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Barau vs Niger Tornadoes: match statistics

Barau vs Niger Tornadoes: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Barau play Niger Tornadoes in NPFL (Nigeria). The match time may change. Statistics remain available as match context.

Current form

Barau: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Niger Tornadoes: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Barau scores 0.84 and concedes 1.11 goals per match. Niger Tornadoes scores 1.26 and concedes 0.79. League average: 1.85 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Barau 32%, Niger Tornadoes 26%. Over 2.5: Barau 21%, Niger Tornadoes 26%. League level: BTTS 37%, Over 2.5 27%.

xG, shots and style

Niger Tornadoes has higher xG: 1.50 vs 1.29. Barau: 5.5 shots per match, Niger Tornadoes: 7.6.

Match halves

Barau: half-time lead 16%, second-half goals 0.47. Niger Tornadoes: half-time lead 47%, second-half goals 0.63.

Goals by minute

Barau: 61-75 (6 goals). Niger Tornadoes: 0-15 (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NPFL: 1.85 goals per match, BTTS 37%, Over 2.5 27%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Pre-match profile— what 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.

BarauNiger Tornadoes
0.84Goals scored / match1.26
BarauNiger Tornadoes
1.11Goals conceded / match0.79
BarauNiger Tornadoes
27%Average possession32%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
1.37Shots on target / match2.47
BarauNiger Tornadoes

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

5.47Shots per match7.63
BarauNiger Tornadoes
1.37Shots on target2.47
BarauNiger Tornadoes
15.4%Shot conversion16.6%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
27%Possession32%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
1.29xG for1.5
BarauNiger Tornadoes
1.23xG against1.59
BarauNiger Tornadoes

Shooting quality

Barau: Counter-attackingNiger Tornadoes: Counter-attacking
BarauNiger Tornadoes
Accuracy (shots on target)25%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.240.20
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.610.51

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 form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Niger Tornadoes is 80% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Barau · 1.8 pts / match - Niger Tornadoes

Barau
DLWDL
Season result split
26% W32% D42% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-6-8
1.11 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-3-2
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
DWWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.10Opponent xG: 1.77BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Niger Tornadoes
WLWLW
Season result split
47% W11% D42% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-2-8
1.53 pts / match · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-7
Last 5 away
1-0-4
WLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.57Opponent xG: 1.47BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

Goals— how 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.

Niger Tornadoes is 50% better for: goals scored per match.

0.84 goals / match - Barau · 1.26 goals / match - Niger Tornadoes

Niger Tornadoes is 41% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.11 goals / match - Barau · 0.79 goals / match - Niger Tornadoes

Barau scoring profile: more difficult

Barau scores in 37% of matches (7 of 19 matches), while Niger Tornadoes keeps a clean sheet in 42% (8 of 19 matches).

Niger Tornadoes scoring profile: strong

Niger Tornadoes scores in 68% of matches (13 of 19 matches), while Barau keeps a clean sheet in 26% (5 of 19 matches).

16Goals scored (season)24
BarauNiger Tornadoes
21Goals conceded (season)15
BarauNiger Tornadoes
1.95Average goals in match2.05
BarauNiger Tornadoes
4Goals scored (last 5)7
BarauNiger Tornadoes
4Goals conceded (last 5)4
BarauNiger Tornadoes

How often they score at least...

37%1 goal68%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
26%2 goals32%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
16%3 goals16%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
5%4 goals11%
BarauNiger Tornadoes

How often they concede at least...

74%1 goal58%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
37%2 goals21%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
0%3 goals0%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
0%4 goals0%
BarauNiger Tornadoes

* 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.

37%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time5%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
5%BTTS in both halves0%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
21%Scored in both halves26%
BarauNiger Tornadoes

BTTS and goal count

21%Min. 3 goals and BTTS16%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
20%BTTS - last 520%
BarauNiger Tornadoes

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

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
26%Min. 2 goals before half-time21%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
BarauNiger Tornadoes

2nd half

58%Min. 1 goal after half-time68%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
37%Min. 2 goals after half-time26%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
BarauNiger Tornadoes

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Niger Tornadoes is 83% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.95 pts / match - Barau · 1.74 pts / match - Niger Tornadoes

Barau - half-time state
16% leading47% draw37% trailing
Niger Tornadoes - half-time state
47% leading32% draw21% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.95Points per match (1st half)1.74
BarauNiger Tornadoes
0.37Goals scored (1st half)0.63
BarauNiger Tornadoes
0.63Goals conceded (1st half)0.37
BarauNiger Tornadoes
1Average goals (1st half)1
BarauNiger Tornadoes
42%Clean sheet before half-time74%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
74%No goal before half-time47%
BarauNiger Tornadoes

After half-time (2nd half)

1.26Points per match (2nd half)1.32
BarauNiger Tornadoes
0.47Goals scored (2nd half)0.63
BarauNiger Tornadoes
0.47Goals conceded (2nd half)0.42
BarauNiger Tornadoes
0.95Average goals (2nd half)1.05
BarauNiger Tornadoes
68%Clean sheet after half-time63%
BarauNiger Tornadoes
68%No goal after half-time58%
BarauNiger Tornadoes

Barau - second-half results

26% W47% D26% L
18
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.95
PPG before half-time
Lead holding163%

Leads at half-time in 16% of matches and wins 26%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Niger Tornadoes - second-half results

32% W37% D32% L
33
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.74
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

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

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Barau - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.20
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.60.2
Average goals in match1.00.6
1 goal60%40%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Niger Tornadoes - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.80
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.2
Average goals in match1.21.0
1 goal100%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference0+3
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - 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 minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (6 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Niger Tornadoes
ScoredConceded
6
2
0-15
3
1
16-30
3
4
31-45
3
2
46-60
3
2
61-75
6
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what 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
0.8 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
108%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
29%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
0%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
25%
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.
+0.06
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.45
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
66%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
191%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

Niger Tornadoes

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.
+0.56
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-12.0 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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.80
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
217%
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
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (NPFL).

Teams vs league

BarauLigaNiger Tornadoes
Average goals in match• 1.951.85▲ 2.05
Both teams scored▼ 32%37%▼ 26%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 21%27%• 26%
Clean sheets▼ 26%38%▲ 42%
Goal before half-time• 63%63%▲ 74%
Goal after half-time• 58%57%▲ 68%

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

1.85
Average goals per match
37%
Both teams scored
27%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
38%
Clean sheets
1.27
Home goals / match
0.58
Away goals / match
+119%
Home attack advantage
+54%
Home defence advantage
+44%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
63%
1 goal
24%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
57%
1 goal
26%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Barau 0 - 0 - 1 Niger Tornadoes. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.