Nigeria - NPFLData current as of 23 July 2026

Barau vs Abia Warriors: match statistics

Barau crest
Barau
2 : 0half-time 2:0
Abia Warriors crest
Abia Warriors
155%(0.00)
X28%(0.00)
217%(0.00)

Barau shows a significant advantage in home matches with a 57% win rate and a positive goal difference (+9). The hosts score an average of 1.36 goals per home game with a solid xG (2.75), indicating offensive efficiency. Abia Warriors face serious issues in away matches - just a 36% win rate, 50% of matches without scoring, and a negative goal difference (-7). The visitors score an average of only 0.57 goals on the road with a low xG (0.85), confirming their attacking struggles. The form of both teams over the last 5 matches is similar, but Barau's advantage at their own stadium and Abia Warriors' weakness in away fixtures strongly suggest a home win. Ball possession statistics (54% vs 48%) and shot quality also favor Barau.

Barau vs Abia Warriors: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Barau play Abia Warriors in NPFL (Nigeria). The match date is 15 March 2026 at 15:30. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Barau: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Abia Warriors: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Barau scores 0.89 and concedes 0.79 goals per match. Abia Warriors scores 0.82 and concedes 0.89. League average: 2.02 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Barau 29%, Abia Warriors 29%. Over 2.5: Barau 26%, Abia Warriors 21%. League level: BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

Abia Warriors has higher xG: 1.41 vs 1.30. Barau: 4.7 shots per match, Abia Warriors: 5.6.

Match halves

Barau: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.50. Abia Warriors: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.39.

Goals by minute

Barau: 61-75 (11 goals). Abia Warriors: 16-30 (7 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 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

Barau shows a significant advantage in home matches with a 57% win rate and a positive goal difference (+9). The hosts score an average of 1.36 goals per home game with a solid xG (2.75), indicating offensive efficiency. Abia Warriors face serious issues in away matches - just a 36% win rate, 50% of matches without scoring, and a negative goal difference (-7). The visitors score an average of only 0.57 goals on the road with a low xG (0.85), confirming their attacking struggles. The form of both teams over the last 5 matches is similar, but Barau's advantage at their own stadium and Abia Warriors' weakness in away fixtures strongly suggest a home win. Ball possession statistics (54% vs 48%) and shot quality also favor Barau.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

-1Possession (%)-1
BarauAbia Warriors
-1Shots-1
BarauAbia Warriors
-1Shots on target-1
BarauAbia Warriors
0xG0
BarauAbia Warriors
-1Corners-1
BarauAbia Warriors
0Dangerous attacks0
BarauAbia Warriors
-1Fouls-1
BarauAbia Warriors
-1Cards-1
BarauAbia Warriors

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.

BarauAbia Warriors
0.89Goals scored / match0.82
BarauAbia Warriors
0.79Goals conceded / match0.89
BarauAbia Warriors
23%Average possession25%
BarauAbia Warriors
0.97Shots on target / match1.66
BarauAbia Warriors

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

4.74Shots per match5.58
BarauAbia Warriors
0.97Shots on target1.66
BarauAbia Warriors
18.9%Shot conversion14.6%
BarauAbia Warriors
23%Possession25%
BarauAbia Warriors
1.3xG for1.41
BarauAbia Warriors
1.31xG against1.32
BarauAbia Warriors

Shooting quality

Barau: Counter-attackingAbia Warriors: Counter-attacking
BarauAbia Warriors
Accuracy (shots on target)20%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.270.25
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.920.49

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.

Barau is 200% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Barau · 0.6 pts / match - Abia Warriors

Barau
WLWLW
Season result split
34% W34% R32% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-13-12
1.37 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
12-5-2
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WDWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.03Opponent xG: 1.03BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%
Abia Warriors
LWLLL
Season result split
42% W18% R39% P
Season (W-D-L)
16-7-15
1.45 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-1-13
Last 5 away
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 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.

Barau is 9% better for: goals scored per match.

0.89 goals / match - Barau · 0.82 goals / match - Abia Warriors

Barau is 13% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.79 goals / match - Barau · 0.89 goals / match - Abia Warriors

Barau scoring profile: mixed

Barau scores in 45% of matches (17 of 38 matches), while Abia Warriors keeps a clean sheet in 42% (16 of 38 matches).

Abia Warriors scoring profile: mixed

Abia Warriors scores in 63% of matches (24 of 38 matches), while Barau keeps a clean sheet in 42% (16 of 38 matches).

