Nigeria - NPFLData current as of 23 July 2026

Enyimba vs Barau: match statistics

Enyimba crest
Enyimba
0 : 0half-time 0:0
Barau crest
Barau
165%(0.00)
X22%(0.00)
213%(0.00)

Enyimba displays a significantly better home form with a 60% win rate and a goal difference of +8 at their own stadium. The hosts score an average of 1.5 goals per match at home while conceding only 0.7, giving them a solid offensive-defensive advantage. Barau, on the other hand, performs very poorly away – only a 10% win rate, 80% of matches without scoring a goal, and a catastrophic goal difference of -10 in away fixtures. Moreover, the visitors score only 0.4 goals on average away while conceding 1.4, which, combined with Enyimba's possession dominance (53% vs 47%) and higher xG (1.46 vs 0.98), points to a clear home victory. The recent form over the last five matches also favors Enyimba, who have earned 6 more points than Barau during this period.

Enyimba vs Barau: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Enyimba play Barau in NPFL (Nigeria). The match date is 18 January 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 0:0.

Current form

Enyimba: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Barau: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Enyimba scores 1.16 and concedes 1.11 goals per match. Barau scores 0.89 and concedes 0.79. League average: 2.02 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Enyimba 45%, Barau 29%. Over 2.5: Enyimba 45%, Barau 26%. League level: BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

Barau has higher xG: 1.30 vs 1.24. Enyimba: 6.4 shots per match, Barau: 4.7.

Match halves

Enyimba: half-time lead 16%, second-half goals 0.71. Barau: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

Enyimba: 76-90+ (14 goals). Barau: 61-75 (11 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: 0-1-0. Average goals 0.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

Enyimba displays a significantly better home form with a 60% win rate and a goal difference of +8 at their own stadium. The hosts score an average of 1.5 goals per match at home while conceding only 0.7, giving them a solid offensive-defensive advantage. Barau, on the other hand, performs very poorly away – only a 10% win rate, 80% of matches without scoring a goal, and a catastrophic goal difference of -10 in away fixtures. Moreover, the visitors score only 0.4 goals on average away while conceding 1.4, which, combined with Enyimba's possession dominance (53% vs 47%) and higher xG (1.46 vs 0.98), points to a clear home victory. The recent form over the last five matches also favors Enyimba, who have earned 6 more points than Barau during this period.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

58Possession (%)42
EnyimbaBarau
22Shots12
EnyimbaBarau
4Shots on target2
EnyimbaBarau
2.03xG1.07
EnyimbaBarau
8Corners3
EnyimbaBarau
51Dangerous attacks23
EnyimbaBarau
9Fouls13
EnyimbaBarau
0Cards2
EnyimbaBarau

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.

1.16Goals scored / match0.89
EnyimbaBarau
1.11Goals conceded / match0.79
EnyimbaBarau
36%Average possession23%
EnyimbaBarau
2Shots on target / match0.97
EnyimbaBarau

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

6.42Shots per match4.74
EnyimbaBarau
2Shots on target0.97
EnyimbaBarau
18%Shot conversion18.9%
EnyimbaBarau
36%Possession23%
EnyimbaBarau
1.24xG for1.3
EnyimbaBarau
1.22xG against1.31
EnyimbaBarau

Shooting quality

Enyimba: Counter-attackingBarau: Counter-attacking
EnyimbaBarau
Accuracy (shots on target)31%20%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.190.27
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.580.92

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.

Enyimba
WLWLW
Season result split
34% W26% R39% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-10-15
1.29 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
12-4-3
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 1.00BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%
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 away (W-D-L)
1-8-10
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LDDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.03Opponent xG: 1.03BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%

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.

Enyimba is 30% better for: goals scored per match.

1.16 goals / match - Enyimba · 0.89 goals / match - Barau

Barau is 41% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.11 goals / match - Enyimba · 0.79 goals / match - Barau

Enyimba scoring profile: mixed

Enyimba scores in 66% of matches (25 of 38 matches), while Barau keeps a clean sheet in 42% (16 of 38 matches).

