Nigeria - NPFLData current as of 12 September 2026

Enyimba vs Bayelsa United: match statistics

Enyimba crest
Enyimba
1 : 0half-time 0:0
Bayelsa United crest
Bayelsa United
155%(0.00)
X30%(0.00)
215%(0.00)

Enyimba displays significantly better home form with a 55% win rate at home and an impressive goal difference of +8 at their own stadium. The hosts score an average of 1.36 goals per match in home games with an xG of 1.53, indicating an effective offense. Bayelsa United has very poor away statistics – only 18% wins away, 45% losses, and a negative goal difference of -7. The visitors score an average of only 0.64 goals in away matches with an xG of 1.02, and their average goals conceded is 1.27 per match. Additionally, Bayelsa United fails to score in 45% of away matches, which, given Enyimba's solid defense (55% clean sheets in home games), gives the hosts a clear advantage. Taking all statistics into account, Enyimba is the clear favorite for this match.

Enyimba vs Bayelsa United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Enyimba played Bayelsa United in NPFL (Nigeria). The match was played on 1 February 2026. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Enyimba: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Bayelsa United: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Enyimba scores 1.09 and concedes 1.09 goals per match. Bayelsa United scores 0.91 and concedes 1.13. League average: 1.83 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Enyimba 43%, Bayelsa United 52%. Over 2.5: Enyimba 43%, Bayelsa United 30%. League level: BTTS 36%, Over 2.5 26%.

xG, shots and style

Bayelsa United has higher xG: 1.28 vs 1.21. Enyimba: 7.4 shots per match, Bayelsa United: 6.7.

Match halves

Enyimba: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.61. Bayelsa United: half-time lead 22%, second-half goals 0.43.

Goals by minute

Enyimba: 76-90+ (7 goals). Bayelsa United: 61-75 (6 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: 1-0-0. 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

Enyimba displays significantly better home form with a 55% win rate at home and an impressive goal difference of +8 at their own stadium. The hosts score an average of 1.36 goals per match in home games with an xG of 1.53, indicating an effective offense. Bayelsa United has very poor away statistics – only 18% wins away, 45% losses, and a negative goal difference of -7. The visitors score an average of only 0.64 goals in away matches with an xG of 1.02, and their average goals conceded is 1.27 per match. Additionally, Bayelsa United fails to score in 45% of away matches, which, given Enyimba's solid defense (55% clean sheets in home games), gives the hosts a clear advantage. Taking all statistics into account, Enyimba is the clear favorite for this match.

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Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

-1Possession (%)-1
EnyimbaBayelsa United
-1Shots-1
EnyimbaBayelsa United
-1Shots on target-1
EnyimbaBayelsa United
0xG0
EnyimbaBayelsa United
-1Corners-1
EnyimbaBayelsa United
0Dangerous attacks0
EnyimbaBayelsa United
-1Fouls-1
EnyimbaBayelsa United
-1Cards-1
EnyimbaBayelsa 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.

EnyimbaBayelsa United
1.09Goals scored / match0.91
EnyimbaBayelsa United
1.09Goals conceded / match1.13
EnyimbaBayelsa United
43%Average possession35%
EnyimbaBayelsa United
2.39Shots on target / match2.13
EnyimbaBayelsa United

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

7.39Shots per match6.65
EnyimbaBayelsa United
2.39Shots on target2.13
EnyimbaBayelsa United
14.7%Shot conversion13.7%
EnyimbaBayelsa United
43%Possession35%
EnyimbaBayelsa United
1.21xG for1.28
EnyimbaBayelsa United
1.33xG against1.53
EnyimbaBayelsa United

Shooting quality

Enyimba: Counter-attackingBayelsa United: Counter-attacking
EnyimbaBayelsa United
Accuracy (shots on target)32%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.160.19
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.460.43

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
WLDLD
Season result split
30% W30% D39% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-7-9
1.22 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-3-2
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
LWWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.46Opponent xG: 1.45BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%
Bayelsa United
LLWDD
Season result split
30% W30% D39% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-7-9
1.22 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-4-5
Last 5 away
0-2-3
DLLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.49Opponent xG: 1.91BTTS: 20%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.

Enyimba is 20% better for: goals scored per match.

1.09 goals / match - Enyimba · 0.91 goals / match - Bayelsa United

Enyimba scoring profile: strong

Enyimba scores in 61% of matches (14 of 23 matches), while Bayelsa United keeps a clean sheet in 22% (5 of 23 matches).

Bayelsa United scoring profile: strong

Bayelsa United scores in 65% of matches (15 of 23 matches), while Enyimba keeps a clean sheet in 39% (9 of 23 matches).

