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Sporting Lagos vs Ikorodu City: match statistics

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Sporting Lagos vs Ikorodu City: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Sporting Lagos play Ikorodu City in NPFL (Nigeria). The match date is 6 September 2026.

Current form

Sporting Lagos: 0-0-1, 0.00 points/match. Ikorodu City: 1-0-0, 3.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Sporting Lagos scores 0.00 and concedes 2.00 goals per match. Ikorodu City scores 3.00 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.70 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Sporting Lagos 0%, Ikorodu City 100%. Over 2.5: Sporting Lagos 0%, Ikorodu City 100%. League level: BTTS 70%, Over 2.5 60%.

xG, shots and style

Ikorodu City has higher xG: 1.88 vs 1.38. Sporting Lagos: 10.0 shots per match, Ikorodu City: 14.0.

Match halves

Sporting Lagos: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.00. Ikorodu City: half-time lead 100%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Sporting Lagos: 0-15 (0 goals). Ikorodu City: 16-30 (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

NPFL: 2.70 goals per match, BTTS 70%, Over 2.5 60%.

Head-to-head

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

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.

Sporting LagosIkorodu City
0Goals scored / match3
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
2Goals conceded / match1
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
25%Average possession62%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
5Shots on target / match6
Sporting LagosIkorodu City

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10Shots per match14
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
5Shots on target6
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
0%Shot conversion21.4%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
25%Possession62%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
1.38xG for1.88
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
2.25xG against1.09
Sporting LagosIkorodu City

Shooting quality

Sporting Lagos: BalancedIkorodu City: Dominant
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
Accuracy (shots on target)50%43%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.000.50

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.

Sporting Lagos
L
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 at home
0-0-0
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.38Opponent xG: 2.25BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%
Ikorodu City
W
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 away
0-0-0
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 3.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.88Opponent xG: 1.09BTTS: 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.

Ikorodu City is 100% better for: goals conceded per match.

2 goals / match - Sporting Lagos · 1 goals / match - Ikorodu City

Sporting Lagos scoring profile: mixed

Sporting Lagos scores in 0% of matches (0 of 1 matches), while Ikorodu City keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 matches).

Ikorodu City scoring profile: very strong

Ikorodu City scores in 100% of matches (1 of 1 matches), while Sporting Lagos keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 matches).

0Goals scored (season)3
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
2Goals conceded (season)1
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
2Average goals in match4
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
0Goals scored (last 5)3
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
2Goals conceded (last 5)1
Sporting LagosIkorodu City

How often they score at least...

0%1 goal100%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
0%2 goals100%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
0%3 goals100%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
0%4 goals0%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
100%2 goals0%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
0%3 goals0%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
0%4 goals0%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City

* 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.

70%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time100%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
0%Scored in both halves100%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City

BTTS and goal count

0%Min. 3 goals and BTTS100%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
0%BTTS - last 5100%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City

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%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time100%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time100%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
0%Min. 2 goals after half-time0%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City

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.

Sporting Lagos - half-time state
0% leading0% draw100% trailing
Ikorodu City - half-time state
100% leading0% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0Points per match (1st half)3
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
0Goals scored (1st half)2
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
1Goals conceded (1st half)1
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
1Average goals (1st half)3
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
0%Clean sheet before half-time0%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
100%No goal before half-time0%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City

After half-time (2nd half)

0Points per match (2nd half)3
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
0Goals scored (2nd half)1
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
1Average goals (2nd half)1
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
0%Clean sheet after half-time100%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City
100%No goal after half-time0%
Sporting LagosIkorodu City

Sporting Lagos - second-half results

0% W0% R100% P
0
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
0
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Ikorodu City - second-half results

100% W0% R0% P
3
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
+1
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.

Sporting Lagos - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.000.00
Goals scored / match0.00.0
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match1.01.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet0%0%
No goal100%100%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 0% draw - 100% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Ikorodu City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match3.003.00
Goals scored / match2.01.0
Goals conceded / match1.00.0
Average goals in match3.01.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals100%0%
3 goals100%0%
Clean sheet0%100%
No goal0%0%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 100% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

Sporting Lagos
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
1
61-75
0
0
76-90

Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Ikorodu City
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
1
0
16-30
1
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
1
0
76-90

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

3.00
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.5 : 2.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
111%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
0%
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

Sporting Lagos

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.87
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.13
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.
-1.38
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.25
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
0%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
250%
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.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Ikorodu City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.79
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.21
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.
+1.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
375%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
53%
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
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

* 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

Sporting LagosLigaIkorodu City
Average goals in match 2.002.70 4.00
Both teams scored 0%70% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 0%60% 100%
Clean sheets 0%20% 0%
Goal before half-time 100%90% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%70% 100%

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

2.70
Average goals per match
70%
Both teams scored
60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.90
Home goals / match
0.80
Away goals / match
+137%
Home attack advantage
+58%
Home defence advantage
+70%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
90%
1 goal
60%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
0%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Sporting Lagos and Ikorodu City play?

Sporting Lagos face Ikorodu City on 6 September 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 Sporting Lagos vs Ikorodu City?

Sporting Lagos score 0.00 goals per game on average and Ikorodu City 3.00. The NPFL average is 2.70 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 60% of games. Both teams score in 0% of Sporting Lagos's matches and 100% of Ikorodu City's.

What form are Sporting Lagos and Ikorodu City in?

Over the last 5 games Sporting Lagos have a 0-0-1 record (0.00 points per game) and Ikorodu City 1-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Sporting Lagos vs Ikorodu City?

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