Nigeria - NPFLData current as of 23 July 2026

Kwara United vs Kano Pillars: match statistics

Kwara United crest
Kwara United
1 : 1half-time 1:0
Kano Pillars crest
Kano Pillars
165%(0.00)
X20%(0.00)
215%(0.00)

Kwara United are in significantly better form in home matches, boasting a 64% win rate and a goal difference of +9. The hosts average 1.27 goals per game at home while conceding just 0.45, giving them a solid defensive edge. Kano Pillars, on the other hand, perform very poorly away from home with only an 8% win rate and a disastrous goal difference of -12, conceding an average of 1.42 goals per away game. The visitors fail to score in 67% of their away matches, and their losing streak in recent away games confirms their very poor form. Considering the hosts' xG advantage (1.30 vs 1.04 for the visitors), ball possession control (52% vs 47%), and Kwara United's significantly better offensive and defensive statistics at their home ground, everything points to a clear home victory.

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

Key match information

Kwara United play Kano Pillars in NPFL (Nigeria). The match date is 15 February 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

Kwara United: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Kano Pillars: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Kwara United scores 0.92 and concedes 0.95 goals per match. Kano Pillars scores 0.97 and concedes 1.03. League average: 2.02 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Kwara United 34%, Kano Pillars 34%. Over 2.5: Kwara United 29%, Kano Pillars 37%. League level: BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

Kano Pillars has higher xG: 1.32 vs 0.99. Kwara United: 3.6 shots per match, Kano Pillars: 2.7.

Match halves

Kwara United: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.34. Kano Pillars: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.47.

Goals by minute

Kwara United: 31-45+ (10 goals). Kano Pillars: 31-45+ (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NPFL: 2.02 goals per match, BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 34%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

Kwara United are in significantly better form in home matches, boasting a 64% win rate and a goal difference of +9. The hosts average 1.27 goals per game at home while conceding just 0.45, giving them a solid defensive edge. Kano Pillars, on the other hand, perform very poorly away from home with only an 8% win rate and a disastrous goal difference of -12, conceding an average of 1.42 goals per away game. The visitors fail to score in 67% of their away matches, and their losing streak in recent away games confirms their very poor form. Considering the hosts' xG advantage (1.30 vs 1.04 for the visitors), ball possession control (52% vs 47%), and Kwara United's significantly better offensive and defensive statistics at their home ground, everything points to a clear home victory.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

-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-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
0.92Goals scored / match0.97
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
0.95Goals conceded / match1.03
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
25%Average possession16%
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
0.92Shots on target / match0.37
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Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

3.61Shots per match2.68
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
0.92Shots on target0.37
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
25.5%Shot conversion36.3%
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
25%Possession16%
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
0.99xG for1.32
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
1.4xG against1.45
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Shooting quality

Kwara United: Counter-attackingKano Pillars: Counter-attacking
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
Accuracy (shots on target)25%14%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.270.49
Finishing (goals per shot on target)1.002.62

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Kwara United is 33% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Kwara United · 1.2 pts / match - Kano Pillars

Kwara United
DWDWL
Season result split
34% W29% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-11-14
1.32 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
12-5-2
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
DWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 0.49Opponent xG: 1.97BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Kano Pillars
LWLWL
Season result split
39% W16% R45% P
Season (W-D-L)
15-6-17
1.34 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-3-15
Last 5 away
0-1-4
DLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 0.80Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Kano Pillars is 5% better for: goals scored per match.

0.92 goals / match - Kwara United · 0.97 goals / match - Kano Pillars

Kwara United is 8% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.95 goals / match - Kwara United · 1.03 goals / match - Kano Pillars

Kwara United scoring profile: mixed

Kwara United scores in 55% of matches (21 of 38 matches), while Kano Pillars keeps a clean sheet in 37% (14 of 38 matches).

Kano Pillars scoring profile: strong

Kano Pillars scores in 63% of matches (24 of 38 matches), while Kwara United keeps a clean sheet in 37% (14 of 38 matches).

35Goals scored (season)37
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36Goals conceded (season)39
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1.87Average goals in match2
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
6Goals scored (last 5)4
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
7Goals conceded (last 5)7
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How often they score at least...

55%1 goal63%
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32%2 goals24%
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5%3 goals8%
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0%4 goals3%
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How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal63%
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
18%2 goals29%
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11%3 goals8%
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
3%4 goals3%
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* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

38%
League average

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time13%
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
5%BTTS in both halves0%
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21%Scored in both halves11%
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BTTS and goal count

24%Min. 3 goals and BTTS26%
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
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40%BTTS - last 540%
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

66%Min. 1 goal before half-time58%
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
32%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
3%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
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2nd half

55%Min. 1 goal after half-time68%
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
24%Min. 2 goals after half-time29%
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
5%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
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Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Kwara United - half-time state
29% leading50% draw21% trailing
Kano Pillars - half-time state
29% leading47% draw24% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.37Points per match (1st half)1.34
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
0.58Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
0.42Goals conceded (1st half)0.39
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
1Average goals (1st half)0.89
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
63%Clean sheet before half-time63%
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
53%No goal before half-time66%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.11Points per match (2nd half)1.21
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
0.34Goals scored (2nd half)0.47
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
0.53Goals conceded (2nd half)0.63
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
0.87Average goals (2nd half)1.11
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
61%Clean sheet after half-time58%
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars
71%No goal after half-time61%
Kwara UnitedKano Pillars

Kwara United - second-half results

18% W55% R26% P
52
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
42
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.37
PPG before half-time
Lead holding117%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 34%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Kano Pillars - second-half results

29% W34% R37% P
51
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
46
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.34
PPG before half-time
Lead holding134%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 39%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Kwara United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.800.60
Goals scored / match1.00.2
Goals conceded / match0.21.2
Average goals in match1.21.4
1 goal60%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+4-5
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5
Kano Pillars - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.80
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.21.2
Average goals in match0.41.8
1 goal40%80%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference0-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Kwara United
ScoredConceded
6
2
0-15
6
9
16-30
10
5
31-45
3
6
46-60
3
7
61-75
7
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (10 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Kano Pillars
ScoredConceded
4
3
0-15
5
7
16-30
10
5
31-45
3
4
46-60
6
7
61-75
9
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

1.94
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
34%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-48%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
35%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
17%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Kwara United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.41
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.38
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.45
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
64%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
164%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.28
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Kano Pillars

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.07
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.35
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.42
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
167%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
72%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.14
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Kwara UnitedLigaKano Pillars
Average goals in match 1.872.02 2.00
Both teams scored 34%38% 34%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 29%34% 37%
Clean sheets 37%37% 37%
Goal before half-time 66%61% 58%
Goal after half-time 55%64% 68%

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

2.02
Average goals per match
38%
Both teams scored
34%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
37%
Clean sheets
1.44
Home goals / match
0.58
Away goals / match
+148%
Home attack advantage
+60%
Home defence advantage
+52%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
61%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
64%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Kwara United 0 - 0 - 1 Kano Pillars. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Kano Pillars
1 : 0
Kwara United

FAQ

What was the result of Kwara United vs Kano Pillars?

The NPFL match finished Kwara United 1:1 Kano Pillars. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

Kwara United score 0.92 goals per game on average and Kano Pillars 0.97. The NPFL average is 2.02 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 34% of Kwara United's matches and 34% of Kano Pillars's.

What form are Kwara United and Kano Pillars in?

Over the last 5 games Kwara United have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Kano Pillars 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Kwara United vs Kano Pillars?

The statistical background for Kwara United vs Kano Pillars — 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.