Nigeria - NPFLSani Abacha StadiumData current as of 02 September 2026

Kano Pillars vs Niger Tornadoes: match statistics

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Kano Pillars vs Niger Tornadoes: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Kano Pillars play Niger Tornadoes in NPFL (Nigeria). The match date is 6 September 2026. Venue: Sani Abacha Stadium.

Current form

Kano Pillars: 0-1-0, 1.00 points/match. Niger Tornadoes: 1-0-0, 3.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Kano Pillars scores 2.00 and concedes 2.00 goals per match. Niger Tornadoes scores 2.00 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.70 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Kano Pillars 100%, Niger Tornadoes 100%. Over 2.5: Kano Pillars 100%, Niger Tornadoes 100%. League level: BTTS 70%, Over 2.5 60%.

xG, shots and style

Niger Tornadoes has higher xG: 2.50 vs 0.00. Kano Pillars: -1.0 shots per match, Niger Tornadoes: 19.0.

Match halves

Kano Pillars: half-time lead 100%, second-half goals 0.00. Niger Tornadoes: half-time lead 100%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Kano Pillars: 0-15 (1 goals). Niger Tornadoes: 31-45+ (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NPFL: 2.70 goals per match, BTTS 70%, Over 2.5 60%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-1. Average goals 1.00, 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.

Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
2Goals scored / match2
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
2Goals conceded / match1
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
-1%Average possession59%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
-1Shots on target / match7
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

-1Shots per match19
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
-1Shots on target7
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
-200%Shot conversion10.5%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
-1%Possession59%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
0xG for2.5
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
0xG against1.06
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes

Shooting quality

Kano Pillars: BalancedNiger Tornadoes: Dominant
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
Accuracy (shots on target)0%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.000.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.000.29

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.

Niger Tornadoes is 200% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Kano Pillars · 3 pts / match - Niger Tornadoes

Kano Pillars
D
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W100% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-0
1.00 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-0
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 at home
0-0-0
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Niger Tornadoes
W
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 away
0-0-0
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 2.50Opponent xG: 1.06BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

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.

Niger Tornadoes is 100% better for: goals conceded per match.

2 goals / match - Kano Pillars · 1 goals / match - Niger Tornadoes

Kano Pillars scoring profile: very strong

Kano Pillars scores in 100% of matches (1 of 1 matches), while Niger Tornadoes keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 matches).

Niger Tornadoes scoring profile: very strong

Niger Tornadoes scores in 100% of matches (1 of 1 matches), while Kano Pillars keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 matches).

2Goals scored (season)2
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
2Goals conceded (season)1
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
4Average goals in match3
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
2Goals scored (last 5)2
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
2Goals conceded (last 5)1
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
100%2 goals100%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
0%3 goals0%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
0%4 goals0%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
100%2 goals0%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
0%3 goals0%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
0%4 goals0%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes

* 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.

70%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
0%Scored in both halves100%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes

BTTS and goal count

100%Min. 3 goals and BTTS100%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
100%BTTS - last 5100%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes

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-time100%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
100%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
100%Min. 2 goals after half-time100%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes

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.

Kano Pillars - half-time state
100% leading0% draw0% trailing
Niger Tornadoes - half-time state
100% leading0% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

3Points per match (1st half)3
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
2Goals scored (1st half)1
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
0Goals conceded (1st half)0
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
2Average goals (1st half)1
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
100%Clean sheet before half-time100%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
0%No goal before half-time0%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes

After half-time (2nd half)

0Points per match (2nd half)1
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
0Goals scored (2nd half)1
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
2Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
2Average goals (2nd half)2
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
0%Clean sheet after half-time0%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes
100%No goal after half-time0%
Kano PillarsNiger Tornadoes

Kano Pillars - second-half results

0% W0% R100% P
3
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
0
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
3.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at half-time in 100% of matches and wins 0%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+2.0

Concedes 2.0 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Niger Tornadoes - second-half results

0% W100% R0% P
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
3.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 100% of matches and wins 100%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+1.0

Concedes 1.0 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Kano Pillars - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match3.000.00
Goals scored / match2.00.0
Goals conceded / match0.02.0
Average goals in match2.02.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals100%100%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%0%
No goal0%100%
Goal difference+2-2
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Niger Tornadoes - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match3.001.00
Goals scored / match1.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.01.0
Average goals in match1.02.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%0%
No goal0%0%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* 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
1
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
1
46-60
0
0
61-75
0
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (1 goal). Concedes most in 46-60 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Niger Tornadoes
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
1
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
1
61-75
1
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (1 goal). Concedes most in 61-75 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - 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

3.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 2.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
130%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
100%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-71%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
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.
0.00
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
0.00
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+2.00
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-2.00
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
105%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
250%
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.
-2.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 50% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Niger Tornadoes

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.44
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.44
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.50
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
250%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
53%
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.
0.0
Late goals
50% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
50%

* 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 PillarsLigaNiger Tornadoes
Average goals in match 4.002.70 3.00
Both teams scored 100%70% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 100%60% 100%
Clean sheets 0%20% 0%
Goal before half-time 100%90% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%70% 100%

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

2.70
Average goals per match
70%
Both teams scored
60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.90
Home goals / match
0.80
Away goals / match
+137%
Home attack advantage
+58%
Home defence advantage
+70%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
90%
1 goal
60%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
0%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Kano Pillars 0 - 1 - 1 Niger Tornadoes. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Niger Tornadoes
0 : 0
Kano Pillars
Kano Pillars
0 : 2
Niger Tornadoes

FAQ

When do Kano Pillars and Niger Tornadoes play?

Kano Pillars face Niger Tornadoes on 6 September 2026 in NPFL at Sani Abacha 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 Kano Pillars and Niger Tornadoes?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Kano Pillars won 0, Niger Tornadoes won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Kano Pillars vs Niger Tornadoes?

Kano Pillars score 2.00 goals per game on average and Niger Tornadoes 2.00. The NPFL average is 2.70 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 60% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Kano Pillars's matches and 100% of Niger Tornadoes's.

What form are Kano Pillars and Niger Tornadoes in?

Over the last 5 games Kano Pillars have a 0-1-0 record (1.00 points per game) and Niger Tornadoes 1-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Kano Pillars vs Niger Tornadoes?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Kano Pillars vs Niger Tornadoes: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.