Nigeria - NPFLData current as of 13 September 2026

El Kanemi Warriors vs Abia Warriors: match statistics

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El Kanemi Warriors presents an impressive home form with a 77% win rate at home and a +14 goal difference at their own stadium. The hosts have won 3 of their last 5 matches, earning 10 points in that period, which evidences solid disposition. Abia Warriors struggles significantly in away matches, losing as many as 54% of games and recording a negative goal difference of -5. The visitors have earned just 1.2 points per match in their last 5 games and cannot score effectively on the road (averaging 0.62 goals). El Kanemi's high percentage of clean sheets at home (77%) combined with Abia Warriors' poor away efficiency (46% of matches without scoring) speaks for a home win. The difference in El Kanemi Warriors' home form compared to Abia Warriors' away weakness makes the hosts the clear favorite for this encounter.

El Kanemi Warriors vs Abia Warriors: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

El Kanemi Warriors played Abia Warriors in NPFL (Nigeria). The match was played on 28 February 2026. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

El Kanemi Warriors: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Abia Warriors: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

El Kanemi Warriors scores 0.88 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Abia Warriors scores 0.81 and concedes 0.67. League average: 1.83 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: El Kanemi Warriors 23%, Abia Warriors 26%. Over 2.5: El Kanemi Warriors 38%, Abia Warriors 11%. League level: BTTS 36%, Over 2.5 26%.

xG, shots and style

Abia Warriors has higher xG: 1.37 vs 1.13. El Kanemi Warriors: 2.3 shots per match, Abia Warriors: 6.0.

Match halves

El Kanemi Warriors: half-time lead 23%, second-half goals 0.38. Abia Warriors: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.41.

Goals by minute

El Kanemi Warriors: 31-45+ (6 goals). Abia Warriors: 16-30 (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NPFL: 1.83 goals per match, BTTS 36%, Over 2.5 26%.

Head-to-head

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

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

El Kanemi Warriors presents an impressive home form with a 77% win rate at home and a +14 goal difference at their own stadium. The hosts have won 3 of their last 5 matches, earning 10 points in that period, which evidences solid disposition. Abia Warriors struggles significantly in away matches, losing as many as 54% of games and recording a negative goal difference of -5. The visitors have earned just 1.2 points per match in their last 5 games and cannot score effectively on the road (averaging 0.62 goals). El Kanemi's high percentage of clean sheets at home (77%) combined with Abia Warriors' poor away efficiency (46% of matches without scoring) speaks for a home win. The difference in El Kanemi Warriors' home form compared to Abia Warriors' away weakness makes the hosts the clear favorite for this encounter.

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Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

-1Possession (%)-1
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
-1Shots-1
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
-1Shots on target-1
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
0xG0
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
-1Corners-1
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
0Dangerous attacks0
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
-1Fouls-1
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
-1Cards-1
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia 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.

El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
0.88Goals scored / match0.81
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
1Goals conceded / match0.67
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
17%Average possession29%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
0.15Shots on target / match1.93
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

2.27Shots per match6
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
0.15Shots on target1.93
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
39%Shot conversion13.6%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
17%Possession29%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
1.13xG for1.37
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
1.73xG against1.32
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors

Shooting quality

El Kanemi Warriors: Counter-attackingAbia Warriors: Counter-attacking
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
Accuracy (shots on target)7%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.500.23
Finishing (goals per shot on target)5.870.42

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.

El Kanemi Warriors is 67% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - El Kanemi Warriors · 1.2 pts / match - Abia Warriors

El Kanemi Warriors
WWDWL
Season result split
42% W19% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-5-10
1.46 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
10-3-0
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 0.91Opponent xG: 2.75BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 40%
Abia Warriors
DLDDW
Season result split
44% W26% D30% L
Season (W-D-L)
12-7-8
1.59 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-1-7
Last 5 away
3-1-1
WWWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.37Opponent xG: 0.70BTTS: 40%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.

El Kanemi Warriors is 9% better for: goals scored per match.

0.88 goals / match - El Kanemi Warriors · 0.81 goals / match - Abia Warriors

Abia Warriors is 49% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - El Kanemi Warriors · 0.67 goals / match - Abia Warriors

El Kanemi Warriors scoring profile: mixed

El Kanemi Warriors scores in 54% of matches (14 of 26 matches), while Abia Warriors keeps a clean sheet in 52% (14 of 27 matches).

