Barau vs Shooting Stars: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Barau played Shooting Stars in NPFL (Nigeria). The match was played on 14 December 2025. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Barau: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Shooting Stars: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Barau scores 0.80 and concedes 1.13 goals per match. Shooting Stars scores 0.81 and concedes 0.75. League average: 1.83 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Barau 33%, Shooting Stars 38%. Over 2.5: Barau 20%, Shooting Stars 13%. League level: BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 25%.

xG, shots and style

Barau has higher xG: 1.34 vs 1.32. Barau: 5.9 shots per match, Shooting Stars: 7.4.

Match halves

Barau: half-time lead 13%, second-half goals 0.47. Shooting Stars: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.38.

Goals by minute

Barau: 61-75 (4 goals). Shooting Stars: 76-90+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NPFL: 1.83 goals per match, BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 25%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

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

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.

BarauShooting Stars
0.8Goals scored / match0.81
BarauShooting Stars
1.13Goals conceded / match0.75
BarauShooting Stars
29%Average possession40%
BarauShooting Stars
1.67Shots on target / match2.44
BarauShooting Stars

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

5.87Shots per match7.44
BarauShooting Stars
1.67Shots on target2.44
BarauShooting Stars
13.6%Shot conversion10.9%
BarauShooting Stars
29%Possession40%
BarauShooting Stars
1.34xG for1.32
BarauShooting Stars
1.11xG against1.24
BarauShooting Stars

Shooting quality

Barau: Counter-attackingShooting Stars: Balanced
BarauShooting Stars
Accuracy (shots on target)28%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.230.18
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.480.33

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.

Barau is 14% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Barau · 1.4 pts / match - Shooting Stars

Barau
DWLWD
Season result split
27% W33% D40% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-5-6
1.13 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-3-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
LWDWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 0.55Opponent xG: 0.88BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Shooting Stars
LWDWL
Season result split
38% W31% D31% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-5-5
1.44 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-3-4
Last 5 away
0-2-3
DLLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.65BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%

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 51% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.13 goals / match - Barau · 0.75 goals / match - Shooting Stars

Barau scoring profile: mixed

Barau scores in 40% of matches (6 of 15 matches), while Shooting Stars keeps a clean sheet in 31% (5 of 16 matches).

Shooting Stars scoring profile: strong

Shooting Stars scores in 63% of matches (10 of 16 matches), while Barau keeps a clean sheet in 27% (4 of 15 matches).

12Goals scored (season)13
BarauShooting Stars
17Goals conceded (season)12
BarauShooting Stars
1.93Average goals in match1.56
BarauShooting Stars
6Goals scored (last 5)2
BarauShooting Stars
5Goals conceded (last 5)2
BarauShooting Stars

How often they score at least...

40%1 goal63%
BarauShooting Stars
27%2 goals19%
BarauShooting Stars
13%3 goals0%
BarauShooting Stars
0%4 goals0%
BarauShooting Stars

How often they concede at least...

73%1 goal69%
BarauShooting Stars
40%2 goals6%
BarauShooting Stars
0%3 goals0%
BarauShooting Stars
0%4 goals0%
BarauShooting Stars

* 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

20%BTTS at half-time19%
BarauShooting Stars
7%BTTS in both halves0%
BarauShooting Stars
20%Scored in both halves13%
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BTTS and goal count

20%Min. 3 goals and BTTS13%
BarauShooting Stars
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
BarauShooting Stars
40%BTTS - last 50%
BarauShooting Stars

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

60%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
BarauShooting Stars
27%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
BarauShooting Stars
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
BarauShooting Stars

2nd half

60%Min. 1 goal after half-time44%
BarauShooting Stars
40%Min. 2 goals after half-time13%
BarauShooting Stars
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time6%
BarauShooting Stars

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 34% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.93 pts / match - Barau · 1.25 pts / match - Shooting Stars

Barau - half-time state
13% leading53% draw33% trailing
Shooting Stars - half-time state
25% leading50% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.93Points per match (1st half)1.25
BarauShooting Stars
0.33Goals scored (1st half)0.44
BarauShooting Stars
0.6Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
BarauShooting Stars
0.93Average goals (1st half)0.94
BarauShooting Stars
47%Clean sheet before half-time56%
BarauShooting Stars
73%No goal before half-time56%
BarauShooting Stars

After half-time (2nd half)

1.27Points per match (2nd half)1.38
BarauShooting Stars
0.47Goals scored (2nd half)0.38
BarauShooting Stars
0.53Goals conceded (2nd half)0.25
BarauShooting Stars
1Average goals (2nd half)0.63
BarauShooting Stars
67%Clean sheet after half-time75%
BarauShooting Stars
67%No goal after half-time69%
BarauShooting Stars

Barau - second-half results

27% W47% D27% L
14
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.93
PPG before half-time
Lead holding208%

Leads at half-time in 13% of matches and wins 27%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Shooting Stars - second-half results

25% W63% D13% L
20
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding152%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 38%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Barau - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.80
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.2
Average goals in match1.40.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-1+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Shooting Stars - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.600.80
Goals scored / match0.40.0
Goals conceded / match0.20.2
Average goals in match0.60.2
1 goal60%20%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal60%100%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (4 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Shooting Stars
ScoredConceded
4
2
0-15
2
3
16-30
1
3
31-45
1
1
46-60
0
3
61-75
5
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

* 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

1.75
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.8 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
36%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
25%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
23%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 4 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.
+0.23
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.
+2.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.54
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
64%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
198%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.47
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Shooting Stars

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.51
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.49
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
142%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
60%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
38% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 31% come in the first quarter-hour.
38%

* 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

BarauLigaShooting Stars
Average goals in match 1.931.83 1.56
Both teams scored 33%38% 38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 20%25% 13%
Clean sheets 27%37% 31%
Goal before half-time 60%63% 69%
Goal after half-time 60%56% 44%

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

1.83
Average goals per match
38%
Both teams scored
25%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
37%
Clean sheets
1.25
Home goals / match
0.57
Away goals / match
+119%
Home attack advantage
+54%
Home defence advantage
+45%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
63%
1 goal
25%
2 goals
5%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
56%
1 goal
24%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Shooting StarsGoalSadiq Ibrahim

FAQ

What was the result of Barau vs Shooting Stars?

The NPFL match finished Barau 0:1 Shooting Stars. 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 Shooting Stars?

Barau score 0.80 goals per game on average and Shooting Stars 0.81. The NPFL average is 1.83 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 25% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Barau's matches and 38% of Shooting Stars's.

What form are Barau and Shooting Stars in?

Over the last 5 games Barau have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Shooting Stars 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Barau vs Shooting Stars — 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.