Nigeria - NPFLData current as of 24 July 2026

Kwara United vs Nasarawa United: match statistics

Kwara United crest
Kwara United
1 : 0half-time 0:0
Nasarawa United crest
Nasarawa United
155%(3.00)
X30%(2.88)
215%(2.30)

Kwara United boast impressive form at their home ground, recording a 53% win rate and keeping clean sheets in 53% of their matches, which is a testament to their solid home defense. The hosts score an average of 1.13 goals per home game while conceding a mere 0.47, resulting in a positive goal difference of +10 on home turf. Nasarawa United, on the other hand, struggle immensely on the road - they have won just 20% of their away fixtures, failed to score in a staggering 60% of them, and their average of only 0.53 goals per away game is alarmingly low. Furthermore, the visitors hold a negative away goal difference of -9 and lose over half of their away matches (53%). Even though Nasarawa United sit higher in the league standings (3rd place), their away form and xG stats (0.99 For vs 1.65 Against) highlight significant issues away from home, presenting Kwara United with a realistic chance to secure all three points.

Kwara United vs Nasarawa United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Kwara United play Nasarawa United in NPFL (Nigeria). The match date is 28 March 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Kwara United: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Nasarawa United: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Kwara United scores 0.92 and concedes 0.95 goals per match. Nasarawa United scores 0.97 and concedes 0.89. League average: 2.02 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Kwara United 34%, Nasarawa United 34%. Over 2.5: Kwara United 29%, Nasarawa United 32%. League level: BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

Nasarawa United has higher xG: 1.62 vs 0.99. Kwara United: 3.6 shots per match, Nasarawa United: 8.0.

Match halves

Kwara United: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.34. Nasarawa United: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.47.

Goals by minute

Kwara United: 31-45+ (10 goals). Nasarawa United: 31-45+ (10 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 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Kwara United boast impressive form at their home ground, recording a 53% win rate and keeping clean sheets in 53% of their matches, which is a testament to their solid home defense. The hosts score an average of 1.13 goals per home game while conceding a mere 0.47, resulting in a positive goal difference of +10 on home turf. Nasarawa United, on the other hand, struggle immensely on the road - they have won just 20% of their away fixtures, failed to score in a staggering 60% of them, and their average of only 0.53 goals per away game is alarmingly low. Furthermore, the visitors hold a negative away goal difference of -9 and lose over half of their away matches (53%). Even though Nasarawa United sit higher in the league standings (3rd place), their away form and xG stats (0.99 For vs 1.65 Against) highlight significant issues away from home, presenting Kwara United with a realistic chance to secure all three points.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

60Possession (%)40
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
9Shots4
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
3Shots on target0
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
1.35xG0.71
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
4Corners3
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
78Dangerous attacks61
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
-1Fouls-1
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
-1Cards-1
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United

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.

Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
0.92Goals scored / match0.97
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
0.95Goals conceded / match0.89
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
25%Average possession37%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
0.92Shots on target / match2.97
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

3.61Shots per match8
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
0.92Shots on target2.97
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
25.5%Shot conversion12.2%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
25%Possession37%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
0.99xG for1.62
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
1.4xG against1.34
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United

Shooting quality

Kwara United: Counter-attackingNasarawa United: Counter-attacking
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
Accuracy (shots on target)25%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.270.20
Finishing (goals per shot on target)1.000.33

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.

Kwara United is 33% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Kwara United · 1.2 pts / match - Nasarawa United

Kwara United
DWDWL
Season result split
34% W29% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-11-14
1.32 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
12-5-2
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
DWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 0.49Opponent xG: 1.97BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Nasarawa United
LWLWL
Season result split
42% W21% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
16-8-14
1.47 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-4-12
Last 5 away
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 0.92BTTS: 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.

Nasarawa United is 5% better for: goals scored per match.

