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Nasarawa United vs Enyimba: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Nasarawa United play Enyimba in NPFL (Nigeria). The match date is 25 October 2026. Venue: Lafia Township Stadium.

Current form

Nasarawa United: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Enyimba: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Nasarawa United scores 1.13 and concedes 0.75 goals per match. Enyimba scores 1.22 and concedes 1.56. League average: 2.39 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Nasarawa United 38%, Enyimba 44%. Over 2.5: Nasarawa United 25%, Enyimba 44%. League level: BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 41%.

xG, shots and style

Enyimba has higher xG: 1.83 vs 1.52. Nasarawa United: 6.4 shots per match, Enyimba: 11.8.

Match halves

Nasarawa United: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 0.38. Enyimba: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.67.

Goals by minute

Nasarawa United: 16-30 (3 goals). Enyimba: 61-75 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NPFL: 2.39 goals per match, BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 41%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-2-0. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

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Pre-match profile— what 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.

Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
1.13Goals scored / match1.22
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
0.75Goals conceded / match1.56
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
32%Average possession45%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
2.5Shots on target / match5.67
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

6.38Shots per match11.78
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
2.5Shots on target5.67
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
17.6%Shot conversion10.4%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
32%Possession45%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
1.52xG for1.83
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
1.24xG against1.42
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba

Shooting quality

Nasarawa United: Counter-attackingEnyimba: Balanced
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
Accuracy (shots on target)39%48%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.240.16
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.450.22

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 form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Nasarawa United is 25% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Nasarawa United · 1.6 pts / match - Enyimba

Nasarawa United
LWDWW
Season result split
50% W25% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-2
1.75 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-1-0
Last 5 at home
3-1-0
WDWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.39Opponent xG: 1.18BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Enyimba
DWWLD
Season result split
22% W22% D56% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-5
0.89 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-3
Last 5 away
0-1-3
LLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.69Opponent xG: 1.19BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goals— how 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.

Enyimba is 8% better for: goals scored per match.

1.13 goals / match - Nasarawa United · 1.22 goals / match - Enyimba

Nasarawa United is 108% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.75 goals / match - Nasarawa United · 1.56 goals / match - Enyimba

Nasarawa United scoring profile: very strong

Nasarawa United scores in 88% of matches (7 of 8 matches), while Enyimba keeps a clean sheet in 33% (3 of 9 matches).

Enyimba scoring profile: more difficult

Enyimba scores in 56% of matches (5 of 9 matches), while Nasarawa United keeps a clean sheet in 63% (5 of 8 matches).

9Goals scored (season)11
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
6Goals conceded (season)14
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
1.88Average goals in match2.78
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
6Goals scored (last 5)8
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
2Goals conceded (last 5)6
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba

How often they score at least...

88%1 goal56%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
25%2 goals44%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
0%3 goals11%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
0%4 goals11%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba

How often they concede at least...

38%1 goal67%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
25%2 goals56%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
13%3 goals22%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
0%4 goals11%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba

* 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%
League average

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time0%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
13%Scored in both halves33%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
20%BTTS - last 540%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba

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

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time78%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time22%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba

2nd half

63%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
25%Min. 2 goals after half-time44%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Nasarawa United is 43% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.75 pts / match - Nasarawa United · 1.22 pts / match - Enyimba

Nasarawa United - half-time state
38% leading63% draw0% trailing
Enyimba - half-time state
33% leading22% draw44% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.75Points per match (1st half)1.22
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
0.75Goals scored (1st half)0.56
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
0.25Goals conceded (1st half)0.56
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
1Average goals (1st half)1.11
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
75%Clean sheet before half-time56%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
38%No goal before half-time67%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba

After half-time (2nd half)

1.25Points per match (2nd half)0.89
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
0.38Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
0.88Average goals (2nd half)1.67
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
63%Clean sheet after half-time44%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba
63%No goal after half-time44%
Nasarawa UnitedEnyimba

Nasarawa United - second-half results

25% W50% D25% L
14
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.75
PPG before half-time
Lead holding132%

Leads at half-time in 38% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

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

Enyimba - second-half results

11% W56% D33% L
11
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.22
PPG before half-time
Lead holding67%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 22%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.4

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

Nasarawa United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.201.20
Goals scored / match1.00.2
Goals conceded / match0.20.2
Average goals in match1.20.4
1 goal80%40%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal20%80%
Goal difference+40
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5
Enyimba - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.20
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match1.21.6
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% 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 minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Nasarawa United
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
3
0
16-30
1
0
31-45
2
0
46-60
0
2
61-75
1
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (3 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Enyimba
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
2
1
16-30
2
2
31-45
2
2
46-60
4
2
61-75
0
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.33
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
41%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-57%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
49%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

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.
+0.10
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.6 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.
+0.49
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
68%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
101%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.25
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
11% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
11%

Enyimba

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.
-0.75
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.61
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
165%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
95%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.71
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (NPFL).

Teams vs league

Nasarawa UnitedLigaEnyimba
Average goals in match▼ 1.882.39▲ 2.78
Both teams scored▼ 38%45%• 44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 25%41%▲ 44%
Clean sheets▲ 63%34%• 33%
Goal before half-time▼ 63%70%▲ 78%
Goal after half-time▼ 63%68%• 67%

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

2.39
Average goals per match
45%
Both teams scored
41%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
34%
Clean sheets
1.65
Home goals / match
0.74
Away goals / match
+123%
Home attack advantage
+55%
Home defence advantage
+50%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Nasarawa United 0 - 2 - 0 Enyimba. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Nasarawa United
1 : 1
Enyimba
Enyimba
0 : 0
Nasarawa United

FAQ

When do Nasarawa United and Enyimba play?

Nasarawa United face Enyimba on 25 October 2026 in NPFL at Lafia Township 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 Nasarawa United and Enyimba?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Nasarawa United won 0, Enyimba won 0 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

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

Nasarawa United score 1.13 goals per game on average and Enyimba 1.22. The NPFL average is 2.39 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 41% of games. Both teams score in 38% of Nasarawa United's matches and 44% of Enyimba's.

What form are Nasarawa United and Enyimba in?

Over the last 5 games Nasarawa United have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Enyimba 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

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

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.