Nigeria - NPFLAdamasingba StadiumData current as of 13 September 2026

Shooting Stars vs Kano Pillars: match statistics

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Shooting Stars vs Kano Pillars: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Shooting Stars play Kano Pillars in NPFL (Nigeria). The match date is 13 September 2026. Venue: Adamasingba Stadium.

Current form

Shooting Stars: 1-0-0, 3.00 points/match. Kano Pillars: 1-1-0, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Shooting Stars scores 2.00 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Kano Pillars scores 2.50 and concedes 2.00. League average: 2.41 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Shooting Stars 100%, Kano Pillars 100%. Over 2.5: Shooting Stars 100%, Kano Pillars 100%. League level: BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Shooting Stars has higher xG: 0.88 vs 0.00. Shooting Stars: 8.0 shots per match, Kano Pillars: -1.0.

Match halves

Shooting Stars: half-time lead 100%, second-half goals 0.00. Kano Pillars: half-time lead 100%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

Shooting Stars: 0-15 (1 goals). Kano Pillars: 31-45+ (2 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: 1-1-0. Average goals 2.50, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

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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.

Shooting StarsKano Pillars
2Goals scored / match2.5
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
1Goals conceded / match2
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
59%Average possession-1%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
2Shots on target / match-1
Shooting StarsKano Pillars

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

8Shots per match-1
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
2Shots on target-1
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
25%Shot conversion-250%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
59%Possession-1%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
0.88xG for0
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
0.38xG against0
Shooting StarsKano Pillars

Shooting quality

Shooting Stars: Efficient finishingKano Pillars: Balanced
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
Accuracy (shots on target)25%0%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.00
Finishing (goals per shot on target)1.000.00

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 50% better for: last-5 form.

3 pts / match - Shooting Stars · 2 pts / match - Kano Pillars

Shooting Stars
W
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 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: 1.0xG: 0.88Opponent xG: 0.38BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Kano Pillars
DW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
50% W50% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-0
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-0
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 away
0-1-0
D
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.5Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

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.

Kano Pillars is 25% better for: goals scored per match.

2 goals / match - Shooting Stars · 2.5 goals / match - Kano Pillars

Shooting Stars is 100% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - Shooting Stars · 2 goals / match - Kano Pillars

Shooting Stars scoring profile: very strong

Shooting Stars scores in 100% of matches (1 of 1 matches), while Kano Pillars keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 matches).

Kano Pillars scoring profile: very strong

Kano Pillars scores in 100% of matches (2 of 2 matches), while Shooting Stars keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 matches).

2Goals scored (season)5
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
1Goals conceded (season)4
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
3Average goals in match4.5
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
2Goals scored (last 5)5
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
1Goals conceded (last 5)4
Shooting StarsKano Pillars

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
100%2 goals100%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
0%3 goals50%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
0%4 goals0%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
0%2 goals100%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
0%3 goals0%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
0%4 goals0%
Shooting StarsKano 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.

47%
League average

Goal patterns

100%BTTS at half-time0%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
0%Scored in both halves50%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars

BTTS and goal count

100%Min. 3 goals and BTTS100%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
100%BTTS - last 5100%
Shooting StarsKano 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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
100%Min. 2 goals before half-time100%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
100%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars

2nd half

0%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
0%Min. 2 goals after half-time100%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time50%
Shooting StarsKano 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.

Shooting Stars - half-time state
100% leading0% draw0% trailing
Kano Pillars - half-time state
100% leading0% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

3Points per match (1st half)3
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
2Goals scored (1st half)2
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
1Goals conceded (1st half)0
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
3Average goals (1st half)2
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
0%Clean sheet before half-time100%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
0%No goal before half-time0%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)0
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
0Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
0Goals conceded (2nd half)2
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
0Average goals (2nd half)2.5
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
100%Clean sheet after half-time0%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
100%No goal after half-time50%
Shooting StarsKano Pillars

Shooting Stars - second-half results

0% W100% D0% L
3
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
3.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 100% of matches and wins 100%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-1.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Kano Pillars - second-half results

0% W0% D100% L
6
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
0
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
3.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding50%

Leads at half-time in 100% of matches and wins 50%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+2.0

Concedes 2.0 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Shooting Stars - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match3.001.00
Goals scored / match2.00.0
Goals conceded / match1.00.0
Average goals in match3.00.0
1 goal100%0%
2 goals100%0%
3 goals100%0%
Clean sheet0%100%
No goal0%100%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 100% - Half-time goals total: 2
Kano Pillars - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match3.000.00
Goals scored / match2.00.5
Goals conceded / match0.02.0
Average goals in match2.02.5
1 goal100%100%
2 goals100%100%
3 goals0%50%
Clean sheet100%0%
No goal0%50%
Goal difference+4-3
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% 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 minutewhen do goals arrive?

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

Shooting Stars
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
0
1
16-30
1
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
0
0
76-90

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

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

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

3.75
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
2.0 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
156%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
100%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-33%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
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

Shooting Stars

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.50
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.50
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+1.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.62
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.
154%
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.
-2.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 50% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Kano Pillars

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
0.00
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.50
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+2.50
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-2.00
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
385%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
114%
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.
-1.5
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% 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

Shooting StarsLigaKano Pillars
Average goals in match 3.002.41 4.50
Both teams scored 100%47% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 100%47% 100%
Clean sheets 0%32% 0%
Goal before half-time 100%76% 100%
Goal after half-time 0%71% 100%

^ 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): Shooting Stars 1 - 1 - 0 Kano Pillars. Average goals 2.50, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Shooting Stars
2 : 1
Kano Pillars
Kano Pillars
1 : 1
Shooting Stars

FAQ

When do Shooting Stars and Kano Pillars play?

Shooting Stars face Kano Pillars on 13 September 2026 in NPFL at Adamasingba 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 Shooting Stars and Kano Pillars?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Shooting Stars won 1, Kano Pillars won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Shooting Stars vs Kano Pillars?

Shooting Stars score 2.00 goals per game on average and Kano Pillars 2.50. The NPFL average is 2.41 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Shooting Stars's matches and 100% of Kano Pillars's.

What form are Shooting Stars and Kano Pillars in?

Over the last 5 games Shooting Stars have a 1-0-0 record (3.00 points per game) and Kano Pillars 1-1-0 (2.00 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Shooting Stars 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.