Nigeria Premier Football League · Matchday 8

Plateau United vs Kano Pillars

· Rwang Pam Stadium, Jos

Alin prediction Plateau United to win

Cmodel only, no market odds

Predicted score 1 – 0

13% — likeliest score with our pick

Win probability
Plateau UnitedDrawKano Pillars

Plateau United vs Kano Pillars: model vs market

1X2 probabilities: our model, the de-vigged market and the published blend
SourcePlateau UnitedDrawKano Pillars
Model59%25%16%
Market———
Published59%25%16%
Edge———
  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 1.75 vs 0.80.
  • Better recent form: 3 wins in the last 6 vs 2 for the opposition.

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

Plateau United and Kano Pillars expected goals

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

1.75Plateau United
0.80Kano Pillars
Total expected goals
2.55
Attack rating (Plateau United / Kano Pillars)
1.11 / 1.30
Defence rating (Plateau United / Kano Pillars)
1.00 / 1.06

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

Plateau United vs Kano Pillars score probability

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

01234+ 0 8.9% 5.2% 2.5% 0.7% 0.2% 1 12.6% 12.0% 4.4% 1.2% 0.3% 2 12.0% 9.6% 3.8% 1.0% 0.2% 3 7.0% 5.6% 2.2% 0.6% 0.1% 4+ 4.5% 3.6% 1.4% 0.4% 0.1%

Rows: Plateau United goals. Columns: Kano Pillars goals. Outlined cell = most likely scoreline.

Plateau United vs Kano Pillars 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 47%
Over 3.5 25%
Both teams to score
47%
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 Plateau United vs Kano Pillars

Published probability and fair odds per market
MarketSelectionProbabilityFair odds
1X2Plateau United59%1.70
Draw25%3.93
Kano Pillars16%6.37
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.547%2.14
Under 2.553%1.88
Both teams to scoreYes47%2.15
No53%1.87
Double chance1X (Plateau United or draw)84%1.19
12 (either side)75%1.34
X2 (draw or Kano Pillars)41%2.43
Handicap -1Plateau United win by 2+34%2.92
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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Plateau United and Kano Pillars recent form

Plateau United 3W 2D 1L
Kano Pillars 2W 4D 0L

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

Home vs away this season

Plateau United at home

Record (W-D-L)
3-0-0
Win rate
100%
Goals for / match
2.00
Goals against / match
0.33
Clean sheets
2 of 3

Kano Pillars away

Record (W-D-L)
0-2-0
Win rate
0%
Goals for / match
1.50
Goals against / match
1.50
Clean sheets
0 of 2
  • They have won 2 of their 6 league games this season, scoring 1.8 goals per match.

League matches this season before kick-off: Plateau United at home only, Kano Pillars away only.

Plateau United vs Kano Pillars head-to-head

Last 2 meetings: Plateau United 1 · draws 0 · Kano Pillars 1.

Plateau UnitedDrawsKano Pillars
Previous meetings
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
2026-05-24Plateau United1-0Kano PillarsNigeria Premier Football League
2025-12-21Kano Pillars2-1Plateau UnitedNigeria Premier Football League

Other Matchday 8 fixtures

Prediction snapshot Plateau United to win Predicted score 1 – 0 C Bet on Plateau United