Nigeria - NPFLSani Abacha StadiumData current as of October 14, 2026

Kano Pillars vs Katsina United: match statistics

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Kano Pillars vs Katsina United: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Kano Pillars plays Katsina United in NPFL (Nigeria). The game is scheduled for October 18, 2026. Venue: Sani Abacha Stadium.

Recent form

Kano Pillars has 0 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Katsina United has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Kano Pillars scores 1.38 goals per game and allows 1.38. Katsina United scores 1.25 and allows 1.38. Games in this league average 2.41 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 63% of Kano Pillars's games and 63% of Katsina United's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 38%, compared with league averages of 44% for BTTS and 42% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Kano Pillars has the higher season xG average, 1.55 to 1.26 per game. Kano Pillars takes 5.9 shots per game, while Katsina United takes 2.6.

First-half and second-half trends

Kano Pillars leads at halftime in 50% of its games and scores 0.50 goals per game after halftime. Katsina United leads at halftime in 38% and scores 0.50 after halftime.

When the teams score

Kano Pillars's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (4 goals). For Katsina United, it is minutes 0-15 (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

NPFL games average 2.41 goals. Both teams score in 44% of games, and 42% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

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Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Kano PillarsKatsina United
1.38Goals scored / game1.25
Kano PillarsKatsina United
1.38Goals allowed / game1.38
Kano PillarsKatsina United
33%Average possession16%
Kano PillarsKatsina United
2.5Shots on target / game1.25
Kano PillarsKatsina United

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

5.88Shots per game2.63
Kano PillarsKatsina United
2.5Shots on target1.25
Kano PillarsKatsina United
23.4%Shot conversion47.6%
Kano PillarsKatsina United
33%Possession16%
Kano PillarsKatsina United
1.55xG for1.26
Kano PillarsKatsina United
1.6xG against1.94
Kano PillarsKatsina United

Shooting quality

Kano Pillars: Counter-attackingKatsina United: Counter-attacking
Kano PillarsKatsina United
Accuracy (shots on target)43%48%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.260.48
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.551.00

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 form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Katsina United is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / game - Kano Pillars · 1.6 pts / game - Katsina United

Kano Pillars
DDDDL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
25% W63% D13% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-5-1
1.38 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-4-1
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-2-0
Last 5 at home
2-2-0
WWDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.59Opponent xG: 1.64BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Katsina United
LWDDW
Season result split
38% W38% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-3-2
1.50 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-2
Last 5 away
0-2-2
DLLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.26Opponent xG: 1.94BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%

Goals— how 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.

Kano Pillars is 10% better for: goals scored per game.

1.38 goals / game - Kano Pillars · 1.25 goals / game - Katsina United

Kano Pillars scoring profile: very strong

Kano Pillars scores in 63% of games (5 of 8 games), while Katsina United keeps a clean sheet in 13% (1 of 8 games).

Katsina United scoring profile: very strong

Katsina United scores in 75% of games (6 of 8 games), while Kano Pillars keeps a clean sheet in 25% (2 of 8 games).

11Goals scored (season)10
Kano PillarsKatsina United
11Goals conceded (season)11
Kano PillarsKatsina United
2.75Average goals per game2.63
Kano PillarsKatsina United
2Goals scored (last 5)8
Kano PillarsKatsina United
6Goals conceded (last 5)7
Kano PillarsKatsina United

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal75%
Kano PillarsKatsina United
38%2 goals25%
Kano PillarsKatsina United
25%3 goals13%
Kano PillarsKatsina United
13%4 goals13%
Kano PillarsKatsina United

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal88%
Kano PillarsKatsina United
38%2 goals38%
Kano PillarsKatsina United
13%3 goals13%
Kano PillarsKatsina United
13%4 goals0%
Kano PillarsKatsina United

* 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.

44%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time25%
Kano PillarsKatsina United
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Kano PillarsKatsina United
25%Scored in both halves25%
Kano PillarsKatsina United

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS25%
Kano PillarsKatsina United
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
Kano PillarsKatsina United
40%BTTS - last 580%
Kano PillarsKatsina United

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

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time88%
Kano PillarsKatsina United
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
Kano PillarsKatsina United
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Kano PillarsKatsina United

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
Kano PillarsKatsina United
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
Kano PillarsKatsina United
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
Kano PillarsKatsina United

Game halves— when 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 17% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.75 pts / game - Kano Pillars · 1.5 pts / game - Katsina United

Kano Pillars - half-time state
50% leading25% draw25% trailing
Katsina United - half-time state
38% leading38% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.75Points per game (1st half)1.5
Kano PillarsKatsina United
0.88Goals scored (1st half)0.75
Kano PillarsKatsina United
0.38Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Kano PillarsKatsina United
1.25Average goals (1st half)1.25
Kano PillarsKatsina United
75%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Kano PillarsKatsina United
50%No goal before half-time38%
Kano PillarsKatsina United

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)0.88
Kano PillarsKatsina United
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
Kano PillarsKatsina United
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.88
Kano PillarsKatsina United
1.5Average goals (2nd half)1.38
Kano PillarsKatsina United
38%Clean sheet after half-time38%
Kano PillarsKatsina United
63%No goal after half-time63%
Kano PillarsKatsina United

Kano Pillars - second-half results

25% W25% D50% L
14
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.75
PPG before half-time
Lead holding50%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 25%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.6

Allows 0.6 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Katsina United - second-half results

13% W50% D38% L
12
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 38% of games and wins 38%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Kano Pillars - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.00
Goals scored / game0.20.2
Goals allowed / game0.60.6
Average goals per game0.80.8
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-2-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Katsina United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.20
Goals scored / game0.80.8
Goals allowed / game0.60.8
Average goals per game1.41.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - 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 minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Kano Pillars
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
2
0
16-30
4
2
31-45
2
2
46-60
0
1
61-75
2
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.69
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
112%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
63%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-63%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
47%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 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.
-0.05
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.
-1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
81%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
194%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.58
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Katsina United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.68
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.55
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.56
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
176%
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.
+0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
10% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
10%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Kano PillarsLigaKatsina United
Average goals per game▲ 2.752.41▲ 2.63
Both teams scored▲ 63%44%▲ 63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 50%42%▼ 38%
Clean sheets▼ 25%35%▼ 13%
Goal before half-time▲ 75%71%▲ 88%
Goal after half-time▲ 75%68%▲ 75%

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

2.41
Average goals per game
44%
Both teams scored
42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
35%
Clean sheets
1.70
Home goals / game
0.71
Away goals / game
+139%
Home attack advantage
+58%
Home defensive advantage
+53%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Kano Pillars's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss against Katsina United. Games average 1.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Kano Pillars
1 : 0
Katsina United
Katsina United
1 : 0
Kano Pillars

FAQ

When do Kano Pillars and Katsina United play?

Kano Pillars face Katsina United on October 18, 2026 in NPFL at Sani Abacha Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Kano Pillars and Katsina United?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Kano Pillars won 1, Katsina United won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Kano Pillars vs Katsina United?

Kano Pillars score 1.38 goals per game on average and Katsina United 1.25. The NPFL average is 2.41 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 42% of games. Both teams score in 63% of Kano Pillars's matches and 63% of Katsina United's.

What form are Kano Pillars and Katsina United in?

Over the last 5 games Kano Pillars have a 0-4-1 record (0.80 points per game) and Katsina United 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Kano Pillars vs Katsina 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.