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Kano Pillars vs Warri Wolves: match statistics

Kano Pillars crest
Kano Pillars
1 : 0half-time 1:0
Warri Wolves crest
Warri Wolves

Kano Pillars vs Warri Wolves: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Kano Pillars play Warri Wolves in NPFL (Nigeria). The match date is 10 May 2026 at 17:00. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Kano Pillars: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Warri Wolves: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Kano Pillars scores 0.97 and concedes 1.03 goals per match. Warri Wolves scores 0.95 and concedes 1.08. League average: 2.02 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Kano Pillars 34%, Warri Wolves 37%. Over 2.5: Kano Pillars 37%, Warri Wolves 34%. League level: BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

Warri Wolves has higher xG: 1.34 vs 1.32. Kano Pillars: 2.7 shots per match, Warri Wolves: 4.9.

Match halves

Kano Pillars: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.47. Warri Wolves: half-time lead 13%, second-half goals 0.61.

Goals by minute

Kano Pillars: 31-45+ (10 goals). Warri Wolves: 46-60 (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

I back the home win (1). Kano Pillars average 1.5 goals scored and only 0.5 conceded at home, while Warri Wolves average 0.89 goals scored and concede 1.67 on the road. The hosts generate significantly more quality chances: Kano’s average xG is 2.25 versus 1.19 for the visitors, with average shots 17.67 vs 7.93 and shots on target 6 vs 3.6. Additionally, Kano keep a clean sheet in 56% of home matches and fail to score in just 17% of games, whereas Warri record 22% clean sheets and as many as 39% of away matches without scoring; the home goal difference is +18 compared to the visitors’ -14. Despite identical recent form in the last 5 matches (1.2 points per game), superiority in possession (59% vs 48%), xG and defence all favour the home side.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

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

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 PillarsWarri Wolves
0.97Goals scored / match0.95
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
1.03Goals conceded / match1.08
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
16%Average possession27%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
0.37Shots on target / match1.84
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

2.68Shots per match4.92
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
0.37Shots on target1.84
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
36.3%Shot conversion19.3%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
16%Possession27%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
1.32xG for1.34
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
1.45xG against1.82
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves

Shooting quality

Kano Pillars: Counter-attackingWarri Wolves: Counter-attacking
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
Accuracy (shots on target)14%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.490.27
Finishing (goals per shot on target)2.620.52

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.

Kano Pillars
LWLWL
Season result split
39% W16% R45% P
Season (W-D-L)
15-6-17
1.34 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
14-3-2
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 0.80Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Warri Wolves
LLWLW
Season result split
34% W26% R39% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-10-15
1.29 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-2-13
Last 5 away
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 0.82Opponent xG: 1.56BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Kano Pillars is 5% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.03 goals / match - Kano Pillars · 1.08 goals / match - Warri Wolves

Kano Pillars scoring profile: mixed

Kano Pillars scores in 63% of matches (24 of 38 matches), while Warri Wolves keeps a clean sheet in 42% (16 of 38 matches).

Warri Wolves scoring profile: strong

Warri Wolves scores in 63% of matches (24 of 38 matches), while Kano Pillars keeps a clean sheet in 37% (14 of 38 matches).

37Goals scored (season)36
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
39Goals conceded (season)41
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
2Average goals in match2.03
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
4Goals scored (last 5)3
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
7Goals conceded (last 5)8
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal63%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
24%2 goals29%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
8%3 goals3%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
3%4 goals0%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal58%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
29%2 goals29%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
8%3 goals13%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
3%4 goals8%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves

* 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.

38%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time21%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
0%BTTS in both halves5%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
11%Scored in both halves18%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves

BTTS and goal count

26%Min. 3 goals and BTTS29%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
40%BTTS - last 520%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves

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

58%Min. 1 goal before half-time61%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
24%Min. 2 goals before half-time26%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves

2nd half

68%Min. 1 goal after half-time61%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
29%Min. 2 goals after half-time29%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves

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 is 41% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.34 pts / match - Kano Pillars · 0.95 pts / match - Warri Wolves

Kano Pillars - half-time state
29% leading47% draw24% trailing
Warri Wolves - half-time state
13% leading55% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.34Points per match (1st half)0.95
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.34
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
0.39Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
0.89Average goals (1st half)0.97
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
63%Clean sheet before half-time53%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
66%No goal before half-time66%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves

After half-time (2nd half)

1.21Points per match (2nd half)1.53
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
0.47Goals scored (2nd half)0.61
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
0.63Goals conceded (2nd half)0.45
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
1.11Average goals (2nd half)1.05
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
58%Clean sheet after half-time66%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves
61%No goal after half-time53%
Kano PillarsWarri Wolves

Kano Pillars - second-half results

29% W34% R37% P
51
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
46
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.34
PPG before half-time
Lead holding134%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 39%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Warri Wolves - second-half results

34% W50% R16% P
36
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-11
Goal difference (1st half)
58
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.95
PPG before half-time
Lead holding262%

Leads at half-time in 13% of matches and wins 34%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Kano Pillars - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.80
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.21.2
Average goals in match0.41.8
1 goal40%80%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference0-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Warri Wolves - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.40
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.01.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-3-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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
4
3
0-15
5
7
16-30
10
5
31-45
3
4
46-60
6
7
61-75
9
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Warri Wolves
ScoredConceded
5
6
0-15
6
10
16-30
2
8
31-45
11
3
46-60
4
5
61-75
8
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (11 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - 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

2.01
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
36%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
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

Kano Pillars

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.07
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.35
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.42
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
67%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
178%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.14
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Warri Wolves

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.48
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.35
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.
-0.39
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.74
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
164%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
75%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.09
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* 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 PillarsLigaWarri Wolves
Average goals in match 2.002.02 2.03
Both teams scored 34%38% 37%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 37%34% 34%
Clean sheets 37%37% 42%
Goal before half-time 58%61% 61%
Goal after half-time 68%64% 61%

^ 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: Kano Pillars 0 - 1 - 0 Warri Wolves. Average goals 0.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Kano Pillars vs Warri Wolves?

The NPFL match finished Kano Pillars 1:0 Warri Wolves. 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 Warri Wolves?

Kano Pillars score 0.97 goals per game on average and Warri Wolves 0.95. The NPFL average is 2.02 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 34% of Kano Pillars's matches and 37% of Warri Wolves's.

What form are Kano Pillars and Warri Wolves in?

Over the last 5 games Kano Pillars have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Warri Wolves 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Kano Pillars vs Warri Wolves?

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.