Plateau Utd

VS Scheduled Sunday 18 Oct 202616:00

Nigeria 26/27 NPFL · Matchday 9

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-27	26/27	Plateau Utd2–0Inter Lagos
2026-09-23	26/27	Doma United2–2Plateau Utd
2026-09-20	26/27	Plateau Utd3–1Shooting Stars
2026-09-14	26/27	Tornadoes1–1Plateau Utd
2026-09-06	26/27	Plateau Utd1–0Kwara Utd
2026-08-30	26/27	Rivers Utd2–0Plateau Utd

Sporting Lagos

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-26	26/27	Sporting Lagos1–1Barau
2026-09-23	26/27	Enyimba2–3Sporting Lagos
2026-09-20	26/27	Sporting Lagos0–2Abia
2026-09-13	26/27	Inter Lagos0–3Sporting Lagos
2026-08-30	26/27	Doma United2–0Sporting Lagos

Plateau Utd Sporting Lagos

Wins

50%

40%

Over 2.5 goals

33%

40%

Both teams scored

50%

40%

Clean sheets

33%

20%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Plateau Utd

Home · NPFL

Home			Away		1st goal
3	Plateau Utd		Barau	1
3	Plateau Utd		Rivers Utd	2
3 · Plateau Utd
3	Plateau Utd		Enugu	4
3	Plateau Utd		Doma United	5
3	Plateau Utd		Kano Pillars	6
3	Plateau Utd		Bendel Ins.	7
3	Plateau Utd		Ikorodu City	8
3	Plateau Utd		Abia	9
3	Plateau Utd	1–0	Kwara Utd	10	29′ Home
3	Plateau Utd		Ranchers Bees	11
3	Plateau Utd		Sporting Lagos	12
3	Plateau Utd		Warri	13
3	Plateau Utd		Nasarawa Utd	14
3	Plateau Utd		Katsina Utd	15
3	Plateau Utd	3–1	Shooting Stars	16	15′ Away
3	Plateau Utd		Tornadoes	17
3	Plateau Utd		Kun Khalifat	18
3	Plateau Utd	2–0	Inter Lagos	19	—
3	Plateau Utd		Enyimba	20

Sporting Lagos

Away · NPFL

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Barau		Sporting Lagos	12
2	Rivers Utd		Sporting Lagos	12
3	Plateau Utd		Sporting Lagos	12
4	Enugu		Sporting Lagos	12
5	Doma United	2–0	Sporting Lagos	12	8′ Home
6	Kano Pillars		Sporting Lagos	12
7	Bendel Ins.		Sporting Lagos	12
8	Ikorodu City		Sporting Lagos	12
9	Abia		Sporting Lagos	12
10	Kwara Utd		Sporting Lagos	12
11	Ranchers Bees		Sporting Lagos	12
12 · Sporting Lagos
13	Warri		Sporting Lagos	12
14	Nasarawa Utd		Sporting Lagos	12
15	Katsina Utd		Sporting Lagos	12
16	Shooting Stars		Sporting Lagos	12
17	Tornadoes		Sporting Lagos	12
18	Kun Khalifat		Sporting Lagos	12
19	Inter Lagos	0–3	Sporting Lagos	12	6′ Away
20	Enyimba	2–3	Sporting Lagos	12	44′ Home

Plateau Utd Home Sporting Lagos Away

Wins

100%

67%

Over 1.5

67%

100%

Over 2.5

33%

67%

Over 3.5

33%

Both teams scored

33%

Clean sheets

67%

33%

Scores first

67%

33%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

NPFL · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Plateau Utd

6 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away3 matches	Overall6 matches
Points / match	3.00	0.67	1.83
Draws	0.0%	66.7%	33.3%
Goals scored / match	2.00	1.00	1.50
Goals conceded / match	0.33	1.67	1.00
Total goals / match	2.33	2.67	2.50
Failed to score	0.0%	33.3%	16.7%
Under 2.5 goals	66.7%	66.7%	66.7%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	1 of 2	50%
Scores first → wins	2 of 2	100%
Concedes first → wins	1 of 1	100%

Scoring order known: 3/3 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Sporting Lagos

5 matches

Goals & results	Home2 matches	Away3 matches	Overall5 matches
Points / match	0.50	2.00	1.40
Draws	50.0%	0.0%	20.0%
Goals scored / match	0.50	2.00	1.40
Goals conceded / match	1.50	1.33	1.40
Total goals / match	2.00	3.33	2.80
Failed to score	50.0%	33.3%	40.0%
Under 2.5 goals	100.0%	33.3%	60.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	1 of 1	100%
Scores first → wins	1 of 1	100%
Concedes first → wins	1 of 2	50%

Scoring order known: 3/3 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	1	1
16–30	0	0
31–45	0	1
46–60	2	1
61–75	2	1
76–90	1	0

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Plateau Utd	Draw	Sporting Lagos	How it works
Strength (Elo)	47.2%	23.7%	29.1%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	25.7%	22.9%	50.1%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

1.24–1.83 Model expected goals

58.0% Probability of over 2.5 goals

58.8% Both teams to score

1-1 Most likely score, at 10.5%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

1-110.5%

1-29.6%

0-18.5%

0-27.8%

2-16.5%

2-26.0%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Plateau Utd	Sporting Lagos	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1524	1500	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	36	12	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1500	1494	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Plateau Utd	0.33	1.17	0.67	0.33
Sporting Lagos	0.20	1.20	0.60	0.80

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Plateau Utd	0%	17%	50%	0%	33%
Sporting Lagos	0%	0%	60%	20%	20%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

3.00 Plateau Utd at home, 3 matches

2.00 Sporting Lagos away, 3 matches

21d Days of rest for Plateau Utd

22d Days of rest for Sporting Lagos

— Manager of Plateau Utd

— Manager of Sporting Lagos

0 Matches for Plateau Utd in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Sporting Lagos in the last 14 days

1 Points for Plateau Utd behind the leaders, and 6 above the relegation zone

5 Points for Sporting Lagos behind the leaders, and 2 above the relegation zone

2.45 League goals per match

25.5% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Plateau Utd, the right bar represents Sporting Lagos.

On the ball

20 matches

7.67

corners

5.8

9.0

fouls

12.0

1.33

yellow cards

2.0

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Plateau Utd	WDWDWL	1.83	1.50–1.00	1W
Sporting Lagos	DWLWL	1.40	1.40–1.40	1D

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Plateau Utd	2	1	3	1	1
Sporting Lagos	1	1	3	1	0

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Plateau Utd

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Sporting Lagos

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.