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

Key match information

Plateau United played Nasarawa United in NPFL (Nigeria). The match was played on 14 December 2025. Final score: 0:0.

Current form

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

Goal statistics

Plateau United scores 0.88 and concedes 1.31 goals per match. Nasarawa United scores 1.06 and concedes 0.63. League average: 1.83 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Plateau United 38%, Nasarawa United 31%. Over 2.5: Plateau United 44%, Nasarawa United 25%. League level: BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 25%.

xG, shots and style

Nasarawa United has higher xG: 1.62 vs 1.37. Plateau United: 9.8 shots per match, Nasarawa United: 9.2.

Match halves

Plateau United: half-time lead 19%, second-half goals 0.63. Nasarawa United: half-time lead 31%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

Plateau United: 46-60 (5 goals). Nasarawa United: 31-45+ (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NPFL: 1.83 goals per match, BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 25%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

45Possession (%)55
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
13Shots5
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
5Shots on target2
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
1.79xG0.97
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
2Corners2
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
88Dangerous attacks71
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
-1Fouls-1
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
-1Cards-1
Plateau 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.

Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
0.88Goals scored / match1.06
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
1.31Goals conceded / match0.63
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
44%Average possession42%
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
2.75Shots on target / match3.19
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9.81Shots per match9.19
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
2.75Shots on target3.19
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
8.9%Shot conversion11.6%
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
44%Possession42%
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
1.37xG for1.62
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
1.38xG against1.46
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United

Shooting quality

Plateau United: BalancedNasarawa United: Balanced
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
Accuracy (shots on target)28%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.18
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.33

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.

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

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

Plateau United
WLLWL
Season result split
38% W0% D63% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-0-10
1.13 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-0-2
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WWWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 1.55BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Nasarawa United
DDWLW
Season result split
56% W19% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-3-4
1.88 pts / match · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-4
Last 5 away
1-1-3
WLLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 2.00Opponent xG: 1.43BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

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 20% better for: goals scored per match.

0.88 goals / match - Plateau United · 1.06 goals / match - Nasarawa United

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

1.31 goals / match - Plateau United · 0.63 goals / match - Nasarawa United

Plateau United scoring profile: strong

Plateau United scores in 69% of matches (11 of 16 matches), while Nasarawa United keeps a clean sheet in 44% (7 of 16 matches).

Nasarawa United scoring profile: strong

Nasarawa United scores in 69% of matches (11 of 16 matches), while Plateau United keeps a clean sheet in 31% (5 of 16 matches).

14Goals scored (season)17
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
21Goals conceded (season)10
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
2.19Average goals in match1.69
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
4Goals scored (last 5)6
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
6Goals conceded (last 5)3
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United

How often they score at least...

69%1 goal69%
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
19%2 goals31%
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
0%3 goals6%
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
0%4 goals0%
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United

How often they concede at least...

69%1 goal56%
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
50%2 goals6%
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
6%3 goals0%
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
6%4 goals0%
Plateau 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

6%BTTS at half-time25%
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
0%Scored in both halves31%
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS19%
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
40%BTTS - last 540%
Plateau 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

56%Min. 1 goal before half-time81%
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
6%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time56%
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
56%Min. 2 goals after half-time6%
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
19%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Plateau 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.

Nasarawa United is 30% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.06 pts / match - Plateau United · 1.38 pts / match - Nasarawa United

Plateau United - half-time state
19% leading50% draw31% trailing
Nasarawa United - half-time state
31% leading44% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.06Points per match (1st half)1.38
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
0.25Goals scored (1st half)0.56
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
0.38Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
0.63Average goals (1st half)1.06
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
63%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
75%No goal before half-time44%
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.06Points per match (2nd half)1.75
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
0.63Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
0.94Goals conceded (2nd half)0.13
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
1.56Average goals (2nd half)0.63
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
38%Clean sheet after half-time88%
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United
56%No goal after half-time56%
Plateau UnitedNasarawa United

Plateau United - second-half results

25% W31% D44% L
17
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.06
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at half-time in 19% of matches and wins 38%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Nasarawa United - second-half results

44% W44% D13% L
22
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
28
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.38
PPG before half-time
Lead holding181%

Leads at half-time in 31% of matches and wins 56%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.4

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Plateau United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.800.80
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.01.2
Average goals in match0.41.6
1 goal40%80%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+2-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Nasarawa United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.60
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.2
Average goals in match1.00.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+1+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

Plateau United
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
2
0
16-30
1
4
31-45
5
6
46-60
3
4
61-75
2
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Nasarawa United
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
0
2
16-30
6
3
31-45
2
0
46-60
3
2
61-75
3
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* 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

1.94
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.8 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
106%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
35%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
48%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Plateau United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.42
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.49
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
70%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
230%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

Nasarawa United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.16
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.27
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.56
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.83
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
186%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
50%
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.
-0.1
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% 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

Plateau UnitedLigaNasarawa United
Average goals in match 2.191.83 1.69
Both teams scored 38%38% 31%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 44%25% 25%
Clean sheets 31%37% 44%
Goal before half-time 56%63% 81%
Goal after half-time 81%56% 56%

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

1.83
Average goals per match
38%
Both teams scored
25%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
37%
Clean sheets
1.25
Home goals / match
0.57
Away goals / match
+119%
Home attack advantage
+54%
Home defence advantage
+45%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
63%
1 goal
25%
2 goals
5%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
56%
1 goal
24%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

FAQ

What was the result of Plateau United vs Nasarawa United?

The NPFL match finished Plateau United 0:0 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 Plateau United vs Nasarawa United?

Plateau United score 0.88 goals per game on average and Nasarawa United 1.06. The NPFL average is 1.83 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 25% of games. Both teams score in 38% of Plateau United's matches and 31% of Nasarawa United's.

What form are Plateau United and Nasarawa United in?

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

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

The statistical background for Plateau United vs Nasarawa United — 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.