Nigeria - NPFLMuhammadu Dikko StadiumData current as of October 21, 2026

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Katsina United vs Plateau United: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Katsina United plays Plateau United in NPFL (Nigeria). The game is scheduled for October 25, 2026. Venue: Muhammadu Dikko Stadium.

Recent form

Katsina United has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.60 points per game. Plateau United has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Katsina United scores 1.11 goals per game and allows 1.33. Plateau United scores 1.67 and allows 1.22. Games in this league average 2.39 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 56% of Katsina United's games and 44% of Plateau United's. The Over 2.5 rates are 33% and 44%, compared with league averages of 45% for BTTS and 41% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Plateau United has the higher season xG average, 1.63 to 1.26 per game. Katsina United takes 2.2 shots per game, while Plateau United takes 9.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Katsina United leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.44 goals per game after halftime. Plateau United leads at halftime in 44% and scores 1.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

Katsina United's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (2 goals). For Plateau United, it is minutes 76-90+ (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

NPFL games average 2.39 goals. Both teams score in 45% of games, and 41% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Before kickoff

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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.

Katsina UnitedPlateau United
1.11Goals scored / game1.67
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
1.33Goals allowed / game1.22
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
14%Average possession47%
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
1Shots on target / game5.11
Katsina UnitedPlateau United

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

2.22Shots per game9.89
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
1Shots on target5.11
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
50%Shot conversion16.9%
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
14%Possession47%
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
1.26xG for1.63
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
1.94xG against1.32
Katsina UnitedPlateau United

Shooting quality

Katsina United: Counter-attackingPlateau United: Counter-attacking
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
Accuracy (shots on target)45%52%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.570.16
Finishing (goals per shot on target)1.110.33

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 14% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / game - Katsina United · 1.4 pts / game - Plateau United

Katsina United
WDDWL
Season result split
33% W33% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-3-3
1.33 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-1-0
Last 5 at home
3-1-0
WWDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.67Opponent xG: 2.03BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%
Plateau United
DWLWL
Season result split
44% W22% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-3
1.56 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-2
Last 5 away
0-2-2
LDDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 2.08Opponent xG: 1.12BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Plateau United is 50% better for: goals scored per game.

1.11 goals / game - Katsina United · 1.67 goals / game - Plateau United

Plateau United is 9% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.33 goals / game - Katsina United · 1.22 goals / game - Plateau United

Katsina United scoring profile: strong

Katsina United scores in 67% of games (6 of 9 games), while Plateau United keeps a clean sheet in 33% (3 of 9 games).

Plateau United scoring profile: very strong

Plateau United scores in 78% of games (7 of 9 games), while Katsina United keeps a clean sheet in 11% (1 of 9 games).

10Goals scored (season)15
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
12Goals conceded (season)11
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
2.44Average goals per game2.89
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
8Goals scored (last 5)10
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
6Goals conceded (last 5)7
Katsina UnitedPlateau United

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal78%
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
22%2 goals56%
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
11%3 goals22%
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
11%4 goals11%
Katsina UnitedPlateau United

How often they concede at least...

89%1 goal67%
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
33%2 goals44%
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
11%3 goals11%
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
0%4 goals0%
Katsina UnitedPlateau 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.

45%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time11%
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
22%Scored in both halves11%
Katsina UnitedPlateau United

BTTS and goal count

22%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
80%BTTS - last 540%
Katsina UnitedPlateau 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

89%Min. 1 goal before half-time89%
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Katsina UnitedPlateau United

2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time78%
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time56%
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
Katsina UnitedPlateau 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.

Plateau United is 8% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.33 pts / game - Katsina United · 1.44 pts / game - Plateau United

Katsina United - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing
Plateau United - half-time state
44% leading11% draw44% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.33Points per game (1st half)1.44
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.67
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
0.56Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
1.22Average goals (1st half)1.33
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
44%Clean sheet before half-time44%
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
44%No goal before half-time56%
Katsina UnitedPlateau United

After half-time (2nd half)

0.89Points per game (2nd half)1.56
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
0.44Goals scored (2nd half)1
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
0.78Goals conceded (2nd half)0.56
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
1.22Average goals (2nd half)1.56
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
44%Clean sheet after half-time56%
Katsina UnitedPlateau United
67%No goal after half-time56%
Katsina UnitedPlateau United

Katsina United - second-half results

11% W56% D33% L
12
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

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

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Plateau United - second-half results

44% W22% D33% L
13
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 44% of games and wins 44%. 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 game1.201.40
Goals scored / game0.80.8
Goals allowed / game0.60.6
Average goals per game1.41.4
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
Plateau United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.80
Goals scored / game0.81.2
Goals allowed / game0.60.8
Average goals per game1.42.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+1+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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.

Katsina United
ScoredConceded
2
1
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.

Plateau United
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
1
1
16-30
4
2
31-45
3
2
46-60
1
1
61-75
5
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 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 indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Game profile

2.67
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
112%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-44%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
2-3
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.
-0.68
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.46
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.61
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
67%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
180%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
10% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
10%

Plateau United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.31
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
226%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.16
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

* 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

Katsina UnitedLigaPlateau United
Average goals per game• 2.442.39▲ 2.89
Both teams scored▲ 56%45%• 44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 33%41%▲ 44%
Clean sheets▼ 11%34%• 33%
Goal before half-time▲ 89%70%▲ 89%
Goal after half-time• 67%68%▲ 78%

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

2.39
Average goals per game
45%
Both teams scored
41%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
34%
Clean sheets
1.65
Home goals / game
0.74
Away goals / game
+123%
Home attack advantage
+55%
Home defensive advantage
+50%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Katsina United's perspective: 1 win, 1 draw and 0 losses against Plateau United. Games average 1.50 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

Katsina United
0 : 0
Plateau United
Plateau United
1 : 2
Katsina United

FAQ

When do Katsina United and Plateau United play?

Katsina United face Plateau United on October 25, 2026 in NPFL at Muhammadu Dikko 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 Katsina United and Plateau United?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Katsina United won 1, Plateau United won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Katsina United vs Plateau United?

Katsina United score 1.11 goals per game on average and Plateau United 1.67. The NPFL average is 2.39 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 41% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Katsina United's matches and 44% of Plateau United's.

What form are Katsina United and Plateau United in?

Over the last 5 games Katsina United have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Plateau United 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Katsina United vs Plateau United: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.