Nigeria - NPFLData current as of 23 July 2026

Shooting Stars vs Kano Pillars: match statistics

Shooting Stars crest
Shooting Stars
2 : 1half-time 1:0
Kano Pillars crest
Kano Pillars
165%(0.00)
X20%(0.00)
215%(0.00)

Shooting Stars are displaying impressive home form with 75% wins at their stadium and a goal difference of +12, making them one of the strongest home teams in the league. The hosts score an average of 1.58 goals per home game while conceding just 0.58, achieving 50% clean sheets. Kano Pillars, on the other hand, have a disastrous away record with only 8% wins on the road, scoring an average of just 0.46 goals while conceding 1.38, and failing to score in as many as 62% of their matches. The visitors' series of five consecutive away defeats, combined with the hosts' significant advantage in xG statistics (1.6 vs 1.04) and shot accuracy (14% vs 7%), further confirms Shooting Stars' superiority. Considering all these factors, a decisive home victory is the most likely scenario for this match.

Shooting Stars vs Kano Pillars: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Shooting Stars play Kano Pillars in NPFL (Nigeria). The match date is 1 March 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Shooting Stars: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Kano Pillars: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Shooting Stars scores 1.08 and concedes 1.05 goals per match. Kano Pillars scores 0.97 and concedes 1.03. League average: 2.02 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Shooting Stars 39%, Kano Pillars 34%. Over 2.5: Shooting Stars 34%, Kano Pillars 37%. League level: BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

Kano Pillars has higher xG: 1.32 vs 1.25. Shooting Stars: 6.8 shots per match, Kano Pillars: 2.7.

Match halves

Shooting Stars: half-time lead 34%, second-half goals 0.53. Kano Pillars: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.47.

Goals by minute

Shooting Stars: 76-90+ (13 goals). Kano Pillars: 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: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Shooting Stars are displaying impressive home form with 75% wins at their stadium and a goal difference of +12, making them one of the strongest home teams in the league. The hosts score an average of 1.58 goals per home game while conceding just 0.58, achieving 50% clean sheets. Kano Pillars, on the other hand, have a disastrous away record with only 8% wins on the road, scoring an average of just 0.46 goals while conceding 1.38, and failing to score in as many as 62% of their matches. The visitors' series of five consecutive away defeats, combined with the hosts' significant advantage in xG statistics (1.6 vs 1.04) and shot accuracy (14% vs 7%), further confirms Shooting Stars' superiority. Considering all these factors, a decisive home victory is the most likely scenario for this match.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

-1Possession (%)-1
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
-1Shots-1
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
-1Shots on target-1
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
0xG0
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
-1Corners-1
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
0Dangerous attacks0
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
-1Fouls-1
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
0Cards2
Shooting StarsKano Pillars

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.

Shooting StarsKano Pillars
1.08Goals scored / match0.97
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
1.05Goals conceded / match1.03
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
36%Average possession16%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
1.95Shots on target / match0.37
Shooting StarsKano Pillars

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

6.82Shots per match2.68
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
1.95Shots on target0.37
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
15.8%Shot conversion36.3%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
36%Possession16%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
1.25xG for1.32
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
1.18xG against1.45
Shooting StarsKano Pillars

Shooting quality

Shooting Stars: Counter-attackingKano Pillars: Counter-attacking
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
Accuracy (shots on target)29%14%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.180.49
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.552.62

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 67% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Shooting Stars · 1.2 pts / match - Kano Pillars

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 at home (W-D-L)
15-3-1
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WWDWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.01Opponent xG: 1.00BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Kano Pillars
LWLWL
Season result split
39% W16% R45% P
Season (W-D-L)
15-6-17
1.34 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-3-15
Last 5 away
0-1-4
DLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 0.80Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 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.

Shooting Stars is 11% better for: goals scored per match.

1.08 goals / match - Shooting Stars · 0.97 goals / match - Kano Pillars

Shooting Stars scoring profile: mixed

Shooting Stars scores in 61% of matches (23 of 38 matches), while Kano Pillars keeps a clean sheet in 37% (14 of 38 matches).

Kano Pillars scoring profile: strong

Kano Pillars scores in 63% of matches (24 of 38 matches), while Shooting Stars keeps a clean sheet in 26% (10 of 38 matches).

41Goals scored (season)37
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
40Goals conceded (season)39
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
2.13Average goals in match2
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
6Goals scored (last 5)4
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
4Goals conceded (last 5)7
Shooting StarsKano Pillars

How often they score at least...

61%1 goal63%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
32%2 goals24%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
13%3 goals8%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
3%4 goals3%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars

How often they concede at least...

74%1 goal63%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
24%2 goals29%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
5%3 goals8%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
3%4 goals3%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars

* 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

18%BTTS at half-time13%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
8%BTTS in both halves0%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
24%Scored in both halves11%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS26%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
40%BTTS - last 540%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars

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

74%Min. 1 goal before half-time58%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
21%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars

2nd half

63%Min. 1 goal after half-time68%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
34%Min. 2 goals after half-time29%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
5%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars

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 - half-time state
34% leading34% draw32% trailing
Kano Pillars - half-time state
29% leading47% draw24% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.37Points per match (1st half)1.34
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
0.55Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
0.53Goals conceded (1st half)0.39
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
1.08Average goals (1st half)0.89
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
53%Clean sheet before half-time63%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
55%No goal before half-time66%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars

After half-time (2nd half)

1.18Points per match (2nd half)1.21
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
0.53Goals scored (2nd half)0.47
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
0.53Goals conceded (2nd half)0.63
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
1.05Average goals (2nd half)1.11
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
53%Clean sheet after half-time58%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
61%No goal after half-time61%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars

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.

Kano Pillars - second-half results

29% W34% R37% P
51
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
46
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.34
PPG before half-time
Lead holding134%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 39%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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
Kano Pillars - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.80
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.21.2
Average goals in match0.41.8
1 goal40%80%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference0-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* 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.

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.

Kano Pillars
ScoredConceded
4
3
0-15
5
7
16-30
10
5
31-45
3
4
46-60
6
7
61-75
9
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

2.07
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
37%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-3%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
38%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
14%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

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.
75%
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.
+0.42
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%

Kano Pillars

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.07
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.0 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.
+0.42
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
167%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
72%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.14
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

* 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

Shooting StarsLigaKano Pillars
Average goals in match 2.132.02 2.00
Both teams scored 39%38% 34%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 34%34% 37%
Clean sheets 26%37% 37%
Goal before half-time 74%61% 58%
Goal after half-time 63%64% 68%

^ 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: Shooting Stars 0 - 1 - 0 Kano Pillars. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Kano Pillars
1 : 1
Shooting Stars

FAQ

What was the result of Shooting Stars vs Kano Pillars?

The NPFL match finished Shooting Stars 2:1 Kano Pillars. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Shooting Stars vs Kano Pillars?

Shooting Stars score 1.08 goals per game on average and Kano Pillars 0.97. The NPFL average is 2.02 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 39% of Shooting Stars's matches and 34% of Kano Pillars's.

What form are Shooting Stars and Kano Pillars in?

Over the last 5 games Shooting Stars have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Kano Pillars 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Shooting Stars vs Kano Pillars?

The statistical background for Shooting Stars vs Kano Pillars — 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.