average goals per game1.85
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
3Goals scored (last 5)8
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
9Goals conceded (last 5)1
Kano PillarsIkorodu City

How often they score at least...

54%1 goal77%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
8%2 goals46%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0%3 goals0%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0%4 goals0%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City

How often they concede at least...

77%1 goal38%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
38%2 goals8%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
8%3 goals8%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0%4 goals8%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City

* 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

15%BTTS at half-time15%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0%Scored in both halves15%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City

BTTS and goal count

23%Min. 3 goals and BTTS15%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
40%BTTS - last 520%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City

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

62%Min. 1 goal before half-time62%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
23%Min. 2 goals before half-time31%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City

2nd half

54%Min. 1 goal after half-time46%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
31%Min. 2 goals after half-time23%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time15%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City

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.

Ikorodu City is 6% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.38 pts / game - Kano Pillars · 1.46 pts / game - Ikorodu City

Kano Pillars - half-time state
31% leading46% draw23% trailing
Ikorodu City - half-time state
31% leading54% draw15% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.38Points per game (1st half)1.46
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0.46Goals scored (1st half)0.54
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0.46Goals conceded (1st half)0.46
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0.92Average goals (1st half)1
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
62%Clean sheet before half-time69%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
62%No goal before half-time54%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City

After half-time (2nd half)

0.69Points per game (2nd half)1.92
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0.15Goals scored (2nd half)0.69
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0.77Goals conceded (2nd half)0.15
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0.92Average goals (2nd half)0.85
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
54%Clean sheet after half-time85%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
85%No goal after half-time54%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City

Kano Pillars - second-half results

8% W46% D46% L
18
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.38
PPG before half-time
Lead holding48%

Leads at halftime in 31% of games and wins 15%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Ikorodu City - second-half results

46% W54% D0% L
19
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.46
PPG before half-time
Lead holding148%

Leads at halftime in 31% of games and wins 46%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.3

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Kano Pillars - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.600.40
Goals scored / game0.60.0
Goals allowed / game0.61.2
Average goals per game1.21.2
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%100%
Goal difference0-6
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Ikorodu City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.202.20
Goals scored / game0.80.8
Goals allowed / game0.00.2
Average goals per game0.81.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%80%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+4+3
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Ikorodu City
ScoredConceded
2
4
0-15
3
2
16-30
2
0
31-45
4
0
46-60
3
2
61-75
2
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (4 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - 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

1.85
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.6 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
38%
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
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 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.
+0.54
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.15
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.
-1.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
51%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
216%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.49
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

Ikorodu City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.41
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.53
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
216%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
51%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.75
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

* 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 PillarsLigaIkorodu City
Average goals per game 1.851.77 1.85
Both teams scored 38%36% 38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 23%23% 15%
Clean sheets 23%38% 62%
Goal before half-time 62%63% 62%
Goal after half-time 54%57% 46%

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

1.77
Average goals per game
36%
Both teams scored
23%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
38%
Clean sheets
1.21
Home goals / game
0.57
Away goals / game
+112%
Home attack advantage
+53%
Home defensive advantage
+42%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
63%
1 goal
24%
2 goals
2%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
57%
1 goal
23%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
0%
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 PillarsGoalRabiu Ali
  2. Kano PillarsGoalSuleiman Idris
  3. Kano PillarsSubstitutionOn: Umar SaniOff: Suleiman Idris

FAQ

What was the result of Kano Pillars vs Ikorodu City?

The NPFL match finished Kano Pillars 2:1 Ikorodu City. 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 Ikorodu City?

Kano Pillars score 0.62 goals per game on average and Ikorodu City 1.23. The NPFL average is 1.77 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 23% of games. Both teams score in 38% of Kano Pillars's matches and 38% of Ikorodu City's.

What form are Kano Pillars and Ikorodu City in?

Over the last 5 games Kano Pillars have a 0-1-4 record (0.20 points per game) and Ikorodu City 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

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

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.