34Goals scored (season)31
BarauAbia Warriors
30Goals conceded (season)34
BarauAbia Warriors
1.68Average goals in match1.71
BarauAbia Warriors
9Goals scored (last 5)3
BarauAbia Warriors
4Goals conceded (last 5)9
BarauAbia Warriors

How often they score at least...

45%1 goal63%
BarauAbia Warriors
29%2 goals18%
BarauAbia Warriors
13%3 goals0%
BarauAbia Warriors
3%4 goals0%
BarauAbia Warriors

How often they concede at least...

58%1 goal58%
BarauAbia Warriors
21%2 goals29%
BarauAbia Warriors
0%3 goals3%
BarauAbia Warriors
0%4 goals0%
BarauAbia Warriors

* 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

16%BTTS at half-time11%
BarauAbia Warriors
3%BTTS in both halves0%
BarauAbia Warriors
21%Scored in both halves11%
BarauAbia Warriors

BTTS and goal count

21%Min. 3 goals and BTTS18%
BarauAbia Warriors
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS3%
BarauAbia Warriors
40%BTTS - last 540%
BarauAbia Warriors

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

55%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
BarauAbia Warriors
24%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
BarauAbia Warriors
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time3%
BarauAbia Warriors

2nd half

53%Min. 1 goal after half-time68%
BarauAbia Warriors
29%Min. 2 goals after half-time21%
BarauAbia Warriors
3%Min. 3 goals after half-time5%
BarauAbia Warriors

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.

Abia Warriors is 16% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.18 pts / match - Barau · 1.37 pts / match - Abia Warriors

Barau - half-time state
21% leading55% draw24% trailing
Abia Warriors - half-time state
26% leading58% draw16% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.18Points per match (1st half)1.37
BarauAbia Warriors
0.39Goals scored (1st half)0.42
BarauAbia Warriors
0.45Goals conceded (1st half)0.34
BarauAbia Warriors
0.84Average goals (1st half)0.76
BarauAbia Warriors
61%Clean sheet before half-time74%
BarauAbia Warriors
68%No goal before half-time66%
BarauAbia Warriors

After half-time (2nd half)

1.39Points per match (2nd half)1.21
BarauAbia Warriors
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.39
BarauAbia Warriors
0.34Goals conceded (2nd half)0.55
BarauAbia Warriors
0.84Average goals (2nd half)0.95
BarauAbia Warriors
74%Clean sheet after half-time58%
BarauAbia Warriors
66%No goal after half-time61%
BarauAbia Warriors

Barau - second-half results

29% W53% R18% P
45
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
53
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.18
PPG before half-time
Lead holding162%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 34%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Abia Warriors - second-half results

26% W42% R32% P
52
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
46
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.37
PPG before half-time
Lead holding162%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 42%. 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.

Barau - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.60
Goals scored / match0.41.4
Goals conceded / match0.60.2
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-1+6
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Abia Warriors - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.40
Goals scored / match0.60.0
Goals conceded / match0.81.0
Average goals in match1.41.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%100%
Goal difference-1-5
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - 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.

Barau
ScoredConceded
1
8
0-15
5
3
16-30
9
6
31-45
2
4
46-60
11
6
61-75
6
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (11 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Abia Warriors
ScoredConceded
3
6
0-15
7
2
16-30
6
5
31-45
6
9
46-60
4
3
61-75
5
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (7 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (9). 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

1.69
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.9 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
84%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
29%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+18%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
28%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
20%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 5 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Barau

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.01
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.
-12.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.41
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.52
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
62%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
136%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.43
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 3% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Abia Warriors

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.
-0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.59
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.43
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
141%
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.
-0.85
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

* 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

BarauLigaAbia Warriors
Average goals in match 1.682.02 1.71
Both teams scored 29%38% 29%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 26%34% 21%
Clean sheets 42%37% 42%
Goal before half-time 55%61% 50%
Goal after half-time 53%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: Barau 0 - 0 - 1 Abia Warriors. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Abia Warriors
2 : 0
Barau

FAQ

What was the result of Barau vs Abia Warriors?

The NPFL match finished Barau 2:0 Abia Warriors. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Barau vs Abia Warriors?

Barau score 0.89 goals per game on average and Abia Warriors 0.82. The NPFL average is 2.02 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 29% of Barau's matches and 29% of Abia Warriors's.

What form are Barau and Abia Warriors in?

Over the last 5 games Barau have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Abia Warriors 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Barau vs Abia Warriors?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.