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

Game details

Kano Pillars played against Nasarawa United in NPFL (Nigeria). The game was played on December 28, 2025. Final score: 3:0.

Recent form

Kano Pillars has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Nasarawa United has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Kano Pillars scores 0.78 goals per game and allows 1.11. Nasarawa United scores 0.94 and allows 0.56. Games in this league average 1.86 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 44% of Kano Pillars's games and 28% of Nasarawa United's. The Over 2.5 rates are 33% and 22%, compared with league averages of 38% for BTTS and 27% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Kano Pillars has the higher season xG average, 1.68 to 1.59 per game. Kano Pillars takes 4.0 shots per game, while Nasarawa United takes 9.2.

First-half and second-half trends

Kano Pillars leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.17 goals per game after halftime. Nasarawa United leads at halftime in 28% and scores 0.44 after halftime.

When the teams score

Kano Pillars's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (6 goals). For Nasarawa United, it is minutes 31-45+ (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

NPFL games average 1.86 goals. Both teams score in 38% of games, and 27% 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

1 : 0
First half
2 : 0
Second half

Game stats

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

Kano PillarsNasarawa United
0.78Goals scored / game0.94
Kano PillarsNasarawa United
1.11Goals allowed / game0.56
Kano PillarsNasarawa United
20%Average possession44%
Kano PillarsNasarawa United
0.78Shots on target / game3.17
Kano PillarsNasarawa United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

4Shots per game9.22
Kano PillarsNasarawa United
0.78Shots on target3.17
Kano PillarsNasarawa United
19.4%Shot conversion10.2%
Kano PillarsNasarawa United
20%Possession44%
Kano PillarsNasarawa United
1.68xG for1.59
Kano PillarsNasarawa United
1.14xG against1.47
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Shooting quality

Kano Pillars: Counter-attackingNasarawa United: Balanced
Kano PillarsNasarawa United
Accuracy (shots on target)20%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.420.17
Finishing (goals per shot on target)1.000.30

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 25% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / game - Kano Pillars · 1.6 pts / game - Nasarawa United

Kano Pillars
WLWDW
Season result split
28% W22% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-4-9
1.06 pts / game · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-3-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
LDWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Nasarawa United
WLWDD
Season result split
50% W28% D22% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-5-4
1.78 pts / game · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-3-4
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LLDLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.2xG: 1.77Opponent xG: 1.47BTTS: 0%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.

Nasarawa United is 21% better for: goals scored per game.

0.78 goals / game - Kano Pillars · 0.94 goals / game - Nasarawa United

Nasarawa United is 98% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.11 goals / game - Kano Pillars · 0.56 goals / game - Nasarawa United

Kano Pillars scoring profile: mixed

Kano Pillars scores in 56% of games (10 of 18 meczów), while Nasarawa United keeps a clean sheet in 50% (9 of 18 meczów).

Nasarawa United scoring profile: strong

Nasarawa United scores in 61% of games (11 of 18 meczów), while Kano Pillars keeps a clean sheet in 22% (4 of 18 meczów).

14Goals scored (season)17
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20Goals conceded (season)10
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1.89Average goals per game1.5
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6Goals scored (last 5)4
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4Goals conceded (last 5)1
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How often they score at least...

56%1 goal61%
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22%2 goals28%
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0%3 goals6%
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0%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

78%1 goal50%
Kano PillarsNasarawa United
28%2 goals6%
Kano PillarsNasarawa United
6%3 goals0%
Kano PillarsNasarawa United
0%4 goals0%
Kano PillarsNasarawa 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.

38%
League average

Goal patterns

28%BTTS at half-time22%
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0%BTTS in both halves0%
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6%Scored in both halves28%
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BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS17%
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0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
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60%BTTS - last 50%
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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

61%Min. 1 goal before half-time72%
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33%Min. 2 goals before half-time22%
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17%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Kano PillarsNasarawa United

2nd half

50%Min. 1 goal after half-time50%
Kano PillarsNasarawa United
22%Min. 2 goals after half-time6%
Kano PillarsNasarawa United
6%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Kano PillarsNasarawa United

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 13% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.5 pts / game - Kano Pillars · 1.33 pts / game - Nasarawa United

Kano Pillars - half-time state
33% leading50% draw17% trailing
Nasarawa United - half-time state
28% leading50% draw22% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per game (1st half)1.33
Kano PillarsNasarawa United
0.61Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Kano PillarsNasarawa United
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.44
Kano PillarsNasarawa United
1.11Average goals (1st half)0.94
Kano PillarsNasarawa United
56%Clean sheet before half-time56%
Kano PillarsNasarawa United
56%No goal before half-time50%
Kano PillarsNasarawa United

After half-time (2nd half)

0.83Points per game (2nd half)1.67
Kano PillarsNasarawa United
0.17Goals scored (2nd half)0.44
Kano PillarsNasarawa United
0.61Goals conceded (2nd half)0.11
Kano PillarsNasarawa United
0.78Average goals (2nd half)0.56
Kano PillarsNasarawa United
61%Clean sheet after half-time89%
Kano PillarsNasarawa United
83%No goal after half-time61%
Kano PillarsNasarawa United

Kano Pillars - second-half results

11% W50% D39% L
27
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding85%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 28%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Nasarawa United - second-half results

39% W50% D11% L
24
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
30
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding179%

Leads at halftime in 28% of games and wins 50%. 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 game1.801.20
Goals scored / game1.00.2
Goals allowed / game0.60.2
Average goals per game1.60.4
1 goal60%40%
2 goals60%0%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 5
Nasarawa United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.80
Goals scored / game0.20.6
Goals allowed / game0.20.0
Average goals per game0.40.6
1 goal40%40%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%100%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference0+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% 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.

Kano Pillars
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
3
4
16-30
6
4
31-45
1
2
46-60
1
4
61-75
1
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Nasarawa United
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
0
2
16-30
6
3
31-45
2
0
46-60
3
2
61-75
3
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). 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

1.69
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.7 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
91%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
36%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
34%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
17%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 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.
-0.87
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.
-0.90
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
61%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
188%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.94
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
7% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
7%

Nasarawa United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.26
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.65
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.91
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
159%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
44%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* 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 PillarsLigaNasarawa United
Average goals per game 1.891.86 1.50
Both teams scored 44%38% 28%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%27% 22%
Clean sheets 22%38% 50%
Goal before half-time 61%62% 72%
Goal after half-time 50%57% 50%

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

1.86
Average goals per game
38%
Both teams scored
27%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
38%
Clean sheets
1.27
Home goals / game
0.59
Away goals / game
+115%
Home attack advantage
+54%
Home defensive advantage
+45%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
62%
1 goal
25%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
57%
1 goal
26%
2 goals
7%
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 PillarsGoalMustapha Umar
  2. Kano PillarsGoalChiedozie Okorie
  3. Kano PillarsGoalMustapha Jibrin

FAQ

What was the result of Kano Pillars vs Nasarawa United?

The NPFL match finished Kano Pillars 3:0 Nasarawa United. 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 Nasarawa United?

Kano Pillars score 0.78 goals per game on average and Nasarawa United 0.94. The NPFL average is 1.86 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 27% of games. Both teams score in 44% of Kano Pillars's matches and 28% of Nasarawa United's.

What form are Kano Pillars and Nasarawa United in?

Over the last 5 games Kano Pillars have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Nasarawa United 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

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