Nigeria - NPFLData current as of 23 July 2026

Plateau United vs Shooting Stars: match statistics

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Plateau United displays impressive home form with a 69% win rate at home and just 23% losses, making them a very strong team at their own stadium. The hosts have a positive goal difference of +8 in home matches, averaging 1.15 goals scored and conceding only 0.54 goals per match, indicating a solid defense. Shooting Stars, on the other hand, perform very poorly away from home – with only a 15% win rate, as many as 62% losses, and a negative goal difference of -11, along with an alarming rate of 69% matches without scoring a goal. The recent form of the visitors (1.2 points per game) is significantly weaker than that of the hosts (2 points per game), and the series of Shooting Stars' last 5 away matches shows a dominance of defeats. Considering the hosts' xG advantage (1.61 vs 1.15) and their 62% clean sheets in home matches, Plateau United is the clear favorite for this fixture.

Plateau United vs Shooting Stars: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Plateau United play Shooting Stars in NPFL (Nigeria). The match date is 22 February 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 4:1.

Current form

Plateau United: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Shooting Stars: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Plateau United scores 1.03 and concedes 1.05 goals per match. Shooting Stars scores 1.08 and concedes 1.05. League average: 2.02 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Plateau United 39%, Shooting Stars 39%. Over 2.5: Plateau United 39%, Shooting Stars 34%. League level: BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

Plateau United has higher xG: 1.38 vs 1.25. Plateau United: 9.2 shots per match, Shooting Stars: 6.8.

Match halves

Plateau United: half-time lead 18%, second-half goals 0.61. Shooting Stars: half-time lead 34%, second-half goals 0.53.

Goals by minute

Plateau United: 46-60 (9 goals). Shooting Stars: 76-90+ (13 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 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

Plateau United displays impressive home form with a 69% win rate at home and just 23% losses, making them a very strong team at their own stadium. The hosts have a positive goal difference of +8 in home matches, averaging 1.15 goals scored and conceding only 0.54 goals per match, indicating a solid defense. Shooting Stars, on the other hand, perform very poorly away from home – with only a 15% win rate, as many as 62% losses, and a negative goal difference of -11, along with an alarming rate of 69% matches without scoring a goal. The recent form of the visitors (1.2 points per game) is significantly weaker than that of the hosts (2 points per game), and the series of Shooting Stars' last 5 away matches shows a dominance of defeats. Considering the hosts' xG advantage (1.61 vs 1.15) and their 62% clean sheets in home matches, Plateau United is the clear favorite for this fixture.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

43Possession (%)57
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
11Shots10
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
6Shots on target3
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
1.4xG1.15
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
4Corners4
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
38Dangerous attacks40
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
-1Fouls-1
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
-1Cards-1
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars

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 UnitedShooting Stars
1.03Goals scored / match1.08
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
1.05Goals conceded / match1.05
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
40%Average possession36%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
2.68Shots on target / match1.95
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9.16Shots per match6.82
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
2.68Shots on target1.95
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
11.2%Shot conversion15.8%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
40%Possession36%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
1.38xG for1.25
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
1.29xG against1.18
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars

Shooting quality

Plateau United: BalancedShooting Stars: Counter-attacking
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
Accuracy (shots on target)29%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.150.18
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.55

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.

Shooting Stars is 150% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Plateau United · 2 pts / match - Shooting Stars

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%
Shooting Stars
DWWWL
Season result split
47% W16% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
18-6-14
1.58 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-3-13
Last 5 away
1-0-4
LLLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.01Opponent xG: 1.00BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Shooting Stars is 5% better for: goals scored per match.

1.03 goals / match - Plateau United · 1.08 goals / match - Shooting Stars

Plateau United scoring profile: strong

Plateau United scores in 66% of matches (25 of 38 matches), while Shooting Stars keeps a clean sheet in 26% (10 of 38 matches).

Shooting Stars scoring profile: strong

Shooting Stars scores in 61% of matches (23 of 38 matches), while Plateau United keeps a clean sheet in 32% (12 of 38 matches).

39Goals scored (season)41
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
40Goals conceded (season)40
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
2.08Average goals in match2.13
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
2Goals scored (last 5)6
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
4Goals conceded (last 5)4
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars

How often they score at least...

66%1 goal61%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
24%2 goals32%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
8%3 goals13%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
5%4 goals3%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars

How often they concede at least...

68%1 goal74%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
32%2 goals24%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
3%3 goals5%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
3%4 goals3%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars

* 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 UnitedShooting Stars
3%BTTS in both halves8%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
11%Scored in both halves24%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars

BTTS and goal count

34%Min. 3 goals and BTTS29%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
20%BTTS - last 540%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars

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-time74%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
24%Min. 2 goals before half-time21%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars

2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time63%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
37%Min. 2 goals after half-time34%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time5%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars

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.

Shooting Stars is 13% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.21 pts / match - Plateau United · 1.37 pts / match - Shooting Stars

Plateau United - half-time state
18% leading66% draw16% trailing
Shooting Stars - half-time state
34% leading34% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.21Points per match (1st half)1.37
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
0.42Goals scored (1st half)0.55
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
0.37Goals conceded (1st half)0.53
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
0.79Average goals (1st half)1.08
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
63%Clean sheet before half-time53%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
66%No goal before half-time55%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars

After half-time (2nd half)

1.21Points per match (2nd half)1.18
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
0.61Goals scored (2nd half)0.53
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
0.68Goals conceded (2nd half)0.53
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
1.29Average goals (2nd half)1.05
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
47%Clean sheet after half-time53%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
58%No goal after half-time61%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars

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.

Shooting Stars - second-half results

21% W55% R24% P
52
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
45
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.37
PPG before half-time
Lead holding138%

Leads at half-time in 34% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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
Shooting Stars - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.2
Average goals in match1.20.8
1 goal80%40%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

Shooting Stars
ScoredConceded
8
5
0-15
7
7
16-30
6
8
31-45
3
6
46-60
4
7
61-75
13
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (13 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.10
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
39%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-52%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
13%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 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%

Shooting Stars

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.
-0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
186%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
73%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.42
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

* 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 UnitedLigaShooting Stars
Average goals in match 2.082.02 2.13
Both teams scored 39%38% 39%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 39%34% 34%
Clean sheets 32%37% 26%
Goal before half-time 50%61% 74%
Goal after half-time 76%64% 63%

^ 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 Shooting Stars. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Shooting Stars
1 : 0
Plateau United

FAQ

What was the result of Plateau United vs Shooting Stars?

The NPFL match finished Plateau United 4:1 Shooting Stars. 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 Shooting Stars?

Plateau United score 1.03 goals per game on average and Shooting Stars 1.08. 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 39% of Shooting Stars's.

What form are Plateau United and Shooting Stars in?

Over the last 5 games Plateau United have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Shooting Stars 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Plateau United vs Shooting Stars: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.