Nigeria - NPFLVärendsvallenData current as of September 18, 2026

Plateau United vs Shooting Stars: match statistics

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

Game details

Plateau United plays Shooting Stars in NPFL (Nigeria). The game is scheduled for September 20, 2026. Venue: Värendsvallen.

Recent form

Plateau United has 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.33 points per game. Shooting Stars has 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses, with 3.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Plateau United scores 0.67 goals per game and allows 1.00. Shooting Stars scores 2.00 and allows 1.00. Games in this league average 2.71 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 33% of Plateau United's games and 100% of Shooting Stars's. The Over 2.5 rates are 0% and 100%, compared with league averages of 50% for BTTS and 54% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Plateau United has the higher season xG average, 0.91 to 0.88 per game. Plateau United takes 6.0 shots per game, while Shooting Stars takes 8.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Plateau United leads at halftime in 67% of its games and scores 0.00 goals per game after halftime. Shooting Stars leads at halftime in 100% and scores 0.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

Plateau United's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (1 goals). For Shooting Stars, it is minutes 0-15 (1 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

NPFL games average 2.71 goals. Both teams score in 50% of games, and 54% 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 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% 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.

Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
0.67Goals scored / game2
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
1Goals allowed / game1
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
44%Average possession59%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
2.67Shots on target / game2
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

6Shots per game8
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
2.67Shots on target2
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
11.1%Shot conversion25%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
44%Possession59%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
0.91xG for0.88
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
1.64xG against0.38
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars

Shooting quality

Plateau United: BalancedShooting Stars: Efficient finishing
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
Accuracy (shots on target)45%25%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.150.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.251.00

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 games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Shooting Stars is 126% better for: last-5 form.

1.33 pts / game - Plateau United · 3 pts / game - Shooting Stars

Plateau United
LWD
Season result split
33% W33% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-1
1.33 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-1
1.33 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: 0.7Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 0.91Opponent xG: 1.64BTTS: 33%Over 2.5: 0%
Shooting Stars
W
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 away
0-0-0
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 0.88Opponent xG: 0.38BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

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 199% better for: goals scored per game.

0.67 goals / game - Plateau United · 2 goals / game - Shooting Stars

Plateau United scoring profile: very strong

Plateau United scores in 67% of games (2 of 3 games), while Shooting Stars keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 games).

Shooting Stars scoring profile: very strong

Shooting Stars scores in 100% of games (1 of 1 games), while Plateau United keeps a clean sheet in 33% (1 of 3 games).

2Goals scored (season)2
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
3Goals conceded (season)1
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
1.67Average goals per game3
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
2Goals scored (last 5)2
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
3Goals conceded (last 5)1
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal100%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
0%2 goals100%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
0%3 goals0%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
0%4 goals0%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal100%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
33%2 goals0%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
0%3 goals0%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
0%4 goals0%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars

* 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.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time100%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
0%Scored in both halves0%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars

BTTS and goal count

0%Min. 3 goals and BTTS100%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
33%BTTS - last 5100%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars

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%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time100%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time100%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars

2nd half

33%Min. 1 goal after half-time0%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
0%Min. 2 goals after half-time0%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars

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.

Shooting Stars is 50% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2 pts / game - Plateau United · 3 pts / game - Shooting Stars

Plateau United - half-time state
67% leading0% draw33% trailing
Shooting Stars - half-time state
100% leading0% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2Points per game (1st half)3
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
0.67Goals scored (1st half)2
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)1
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
1.33Average goals (1st half)3
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
67%Clean sheet before half-time0%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
33%No goal before half-time0%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars

After half-time (2nd half)

0.67Points per game (2nd half)1
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
0Goals scored (2nd half)0
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
0.33Goals conceded (2nd half)0
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
0.33Average goals (2nd half)0
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
67%Clean sheet after half-time100%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars
100%No goal after half-time100%
Plateau UnitedShooting Stars

Plateau United - second-half results

0% W67% D33% L
6
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
2
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding49%

Leads at halftime in 67% of games and wins 33%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime-0.3

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Shooting Stars - second-half results

0% W100% D0% L
3
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
3.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 100% of games and wins 100%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-1.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Plateau United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.000.67
Goals scored / game0.70.0
Goals allowed / game0.70.3
Average goals per game1.30.3
1 goal100%33%
2 goals33%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet67%67%
No goal33%100%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 67% leading - 0% draw - 33% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 67% draw - 33% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Shooting Stars - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game3.001.00
Goals scored / game2.00.0
Goals allowed / game1.00.0
Average goals per game3.00.0
1 goal100%0%
2 goals100%0%
3 goals100%0%
Clean sheet0%100%
No goal0%100%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 100% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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
0
1
0-15
1
0
16-30
1
1
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
0
1
76-90

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

Shooting Stars
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
0
1
16-30
1
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
0
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (1 goal). Concedes most in 16-30 (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

2.33
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.8 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
86%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
67%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+28%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
67%
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

Plateau United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.73
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.40
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.24
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.64
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
36%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
120%
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.
-0.7
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Shooting Stars

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.50
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.
+0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+1.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.62
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
241%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
53%
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.
-2.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 50% 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

Plateau UnitedLigaShooting Stars
Average goals per game 1.672.71 3.00
Both teams scored 33%50% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 0%54% 100%
Clean sheets 33%29% 0%
Goal before half-time 100%83% 100%
Goal after half-time 33%79% 0%

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

2.71
Average goals per game
50%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.88
Home goals / game
0.83
Away goals / game
+127%
Home attack advantage
+56%
Home defensive advantage
+59%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Plateau United's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss against Shooting Stars. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

Plateau United
4 : 1
Shooting Stars
Shooting Stars
1 : 0
Plateau United

FAQ

When do Plateau United and Shooting Stars play?

Plateau United face Shooting Stars on September 20, 2026 in NPFL at Värendsvallen. 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 Plateau United and Shooting Stars?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Plateau United won 1, Shooting Stars won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Plateau United vs Shooting Stars?

Plateau United score 0.67 goals per game on average and Shooting Stars 2.00. The NPFL average is 2.71 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Plateau United's matches and 100% of Shooting Stars's.

What form are Plateau United and Shooting Stars in?

Over the last 5 games Plateau United have a 1-1-1 record (1.33 points per game) and Shooting Stars 1-0-0 (3.00 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.