Nigeria - NPFLData current as of 23 July 2026

Plateau United vs Kwara United: match statistics

Plateau United crest
Plateau United
1 : 0half-time 0:0
Kwara United crest
Kwara United
165%(0.00)
X25%(0.00)
210%(0.00)

Plateau United are showing significantly better form, having earned 11 points in their last 5 matches (3 wins, 2 draws) compared to just 3 points for Kwara United (1 win, 4 losses). The hosts are extremely effective at home, winning 67% of their home matches with a goal difference of +7 and 58% clean sheets. Kwara United have not won any away match this season (0% Win%), conceding an average of 1.33 goals per game and scoring just 0.42 goals. xG statistics also favor the hosts (1.62 vs 0.87), and Plateau's recent home form (unbeaten run) contrasts with the visitors' disastrous 12-match winless run away. All indicators point to a certain victory for the hosts.

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

Key match information

Plateau United play Kwara United in NPFL (Nigeria). The match date is 8 February 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Plateau United: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Kwara United: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Plateau United scores 1.03 and concedes 1.05 goals per match. Kwara United scores 0.92 and concedes 0.95. League average: 2.02 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Plateau United 39%, Kwara United 34%. Over 2.5: Plateau United 39%, Kwara United 29%. League level: BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

Plateau United has higher xG: 1.38 vs 0.99. Plateau United: 9.2 shots per match, Kwara United: 3.6.

Match halves

Plateau United: half-time lead 18%, second-half goals 0.61. Kwara United: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.34.

Goals by minute

Plateau United: 46-60 (9 goals). Kwara United: 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 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Plateau United are showing significantly better form, having earned 11 points in their last 5 matches (3 wins, 2 draws) compared to just 3 points for Kwara United (1 win, 4 losses). The hosts are extremely effective at home, winning 67% of their home matches with a goal difference of +7 and 58% clean sheets. Kwara United have not won any away match this season (0% Win%), conceding an average of 1.33 goals per game and scoring just 0.42 goals. xG statistics also favor the hosts (1.62 vs 0.87), and Plateau's recent home form (unbeaten run) contrasts with the visitors' disastrous 12-match winless run away. All indicators point to a certain victory for the hosts.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

61Possession (%)39
Plateau UnitedKwara United
12Shots9
Plateau UnitedKwara United
1Shots on target4
Plateau UnitedKwara United
1.55xG1.29
Plateau UnitedKwara United
5Corners2
Plateau UnitedKwara United
99Dangerous attacks60
Plateau UnitedKwara United
7Fouls21
Plateau UnitedKwara United
0Cards0
Plateau UnitedKwara 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.

Plateau UnitedKwara United
1.03Goals scored / match0.92
Plateau UnitedKwara United
1.05Goals conceded / match0.95
Plateau UnitedKwara United
40%Average possession25%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
2.68Shots on target / match0.92
Plateau UnitedKwara United

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9.16Shots per match3.61
Plateau UnitedKwara United
2.68Shots on target0.92
Plateau UnitedKwara United
11.2%Shot conversion25.5%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
40%Possession25%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
1.38xG for0.99
Plateau UnitedKwara United
1.29xG against1.4
Plateau UnitedKwara United

Shooting quality

Plateau United: BalancedKwara United: Counter-attacking
Plateau UnitedKwara United
Accuracy (shots on target)29%25%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.150.27
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.381.00

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 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Plateau United · 1.6 pts / match - Kwara United

Plateau United
LDLLW
Season result split
39% W13% R47% P
Season (W-D-L)
15-5-18
1.32 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
14-2-3
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WWWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.16Opponent xG: 1.02BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 0%
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 away (W-D-L)
1-6-12
Last 5 away
1-2-2
WLDDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 0.49Opponent xG: 1.97BTTS: 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.

Plateau United is 12% better for: goals scored per match.

