Katsina United vs Bendel Insurance: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Katsina United play Bendel Insurance in NPFL (Nigeria). The match date is 7 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Katsina United: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Bendel Insurance: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Katsina United scores 0.86 and concedes 0.95 goals per match. Bendel Insurance scores 1.16 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.02 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Katsina United 30%, Bendel Insurance 45%. Over 2.5: Katsina United 22%, Bendel Insurance 34%. League level: BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

Bendel Insurance has higher xG: 1.50 vs 1.08. Katsina United: 2.6 shots per match, Bendel Insurance: 6.9.

Match halves

Katsina United: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.41. Bendel Insurance: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

Katsina United: 31-45+ (8 goals). Bendel Insurance: 0-15 (9 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: 0-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

38Possession (%)62
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
11Shots20
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
2Shots on target7
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
1.12xG2.05
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
3Corners12
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
40Dangerous attacks42
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
10Fouls28
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
0Cards0
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance

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.

Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
0.86Goals scored / match1.16
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
0.95Goals conceded / match1
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
17%Average possession33%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
0.51Shots on target / match2.39
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

2.59Shots per match6.89
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
0.51Shots on target2.39
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
33.3%Shot conversion16.8%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
17%Possession33%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
1.08xG for1.5
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
1.67xG against1.32
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance

Shooting quality

Katsina United: Counter-attackingBendel Insurance: Counter-attacking
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
Accuracy (shots on target)20%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.420.22
Finishing (goals per shot on target)1.690.49

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.

Bendel Insurance is 67% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Katsina United · 2 pts / match - Bendel Insurance

Katsina United
LWLWL
Season result split
38% W24% R38% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-9-14
1.38 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
12-4-3
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
LWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.13Opponent xG: 2.20BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%
Bendel Insurance
WWWLD
Season result split
37% W37% R26% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-14-10
1.47 pts / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-6-9
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LDLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 0.70Opponent xG: 1.65BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Bendel Insurance is 35% better for: goals scored per match.

0.86 goals / match - Katsina United · 1.16 goals / match - Bendel Insurance

Katsina United is 5% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.95 goals / match - Katsina United · 1 goals / match - Bendel Insurance

Katsina United scoring profile: mixed

Katsina United scores in 54% of matches (20 of 37 matches), while Bendel Insurance keeps a clean sheet in 37% (14 of 38 matches).

Bendel Insurance scoring profile: strong

Bendel Insurance scores in 68% of matches (26 of 38 matches), while Katsina United keeps a clean sheet in 35% (13 of 37 matches).

32Goals scored (season)44
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
35Goals conceded (season)38
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
1.81Average goals in match2.16
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
7Goals scored (last 5)6
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
10Goals conceded (last 5)4
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance

How often they score at least...

54%1 goal68%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
19%2 goals32%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
11%3 goals13%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
3%4 goals3%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance

How often they concede at least...

65%1 goal63%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
24%2 goals26%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
5%3 goals8%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
0%4 goals3%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance

* 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.

45%
Bendel Insurance - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.17 of 38 matches
38%
League average

Goal patterns

16%BTTS at half-time26%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
3%BTTS in both halves8%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
14%Scored in both halves21%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance

BTTS and goal count

16%Min. 3 goals and BTTS26%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
40%BTTS - last 560%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance

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

49%Min. 1 goal before half-time58%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
22%Min. 2 goals before half-time39%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance

2nd half

73%Min. 1 goal after half-time68%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
27%Min. 2 goals after half-time29%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
3%Min. 3 goals after half-time8%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance

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.

Katsina United - half-time state
24% leading65% draw11% trailing
Bendel Insurance - half-time state
24% leading63% draw13% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.38Points per match (1st half)1.34
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
0.46Goals scored (1st half)0.66
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
0.3Goals conceded (1st half)0.42
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
0.76Average goals (1st half)1.08
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
73%Clean sheet before half-time63%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
62%No goal before half-time53%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance

After half-time (2nd half)

0.95Points per match (2nd half)1.26
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
0.41Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
0.65Goals conceded (2nd half)0.58
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
1.05Average goals (2nd half)1.08
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
46%Clean sheet after half-time58%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance
70%No goal after half-time58%
Katsina UnitedBendel Insurance

Katsina United - second-half results

19% W38% R43% P
51
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
35
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.38
PPG before half-time
Lead holding158%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 38%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Bendel Insurance - second-half results

29% W39% R32% P
51
Half-time points
25
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
48
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.34
PPG before half-time
Lead holding154%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 37%. 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.

Katsina United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.40
Goals scored / match1.00.4
Goals conceded / match0.81.2
Average goals in match1.81.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet40%0%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+1-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5
Bendel Insurance - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.802.40
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.2
Average goals in match1.01.0
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-1+3
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 0% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - 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.

Katsina United
ScoredConceded
4
4
0-15
5
3
16-30
8
4
31-45
6
4
46-60
2
13
61-75
7
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Bendel Insurance
ScoredConceded
9
3
0-15
9
3
16-30
7
10
31-45
8
6
46-60
3
7
61-75
8
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (9 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (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

1.98
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.9 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
38%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-50%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
37%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
15%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Katsina United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.59
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.50
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.
-0.22
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.72
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
60%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
164%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

Bendel Insurance

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.34
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
200%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
69%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.53
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* 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

Katsina UnitedLigaBendel Insurance
Average goals in match 1.812.02 2.16
Both teams scored 30%38% 45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 22%34% 34%
Clean sheets 35%37% 37%
Goal before half-time 49%61% 58%
Goal after half-time 73%64% 68%

^ 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: Katsina United 0 - 0 - 1 Bendel Insurance. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Katsina United vs Bendel Insurance?

The NPFL match finished Katsina United 0:1 Bendel Insurance. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Katsina United vs Bendel Insurance?

Katsina United score 0.86 goals per game on average and Bendel Insurance 1.16. The NPFL average is 2.02 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 30% of Katsina United's matches and 45% of Bendel Insurance's.

What form are Katsina United and Bendel Insurance in?

Over the last 5 games Katsina United have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Bendel Insurance 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Katsina United vs Bendel Insurance?

The statistical background for Katsina United vs Bendel Insurance — 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.