Plateau United vs Abia Warriors: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Plateau United played against Abia Warriors in NPFL (Nigeria). The game was played on December 28, 2025. Final score: 0:1.

Recent form

Plateau United has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Abia Warriors has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Plateau United scores 0.83 goals per game and allows 1.28. Abia Warriors scores 0.83 and allows 0.61. Games in this league average 1.86 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 39% of Plateau United's games and 17% of Abia Warriors's. The Over 2.5 rates are 44% and 11%, compared with league averages of 38% for BTTS and 27% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Plateau United has the higher season xG average, 1.40 to 1.33 per game. Plateau United takes 9.4 shots per game, while Abia Warriors takes 7.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Plateau United leads at halftime in 17% of its games and scores 0.56 goals per game after halftime. Abia Warriors leads at halftime in 28% and scores 0.39 after halftime.

When the teams score

Plateau United's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (5 goals). For Abia Warriors, it is minutes 31-45+ (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

NPFL games average 1.86 goals. Both teams score in 38% of games, and 27% 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

-1Possession (%)-1
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
-1Shots-1
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
-1Shots on target-1
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
0xG0
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
-1Corners-1
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
0Dangerous attacks0
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
-1Fouls-1
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
-1Cards-1
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors

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.

Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
0.83Goals scored / game0.83
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
1.28Goals allowed / game0.61
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
41%Average possession36%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
2.67Shots on target / game2.78
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.39Shots per game7.67
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
2.67Shots on target2.78
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
8.9%Shot conversion10.9%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
41%Possession36%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
1.4xG for1.33
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
1.35xG against1.4
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors

Shooting quality

Plateau United: BalancedAbia Warriors: Balanced
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
Accuracy (shots on target)28%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.150.17
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.30

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.

Abia Warriors is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / game - Plateau United · 1.6 pts / game - Abia Warriors

Plateau United
LWLDL
Season result split
33% W6% D61% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-1-11
1.06 pts / game · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-1-2
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WWWLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.58Opponent xG: 1.19BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Abia Warriors
DLDWW
Season result split
50% W17% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-3-6
1.67 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-0-6
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LWLLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.56Opponent xG: 1.54BTTS: 20%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.

Abia Warriors is 110% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.28 goals / game - Plateau United · 0.61 goals / game - Abia Warriors

Plateau United scoring profile: mixed

Plateau United scores in 67% of games (12 of 18 meczów), while Abia Warriors keeps a clean sheet in 56% (10 of 18 meczów).

Abia Warriors scoring profile: strong

Abia Warriors scores in 61% of games (11 of 18 meczów), while Plateau United keeps a clean sheet in 33% (6 of 18 meczów).

15Goals scored (season)15
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
23Goals conceded (season)11
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
2.11Average goals per game1.44
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
3Goals scored (last 5)3
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
6Goals conceded (last 5)2
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal61%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
17%2 goals22%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
0%3 goals0%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
0%4 goals0%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal44%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
50%2 goals17%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
6%3 goals0%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
6%4 goals0%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors

* 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.

38%
League average

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time6%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
0%Scored in both halves11%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS11%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
40%BTTS - last 520%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors

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

56%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
11%Min. 2 goals before half-time22%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time6%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors

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.

Abia Warriors is 31% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.06 pts / game - Plateau United · 1.39 pts / game - Abia Warriors

Plateau United - half-time state
17% leading56% draw28% trailing
Abia Warriors - half-time state
28% leading56% draw17% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.06Points per game (1st half)1.39
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
0.28Goals scored (1st half)0.44
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
0.39Goals conceded (1st half)0.28
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
0.67Average goals (1st half)0.72
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
61%Clean sheet before half-time78%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
72%No goal before half-time67%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)1.39
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
0.56Goals scored (2nd half)0.39
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
0.89Goals conceded (2nd half)0.33
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
1.44Average goals (2nd half)0.72
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
39%Clean sheet after half-time67%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors
61%No goal after half-time61%
Plateau UnitedAbia Warriors

Plateau United - second-half results

22% W33% D44% L
19
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.06
PPG before half-time
Lead holding194%

Leads at halftime in 17% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Abia Warriors - second-half results

33% W39% D28% L
25
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.39
PPG before half-time
Lead holding179%

Leads at halftime in 28% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Plateau United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.800.40
Goals scored / game0.60.0
Goals allowed / game0.21.0
Average goals per game0.81.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal40%100%
Goal difference+2-5
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Abia Warriors - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.60
Goals scored / game0.00.6
Goals allowed / game0.00.4
Average goals per game0.01.0
1 goal0%80%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%60%
No goal100%40%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* 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.

Plateau United
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
2
0
16-30
1
5
31-45
5
7
46-60
3
4
61-75
2
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). 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

1.77
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.7 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
28%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
41%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
13%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Plateau United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.50
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.57
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
65%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
221%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.26
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

Abia Warriors

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.29
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.1 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.
+0.79
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
143%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
48%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* 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

Plateau UnitedLigaAbia Warriors
Average goals per game 2.111.86 1.44
Both teams scored 39%38% 17%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 44%27% 11%
Clean sheets 33%38% 56%
Goal before half-time 56%63% 50%
Goal after half-time 78%57% 67%

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

1.86
Average goals per game
38%
Both teams scored
27%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
38%
Clean sheets
1.28
Home goals / game
0.58
Away goals / game
+121%
Home attack advantage
+55%
Home defensive advantage
+45%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
63%
1 goal
25%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
57%
1 goal
26%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

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

Home team

Away team

Other recorded players

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Abia WarriorsGoalAbubakar Taheer

FAQ

What was the result of Plateau United vs Abia Warriors?

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

What do the goal statistics show before Plateau United vs Abia Warriors?

Plateau United score 0.83 goals per game on average and Abia Warriors 0.83. The NPFL average is 1.86 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 27% of games. Both teams score in 39% of Plateau United's matches and 17% of Abia Warriors's.

What form are Plateau United and Abia Warriors in?

Over the last 5 games Plateau United have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Abia Warriors 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

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

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.