Nigeria - NPFLData current as of 17 July 2026

Nasarawa United vs Bayelsa United: match statistics

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Nasarawa United holds a decisive advantage as the home team, holding 2nd place in the table with an impressive record of 67% home wins and 50% clean sheets. Their average xG (2.15) in home matches significantly exceeds xG Against (1.35), confirming offensive dominance and defensive solidity. Bayelsa United has very poor away results – only 17% wins, 50% losses, and a negative goal difference (-8), coupled with a very low average goals scored (0.58) and a high rate of matches without a goal scored (50%). The form of both teams in the last 5 matches also favors the hosts (1.6 PPG vs 1.0 PPG). Nasarawa United should control possession (57% on average) and exploit the defensive weakness of the visitors, who concede an average of 1.25 goals away. All key statistical indicators clearly point to a confident home victory.

Nasarawa United vs Bayelsa United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Nasarawa United play Bayelsa United in NPFL (Nigeria). The match date is 8 February 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

Nasarawa United: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Bayelsa United: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Nasarawa United scores 0.97 and concedes 0.89 goals per match. Bayelsa United scores 0.97 and concedes 1.11. League average: 2.02 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Nasarawa United 34%, Bayelsa United 47%. Over 2.5: Nasarawa United 32%, Bayelsa United 32%. League level: BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

Nasarawa United has higher xG: 1.62 vs 1.24. Nasarawa United: 8.0 shots per match, Bayelsa United: 6.6.

Match halves

Nasarawa United: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.47. Bayelsa United: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

Nasarawa United: 31-45+ (10 goals). Bayelsa United: 16-30 (8 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: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Nasarawa United holds a decisive advantage as the home team, holding 2nd place in the table with an impressive record of 67% home wins and 50% clean sheets. Their average xG (2.15) in home matches significantly exceeds xG Against (1.35), confirming offensive dominance and defensive solidity. Bayelsa United has very poor away results – only 17% wins, 50% losses, and a negative goal difference (-8), coupled with a very low average goals scored (0.58) and a high rate of matches without a goal scored (50%). The form of both teams in the last 5 matches also favors the hosts (1.6 PPG vs 1.0 PPG). Nasarawa United should control possession (57% on average) and exploit the defensive weakness of the visitors, who concede an average of 1.25 goals away. All key statistical indicators clearly point to a confident home victory.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

61Possession (%)39
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
14Shots7
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
7Shots on target2
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
2.08xG1.07
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
5Corners4
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
98Dangerous attacks66
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
20Fouls19
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
0Cards0
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United

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.

Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
0.97Goals scored / match0.97
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
0.89Goals conceded / match1.11
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
37%Average possession36%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
2.97Shots on target / match1.95
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

8Shots per match6.58
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
2.97Shots on target1.95
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
12.2%Shot conversion14.8%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
37%Possession36%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
1.62xG for1.24
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
1.34xG against1.5
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United

Shooting quality

Nasarawa United: Counter-attackingBayelsa United: Counter-attacking
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
Accuracy (shots on target)37%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.200.19
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.50

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.

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

1.2 pts / match - Nasarawa United · 0.6 pts / match - Bayelsa United

Nasarawa United
LWLWL
Season result split
42% W21% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
16-8-14
1.47 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
13-4-2
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WWLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 0.92BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 60%
Bayelsa United
LLLLW
Season result split
29% W26% R45% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-10-17
1.13 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-6-11
Last 5 away
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.49Opponent 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.

Nasarawa United is 25% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.89 goals / match - Nasarawa United · 1.11 goals / match - Bayelsa United

Nasarawa United scoring profile: strong

Nasarawa United scores in 61% of matches (23 of 38 matches), while Bayelsa United keeps a clean sheet in 21% (8 of 38 matches).

Bayelsa United scoring profile: strong

Bayelsa United scores in 61% of matches (23 of 38 matches), while Nasarawa United keeps a clean sheet in 34% (13 of 38 matches).

37Goals scored (season)37
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
34Goals conceded (season)42
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
1.87Average goals in match2.08
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
6Goals scored (last 5)7
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
7Goals conceded (last 5)8
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United

How often they score at least...

61%1 goal61%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
26%2 goals26%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
8%3 goals5%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
3%4 goals5%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United

How often they concede at least...

66%1 goal79%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
16%2 goals24%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
8%3 goals5%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
0%4 goals3%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United

* 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

21%BTTS at half-time24%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
3%BTTS in both halves3%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
21%Scored in both halves18%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United

BTTS and goal count

21%Min. 3 goals and BTTS29%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS3%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
20%BTTS - last 540%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United

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

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time66%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
26%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United

2nd half

66%Min. 1 goal after half-time66%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
21%Min. 2 goals after half-time29%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
3%Min. 3 goals after half-time8%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United

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.

Nasarawa United - half-time state
24% leading53% draw24% trailing
Bayelsa United - half-time state
24% leading53% draw24% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.24Points per match (1st half)1.24
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.47
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
0.47Goals conceded (1st half)0.53
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
0.97Average goals (1st half)1
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
58%Clean sheet before half-time58%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
58%No goal before half-time53%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.34Points per match (2nd half)1
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
0.47Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
0.42Goals conceded (2nd half)0.58
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
0.89Average goals (2nd half)1.08
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
66%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United
61%No goal after half-time68%
Nasarawa UnitedBayelsa United

Nasarawa United - second-half results

32% W39% R29% P
47
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
51
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.24
PPG before half-time
Lead holding175%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 42%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Bayelsa United - second-half results

18% W45% R37% P
47
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
38
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.24
PPG before half-time
Lead holding121%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Nasarawa United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.40
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Bayelsa United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.600.80
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.21.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-2+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

Nasarawa United
ScoredConceded
8
4
0-15
1
7
16-30
10
7
31-45
6
1
46-60
7
5
61-75
5
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

Bayelsa United
ScoredConceded
5
5
0-15
8
4
16-30
5
11
31-45
5
6
46-60
8
4
61-75
6
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (8 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - 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

1.97
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
41%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+52%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
37%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
15%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Nasarawa United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.20
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.8 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 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.
67%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
153%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.27
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, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

Bayelsa United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.8 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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.39
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.
77%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.53
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

* 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

Nasarawa UnitedLigaBayelsa United
Average goals in match 1.872.02 2.08
Both teams scored 34%38% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 32%34% 32%
Clean sheets 34%37% 21%
Goal before half-time 63%61% 66%
Goal after half-time 66%64% 66%

^ 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: Nasarawa United 1 - 0 - 0 Bayelsa United. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Bayelsa United FC
1 : 2
Nasarawa United FC

FAQ

What was the result of Nasarawa United vs Bayelsa United?

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

What do the goal statistics show before Nasarawa United vs Bayelsa United?

Nasarawa United score 0.97 goals per game on average and Bayelsa United 0.97. The NPFL average is 2.02 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 34% of Nasarawa United's matches and 47% of Bayelsa United's.

What form are Nasarawa United and Bayelsa United in?

Over the last 5 games Nasarawa United have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Bayelsa United 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Nasarawa United vs Bayelsa United?

The statistical background for Nasarawa United vs Bayelsa United — 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.