Nigeria - NPFLData current as of September 13, 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

Game details

Plateau United played against Kwara United in NPFL (Nigeria). The game was played on February 8, 2026. Final score: 1:0.

Recent form

Plateau United has 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 2.20 points per game. Kwara United has 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses, with 0.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Plateau United scores 0.88 goals per game and allows 1.13. Kwara United scores 0.83 and allows 0.91. Games in this league average 1.85 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 42% of Plateau United's games and 30% of Kwara United's. The Over 2.5 rates are 42% and 22%, compared with league averages of 36% for BTTS and 27% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Plateau United has the higher season xG average, 1.39 to 1.01 per game. Plateau United takes 9.5 shots per game, while Kwara United takes 3.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Plateau United leads at halftime in 21% of its games and scores 0.50 goals per game after halftime. Kwara United leads at halftime in 22% and scores 0.39 after halftime.

When the teams score

Plateau United's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (6 goals). For Kwara United, it is minutes 31-45+ (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

NPFL games average 1.85 goals. Both teams score in 36% of games, and 27% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

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.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

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-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 UnitedKwara United
0.88Goals scored / game0.83
Plateau UnitedKwara United
1.13Goals allowed / game0.91
Plateau UnitedKwara United
41%Average possession25%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
2.75Shots on target / game0.96
Plateau UnitedKwara United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.5Shots per game3.83
Plateau UnitedKwara United
2.75Shots on target0.96
Plateau UnitedKwara United
9.2%Shot conversion21.6%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
41%Possession25%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
1.39xG for1.01
Plateau UnitedKwara United
1.35xG against1.36
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)0.150.26
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.86

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.

Plateau United is 267% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / game - Plateau United · 0.6 pts / game - Kwara United

Plateau United
DWDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
38% W13% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-3-12
1.25 pts / game · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-1-3
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LDLWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.37Opponent xG: 1.33BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Kwara United
LLLLW
Season result split
30% W26% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-6-10
1.17 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-4-8
Last 5 away
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 0.94Opponent xG: 1.24BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

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 6% better for: goals scored per game.

0.88 goals / game - Plateau United · 0.83 goals / game - Kwara United

Kwara United is 24% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.13 goals / game - Plateau United · 0.91 goals / game - Kwara United

Plateau United scoring profile: strong

Plateau United scores in 67% of games (16 of 24 meczów), while Kwara United keeps a clean sheet in 35% (8 of 23 meczów).

Kwara United scoring profile: mixed

Kwara United scores in 48% of games (11 of 23 meczów), while Plateau United keeps a clean sheet in 33% (8 of 24 meczów).

21Goals scored (season)19
Plateau UnitedKwara United
27Goals conceded (season)21
Plateau UnitedKwara United
2Average goals per game1.74
Plateau UnitedKwara United
6Goals scored (last 5)2
Plateau UnitedKwara United
3Goals conceded (last 5)6
Plateau UnitedKwara United

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal48%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
21%2 goals30%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
0%3 goals4%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
0%4 goals0%
Plateau UnitedKwara United

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal65%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
38%2 goals17%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
4%3 goals9%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
4%4 goals0%
Plateau UnitedKwara 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.

36%
League average

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time17%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
0%BTTS in both halves4%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
4%Scored in both halves22%
Plateau UnitedKwara United

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS22%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
60%BTTS - last 520%
Plateau UnitedKwara 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

54%Min. 1 goal before half-time65%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
17%Min. 2 goals before half-time26%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
4%Min. 3 goals before half-time4%
Plateau UnitedKwara United

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time48%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
42%Min. 2 goals after half-time26%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time4%
Plateau UnitedKwara 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.

Plateau United is 7% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.21 pts / game - Plateau United · 1.13 pts / game - Kwara United

Plateau United - half-time state
21% leading58% draw21% trailing
Kwara United - half-time state
22% leading48% draw30% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.21Points per game (1st half)1.13
Plateau UnitedKwara United
0.38Goals scored (1st half)0.43
Plateau UnitedKwara United
0.38Goals conceded (1st half)0.52
Plateau UnitedKwara United
0.75Average goals (1st half)0.96
Plateau UnitedKwara United
63%Clean sheet before half-time57%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
67%No goal before half-time61%
Plateau UnitedKwara United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.04Points per game (2nd half)1.17
Plateau UnitedKwara United
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.39
Plateau UnitedKwara United
0.75Goals conceded (2nd half)0.39
Plateau UnitedKwara United
1.25Average goals (2nd half)0.78
Plateau UnitedKwara United
46%Clean sheet after half-time65%
Plateau UnitedKwara United
63%No goal after half-time70%
Plateau UnitedKwara United

Plateau United - second-half results

21% W42% D38% L
29
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding181%

Leads at halftime in 21% of games and wins 38%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Kwara United - second-half results

17% W65% D17% L
26
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.13
PPG before half-time
Lead holding136%

Leads at halftime in 22% of games and wins 30%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Plateau United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.801.40
Goals scored / game0.80.4
Goals allowed / game0.40.2
Average goals per game1.20.6
1 goal60%40%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+2+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
Kwara United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.800.80
Goals scored / game0.20.2
Goals allowed / game0.80.4
Average goals per game1.00.6
1 goal80%40%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% 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.

Plateau United
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
4
2
16-30
2
5
31-45
6
7
46-60
3
6
61-75
3
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (6 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Kwara United
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
3
6
16-30
6
4
31-45
3
4
46-60
1
2
61-75
5
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* 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

1.88
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.9 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
36%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+60%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
32%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
17%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 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.
+0.04
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.
+2.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.51
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
69%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
195%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.95
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

Kwara United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.35
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.27
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.45
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.
72%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.57
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

* 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 UnitedLigaKwara United
Average goals per game 2.001.85 1.74
Both teams scored 42%36% 30%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 42%27% 22%
Clean sheets 33%38% 35%
Goal before half-time 54%61% 65%
Goal after half-time 71%59% 48%

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

1.85
Average goals per game
36%
Both teams scored
27%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
38%
Clean sheets
1.27
Home goals / game
0.58
Away goals / game
+119%
Home attack advantage
+54%
Home defensive advantage
+44%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
61%
1 goal
23%
2 goals
5%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
59%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

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

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Plateau UnitedSubstitutionOn: Gideon MondayOff: Gafar Saka
  2. Plateau UnitedGoalAbubakar AdamuAssist: Wisdom Joshua Ndon

Head-to-head

Record from Plateau United's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Kwara United. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

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 0.88 goals per game on average and Kwara United 0.83. The NPFL average is 1.85 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 27% of games. Both teams score in 42% of Plateau United's matches and 30% of Kwara United's.

What form are Plateau United and Kwara United in?

Over the last 5 games Plateau United have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Kwara United 1-0-4 (0.60 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.