Nigeria - NPFLIlorin Township StadiumData current as of 13 September 2026

Niger Tornadoes vs Plateau United: match statistics

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Niger Tornadoes vs Plateau United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Niger Tornadoes play Plateau United in NPFL (Nigeria). The match date is 13 September 2026. Venue: Ilorin Township Stadium.

Current form

Niger Tornadoes: 1-0-1, 1.50 points/match. Plateau United: 1-0-1, 1.50 points/match.

Goal statistics

Niger Tornadoes scores 2.00 and concedes 2.00 goals per match. Plateau United scores 0.50 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.41 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Niger Tornadoes 100%, Plateau United 0%. Over 2.5: Niger Tornadoes 100%, Plateau United 0%. League level: BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Niger Tornadoes has higher xG: 2.50 vs 1.03. Niger Tornadoes: 9.0 shots per match, Plateau United: 7.0.

Match halves

Niger Tornadoes: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 1.50. Plateau United: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.00.

Goals by minute

Niger Tornadoes: 76-90+ (2 goals). Plateau United: 16-30 (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NPFL: 2.41 goals per match, BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 3.50, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

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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.

Niger TornadoesPlateau United
2Goals scored / match0.5
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
2Goals conceded / match1
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
29%Average possession47%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
3Shots on target / match3
Niger TornadoesPlateau United

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9Shots per match7
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
3Shots on target3
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
22.2%Shot conversion7.1%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
29%Possession47%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
2.5xG for1.03
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
1.06xG against1.4
Niger TornadoesPlateau United

Shooting quality

Niger Tornadoes: Counter-attackingPlateau United: Balanced
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
Accuracy (shots on target)33%43%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.280.15
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.670.17

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.

Niger Tornadoes
WL
Season result split
50% W0% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-1
1.50 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-1
1.50 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 at home
1-0-0
W
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 2.50Opponent xG: 1.06BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Plateau United
LW
Season result split
50% W0% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-1
1.50 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-1
1.50 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 away
0-0-1
L
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.5Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.03Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%

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.

Niger Tornadoes is 300% better for: goals scored per match.

2 goals / match - Niger Tornadoes · 0.5 goals / match - Plateau United

Plateau United is 100% better for: goals conceded per match.

2 goals / match - Niger Tornadoes · 1 goals / match - Plateau United

Niger Tornadoes scoring profile: very strong

Niger Tornadoes scores in 100% of matches (2 of 2 matches), while Plateau United keeps a clean sheet in 50% (1 of 2 matches).

Plateau United scoring profile: very strong

Plateau United scores in 50% of matches (1 of 2 matches), while Niger Tornadoes keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 matches).

4Goals scored (season)1
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
4Goals conceded (season)2
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
4Average goals in match1.5
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
4Goals scored (last 5)1
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
4Goals conceded (last 5)2
Niger TornadoesPlateau United

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal50%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
100%2 goals0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
0%3 goals0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
0%4 goals0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal50%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
50%2 goals50%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
50%3 goals0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
0%4 goals0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau 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.

47%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
50%Scored in both halves0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United

BTTS and goal count

100%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
100%BTTS - last 50%
Niger TornadoesPlateau 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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
100%Min. 2 goals after half-time0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
50%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Niger TornadoesPlateau 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.

Niger Tornadoes - half-time state
50% leading0% draw50% trailing
Plateau United - half-time state
50% leading0% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per match (1st half)1.5
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
1Goals conceded (1st half)1
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
1.5Average goals (1st half)1.5
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
50%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
50%No goal before half-time50%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United

After half-time (2nd half)

2Points per match (2nd half)1
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
1.5Goals scored (2nd half)0
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
2.5Average goals (2nd half)0
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
0%Clean sheet after half-time100%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United
0%No goal after half-time100%
Niger TornadoesPlateau United

Niger Tornadoes - second-half results

50% W50% D0% L
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

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

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Plateau United - second-half results

0% W100% D0% L
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
2
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

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

Defence after half-time-1.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Niger Tornadoes - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.502.00
Goals scored / match0.51.5
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match1.52.5
1 goal100%100%
2 goals50%100%
3 goals0%50%
Clean sheet50%0%
No goal50%0%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 50% leading - 0% draw - 50% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 50% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Plateau United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.501.00
Goals scored / match0.50.0
Goals conceded / match1.00.0
Average goals in match1.50.0
1 goal100%0%
2 goals50%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet50%100%
No goal50%100%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 50% leading - 0% draw - 50% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% 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.

Niger Tornadoes
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
1
2
31-45
0
1
46-60
1
1
61-75
2
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (2 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (1 goal). Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

2.75
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
114%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+27%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Niger Tornadoes

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.44
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.44
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.50
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.94
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
114%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
308%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
50% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
50%

Plateau United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.37
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.53
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.40
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
77%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
57%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.5
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% 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 contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Niger TornadoesLigaPlateau United
Average goals in match 4.002.41 1.50
Both teams scored 100%47% 0%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 100%47% 0%
Clean sheets 0%32% 50%
Goal before half-time 100%76% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%71% 0%

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

2.41
Average goals per match
47%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.76
Home goals / match
0.65
Away goals / match
+171%
Home attack advantage
+63%
Home defence advantage
+65%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Niger Tornadoes 1 - 0 - 1 Plateau United. Average goals 3.50, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Plateau United
3 : 0
Niger Tornadoes
Niger Tornadoes
4 : 0
Plateau United

FAQ

When do Niger Tornadoes and Plateau United play?

Niger Tornadoes face Plateau United on 13 September 2026 in NPFL at Ilorin 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 Niger Tornadoes and Plateau United?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Niger Tornadoes won 1, Plateau United won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Niger Tornadoes vs Plateau United?

Niger Tornadoes score 2.00 goals per game on average and Plateau United 0.50. The NPFL average is 2.41 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Niger Tornadoes's matches and 0% of Plateau United's.

What form are Niger Tornadoes and Plateau United in?

Over the last 5 games Niger Tornadoes have a 1-0-1 record (1.50 points per game) and Plateau United 1-0-1 (1.50 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Niger Tornadoes vs Plateau United?

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.