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Kano Pillars vs Shooting Stars: result 2-1 and analysis

NPFLRegular Season - 3Kick-off on January 22, 2017 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano

Kano Pillars
2-1
Shooting Stars

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What was the result of Kano Pillars vs Shooting Stars?

Kano Pillars won 2-1 on January 22, 2017.

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Kano Pillars have 6 wins, 1 draws and 8 defeats; Shooting Stars have 7, 2 and 6.

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

Kano Pillars
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 18, 2017Lobi Stars(away)0-1NPFL
Jan 14, 2017Ifeanyi Uba(home)3-0NPFL
Oct 2, 2016Niger Tornadoes(home)1-1NPFL
Sep 25, 2016Heartland(away)0-1NPFL
Sep 21, 2016El Kanemi Warriors(home)1-0NPFL
Shooting Stars
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 18, 2017Sunshine Stars(away)0-1NPFL
Jan 15, 2017Lobi Stars(home)2-0NPFL
Oct 2, 2016Abia Warriors(away)1-2NPFL
Sep 25, 2016Wikki Tourist(home)2-1NPFL
Sep 18, 2016Warri Wolves(away)0-1NPFL

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Kano Pillars win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Shooting Stars win(s).

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 28, 2016Shooting Stars 4-0 Kano PillarsNPFL
Apr 24, 2016Kano Pillars 6-0 Shooting StarsNPFL

Last archived meeting: Shooting Stars vs Kano Pillars on Aug 28, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Kano Pillars score 1.1 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Shooting Stars score 1.3 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Kano Pillars1.11.265/157/15
Shooting Stars1.30.937/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Kano Pillars sit 10th in NPFL (51 points from 38 matches) and Shooting Stars sit 3rd (60 points from 38 matches).

The current season has no played match yet: final standings of the 2025-26 season.

Final 2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Shooting Stars3818614414060
10Kano Pillars3815617373951

How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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