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Nigeria Premier Football League · Matchday 12

Barau FC vs Shooting Stars

Alin prediction Barau FC to win

Cmodel only, no market odds

Predicted score 1 – 0

13% — likeliest score with our pick

Win probability
Barau FCDrawShooting Stars
  • WhyHigher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 1.80 vs 0.72.
  • RiskNo bookmaker prices recorded yet, so this pick has not been checked against the market.

Barau FC vs Shooting Stars preview

In the Nigeria Premier Football League, Barau FC has a 67% chance to win against Shooting Stars, who have only a 10% chance. The most likely scoreline is 1-0, which reflects Barau FC's expected goals of 1.86 compared to Shooting Stars' 0.60.

However, recent form shows Barau FC with four draws and a loss in their last five matches, while Shooting Stars have one win in their last six. This inconsistency could lead to unexpected outcomes, affecting predictions like Over 2.5 goals at 45% and both teams to score at 39%.

Barau FC vs Shooting Stars: model vs market

1X2 probabilities: our model, the de-vigged market and the published blend
SourceBarau FCDrawShooting Stars
Model62%25%13%
Market———
Published62%25%13%
Edge———
  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 1.80 vs 0.72.

Edge = our published probability minus the de-vigged market probability. Published = the model alone (no market price recorded yet).

Barau FC and Shooting Stars expected goals

The goal rate the model gives each side in this fixture, from xG-based attack and defence ratings.

1.80Barau FC
0.72Shooting Stars
Total expected goals
2.52
Attack rating (Barau FC / Shooting Stars)
1.05 / 1.30
Defence rating (Barau FC / Shooting Stars)
0.89 / 1.16

Ratings are relative to the league average (1.00); lower defence rating = fewer goals conceded per match.

Barau FC vs Shooting Stars score probability

Every scoreline the model gives this match, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker = likelier.

01234+ 0 9.1% 4.8% 2.1% 0.5% 0.1% 1 13.4% 11.5% 3.8% 0.9% 0.2% 2 13.0% 9.4% 3.4% 0.8% 0.2% 3 7.8% 5.6% 2.0% 0.5% 0.1% 4+ 5.2% 3.8% 1.4% 0.3% 0.1%

Rows: Barau FC goals. Columns: Shooting Stars goals. Outlined cell = most likely scoreline.

Barau FC vs Shooting Stars goals probability

Chance of the match clearing each total, read off the same score matrix as the heatmap.

Over 0.5 91%
Over 1.5 73%
Over 2.5 46%
Over 3.5 25%
Both teams to score
44%
No goals (0–0)
9%

Over 4.5 and higher fall inside the 4+ buckets and cannot be read off a 0–4 grid, so they are not shown.

All markets for Barau FC vs Shooting Stars

Published probability and fair odds per market
MarketSelectionProbabilityFair odds
1X2Barau FC62%1.61
Draw25%4.07
Shooting Stars13%7.42
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.546%2.17
Under 2.554%1.85
Both teams to scoreYes44%2.28
No56%1.78
Double chance1X (Barau FC or draw)87%1.16
12 (either side)75%1.33
X2 (draw or Shooting Stars)38%2.63
Handicap -1Barau FC win by 2+37%2.71
Push (exactly one goal)25%—

Fair odds = 1 / probability — the break-even price implied by the published probability. Correct-score probabilities are on the heatmap above.

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Barau FC and Shooting Stars recent form

Barau FC 0W 5D 1L
Shooting Stars 2W 3D 1L

Last 6 completed matches, all competitions, newest on the right.

Home vs away this season

Barau FC at home

Record (W-D-L)
3-2-0
Win rate
60%
Goals for / match
2.20
Goals against / match
1.00
Clean sheets
1 of 5
  • They have won 3 of their 10 league games this season, scoring 1.3 goals per match.
  • They average 2.2 goals per game at home against 0.4 on the road.
  • They have kept 4 clean sheets in 10 matches.
  • They have failed to score in 3 of 10 matches.
  • They have converted 4 of 4 penalties (100%).
  • 30% of their yellow cards have come after the 75th minute.

Shooting Stars away

Record (W-D-L)
0-1-4
Win rate
0%
Goals for / match
1.00
Goals against / match
2.40
Clean sheets
0 of 5
  • They have won 3 of their 10 league games this season, scoring 1.2 goals per match.
  • They have kept 3 clean sheets in 10 matches.
  • They have failed to score in 4 of 10 matches.

League matches this season before kick-off: Barau FC at home only, Shooting Stars away only.

Barau FC vs Shooting Stars head-to-head

Last 2 meetings: Barau FC 0 · draws 0 · Shooting Stars 2.

Barau FCDrawsShooting Stars
Previous meetings
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
2026-05-10Shooting Stars1-0Barau FCNigeria Premier Football League
2025-12-14Barau FC0-1Shooting StarsNigeria Premier Football League

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