Competition

Nigeria, NPFL

Standings for season 2026/2027, with form, home and away performance, and competition statistics across seasons.

55Matches this season

2.45Goals per match

63.6%Home wins

25.5%Draws

10.9%Away wins

45.5%Over 2.5 goals

45.5%Both teams scored

Trend

How the league has changed

Goals per match and draw rates across seasons show how the competition has changed over time.

Goals per match

Draws

Season 2026/2027

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form	Home	Away	Strength
1	Barau	6	3	3	0	9	3	+6	12	DWDWD	3.00	1.00	1539
2	Rivers Utd	5	3	2	0	10	1	+9	11	WWDWD	3.00	1.00	1539
3	Plateau Utd	6	3	2	1	9	6	+3	11	WDWDW	3.00	0.67	1524
4	Enugu	5	3	1	1	8	6	+2	10	DWWWL	2.33	1.50	1517
5	Doma United	6	3	1	2	9	8	+1	10	WWLDL	2.33	1.00	1508
6	Kano Pillars	5	2	3	0	10	6	+4	9	DWWDD	2.33	1.00	1523
7	Bendel Ins.	6	3	0	3	9	10	-1	9	LWLWL	3.00	0.00	1496
8	Ikorodu City	5	2	2	1	8	5	+3	8	WDDLW	2.33	0.50	1517
9	Abia	6	2	2	2	7	8	-1	8	LDWLW	1.67	1.00	1504
10	Kwara Utd	6	2	1	3	7	6	+1	7	LWLWL	2.33	0.00	1494
11	Ranchers Bees	6	2	1	3	8	8	0	7	WLWLD	2.33	0.00	1492
12	Sporting Lagos	5	2	1	2	7	7	0	7	LWLWD	0.50	2.00	1500
13	Warri	5	2	1	2	3	4	-1	7	LLWDW	3.00	0.33	1500
14	Nasarawa Utd	6	2	1	3	6	8	-2	7	WLDLW	2.33	0.00	1488
15	Katsina Utd	5	2	1	2	4	7	-3	7	DLWLW	3.00	0.33	1492
16	Shooting Stars	4	2	0	2	5	5	0	6	WLWL	3.00	0.00	1499
17	Tornadoes	6	1	2	3	5	7	-2	5	LDLDL	1.67	0.00	1479
18	Kun Khalifat	6	1	2	3	5	13	-8	5	DLLLW	1.33	0.33	1467
19	Inter Lagos	6	1	1	4	3	9	-6	4	LLWDL	0.33	1.00	1462
20	Enyimba	5	0	1	4	3	8	-5	1	LLLLD	0.00	0.33	1461

Strength

Strength rankings

Elo adjusts results for opponent strength, so these rankings can differ from the standings. The league average is 1500 and home advantage is 60 points, equivalent to 8.5 additional percentage points for the home side.

1539 Barau 6 matches · opponent rating 1503

1539 Rivers Utd 5 matches · opponent rating 1489

1524 Plateau Utd 6 matches · opponent rating 1500

1523 Kano Pillars 5 matches · opponent rating 1495

1517 Enugu 5 matches · opponent rating 1498

1517 Ikorodu City 5 matches · opponent rating 1508

Calendar

Upcoming matches and recent results

Upcoming

Doma United – Kun Khalifat Saturday 17 Oct, 16:00

Enugu – Bendel Ins. Sunday 18 Oct, 16:00

Enyimba – Warri Sunday 18 Oct, 16:00

Inter Lagos – Nasarawa Utd Sunday 18 Oct, 16:00

Kano Pillars – Katsina Utd Sunday 18 Oct, 16:00

Kwara Utd – Abia Sunday 18 Oct, 16:00

Plateau Utd – Sporting Lagos Sunday 18 Oct, 16:00

Rivers Utd – Barau Sunday 18 Oct, 16:00

Shooting Stars – Ranchers Bees Sunday 18 Oct, 16:00

Tornadoes – Ikorodu City Sunday 18 Oct, 16:00

Abia – Enyimba Thursday 22 Oct, 16:00

Sporting Lagos – Enugu Saturday 24 Oct, 16:00

Abia – Tornadoes Sunday 25 Oct, 16:00

Barau – Kwara Utd Sunday 25 Oct, 16:00

Bendel Ins. – Rivers Utd Sunday 25 Oct, 16:00

Ikorodu City – Shooting Stars Sunday 25 Oct, 16:00

Katsina Utd – Plateau Utd Sunday 25 Oct, 16:00

Kun Khalifat – Inter Lagos Sunday 25 Oct, 16:00

Nasarawa Utd – Enyimba Sunday 25 Oct, 16:00

Ranchers Bees – Doma United Sunday 25 Oct, 16:00

Warri – Kano Pillars Sunday 25 Oct, 16:00

Doma United – Ikorodu City Saturday 31 Oct, 15:00

Enyimba – Kun Khalifat Sunday 1 Nov, 15:00

Inter Lagos – Ranchers Bees Sunday 1 Nov, 15:00

Kano Pillars – Nasarawa Utd Sunday 1 Nov, 15:00

Katsina Utd – Sporting Lagos Sunday 1 Nov, 15:00

Kwara Utd – Bendel Ins. Sunday 1 Nov, 15:00

Plateau Utd – Warri Sunday 1 Nov, 15:00

Rivers Utd – Enugu Sunday 1 Nov, 15:00

Shooting Stars – Abia Sunday 1 Nov, 15:00

Recent results

Ranchers Bees 0–0 Rivers Utd 28/09/26

Kano Pillars 0–0 Enyimba 27/09/26

Warri 1–0 Shooting Stars 27/09/26

Kun Khalifat 1–0 Kwara Utd 27/09/26

Katsina Utd 2–1 Doma United 27/09/26

Nasarawa Utd 1–0 Tornadoes 27/09/26

Plateau Utd 2–0 Inter Lagos 27/09/26

Ikorodu City 2–0 Enugu 27/09/26

Abia 3–0 Bendel Ins. 27/09/26

Sporting Lagos 1–1 Barau 26/09/26

Rivers Utd 5–0 Kun Khalifat 24/09/26

Barau 2–0 Abia 23/09/26

Kwara Utd 2–1 Nasarawa Utd 23/09/26

Tornadoes 0–0 Warri 23/09/26

Inter Lagos 1–1 Kano Pillars 23/09/26