1.03 goals / match - Plateau United · 0.92 goals / match - Kwara United

Kwara United is 11% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.05 goals / match - Plateau United · 0.95 goals / match - Kwara United

Plateau United scoring profile: strong

Plateau United scores in 66% of matches (25 of 38 matches), while Kwara United keeps a clean sheet in 37% (14 of 38 matches).

Kwara United scoring profile: mixed

Kwara United scores in 55% of matches (21 of 38 matches), while Plateau United keeps a clean sheet in 32% (12 of 38 matches).

39Goals scored (season)35
Plateau UnitedKwara United
40Goals conceded (season)36
Plateau UnitedKwara United
2.08Average goals in match1.87
Plateau UnitedKwara United
2Goals scored (last 5)6
Plateau UnitedKwara United
4Goals conceded (last 5)7
Plateau UnitedKwara United

How often they score at least...

66%1 goal55%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
24%2 goals32%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
8%3 goals5%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
5%4 goals0%
Plateau UnitedKwara United

How often they concede at least...

68%1 goal63%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
32%2 goals18%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
3%3 goals11%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
3%4 goals3%
Plateau UnitedKwara 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-time18%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
3%BTTS in both halves5%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
11%Scored in both halves21%
Plateau UnitedKwara United

BTTS and goal count

34%Min. 3 goals and BTTS24%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
20%BTTS - last 540%
Plateau UnitedKwara 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

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time66%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
24%Min. 2 goals before half-time32%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time3%
Plateau UnitedKwara United

2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time55%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
37%Min. 2 goals after half-time24%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time5%
Plateau UnitedKwara 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.

Kwara United is 13% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.21 pts / match - Plateau United · 1.37 pts / match - Kwara United

Plateau United - half-time state
18% leading66% draw16% trailing
Kwara United - half-time state
29% leading50% draw21% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.21Points per match (1st half)1.37
Plateau UnitedKwara United
0.42Goals scored (1st half)0.58
Plateau UnitedKwara United
0.37Goals conceded (1st half)0.42
Plateau UnitedKwara United
0.79Average goals (1st half)1
Plateau UnitedKwara United
63%Clean sheet before half-time63%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
66%No goal before half-time53%
Plateau UnitedKwara United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.21Points per match (2nd half)1.11
Plateau UnitedKwara United
0.61Goals scored (2nd half)0.34
Plateau UnitedKwara United
0.68Goals conceded (2nd half)0.53
Plateau UnitedKwara United
1.29Average goals (2nd half)0.87
Plateau UnitedKwara United
47%Clean sheet after half-time61%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
58%No goal after half-time71%
Plateau UnitedKwara United

Plateau United - second-half results

29% W34% R37% P
46
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
46
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding217%

Leads at half-time in 18% of matches and wins 39%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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.

Plateau United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.00
Goals scored / match0.20.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match0.60.6
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
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

* 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.

Plateau United
ScoredConceded
6
6
0-15
5
2
16-30
5
6
31-45
9
9
46-60
5
8
61-75
9
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (9 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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.

* 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

1.98
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
37%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+52%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
36%
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

Plateau United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.6 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.
+0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
72%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
181%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.52
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

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.
159%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
66%
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%

* 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

Plateau UnitedLigaKwara United
Average goals in match 2.082.02 1.87
Both teams scored 39%38% 34%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 39%34% 29%
Clean sheets 32%37% 37%
Goal before half-time 50%61% 66%
Goal after half-time 76%64% 55%

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

Kwara United
2 : 1
Plateau United

FAQ

What was the result of Plateau United vs Kwara United?

The NPFL match finished Plateau United 1:0 Kwara United. 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 Kwara United?

Plateau United score 1.03 goals per game on average and Kwara United 0.92. The NPFL average is 2.02 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 39% of Plateau United's matches and 34% of Kwara United's.

What form are Plateau United and Kwara United in?

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

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

The statistical background for Plateau United vs Kwara 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.