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El Kanemi Warriors vs Kano Pillars: result 2-1 and analysis

NPFLRegular Season - 7Kick-off on October 4, 2025 at 03:00 PM (UTC)El Kanemi Stadium, Maiduguri

El Kanemi Warriors
2-1
Kano Pillars

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What was the result of El Kanemi Warriors vs Kano Pillars?

El Kanemi Warriors won 2-1 on October 4, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 62′D. AbdulrahmanEl Kanemi Warriors
  • 80′S. IdrisKano Pillars
  • 81′D. AbdulrahmanEl Kanemi Warriors

Official lineup for El Kanemi Warriors vs Kano Pillars

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

El Kanemi Warriors

  1. 9D. Masud
  1. 4Z. Musa
  2. 6I. Muktar
  3. 10I. Salisu
  4. 11S. Bello
  5. 5D. Habila
  6. 7U. Al Amin
  1. 2B. Yakubu
  2. 12G. Akekoromowei
  3. 26U. Abbas
  1. 24H. Otuyiga

Kano Pillars

  1. 7A. Musa
  2. 21A. Sanusi
  1. 10R. Ali
  2. 14A. Mohammed
  3. 16S. Idris
  4. 13M. Mukhtar
  5. 23A. Umar
  1. 15A. Musa
  2. 18M. Jibrin
  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, El Kanemi Warriors have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats; Kano Pillars have 4, 3 and 8.

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

El Kanemi Warriors
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 27, 2025Plateau United(away)0-1NPFL
Sep 21, 2025Warri Wolves(home)1-0NPFL
Sep 14, 2025Kun Khalifat FC(away)1-3NPFL
Sep 7, 2025Rivers United(home)0-0NPFL
Aug 31, 2025Ikorodu City(away)0-0NPFL
Kano Pillars
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 14, 2025Enugu Rangers(home)1-0NPFL
Sep 7, 2025Katsina United(away)0-1NPFL
Aug 31, 2025Wikki Tourist(home)1-1NPFL
Aug 24, 2025Abia Warriors(away)0-1NPFL
May 25, 2025Niger Tornadoes(away)2-3NPFL

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 El Kanemi Warriors wins, 1 draw, 3 Kano Pillars wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 12, 2025Kano Pillars 2-1 El Kanemi WarriorsNPFL
Dec 29, 2024El Kanemi Warriors 1-0 Kano PillarsNPFL
Apr 7, 2019Kano Pillars 2-1 El Kanemi WarriorsNPFL
Jan 17, 2019El Kanemi Warriors 2-1 Kano PillarsNPFL
Jan 28, 2018El Kanemi Warriors 0-0 Kano PillarsNPFL
Sep 3, 2017Kano Pillars 2-0 El Kanemi WarriorsNPFL

Last archived meeting: Kano Pillars vs El Kanemi Warriors on Feb 12, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

El Kanemi Warriors score 0.8 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Kano Pillars score 0.9 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
El Kanemi Warriors0.81.165/154/15
Kano Pillars0.91.146/154/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
5Kano Pillars12471151219

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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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