Enugu Rangers vs Bayelsa United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Enugu Rangers played Bayelsa United in NPFL (Nigeria). The match was played on 7 December 2025. Final score: 4:1.

Current form

Enugu Rangers: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Bayelsa United: 2-3-0, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Enugu Rangers scores 0.80 and concedes 0.73 goals per match. Bayelsa United scores 1.00 and concedes 1.07. League average: 1.81 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Enugu Rangers 20%, Bayelsa United 60%. Over 2.5: Enugu Rangers 20%, Bayelsa United 33%. League level: BTTS 36%, Over 2.5 24%.

xG, shots and style

Bayelsa United has higher xG: 1.24 vs 1.18. Enugu Rangers: 3.8 shots per match, Bayelsa United: 7.7.

Match halves

Enugu Rangers: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.33. Bayelsa United: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.47.

Goals by minute

Enugu Rangers: 16-30 (4 goals). Bayelsa United: 61-75 (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NPFL: 1.81 goals per match, BTTS 36%, Over 2.5 24%.

Head-to-head

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

Half-by-half

4 : 1
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

61Possession (%)39
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
10Shots9
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
5Shots on target2
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
1.49xG1.05
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
8Corners4
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
69Dangerous attacks47
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
-1Fouls-1
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
-1Cards-1
Enugu RangersBayelsa 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.

Enugu RangersBayelsa United
0.8Goals scored / match1
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
0.73Goals conceded / match1.07
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
22%Average possession41%
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
0.67Shots on target / match2.47
Enugu RangersBayelsa United

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

3.8Shots per match7.73
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
0.67Shots on target2.47
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
21.1%Shot conversion12.9%
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
22%Possession41%
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
1.18xG for1.24
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
1.34xG against1.55
Enugu RangersBayelsa United

Shooting quality

Enugu Rangers: Counter-attackingBayelsa United: Counter-attacking
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
Accuracy (shots on target)18%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.310.16
Finishing (goals per shot on target)1.190.40

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.

Bayelsa United is 29% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Enugu Rangers · 1.8 pts / match - Bayelsa United

Enugu Rangers
DWLWL
Season result split
40% W27% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-4-5
1.47 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-2-0
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WWDWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.37Opponent xG: 1.15BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Bayelsa United
WDWDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
33% W33% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-5-5
1.33 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-3-2
Last 5 away
1-3-1
DWLDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.02Opponent xG: 1.54BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Bayelsa United is 25% better for: goals scored per match.

0.8 goals / match - Enugu Rangers · 1 goals / match - Bayelsa United

Enugu Rangers is 47% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.73 goals / match - Enugu Rangers · 1.07 goals / match - Bayelsa United

Enugu Rangers scoring profile: strong

Enugu Rangers scores in 60% of matches (9 of 15 matches), while Bayelsa United keeps a clean sheet in 20% (3 of 15 matches).

Bayelsa United scoring profile: mixed

Bayelsa United scores in 73% of matches (11 of 15 matches), while Enugu Rangers keeps a clean sheet in 60% (9 of 15 matches).

12Goals scored (season)15
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
11Goals conceded (season)16
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
1.53Average goals in match2.07
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
3Goals scored (last 5)6
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
4Goals conceded (last 5)4
Enugu RangersBayelsa United

How often they score at least...

60%1 goal73%
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
20%2 goals27%
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
0%3 goals0%
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
0%4 goals0%
Enugu RangersBayelsa United

How often they concede at least...

40%1 goal80%
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
33%2 goals27%
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
0%3 goals0%
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
0%4 goals0%
Enugu RangersBayelsa 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.

36%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time27%
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
7%BTTS in both halves0%
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
13%Scored in both halves20%
Enugu RangersBayelsa United

BTTS and goal count

20%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
20%BTTS - last 580%
Enugu RangersBayelsa 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

60%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
20%Min. 2 goals before half-time27%
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Enugu RangersBayelsa United

2nd half

60%Min. 1 goal after half-time73%
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
13%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time7%
Enugu RangersBayelsa 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.

Bayelsa United is 5% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.33 pts / match - Enugu Rangers · 1.4 pts / match - Bayelsa United

Enugu Rangers - half-time state
27% leading53% draw20% trailing
Bayelsa United - half-time state
27% leading60% draw13% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.33Points per match (1st half)1.4
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
0.47Goals scored (1st half)0.53
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)0.4
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
0.8Average goals (1st half)0.93
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
67%Clean sheet before half-time60%
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
60%No goal before half-time47%
Enugu RangersBayelsa United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.13Points per match (2nd half)1
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
0.33Goals scored (2nd half)0.47
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
0.4Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
0.73Average goals (2nd half)1.13
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
60%Clean sheet after half-time47%
Enugu RangersBayelsa United
67%No goal after half-time60%
Enugu RangersBayelsa United

Enugu Rangers - second-half results

20% W53% D27% L
20
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding148%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 40%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Bayelsa United - second-half results

20% W40% D40% L
21
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.40
PPG before half-time
Lead holding122%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Enugu Rangers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.20
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match0.60.8
1 goal60%60%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Bayelsa United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.60
Goals scored / match0.80.4
Goals conceded / match0.60.2
Average goals in match1.40.6
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 4

* 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (4 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Bayelsa United
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
3
1
16-30
2
3
31-45
2
2
46-60
5
0
61-75
0
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -8 - 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

1.80
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.9 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
40%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
44%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Enugu Rangers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.16
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.38
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.61
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
65%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
130%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

Bayelsa United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.31
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.24
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.0 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.
+0.48
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
179%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
86%
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
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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

Enugu RangersLigaBayelsa United
Average goals in match 1.531.81 2.07
Both teams scored 20%36% 60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 20%24% 33%
Clean sheets 60%38% 20%
Goal before half-time 60%63% 67%
Goal after half-time 60%57% 73%

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

1.81
Average goals per match
36%
Both teams scored
24%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
38%
Clean sheets
1.24
Home goals / match
0.56
Away goals / match
+121%
Home attack advantage
+55%
Home defence advantage
+47%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
63%
1 goal
24%
2 goals
3%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
57%
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. Enugu RangersGoalChidozie Iwundu
  2. Enugu RangersGoalChidozie Iwundu
  3. Bayelsa UnitedGoalIssa Yusuf
  4. Enugu RangersGoalKenechukwu Augustine Agu
  5. Enugu RangersGoalChimobi Igwilo

FAQ

What was the result of Enugu Rangers vs Bayelsa United?

The NPFL match finished Enugu Rangers 4:1 Bayelsa United. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Enugu Rangers vs Bayelsa United?

Enugu Rangers score 0.80 goals per game on average and Bayelsa United 1.00. The NPFL average is 1.81 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 24% of games. Both teams score in 20% of Enugu Rangers's matches and 60% of Bayelsa United's.

What form are Enugu Rangers and Bayelsa United in?

Over the last 5 games Enugu Rangers have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Bayelsa United 2-3-0 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Enugu Rangers vs Bayelsa United?

The statistical background for Enugu Rangers vs Bayelsa United — 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.