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Shooting Stars vs Nasarawa United: match statistics

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

Key match information

Shooting Stars play Nasarawa United in NPFL (Nigeria). The match date is 3 May 2026 at 17:00. Final score: 3:2.

Current form

Shooting Stars: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Nasarawa United: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Shooting Stars scores 1.08 and concedes 1.05 goals per match. Nasarawa United scores 0.97 and concedes 0.89. League average: 2.02 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Shooting Stars 39%, Nasarawa United 34%. Over 2.5: Shooting Stars 34%, Nasarawa United 32%. League level: BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

Nasarawa United has higher xG: 1.62 vs 1.25. Shooting Stars: 6.8 shots per match, Nasarawa United: 8.0.

Match halves

Shooting Stars: half-time lead 34%, second-half goals 0.53. Nasarawa United: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.47.

Goals by minute

Shooting Stars: 76-90+ (13 goals). Nasarawa 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 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

Shooting Stars are the favorites for this match: at home they have won 76% of games, a positive goal difference of +17 and average 1.71 goals scored and 0.71 conceded per match. In attack the hosts average 11.54 shots per game (3.77 on target), have xG 1.53 and a conversion rate of 14%, while Nasarawa away record 6.22 shots (1.89 on target), xG 0.96 and 7% conversion. Defensively Shooting Stars hold a clear advantage — at home they keep 41% clean sheets and only 12% of matches without scoring, whereas the visitors away manage just 18% clean sheets and as many as 65% of matches without scoring. In the last 5 matches the hosts are 2-1-2 with 5 goals (1.4 pts/match), and Nasarawa 2-0-3 with 7 goals (1.2 pts/match), which indicates greater instability from the away side (averaging 0.47 goals/match). Considering the superiority in shots, higher xG for the hosts and Nasarawa’s offensive weakness away, I tip a Shooting Stars win.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

48Possession (%)52
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
5Shots9
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
1Shots on target1
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
0.63xG0.87
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
7Corners1
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
33Dangerous attacks33
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
-1Fouls-1
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
-1Cards-1
Shooting StarsNasarawa 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.

Shooting StarsNasarawa United
1.08Goals scored / match0.97
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
1.05Goals conceded / match0.89
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
36%Average possession37%
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
1.95Shots on target / match2.97
Shooting StarsNasarawa United

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

6.82Shots per match8
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
1.95Shots on target2.97
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
15.8%Shot conversion12.2%
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
36%Possession37%
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
1.25xG for1.62
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
1.18xG against1.34
Shooting StarsNasarawa United

Shooting quality

Shooting Stars: Counter-attackingNasarawa United: Counter-attacking
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
Accuracy (shots on target)29%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.180.20
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.550.33

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 - Nasarawa United

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%
Nasarawa United
LWLWL
Season result split
42% W21% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
16-8-14
1.47 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-4-12
Last 5 away
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 0.92BTTS: 20%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 - Nasarawa United

Nasarawa United is 18% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.05 goals / match - Shooting Stars · 0.89 goals / match - Nasarawa United

Shooting Stars scoring profile: strong

Shooting Stars scores in 61% of matches (23 of 38 matches), while Nasarawa United keeps a clean sheet in 34% (13 of 38 matches).

Nasarawa United scoring profile: strong

Nasarawa United scores in 61% of matches (23 of 38 matches), while Shooting Stars keeps a clean sheet in 26% (10 of 38 matches).

41Goals scored (season)37
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
40Goals conceded (season)34
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
2.13Average goals in match1.87
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
6Goals scored (last 5)6
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
4Goals conceded (last 5)7
Shooting StarsNasarawa United

How often they score at least...

61%1 goal61%
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
32%2 goals26%
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
13%3 goals8%
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
3%4 goals3%
Shooting StarsNasarawa United

How often they concede at least...

74%1 goal66%
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
24%2 goals16%
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
5%3 goals8%
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
3%4 goals0%
Shooting StarsNasarawa 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

18%BTTS at half-time21%
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
8%BTTS in both halves3%
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
24%Scored in both halves21%
Shooting StarsNasarawa United

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS21%
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
40%BTTS - last 520%
Shooting StarsNasarawa 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

74%Min. 1 goal before half-time63%
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
21%Min. 2 goals before half-time26%
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
Shooting StarsNasarawa United

2nd half

63%Min. 1 goal after half-time66%
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
34%Min. 2 goals after half-time21%
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
5%Min. 3 goals after half-time3%
Shooting StarsNasarawa 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.

Shooting Stars is 10% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.37 pts / match - Shooting Stars · 1.24 pts / match - Nasarawa United

Shooting Stars - half-time state
34% leading34% draw32% trailing
Nasarawa United - half-time state
24% leading53% draw24% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.37Points per match (1st half)1.24
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
0.55Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
0.53Goals conceded (1st half)0.47
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
1.08Average goals (1st half)0.97
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
53%Clean sheet before half-time58%
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
55%No goal before half-time58%
Shooting StarsNasarawa United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.18Points per match (2nd half)1.34
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
0.53Goals scored (2nd half)0.47
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
0.53Goals conceded (2nd half)0.42
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
1.05Average goals (2nd half)0.89
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
53%Clean sheet after half-time66%
Shooting StarsNasarawa United
61%No goal after half-time61%
Shooting StarsNasarawa United

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.

Nasarawa United - second-half results

32% W39% R29% P
47
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
51
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.24
PPG before half-time
Lead holding175%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 42%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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
Nasarawa United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.40
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

Nasarawa United
ScoredConceded
8
4
0-15
1
7
16-30
10
7
31-45
6
1
46-60
7
5
61-75
5
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - 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

2.00
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
37%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-50%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
37%
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

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%

Nasarawa United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.20
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.65
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.
167%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
62%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* 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 StarsLigaNasarawa United
Average goals in match 2.132.02 1.87
Both teams scored 39%38% 34%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 34%34% 32%
Clean sheets 26%37% 34%
Goal before half-time 74%61% 63%
Goal after half-time 63%64% 66%

^ 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 - 0 - 1 Nasarawa United. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Shooting Stars vs Nasarawa United?

The NPFL match finished Shooting Stars 3:2 Nasarawa United. 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 Nasarawa United?

Shooting Stars score 1.08 goals per game on average and Nasarawa United 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 Nasarawa United's.

What form are Shooting Stars and Nasarawa United in?

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

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

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