Katsina United vs Bendel Insurance: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Katsina United played against Bendel Insurance in NPFL (Nigeria). The game was played on December 7, 2025. Final score: 0:1.

Recent form

Katsina United has 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.20 points per game. Bendel Insurance has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Katsina United scores 0.93 goals per game and allows 1.00. Bendel Insurance scores 0.93 and allows 1.00. Games in this league average 1.83 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 40% of Katsina United's games and 47% of Bendel Insurance's. The Over 2.5 rates are 20% and 20%, compared with league averages of 37% for BTTS and 25% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Bendel Insurance has the higher season xG average, 1.73 to 1.20 per game. Katsina United takes 3.3 shots per game, while Bendel Insurance takes 10.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Katsina United leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.40 goals per game after halftime. Bendel Insurance leads at halftime in 13% and scores 0.47 after halftime.

When the teams score

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

League scoring profile

NPFL games average 1.83 goals. Both teams score in 37% of games, and 25% 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

0 : 0
First half
0 : 1
Second half

Game stats

38Possession (%)62
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
11Shots20
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
2Shots on target7
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
1.12xG2.05
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
3Corners12
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
40Dangerous attacks42
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
10Fouls28
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
0Cards0
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance

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.

Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
0.93Goals scored / game0.93
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
1Goals allowed / game1
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
21%Average possession41%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
0.73Shots on target / game3.8
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

3.27Shots per game10.47
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
0.73Shots on target3.8
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
28.6%Shot conversion8.9%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
21%Possession41%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
1.2xG for1.73
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
1.6xG against1.17
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance

Shooting quality

Katsina United: Counter-attackingBendel Insurance: Balanced
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
Accuracy (shots on target)22%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.370.17
Finishing (goals per shot on target)1.270.24

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.

Bendel Insurance is 33% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / game - Katsina United · 1.6 pts / game - Bendel Insurance

Katsina United
DDLWD
Season result split
40% W20% D40% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-3-6
1.40 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-1-1
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WWWDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.30Opponent xG: 1.47BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 20%
Bendel Insurance
DLWDW
Season result split
20% W47% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-7-5
1.07 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-3-4
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LLDLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.85Opponent xG: 1.36BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Katsina United scoring profile: strong

Katsina United scores in 60% of games (9 of 15 meczów), while Bendel Insurance keeps a clean sheet in 27% (4 of 15 meczów).

Bendel Insurance scoring profile: strong

Bendel Insurance scores in 60% of games (9 of 15 meczów), while Katsina United keeps a clean sheet in 20% (3 of 15 meczów).

14Goals scored (season)14
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
15Goals conceded (season)15
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
1.93Average goals per game1.93
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
6Goals scored (last 5)7
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
7Goals conceded (last 5)4
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance

How often they score at least...

60%1 goal60%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
20%2 goals20%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
13%3 goals13%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
0%4 goals0%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance

How often they concede at least...

80%1 goal73%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
20%2 goals20%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
0%3 goals7%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
0%4 goals0%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance

* 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.

37%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time33%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
0%BTTS in both halves7%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
20%Scored in both halves20%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance

BTTS and goal count

20%Min. 3 goals and BTTS13%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
80%BTTS - last 540%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance

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

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time53%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
20%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance

2nd half

73%Min. 1 goal after half-time60%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
20%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
7%Min. 3 goals after half-time7%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance

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.

Katsina United is 35% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.53 pts / game - Katsina United · 1.13 pts / game - Bendel Insurance

Katsina United - half-time state
33% leading53% draw13% trailing
Bendel Insurance - half-time state
13% leading73% draw13% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.53Points per game (1st half)1.13
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
0.53Goals scored (1st half)0.47
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)0.47
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
0.87Average goals (1st half)0.93
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
67%Clean sheet before half-time60%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
47%No goal before half-time53%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance

After half-time (2nd half)

0.8Points per game (2nd half)1.07
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
0.4Goals scored (2nd half)0.47
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.53
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
1.07Average goals (2nd half)1
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
40%Clean sheet after half-time60%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
73%No goal after half-time67%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance

Katsina United - second-half results

13% W40% D47% L
23
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.53
PPG before half-time
Lead holding121%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 40%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

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.

Bendel Insurance - second-half results

20% W47% D33% L
17
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.13
PPG before half-time
Lead holding154%

Leads at halftime in 13% of games and wins 20%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Katsina United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.600.60
Goals scored / game0.80.4
Goals allowed / game0.60.8
Average goals per game1.41.2
1 goal100%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal20%80%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
Bendel Insurance - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.60
Goals scored / game0.60.8
Goals allowed / game0.60.2
Average goals per game1.21.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference0+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

Katsina United
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
1
0
16-30
4
2
31-45
3
1
46-60
1
7
61-75
2
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (4 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). 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

1.93
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.0 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
44%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
36%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
16%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Katsina United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.40
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.60
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
74%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
179%
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.
-0.1
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

Bendel Insurance

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.56
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.63
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.80
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
166%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
79%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.53
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 29% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* 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

Katsina UnitedLigaBendel Insurance
Average goals per game 1.931.83 1.93
Both teams scored 40%37% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 20%25% 20%
Clean sheets 20%38% 27%
Goal before half-time 67%63% 53%
Goal after half-time 73%55% 60%

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

1.83
Average goals per game
37%
Both teams scored
25%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
38%
Clean sheets
1.26
Home goals / game
0.56
Away goals / game
+125%
Home attack advantage
+56%
Home defensive advantage
+47%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
63%
1 goal
26%
2 goals
5%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
55%
1 goal
24%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

FAQ

What was the result of Katsina United vs Bendel Insurance?

The NPFL match finished Katsina United 0:1 Bendel Insurance. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Katsina United vs Bendel Insurance?

Katsina United score 0.93 goals per game on average and Bendel Insurance 0.93. The NPFL average is 1.83 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 25% of games. Both teams score in 40% of Katsina United's matches and 47% of Bendel Insurance's.

What form are Katsina United and Bendel Insurance in?

Over the last 5 games Katsina United have a 1-3-1 record (1.20 points per game) and Bendel Insurance 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Katsina United vs Bendel Insurance?

The statistical background for Katsina United vs Bendel Insurance — 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.