Abia Warriors scoring profile: mixed

Abia Warriors scores in 67% of matches (18 of 27 matches), while El Kanemi Warriors keeps a clean sheet in 50% (13 of 26 matches).

23Goals scored (season)22
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
26Goals conceded (season)18
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
1.88Average goals in match1.48
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
5Goals scored (last 5)3
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
3Goals conceded (last 5)4
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors

How often they score at least...

54%1 goal67%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
27%2 goals15%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
8%3 goals0%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
0%4 goals0%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal48%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
31%2 goals19%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
19%3 goals0%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
0%4 goals0%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia 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.

23%
El Kanemi Warriors - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.6 of 26 matches
36%
League average

Goal patterns

12%BTTS at half-time7%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
8%BTTS in both halves0%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
12%Scored in both halves7%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors

BTTS and goal count

23%Min. 3 goals and BTTS11%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
15%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
0%BTTS - last 540%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia 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

58%Min. 1 goal before half-time44%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
19%Min. 2 goals before half-time19%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors

2nd half

42%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
31%Min. 2 goals after half-time19%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia 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 23% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.15 pts / match - El Kanemi Warriors · 1.41 pts / match - Abia Warriors

El Kanemi Warriors - half-time state
23% leading46% draw31% trailing
Abia Warriors - half-time state
26% leading63% draw11% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.15Points per match (1st half)1.41
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
0.35Goals scored (1st half)0.41
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.22
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
0.85Average goals (1st half)0.63
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
58%Clean sheet before half-time81%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
73%No goal before half-time67%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors

After half-time (2nd half)

1.08Points per match (2nd half)1.33
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
0.38Goals scored (2nd half)0.41
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.44
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
0.88Average goals (2nd half)0.85
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
69%Clean sheet after half-time63%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors
69%No goal after half-time59%
El Kanemi WarriorsAbia Warriors

El Kanemi Warriors - second-half results

15% W62% D23% L
30
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
28
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.15
PPG before half-time
Lead holding183%

Leads at half-time in 23% of matches and wins 42%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Abia Warriors - second-half results

30% W44% D26% L
38
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.41
PPG before half-time
Lead holding169%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 44%. 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.

El Kanemi Warriors - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.20
Goals scored / match0.00.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.2
Average goals in match0.40.4
1 goal20%40%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal100%80%
Goal difference-20
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Abia Warriors - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.80
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.00.8
Average goals in match0.21.2
1 goal20%60%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% 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.

El Kanemi Warriors
ScoredConceded
5
3
0-15
2
3
16-30
6
7
31-45
4
6
46-60
3
1
61-75
3
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Abia Warriors
ScoredConceded
1
4
0-15
5
1
16-30
5
1
31-45
4
6
46-60
3
2
61-75
4
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (5 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

1.68
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.8 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
92%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
25%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+19%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
36%
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

El Kanemi Warriors

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.60
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.48
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.73
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
69%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
179%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.54
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

Abia Warriors

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.56
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.65
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
145%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
53%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.39
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* 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

El Kanemi WarriorsLigaAbia Warriors
Average goals in match 1.881.83 1.48
Both teams scored 23%36% 26%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 38%26% 11%
Clean sheets 50%39% 52%
Goal before half-time 58%60% 44%
Goal after half-time 42%59% 67%

^ 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
36%
Both teams scored
26%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
39%
Clean sheets
1.27
Home goals / match
0.56
Away goals / match
+127%
Home attack advantage
+56%
Home defence advantage
+45%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
60%
1 goal
23%
2 goals
5%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
59%
1 goal
26%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

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

Home team

Other recorded players

Away team

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. El Kanemi WarriorsGoalDaddy Abdulrahman

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: El Kanemi Warriors 0 - 0 - 1 Abia Warriors. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Abia Warriors
2 : 0
El Kanemi Warriors

FAQ

What was the result of El Kanemi Warriors vs Abia Warriors?

The NPFL match finished El Kanemi Warriors 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 El Kanemi Warriors vs Abia Warriors?

El Kanemi Warriors score 0.88 goals per game on average and Abia Warriors 0.81. The NPFL average is 1.83 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 26% of games. Both teams score in 23% of El Kanemi Warriors's matches and 26% of Abia Warriors's.

What form are El Kanemi Warriors and Abia Warriors in?

Over the last 5 games El Kanemi Warriors have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Abia Warriors 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for El Kanemi Warriors 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.