Nigeria - NPFLData current as of 23 July 2026

Shooting Stars vs Enyimba: match statistics

Shooting Stars crest
Shooting Stars
3 : 0half-time 1:0
Enyimba crest
Enyimba
155%(1.62)
X28%(3.25)
217%(5.00)

Shooting Stars demonstrate very solid home form with a 63% win rate and only 13% losses on their own turf. The hosts hold a positive goal difference (+5) in home matches alongside an impressive xG ratio (1.52 for vs 0.66 against), indicating their dominance at their home stadium. In contrast, Enyimba struggles significantly on the road, winning just 11% of matches and conceding an average of 1.33 goals per game. The visitors have a negative goal difference (-3) in away fixtures and a concerning run of 4 defeats in their last 5 away games. Furthermore, Enyimba's lower away xG (0.76) suggests difficulties in creating dangerous chances. Given the hosts' advantage in possession (52% vs 45%) and superior scoring efficiency at home, Shooting Stars are the clear favorites for this encounter.

Shooting Stars vs Enyimba: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Shooting Stars play Enyimba in NPFL (Nigeria). The match date is 14 January 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 3:0.

Current form

Shooting Stars: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Enyimba: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Shooting Stars scores 1.08 and concedes 1.05 goals per match. Enyimba scores 1.16 and concedes 1.11. League average: 2.02 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Shooting Stars 39%, Enyimba 45%. Over 2.5: Shooting Stars 34%, Enyimba 45%. League level: BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

Shooting Stars has higher xG: 1.25 vs 1.24. Shooting Stars: 6.8 shots per match, Enyimba: 6.4.

Match halves

Shooting Stars: half-time lead 34%, second-half goals 0.53. Enyimba: half-time lead 16%, second-half goals 0.71.

Goals by minute

Shooting Stars: 76-90+ (13 goals). Enyimba: 76-90+ (14 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%.

Match description

Shooting Stars demonstrate very solid home form with a 63% win rate and only 13% losses on their own turf. The hosts hold a positive goal difference (+5) in home matches alongside an impressive xG ratio (1.52 for vs 0.66 against), indicating their dominance at their home stadium. In contrast, Enyimba struggles significantly on the road, winning just 11% of matches and conceding an average of 1.33 goals per game. The visitors have a negative goal difference (-3) in away fixtures and a concerning run of 4 defeats in their last 5 away games. Furthermore, Enyimba's lower away xG (0.76) suggests difficulties in creating dangerous chances. Given the hosts' advantage in possession (52% vs 45%) and superior scoring efficiency at home, Shooting Stars are the clear favorites for this encounter.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

47Possession (%)53
Shooting StarsEnyimba
14Shots4
Shooting StarsEnyimba
5Shots on target1
Shooting StarsEnyimba
1.52xG0.71
Shooting StarsEnyimba
4Corners2
Shooting StarsEnyimba
39Dangerous attacks51
Shooting StarsEnyimba
17Fouls10
Shooting StarsEnyimba
2Cards0
Shooting StarsEnyimba

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.

Shooting StarsEnyimba
1.08Goals scored / match1.16
Shooting StarsEnyimba
1.05Goals conceded / match1.11
Shooting StarsEnyimba
36%Average possession36%
Shooting StarsEnyimba
1.95Shots on target / match2
Shooting StarsEnyimba

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

6.82Shots per match6.42
Shooting StarsEnyimba
1.95Shots on target2
Shooting StarsEnyimba
15.8%Shot conversion18%
Shooting StarsEnyimba
36%Possession36%
Shooting StarsEnyimba
1.25xG for1.24
Shooting StarsEnyimba
1.18xG against1.22
Shooting StarsEnyimba

Shooting quality

Shooting Stars: Counter-attackingEnyimba: Counter-attacking
Shooting StarsEnyimba
Accuracy (shots on target)29%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.180.19
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.550.58

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.

Shooting Stars is 11% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Shooting Stars · 1.8 pts / match - Enyimba

Shooting Stars
DWWWL
Season result split
47% W16% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
18-6-14
1.58 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
15-3-1
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WWDWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.01Opponent xG: 1.00BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Enyimba
WLWLW
Season result split
34% W26% R39% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-10-15
1.29 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-6-12
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 1.00BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%

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.

Enyimba is 7% better for: goals scored per match.

1.08 goals / match - Shooting Stars · 1.16 goals / match - Enyimba

Shooting Stars is 6% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.05 goals / match - Shooting Stars · 1.11 goals / match - Enyimba

Shooting Stars scoring profile: strong

Shooting Stars scores in 61% of matches (23 of 38 matches), while Enyimba keeps a clean sheet in 34% (13 of 38 matches).

