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Abia Warriors vs Kano Pillars: result 1-0 and analysis

NPFLRegular Season - 1Kick-off on August 24, 2025 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Umuahia Township Stadium, Umuahia

Abia Warriors
1-0
Kano Pillars

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What was the result of Abia Warriors vs Kano Pillars?

Abia Warriors won 1-0 on August 24, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 35′P. SamsonAbia Warriors

Official lineup for Abia Warriors vs Kano Pillars

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Abia Warriors

  1. 7L. Suraju
  1. 8F. Abdullahi
  2. 10P. Samson
  3. 13Y. Hammed
  4. 28O. Osoboh
  5. 2C. Njoku
  6. 16C. Azubuike
  1. 5E. Ogbuagu
  2. 18G. Innocent
  3. 29I. Obot
  1. 22A. Ishaku

Kano Pillars

  1. 7A. Musa
  2. 17Auwalu Ali Malam
  3. 28C. Okorie
  1. 10R. Ali
  2. 25U. Sani
  3. 13M. Mukhtar
  4. 24A. Sani
  1. 2A. Abdullahi
  2. 15A. Musa
  3. 30F. Usman
  1. 33A. Okeke
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Abia Warriors have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Kano Pillars have 6, 3 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Abia Warriors
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 25, 2025Ikorodu City(away)2-3NPFL
May 11, 2025El Kanemi Warriors(home)2-1NPFL
May 7, 2025Niger Tornadoes(away)1-1NPFL
Apr 27, 2025Shooting Stars(home)3-1NPFL
Apr 19, 2025Katsina United(away)1-5NPFL
Kano Pillars
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 25, 2025Niger Tornadoes(away)2-3NPFL
May 11, 2025Shooting Stars(home)3-1NPFL
May 7, 2025Katsina United(away)0-1NPFL
Apr 25, 2025Rivers United(home)2-0NPFL
Apr 19, 2025Enyimba(away)1-2NPFL

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Abia Warriors wins, 0 draws, 2 Kano Pillars wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 15, 2025Kano Pillars 1-0 Abia WarriorsNPFL
Sep 29, 2024Abia Warriors 2-0 Kano PillarsNPFL
Mar 4, 2024Kano Pillars 0-1 Abia WarriorsNPFL
Oct 15, 2023Abia Warriors 1-0 Kano PillarsNPFL
Jun 18, 2022Abia Warriors 3-2 Kano PillarsNPFL
Feb 21, 2022Kano Pillars 2-1 Abia WarriorsNPFL

Last archived meeting: Kano Pillars vs Abia Warriors on Feb 15, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Abia Warriors score 1.2 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Kano Pillars score 1.1 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Abia Warriors1.21.167/155/15
Kano Pillars1.11.157/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Abia Warriors sit 18th in NPFL (10 points from 11 matches) and Kano Pillars sit 4th (18 points from 11 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Kano Pillars11461141118
18Abia Warriors11245101710

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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