Kano Pillars

Kano Pillars

VS Scheduled Sunday 29 Nov 202615:00

Nigeria 26/27 NPFL · Matchday 15

Abia

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-27	26/27	Kano Pillars0–0Enyimba
2026-09-23	26/27	Inter Lagos1–1Kano Pillars
2026-09-20	26/27	Kano Pillars4–1Doma United
2026-09-06	26/27	Kano Pillars3–2Tornadoes
2026-08-30	26/27	Kwara Utd2–2Kano Pillars

Abia

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-27	26/27	Abia3–0Bendel Ins.
2026-09-23	26/27	Barau2–0Abia
2026-09-20	26/27	Sporting Lagos0–2Abia
2026-09-13	26/27	Abia2–2Ikorodu City
2026-09-07	26/27	Ranchers Bees4–0Abia
2026-08-30	26/27	Abia0–0Kun Khalifat

Kano Pillars Abia

Wins

40%

33%

Over 2.5 goals

60%

50%

Both teams scored

80%

17%

Clean sheets

20%

50%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Kano Pillars

Home · NPFL

Home			Away		1st goal
6	Kano Pillars		Barau	1
6	Kano Pillars		Rivers Utd	2
6	Kano Pillars		Plateau Utd	3
6	Kano Pillars		Enugu	4
6	Kano Pillars	4–1	Doma United	5	20′ Home
6 · Kano Pillars
6	Kano Pillars		Bendel Ins.	7
6	Kano Pillars		Ikorodu City	8
6	Kano Pillars		Abia	9
6	Kano Pillars		Kwara Utd	10
6	Kano Pillars		Ranchers Bees	11
6	Kano Pillars		Sporting Lagos	12
6	Kano Pillars		Warri	13
6	Kano Pillars		Nasarawa Utd	14
6	Kano Pillars		Katsina Utd	15
6	Kano Pillars		Shooting Stars	16
6	Kano Pillars	3–2	Tornadoes	17	40′ Home
6	Kano Pillars		Kun Khalifat	18
6	Kano Pillars		Inter Lagos	19
6	Kano Pillars	0–0	Enyimba	20	–

Abia

Away · NPFL

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Barau	2–0	Abia	9	22′ Home
2	Rivers Utd		Abia	9
3	Plateau Utd		Abia	9
4	Enugu		Abia	9
5	Doma United		Abia	9
6	Kano Pillars		Abia	9
7	Bendel Ins.		Abia	9
8	Ikorodu City		Abia	9
9 · Abia
10	Kwara Utd		Abia	9
11	Ranchers Bees	4–0	Abia	9	41′ Home
12	Sporting Lagos	0–2	Abia	9	87′ Away
13	Warri		Abia	9
14	Nasarawa Utd		Abia	9
15	Katsina Utd		Abia	9
16	Shooting Stars		Abia	9
17	Tornadoes		Abia	9
18	Kun Khalifat		Abia	9
19	Inter Lagos		Abia	9
20	Enyimba		Abia	9

Kano Pillars Home Abia Away

Wins

67%

33%

Over 1.5

67%

100%

Over 2.5

67%

33%

Over 3.5

67%

33%

Both teams scored

67%

0%

Clean sheets

33%

Scores first

67%

33%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

NPFL · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Kano Pillars

5 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away2 matches	Overall5 matches
Points / match	2.33	1.00	1.80
Draws	33.3%	100.0%	60.0%
Goals scored / match	2.33	1.50	2.00
Goals conceded / match	1.00	1.50	1.20
Total goals / match	3.33	3.00	3.20
Failed to score	33.3%	0.0%	20.0%
Under 2.5 goals	33.3%	50.0%	40.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	2 of 2	100%
Scores first → wins	2 of 2	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 0	—

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	0	0
16–30	1	0
31–45	3	0
46–60	1	1
61–75	0	1
76–90	2	1

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

Abia

6 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away3 matches	Overall6 matches
Points / match	1.67	1.00	1.33
Draws	66.7%	0.0%	33.3%
Goals scored / match	1.67	0.67	1.17
Goals conceded / match	0.67	2.00	1.33
Total goals / match	2.33	2.67	2.50
Failed to score	33.3%	66.7%	50.0%
Under 2.5 goals	33.3%	66.7%	50.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	0 of 1	0%
Scores first → wins	1 of 1	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 2	0%

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	0	0
16–30	0	1
31–45	0	2
46–60	0	0
61–75	0	2
76–90	2	1

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	Kano Pillars	Draw	Abia	How it works
Strength (Elo)	46.5%	23.9%	29.6%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	32.8%	22.4%	43.2%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

1.57–1.84 Model expected goals

64.6% Probability of over 2.5 goals

65.3% Both teams to score

1-1 Most likely score, at 9.5%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

1-19.5%

1-28.8%

2-17.5%

2-26.9%

0-16.1%

0-25.6%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

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

Measure	Kano Pillars	Abia	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1523	1504	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	21	6	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1495	1508	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
Kano Pillars	1.40	0.60	0.00	1.20
Abia	0.67	0.50	0.83	0.50

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Kano Pillars	20%	0%	20%	0%	60%
Abia	17%	0%	33%	17%	33%

Context

Coming into the match

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

2.33 Kano Pillars at home, 3 matches

1.00 Abia away, 3 matches

63d Days of rest for Kano Pillars

63d Days of rest for Abia

— Manager of Kano Pillars

— Manager of Abia

0 Matches for Kano Pillars in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Abia in the last 14 days

3 Points for Kano Pillars behind the leaders, and 4 above the relegation zone

4 Points for Abia behind the leaders, and 3 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 Kano Pillars, the right bar represents Abia.

On the ball

20 matches

3.0

corners

3.0

20.0

fouls

20.5

2.0

yellow cards

2.5

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Kano Pillars	DDWWD	1.80	2.00–1.20	2D
Abia	WLWDLD	1.33	1.17–1.33	1W

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Kano Pillars	4	1	0	0	2
Abia	1	2	3	0	0

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

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

Kano Pillars

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Abia

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

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