0.92 goals / match - Kwara United · 0.97 goals / match - Nasarawa United

Nasarawa United is 7% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.95 goals / match - Kwara United · 0.89 goals / match - Nasarawa United

Kwara United scoring profile: mixed

Kwara United scores in 55% of matches (21 of 38 matches), while Nasarawa United keeps a clean sheet in 34% (13 of 38 matches).

Nasarawa United scoring profile: mixed

Nasarawa United scores in 61% of matches (23 of 38 matches), while Kwara United keeps a clean sheet in 37% (14 of 38 matches).

35Goals scored (season)37
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
36Goals conceded (season)34
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
1.87Average goals in match1.87
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
6Goals scored (last 5)6
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
7Goals conceded (last 5)7
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United

How often they score at least...

55%1 goal61%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
32%2 goals26%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
5%3 goals8%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
0%4 goals3%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal66%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
18%2 goals16%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
11%3 goals8%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
3%4 goals0%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United

* 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

18%BTTS at half-time21%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
5%BTTS in both halves3%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
21%Scored in both halves21%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United

BTTS and goal count

24%Min. 3 goals and BTTS21%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
40%BTTS - last 520%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United

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

66%Min. 1 goal before half-time63%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
32%Min. 2 goals before half-time26%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
3%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United

2nd half

55%Min. 1 goal after half-time66%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
24%Min. 2 goals after half-time21%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
5%Min. 3 goals after half-time3%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United

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.

Kwara United is 10% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.37 pts / match - Kwara United · 1.24 pts / match - Nasarawa United

Kwara United - half-time state
29% leading50% draw21% trailing
Nasarawa United - half-time state
24% leading53% draw24% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.37Points per match (1st half)1.24
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
0.58Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
0.42Goals conceded (1st half)0.47
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
1Average goals (1st half)0.97
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
63%Clean sheet before half-time58%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
53%No goal before half-time58%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.11Points per match (2nd half)1.34
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
0.34Goals scored (2nd half)0.47
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
0.53Goals conceded (2nd half)0.42
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
0.87Average goals (2nd half)0.89
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
61%Clean sheet after half-time66%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United
71%No goal after half-time61%
Kwara UnitedNasarawa United

Kwara United - second-half results

18% W55% R26% P
52
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
42
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.37
PPG before half-time
Lead holding117%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 34%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Nasarawa United - second-half results

32% W39% R29% P
47
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
51
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.24
PPG before half-time
Lead holding175%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 42%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Kwara United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.800.60
Goals scored / match1.00.2
Goals conceded / match0.21.2
Average goals in match1.21.4
1 goal60%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+4-5
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5
Nasarawa United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.40
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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.

Kwara United
ScoredConceded
6
2
0-15
6
9
16-30
10
5
31-45
3
6
46-60
3
7
61-75
7
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (10 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Nasarawa United
ScoredConceded
8
4
0-15
1
7
16-30
10
7
31-45
6
1
46-60
7
5
61-75
5
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - 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

1.86
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.9 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
92%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
34%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+7%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
34%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
18%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Kwara United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.41
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.38
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.45
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
64%
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.
+0.28
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Nasarawa United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.20
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.65
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.45
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
167%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
62%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* 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

Kwara UnitedLigaNasarawa United
Average goals in match 1.872.02 1.87
Both teams scored 34%38% 34%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 29%34% 32%
Clean sheets 37%37% 34%
Goal before half-time 66%61% 63%
Goal after half-time 55%64% 66%

^ 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: Kwara United 0 - 1 - 0 Nasarawa United. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Nasarawa United
1 : 1
Kwara United

FAQ

What was the result of Kwara United vs Nasarawa United?

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

What do the goal statistics show before Kwara United vs Nasarawa United?

Kwara United score 0.92 goals per game on average and Nasarawa United 0.97. The NPFL average is 2.02 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 34% of Kwara United's matches and 34% of Nasarawa United's.

What form are Kwara United and Nasarawa United in?

Over the last 5 games Kwara United have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Nasarawa United 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Kwara United vs Nasarawa United?

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