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Ikorodu City vs Barau: match statistics

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Ikorodu City vs Barau: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Ikorodu City play Barau in NPFL (Nigeria). The match date is 19 September 2026. Venue: Enyimba International Stadium.

Current form

Ikorodu City: 1-1-0, 2.00 points/match. Barau: 2-1-0, 2.33 points/match.

Goal statistics

Ikorodu City scores 2.50 and concedes 1.50 goals per match. Barau scores 2.00 and concedes 0.67. League average: 2.71 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Ikorodu City 100%, Barau 67%. Over 2.5: Ikorodu City 100%, Barau 67%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 54%.

xG, shots and style

Barau has higher xG: 2.41 vs 1.88. Ikorodu City: 6.5 shots per match, Barau: 9.3.

Match halves

Ikorodu City: half-time lead 100%, second-half goals 0.50. Barau: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 1.33.

Goals by minute

Ikorodu City: 16-30 (2 goals). Barau: 76-90+ (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NPFL: 2.71 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 54%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 1.50, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

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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.

2.5Goals scored / match2
Ikorodu CityBarau
1.5Goals conceded / match0.67
Ikorodu CityBarau
31%Average possession34%
Ikorodu CityBarau
2.5Shots on target / match4.67
Ikorodu CityBarau

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

6.5Shots per match9.33
Ikorodu CityBarau
2.5Shots on target4.67
Ikorodu CityBarau
38.5%Shot conversion21.4%
Ikorodu CityBarau
31%Possession34%
Ikorodu CityBarau
1.88xG for2.41
Ikorodu CityBarau
1.09xG against0.81
Ikorodu CityBarau

Shooting quality

Ikorodu City: Counter-attackingBarau: Counter-attacking
Ikorodu CityBarau
Accuracy (shots on target)38%50%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.290.26
Finishing (goals per shot on target)1.000.43

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.

Barau is 17% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Ikorodu City · 2.33 pts / match - Barau

Ikorodu City
WD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
50% W50% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-0
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-0
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 at home
1-0-0
W
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.5Goals conceded: 1.5xG: 1.88Opponent xG: 1.09BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Barau
WDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
67% W33% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-0
2.33 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-0
2.33 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 away
0-1-0
D
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.7xG: 2.41Opponent xG: 0.81BTTS: 67%Over 2.5: 67%

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.

Ikorodu City is 25% better for: goals scored per match.

2.5 goals / match - Ikorodu City · 2 goals / match - Barau

Barau is 124% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.5 goals / match - Ikorodu City · 0.67 goals / match - Barau

Ikorodu City scoring profile: very strong

Ikorodu City scores in 100% of matches (2 of 2 matches), while Barau keeps a clean sheet in 33% (1 of 3 matches).

Barau scoring profile: very strong

Barau scores in 67% of matches (2 of 3 matches), while Ikorodu City keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 matches).

5Goals scored (season)6
Ikorodu CityBarau
3Goals conceded (season)2
Ikorodu CityBarau
4Average goals in match2.67
Ikorodu CityBarau
5Goals scored (last 5)6
Ikorodu CityBarau
3Goals conceded (last 5)2
Ikorodu CityBarau

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal67%
Ikorodu CityBarau
100%2 goals67%
Ikorodu CityBarau
50%3 goals67%
Ikorodu CityBarau
0%4 goals0%
Ikorodu CityBarau

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal67%
Ikorodu CityBarau
50%2 goals0%
Ikorodu CityBarau
0%3 goals0%
Ikorodu CityBarau
0%4 goals0%
Ikorodu CityBarau

* 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

100%BTTS at half-time33%
Ikorodu CityBarau
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Ikorodu CityBarau
50%Scored in both halves67%
Ikorodu CityBarau

BTTS and goal count

100%Min. 3 goals and BTTS67%
Ikorodu CityBarau
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Ikorodu CityBarau
100%BTTS - last 567%
Ikorodu CityBarau

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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
Ikorodu CityBarau
100%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Ikorodu CityBarau
100%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Ikorodu CityBarau

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
Ikorodu CityBarau
0%Min. 2 goals after half-time67%
Ikorodu CityBarau
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
Ikorodu CityBarau

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.

Ikorodu City is 80% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

3 pts / match - Ikorodu City · 1.67 pts / match - Barau

Ikorodu City - half-time state
100% leading0% draw0% trailing
Barau - half-time state
33% leading67% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

3Points per match (1st half)1.67
Ikorodu CityBarau
2Goals scored (1st half)0.67
Ikorodu CityBarau
1Goals conceded (1st half)0.33
Ikorodu CityBarau
3Average goals (1st half)1
Ikorodu CityBarau
0%Clean sheet before half-time67%
Ikorodu CityBarau
0%No goal before half-time33%
Ikorodu CityBarau

After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per match (2nd half)2.33
Ikorodu CityBarau
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)1.33
Ikorodu CityBarau
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.33
Ikorodu CityBarau
1Average goals (2nd half)1.67
Ikorodu CityBarau
50%Clean sheet after half-time67%
Ikorodu CityBarau
50%No goal after half-time33%
Ikorodu CityBarau

Ikorodu City - second-half results

50% W0% D50% L
6
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
3.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding50%

Leads at half-time in 100% of matches and wins 50%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time-0.5

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Barau - second-half results

67% W33% D0% L
5
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding203%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 67%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Ikorodu City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match3.001.50
Goals scored / match2.00.5
Goals conceded / match1.00.5
Average goals in match3.01.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals100%0%
3 goals100%0%
Clean sheet0%50%
No goal0%50%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 0% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 100% - Half-time goals total: 4
Barau - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.672.33
Goals scored / match0.71.3
Goals conceded / match0.30.3
Average goals in match1.01.7
1 goal67%67%
2 goals33%67%
3 goals0%33%
Clean sheet67%67%
No goal33%33%
Goal difference+1+3
Half-time: 33% leading - 67% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 67% won - 33% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 33% - 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.

Ikorodu City
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
2
0
16-30
2
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (1). 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

3.33
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
123%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
84%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-55%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
67%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
4+
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Ikorodu City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.79
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.21
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.62
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.41
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
133%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
181%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-1.5
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Barau

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.60
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.27
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.1 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.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
241%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
36%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
67% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
67%

* 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

Ikorodu CityLigaBarau
Average goals in match 4.002.71 2.67
Both teams scored 100%50% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 100%54% 67%
Clean sheets 0%29% 33%
Goal before half-time 100%83% 67%
Goal after half-time 100%79% 67%

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

2.71
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.88
Home goals / match
0.83
Away goals / match
+127%
Home attack advantage
+56%
Home defence advantage
+59%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Ikorodu City 1 - 0 - 1 Barau. Average goals 1.50, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Barau
1 : 0
Ikorodu City
Ikorodu City
2 : 0
Barau

FAQ

When do Ikorodu City and Barau play?

Ikorodu City face Barau on 19 September 2026 in NPFL at Enyimba International Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Ikorodu City and Barau?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Ikorodu City won 1, Barau won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Ikorodu City vs Barau?

Ikorodu City score 2.50 goals per game on average and Barau 2.00. The NPFL average is 2.71 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Ikorodu City's matches and 67% of Barau's.

What form are Ikorodu City and Barau in?

Over the last 5 games Ikorodu City have a 1-1-0 record (2.00 points per game) and Barau 2-1-0 (2.33 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Ikorodu City 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.