Enyimba scoring profile: strong

Enyimba scores in 66% of matches (25 of 38 matches), while Shooting Stars keeps a clean sheet in 26% (10 of 38 matches).

41Goals scored (season)44
Shooting StarsEnyimba
40Goals conceded (season)42
Shooting StarsEnyimba
2.13Average goals in match2.26
Shooting StarsEnyimba
6Goals scored (last 5)9
Shooting StarsEnyimba
4Goals conceded (last 5)5
Shooting StarsEnyimba

How often they score at least...

61%1 goal66%
Shooting StarsEnyimba
32%2 goals37%
Shooting StarsEnyimba
13%3 goals13%
Shooting StarsEnyimba
3%4 goals0%
Shooting StarsEnyimba

How often they concede at least...

74%1 goal66%
Shooting StarsEnyimba
24%2 goals37%
Shooting StarsEnyimba
5%3 goals8%
Shooting StarsEnyimba
3%4 goals0%
Shooting StarsEnyimba

* 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%
Shooting StarsEnyimba
8%BTTS in both halves5%
Shooting StarsEnyimba
24%Scored in both halves21%
Shooting StarsEnyimba

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS34%
Shooting StarsEnyimba
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
Shooting StarsEnyimba
40%BTTS - last 540%
Shooting StarsEnyimba

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

74%Min. 1 goal before half-time61%
Shooting StarsEnyimba
21%Min. 2 goals before half-time34%
Shooting StarsEnyimba
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
Shooting StarsEnyimba

2nd half

63%Min. 1 goal after half-time63%
Shooting StarsEnyimba
34%Min. 2 goals after half-time42%
Shooting StarsEnyimba
5%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
Shooting StarsEnyimba

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.

Shooting Stars is 33% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.37 pts / match - Shooting Stars · 1.03 pts / match - Enyimba

Shooting Stars - half-time state
34% leading34% draw32% trailing
Enyimba - half-time state
16% leading55% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.37Points per match (1st half)1.03
Shooting StarsEnyimba
0.55Goals scored (1st half)0.45
Shooting StarsEnyimba
0.53Goals conceded (1st half)0.55
Shooting StarsEnyimba
1.08Average goals (1st half)1
Shooting StarsEnyimba
53%Clean sheet before half-time55%
Shooting StarsEnyimba
55%No goal before half-time63%
Shooting StarsEnyimba

After half-time (2nd half)

1.18Points per match (2nd half)1.42
Shooting StarsEnyimba
0.53Goals scored (2nd half)0.71
Shooting StarsEnyimba
0.53Goals conceded (2nd half)0.55
Shooting StarsEnyimba
1.05Average goals (2nd half)1.26
Shooting StarsEnyimba
53%Clean sheet after half-time61%
Shooting StarsEnyimba
61%No goal after half-time50%
Shooting StarsEnyimba

Shooting Stars - second-half results

21% W55% R24% P
52
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
45
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.37
PPG before half-time
Lead holding138%

Leads at half-time in 34% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Enyimba - second-half results

32% W47% R21% P
39
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
54
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.03
PPG before half-time
Lead holding213%

Leads at half-time in 16% of matches and wins 34%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Shooting Stars - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.2
Average goals in match1.20.8
1 goal80%40%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Enyimba - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.602.00
Goals scored / match1.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match1.61.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals80%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5

* 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.

Shooting Stars
ScoredConceded
8
5
0-15
7
7
16-30
6
8
31-45
3
6
46-60
4
7
61-75
13
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (13 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

Enyimba
ScoredConceded
2
5
0-15
9
7
16-30
6
9
31-45
6
4
46-60
7
9
61-75
14
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - 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

2.20
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
109%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
42%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+37%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
13%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Shooting Stars

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
75%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
181%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.42
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

Enyimba

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
200%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
77%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.51
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

* 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

Shooting StarsLigaEnyimba
Average goals in match 2.132.02 2.26
Both teams scored 39%38% 45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 34%34% 45%
Clean sheets 26%37% 34%
Goal before half-time 74%61% 61%
Goal after half-time 63%64% 63%

^ 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: Shooting Stars 0 - 0 - 1 Enyimba. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Shooting Stars vs Enyimba?

The NPFL match finished Shooting Stars 3:0 Enyimba. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Shooting Stars vs Enyimba?

Shooting Stars score 1.08 goals per game on average and Enyimba 1.16. The NPFL average is 2.02 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 39% of Shooting Stars's matches and 45% of Enyimba's.

What form are Shooting Stars and Enyimba in?

Over the last 5 games Shooting Stars have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Enyimba 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Shooting Stars vs Enyimba?

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