Nigeria - NPFLIlorin Township StadiumData current as of September 13, 2026

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Niger Tornadoes vs Plateau United: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Niger Tornadoes plays Plateau United in NPFL (Nigeria). The game is scheduled for September 13, 2026. Venue: Ilorin Township Stadium.

Recent form

Niger Tornadoes has 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.50 points per game. Plateau United has 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss, with 1.50 points per game.

Scoring records

Niger Tornadoes scores 2.00 goals per game and allows 2.00. Plateau United scores 0.50 and allows 1.00. Games in this league average 2.41 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 100% of Niger Tornadoes's games and 0% of Plateau United's. The Over 2.5 rates are 100% and 0%, compared with league averages of 47% for BTTS and 47% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Niger Tornadoes has the higher season xG average, 2.50 to 1.03 per game. Niger Tornadoes takes 9.0 shots per game, while Plateau United takes 7.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Niger Tornadoes leads at halftime in 50% of its games and scores 1.50 goals per game after halftime. Plateau United leads at halftime in 50% and scores 0.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

Niger Tornadoes's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (2 goals). For Plateau United, it is minutes 16-30 (1 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

NPFL games average 2.41 goals. Both teams score in 47% of games, and 47% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

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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.

Niger TornadoesPlateau United
2Goals scored / game0.5
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
2Goals allowed / game1
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
29%Average possession47%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
3Shots on target / game3
Niger TornadoesPlateau United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9Shots per game7
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
3Shots on target3
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
22.2%Shot conversion7.1%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
29%Possession47%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
2.5xG for1.03
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
1.06xG against1.4
Niger TornadoesPlateau United

Shooting quality

Niger Tornadoes: Counter-attackingPlateau United: Balanced
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
Accuracy (shots on target)33%43%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.280.15
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.670.17

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.

Niger Tornadoes
WL
Season result split
50% W0% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-1
1.50 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-1
1.50 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 at home
1-0-0
W
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 2.50Opponent xG: 1.06BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Plateau United
LW
Season result split
50% W0% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-1
1.50 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-1
1.50 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 away
0-0-1
L
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.5Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.03Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%

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.

Niger Tornadoes is 300% better for: goals scored per game.

2 goals / game - Niger Tornadoes · 0.5 goals / game - Plateau United

Plateau United is 100% better for: goals allowed per game.

2 goals / game - Niger Tornadoes · 1 goals / game - Plateau United

Niger Tornadoes scoring profile: very strong

Niger Tornadoes scores in 100% of games (2 of 2 meczów), while Plateau United keeps a clean sheet in 50% (1 of 2 meczów).

Plateau United scoring profile: very strong

Plateau United scores in 50% of games (1 of 2 meczów), while Niger Tornadoes keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 meczów).

4Goals scored (season)1
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
4Goals conceded (season)2
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
4Average goals per game1.5
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
4Goals scored (last 5)1
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
4Goals conceded (last 5)2
Niger TornadoesPlateau United

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal50%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
100%2 goals0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
0%3 goals0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
0%4 goals0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal50%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
50%2 goals50%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
50%3 goals0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
0%4 goals0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau 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.

47%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
50%Scored in both halves0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United

BTTS and goal count

100%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
100%BTTS - last 50%
Niger TornadoesPlateau 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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
100%Min. 2 goals after half-time0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
50%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau 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.

Niger Tornadoes - half-time state
50% leading0% draw50% trailing
Plateau United - half-time state
50% leading0% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per game (1st half)1.5
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
1Goals conceded (1st half)1
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
1.5Average goals (1st half)1.5
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
50%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
50%No goal before half-time50%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United

After half-time (2nd half)

2Points per game (2nd half)1
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
1.5Goals scored (2nd half)0
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
2.5Average goals (2nd half)0
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
0%Clean sheet after half-time100%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
0%No goal after half-time100%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United

Niger Tornadoes - second-half results

50% W50% D0% L
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Plateau United - second-half results

0% W100% D0% L
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
2
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-1.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Niger Tornadoes - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.502.00
Goals scored / game0.51.5
Goals allowed / game1.01.0
Average goals per game1.52.5
1 goal100%100%
2 goals50%100%
3 goals0%50%
Clean sheet50%0%
No goal50%0%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 50% leading - 0% draw - 50% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 50% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Plateau United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.501.00
Goals scored / game0.50.0
Goals allowed / game1.00.0
Average goals per game1.50.0
1 goal100%0%
2 goals50%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet50%100%
No goal50%100%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 50% leading - 0% draw - 50% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% 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.

Niger Tornadoes
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
1
2
31-45
0
1
46-60
1
1
61-75
2
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (2 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (1 goal). Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

2.75
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
114%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+27%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Niger Tornadoes

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.44
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.44
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.
-0.50
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.94
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
114%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
308%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
50% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
50%

Plateau United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.37
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.53
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.40
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
77%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
57%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.5
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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

Niger TornadoesLigaPlateau United
Average goals per game 4.002.41 1.50
Both teams scored 100%47% 0%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 100%47% 0%
Clean sheets 0%32% 50%
Goal before half-time 100%76% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%71% 0%

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

2.41
Average goals per game
47%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.76
Home goals / game
0.65
Away goals / game
+171%
Home attack advantage
+63%
Home defensive advantage
+65%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Niger Tornadoes's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss against Plateau United. Games average 3.50 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Plateau United
3 : 0
Niger Tornadoes
Niger Tornadoes
4 : 0
Plateau United

FAQ

When do Niger Tornadoes and Plateau United play?

Niger Tornadoes face Plateau United on September 13, 2026 in NPFL at Ilorin Township 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 Niger Tornadoes and Plateau United?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Niger Tornadoes won 1, Plateau United won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Niger Tornadoes vs Plateau United?

Niger Tornadoes score 2.00 goals per game on average and Plateau United 0.50. The NPFL average is 2.41 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Niger Tornadoes's matches and 0% of Plateau United's.

What form are Niger Tornadoes and Plateau United in?

Over the last 5 games Niger Tornadoes have a 1-0-1 record (1.50 points per game) and Plateau United 1-0-1 (1.50 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Niger Tornadoes vs Plateau 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.