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Nasarawa United vs Kano Pillars: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Nasarawa United play Kano Pillars in NPFL (Nigeria). The match date is 14 January 2026 at 16:00.

Current form

Nasarawa United: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Kano Pillars: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Nasarawa United scores 0.97 and concedes 0.89 goals per match. Kano Pillars scores 0.97 and concedes 1.03. League average: 2.02 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Nasarawa United 34%, Kano Pillars 34%. Over 2.5: Nasarawa United 32%, Kano Pillars 37%. League level: BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

Nasarawa United has higher xG: 1.62 vs 1.32. Nasarawa United: 8.0 shots per match, Kano Pillars: 2.7.

Match halves

Nasarawa United: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.47. Kano Pillars: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.47.

Goals by minute

Nasarawa United: 31-45+ (10 goals). Kano Pillars: 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: 0-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.74)
(3.00)
(4.70)

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.

Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
0.97Goals scored / match0.97
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
0.89Goals conceded / match1.03
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
37%Average possession16%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
2.97Shots on target / match0.37
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

8Shots per match2.68
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
2.97Shots on target0.37
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
12.2%Shot conversion36.3%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
37%Possession16%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
1.62xG for1.32
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
1.34xG against1.45
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars

Shooting quality

Nasarawa United: Counter-attackingKano Pillars: Counter-attacking
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
Accuracy (shots on target)37%14%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.200.49
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.332.62

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.

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 at home (W-D-L)
13-4-2
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WWLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 0.92BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 60%
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 away (W-D-L)
1-3-15
Last 5 away
0-1-4
DLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 0.80Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 40%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 16% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.89 goals / match - Nasarawa United · 1.03 goals / match - Kano Pillars

Nasarawa United scoring profile: mixed

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

Kano Pillars scoring profile: strong

Kano Pillars scores in 63% of matches (24 of 38 matches), while Nasarawa United keeps a clean sheet in 34% (13 of 38 matches).

37Goals scored (season)37
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
34Goals conceded (season)39
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
1.87Average goals in match2
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
6Goals scored (last 5)4
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
7Goals conceded (last 5)7
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars

How often they score at least...

61%1 goal63%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
26%2 goals24%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
8%3 goals8%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
3%4 goals3%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars

How often they concede at least...

66%1 goal63%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
16%2 goals29%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
8%3 goals8%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
0%4 goals3%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars

* 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

21%BTTS at half-time13%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
3%BTTS in both halves0%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
21%Scored in both halves11%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars

BTTS and goal count

21%Min. 3 goals and BTTS26%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
20%BTTS - last 540%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars

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-time58%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
26%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars

2nd half

66%Min. 1 goal after half-time68%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
21%Min. 2 goals after half-time29%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
3%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars

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 8% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.24 pts / match - Nasarawa United · 1.34 pts / match - Kano Pillars

Nasarawa United - half-time state
24% leading53% draw24% trailing
Kano Pillars - half-time state
29% leading47% draw24% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.24Points per match (1st half)1.34
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
0.47Goals conceded (1st half)0.39
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
0.97Average goals (1st half)0.89
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
58%Clean sheet before half-time63%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
58%No goal before half-time66%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars

After half-time (2nd half)

1.34Points per match (2nd half)1.21
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
0.47Goals scored (2nd half)0.47
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
0.42Goals conceded (2nd half)0.63
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
0.89Average goals (2nd half)1.11
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
66%Clean sheet after half-time58%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars
61%No goal after half-time61%
Nasarawa UnitedKano Pillars

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.

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.

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
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

* 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.

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.

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.

* 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

1.93
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
34%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+55%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
38%
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

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.
67%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
153%
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%

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.
167%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
72%
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%

* 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

Nasarawa UnitedLigaKano Pillars
Average goals in match 1.872.02 2.00
Both teams scored 34%38% 34%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 32%34% 37%
Clean sheets 34%37% 37%
Goal before half-time 63%61% 58%
Goal after half-time 66%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: Nasarawa United 0 - 0 - 1 Kano Pillars. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

When do Nasarawa United and Kano Pillars play?

Nasarawa United face Kano Pillars on 14 January 2026 in NPFL. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Nasarawa United vs Kano Pillars?

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

What form are Nasarawa United and Kano Pillars in?

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

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

The statistical background for Nasarawa United vs Kano Pillars — 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.