25Goals scored (season)21
EnyimbaBayelsa United
25Goals conceded (season)26
EnyimbaBayelsa United
2.17Average goals in match2.04
EnyimbaBayelsa United
4Goals scored (last 5)3
EnyimbaBayelsa United
6Goals conceded (last 5)3
EnyimbaBayelsa United

How often they score at least...

61%1 goal65%
EnyimbaBayelsa United
35%2 goals26%
EnyimbaBayelsa United
13%3 goals0%
EnyimbaBayelsa United
0%4 goals0%
EnyimbaBayelsa United

How often they concede at least...

61%1 goal78%
EnyimbaBayelsa United
35%2 goals26%
EnyimbaBayelsa United
13%3 goals4%
EnyimbaBayelsa United
0%4 goals4%
EnyimbaBayelsa 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

26%BTTS at half-time26%
EnyimbaBayelsa United
9%BTTS in both halves0%
EnyimbaBayelsa United
22%Scored in both halves17%
EnyimbaBayelsa United

BTTS and goal count

35%Min. 3 goals and BTTS30%
EnyimbaBayelsa United
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
EnyimbaBayelsa United
20%BTTS - last 520%
EnyimbaBayelsa 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

57%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%
EnyimbaBayelsa United
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time26%
EnyimbaBayelsa United
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time4%
EnyimbaBayelsa United

2nd half

57%Min. 1 goal after half-time61%
EnyimbaBayelsa United
48%Min. 2 goals after half-time30%
EnyimbaBayelsa United
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time4%
EnyimbaBayelsa 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.

Enyimba - half-time state
17% leading61% draw22% trailing
Bayelsa United - half-time state
22% leading52% draw26% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.13Points per match (1st half)1.17
EnyimbaBayelsa United
0.48Goals scored (1st half)0.48
EnyimbaBayelsa United
0.48Goals conceded (1st half)0.61
EnyimbaBayelsa United
0.96Average goals (1st half)1.09
EnyimbaBayelsa United
61%Clean sheet before half-time52%
EnyimbaBayelsa United
57%No goal before half-time52%
EnyimbaBayelsa United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.13Points per match (2nd half)1.13
EnyimbaBayelsa United
0.61Goals scored (2nd half)0.43
EnyimbaBayelsa United
0.61Goals conceded (2nd half)0.52
EnyimbaBayelsa United
1.22Average goals (2nd half)0.96
EnyimbaBayelsa United
57%Clean sheet after half-time61%
EnyimbaBayelsa United
61%No goal after half-time65%
EnyimbaBayelsa United

Enyimba - second-half results

17% W61% D22% L
26
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.13
PPG before half-time
Lead holding176%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 30%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Bayelsa United - second-half results

22% W48% D30% L
27
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.17
PPG before half-time
Lead holding136%

Leads at half-time in 22% of matches and wins 30%. 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 match1.201.00
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.21.0
Average goals in match0.41.6
1 goal40%80%
2 goals0%80%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% 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 match1.001.40
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.0
Average goals in match1.00.2
1 goal80%20%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%100%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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
2
0-15
5
3
16-30
4
6
31-45
1
4
46-60
6
5
61-75
7
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Bayelsa United
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
5
3
16-30
3
7
31-45
3
3
46-60
6
1
61-75
1
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - 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

2.11
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
115%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-5%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
14%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 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.
-0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
87%
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.
-0.22
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

Bayelsa United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.25
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.
+0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.37
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.40
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
160%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
90%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.22
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
5% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
5%

* 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

EnyimbaLigaBayelsa United
Average goals in match 2.171.83 2.04
Both teams scored 43%36% 52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 43%26% 30%
Clean sheets 39%38% 22%
Goal before half-time 57%60% 70%
Goal after half-time 57%59% 61%

^ 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)
38%
Clean sheets
1.26
Home goals / match
0.57
Away goals / match
+121%
Home attack advantage
+55%
Home defence advantage
+44%
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
27%
2 goals
7%
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.

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Enyimba 1 - 0 - 0 Bayelsa United. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Bayelsa United
0 : 2
Enyimba

FAQ

What was the result of Enyimba vs Bayelsa United?

The NPFL match finished Enyimba 1:0 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 Enyimba vs Bayelsa United?

Enyimba score 1.09 goals per game on average and Bayelsa United 0.91. The NPFL average is 1.83 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 26% of games. Both teams score in 43% of Enyimba's matches and 52% of Bayelsa United's.

What form are Enyimba and Bayelsa United in?

Over the last 5 games Enyimba have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Bayelsa United 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Enyimba 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.