Kano Pillars vs Ikorodu City: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Kano Pillars played Ikorodu City in NPFL (Nigeria). The match was played on 23 November 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Kano Pillars: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match. Ikorodu City: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Kano Pillars scores 0.62 and concedes 1.23 goals per match. Ikorodu City scores 1.23 and concedes 0.62. League average: 1.77 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Kano Pillars 38%, Ikorodu City 38%. Over 2.5: Kano Pillars 23%, Ikorodu City 15%. League level: BTTS 36%, Over 2.5 23%.

xG, shots and style

Kano Pillars has higher xG: 1.68 vs 1.35. Kano Pillars: 5.9 shots per match, Ikorodu City: 8.8.

Match halves

Kano Pillars: half-time lead 31%, second-half goals 0.15. Ikorodu City: half-time lead 31%, second-half goals 0.69.

Goals by minute

Kano Pillars: 31-45+ (3 goals). Ikorodu City: 46-60 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NPFL: 1.77 goals per match, BTTS 36%, Over 2.5 23%.

Head-to-head

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

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

-1Possession (%)-1
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
-1Shots-1
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
-1Shots on target-1
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0xG0
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
-1Corners-1
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0Dangerous attacks0
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
-1Fouls-1
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
-1Cards-1
Kano PillarsIkorodu City

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.

Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0.62Goals scored / match1.23
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
1.23Goals conceded / match0.62
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
28%Average possession44%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
1.46Shots on target / match3.15
Kano PillarsIkorodu City

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

5.92Shots per match8.77
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
1.46Shots on target3.15
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
10.4%Shot conversion14%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
28%Possession44%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
1.68xG for1.35
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
1.14xG against1.15
Kano PillarsIkorodu City

Shooting quality

Kano Pillars: BalancedIkorodu City: Counter-attacking
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
Accuracy (shots on target)25%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.280.15
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.420.39

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.

Ikorodu City is 1200% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / match - Kano Pillars · 2.6 pts / match - Ikorodu City

Kano Pillars
LLLDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
15% W23% D62% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-3-8
0.69 pts / match · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-3-1
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
WWDLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.74Opponent xG: 1.09BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Ikorodu City
WDWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
46% W46% D8% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-6-1
1.85 pts / match · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-4-1
Last 5 away
1-3-1
DLDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.2xG: 1.55Opponent xG: 1.17BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

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 98% better for: goals scored per match.

0.62 goals / match - Kano Pillars · 1.23 goals / match - Ikorodu City

Ikorodu City is 98% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.23 goals / match - Kano Pillars · 0.62 goals / match - Ikorodu City

Kano Pillars scoring profile: more difficult

Kano Pillars scores in 54% of matches (7 of 13 matches), while Ikorodu City keeps a clean sheet in 62% (8 of 13 matches).

Ikorodu City scoring profile: very strong

Ikorodu City scores in 77% of matches (10 of 13 matches), while Kano Pillars keeps a clean sheet in 23% (3 of 13 matches).

8Goals scored (season)16
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
16Goals conceded (season)8
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
1.85Average goals in match1.85
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
3Goals scored (last 5)8
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
9Goals conceded (last 5)1
Kano PillarsIkorodu City

How often they score at least...

54%1 goal77%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
8%2 goals46%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0%3 goals0%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0%4 goals0%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City

How often they concede at least...

77%1 goal38%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
38%2 goals8%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
8%3 goals8%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0%4 goals8%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City

* 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

15%BTTS at half-time15%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0%Scored in both halves15%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City

BTTS and goal count

23%Min. 3 goals and BTTS15%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
40%BTTS - last 520%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City

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

62%Min. 1 goal before half-time62%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
23%Min. 2 goals before half-time31%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City

2nd half

54%Min. 1 goal after half-time46%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
31%Min. 2 goals after half-time23%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time15%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City

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 6% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.38 pts / match - Kano Pillars · 1.46 pts / match - Ikorodu City

Kano Pillars - half-time state
31% leading46% draw23% trailing
Ikorodu City - half-time state
31% leading54% draw15% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.38Points per match (1st half)1.46
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0.46Goals scored (1st half)0.54
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0.46Goals conceded (1st half)0.46
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0.92Average goals (1st half)1
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
62%Clean sheet before half-time69%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
62%No goal before half-time54%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City

After half-time (2nd half)

0.69Points per match (2nd half)1.92
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0.15Goals scored (2nd half)0.69
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0.77Goals conceded (2nd half)0.15
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
0.92Average goals (2nd half)0.85
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
54%Clean sheet after half-time85%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City
85%No goal after half-time54%
Kano PillarsIkorodu City

Kano Pillars - second-half results

8% W46% D46% L
18
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.38
PPG before half-time
Lead holding48%

Leads at half-time in 31% of matches and wins 15%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.3

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

Ikorodu City - second-half results

46% W54% D0% L
19
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.46
PPG before half-time
Lead holding148%

Leads at half-time in 31% of matches and wins 46%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Kano Pillars - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.600.40
Goals scored / match0.60.0
Goals conceded / match0.61.2
Average goals in match1.21.2
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%100%
Goal difference0-6
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Ikorodu City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.202.20
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.00.2
Average goals in match0.81.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%80%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+4+3
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - 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.

Kano Pillars
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
2
3
16-30
3
3
31-45
0
2
46-60
1
4
61-75
1
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Ikorodu City
ScoredConceded
2
4
0-15
3
2
16-30
2
0
31-45
4
0
46-60
3
2
61-75
2
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (4 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - 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

1.85
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.6 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
38%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
42%
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

Kano Pillars

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.54
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.15
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-1.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
51%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
216%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.49
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

Ikorodu City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.41
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.2 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.
+0.53
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
216%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
51%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.75
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

* 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

Kano PillarsLigaIkorodu City
Average goals in match 1.851.77 1.85
Both teams scored 38%36% 38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 23%23% 15%
Clean sheets 23%38% 62%
Goal before half-time 62%63% 62%
Goal after half-time 54%57% 46%

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

1.77
Average goals per match
36%
Both teams scored
23%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
38%
Clean sheets
1.21
Home goals / match
0.57
Away goals / match
+112%
Home attack advantage
+53%
Home defence advantage
+42%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
63%
1 goal
24%
2 goals
2%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
57%
1 goal
23%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
0%
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. Kano PillarsGoalRabiu Ali
  2. Kano PillarsGoalSuleiman Idris
  3. Kano PillarsSubstitutionOn: Umar SaniOff: Suleiman Idris

FAQ

What was the result of Kano Pillars vs Ikorodu City?

The NPFL match finished Kano Pillars 2:1 Ikorodu City. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Kano Pillars vs Ikorodu City?

Kano Pillars score 0.62 goals per game on average and Ikorodu City 1.23. The NPFL average is 1.77 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 23% of games. Both teams score in 38% of Kano Pillars's matches and 38% of Ikorodu City's.

What form are Kano Pillars and Ikorodu City in?

Over the last 5 games Kano Pillars have a 0-1-4 record (0.20 points per game) and Ikorodu City 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Kano Pillars vs Ikorodu City?

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.