Barau scoring profile: mixed

Barau scores in 45% of matches (17 of 38 matches), while Enyimba keeps a clean sheet in 34% (13 of 38 matches).

44Goals scored (season)34
EnyimbaBarau
42Goals conceded (season)30
EnyimbaBarau
2.26Average goals in match1.68
EnyimbaBarau
9Goals scored (last 5)9
EnyimbaBarau
5Goals conceded (last 5)4
EnyimbaBarau

How often they score at least...

66%1 goal45%
EnyimbaBarau
37%2 goals29%
EnyimbaBarau
13%3 goals13%
EnyimbaBarau
0%4 goals3%
EnyimbaBarau

How often they concede at least...

66%1 goal58%
EnyimbaBarau
37%2 goals21%
EnyimbaBarau
8%3 goals0%
EnyimbaBarau
0%4 goals0%
EnyimbaBarau

* 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.

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time16%
EnyimbaBarau
5%BTTS in both halves3%
EnyimbaBarau
21%Scored in both halves21%
EnyimbaBarau

BTTS and goal count

34%Min. 3 goals and BTTS21%
EnyimbaBarau
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
EnyimbaBarau
40%BTTS - last 540%
EnyimbaBarau

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

61%Min. 1 goal before half-time55%
EnyimbaBarau
34%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
EnyimbaBarau
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
EnyimbaBarau

2nd half

63%Min. 1 goal after half-time53%
EnyimbaBarau
42%Min. 2 goals after half-time29%
EnyimbaBarau
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time3%
EnyimbaBarau

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.

Barau is 15% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.03 pts / match - Enyimba · 1.18 pts / match - Barau

Enyimba - half-time state
16% leading55% draw29% trailing
Barau - half-time state
21% leading55% draw24% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.03Points per match (1st half)1.18
EnyimbaBarau
0.45Goals scored (1st half)0.39
EnyimbaBarau
0.55Goals conceded (1st half)0.45
EnyimbaBarau
1Average goals (1st half)0.84
EnyimbaBarau
55%Clean sheet before half-time61%
EnyimbaBarau
63%No goal before half-time68%
EnyimbaBarau

After half-time (2nd half)

1.42Points per match (2nd half)1.39
EnyimbaBarau
0.71Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
EnyimbaBarau
0.55Goals conceded (2nd half)0.34
EnyimbaBarau
1.26Average goals (2nd half)0.84
EnyimbaBarau
61%Clean sheet after half-time74%
EnyimbaBarau
50%No goal after half-time66%
EnyimbaBarau

Enyimba - second-half results

32% W47% R21% P
39
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
54
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.03
PPG before half-time
Lead holding213%

Leads at half-time in 16% of matches and wins 34%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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.

Enyimba - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.602.00
Goals scored / match1.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match1.61.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals80%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5
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

* 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.

Enyimba
ScoredConceded
2
5
0-15
9
7
16-30
6
9
31-45
6
4
46-60
7
9
61-75
14
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

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.

* 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

1.98
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
37%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
30%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
19%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 5 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Enyimba

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
81%
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.
+0.51
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

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.
153%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
55%
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%

* 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

EnyimbaLigaBarau
Average goals in match 2.262.02 1.68
Both teams scored 45%38% 29%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 45%34% 26%
Clean sheets 34%37% 42%
Goal before half-time 61%61% 55%
Goal after half-time 63%64% 53%

^ 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: Enyimba 0 - 1 - 0 Barau. Average goals 0.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Barau
0 : 0
Enyimba

FAQ

What was the result of Enyimba vs Barau?

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

What do the goal statistics show before Enyimba vs Barau?

Enyimba score 1.16 goals per game on average and Barau 0.89. The NPFL average is 2.02 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 45% of Enyimba's matches and 29% of Barau's.

What form are Enyimba and Barau in?

Over the last 5 games Enyimba have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Barau 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

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

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.