Simple match analysis · PitchTrack Edge
NPFL · New Jos Stadium · 18 October 2026. A plain-language read of what the cameras measured and what our match official recorded, written for the coaching staff.
Also available Read the tactical analysis → The same match with the event tables by half, the zone table, the shape and work-rate metrics, and the overall tactical scorecard.Simple summary
Plateau lost 2–3, their first home defeat of the season. Sporting Lagos scored first after ten minutes. Dawa Victor equalised on 35 and scored again in first-half stoppage time, so Plateau led 2–1 at the break. Sporting levelled seven minutes into the second half, Alex Agahowa was sent off on 79, and Jacob Aondona won it three minutes later. Plateau had 21 attempts, put 11 on target and scored with 2.
On the cameras, neither side sat measurably higher up the pitch, and the two shapes were alike in length and width. Running speeds were level. There was no ball camera at this match, so possession and pressing are not measured.
Two sources on this page, labelled everywhere: Recorded by match official for events our official logged live on Matchday, and Measured by cameras for what the rig measured. Only Plateau’s events were logged.
Man of the match
Scored both of Plateau’s goals: the equaliser on 35 minutes from Majalisa Andrew’s pass, and the goal that put Plateau ahead in first-half stoppage time. He had 6 attempts, more than any team-mate (next best 3), and put 4 of them on target. He played 77 minutes before being replaced with the score at 2–2.
Selected from the data, not by a panel: both of Plateau’s goals and the most attempts in the side on the match official’s record. Yahaya Ibrahim had the most recorded actions (8, four of them interceptions). The cameras measure the team, not the player, so none of this comes from tracking.
Sporting Lagos went ahead after ten minutes through Aliyu Baba. Dawa Victor equalised on 35 from Majalisa Andrew’s pass and put Plateau in front in first-half stoppage time. Seven minutes after the restart Victor Samuel made it 2–2, and Jacob Aondona scored the winner on 82, three minutes after Plateau went down to ten men. The official recorded 21 Plateau attempts on goal, 11 of them on target, and 2 went in.
10 of the 21 attempts missed the target or were blocked: Yahaya Ibrahim had 3 of them and nobody else more than 2. And all three goals conceded: the opener, the equaliser seven minutes after half time, and the winner three minutes after the red card. One match is too few to call any of it a pattern. It’s a list of clips to review, not a verdict.
Plateau won the ball back 15 times: 9 interceptions and 6 loose balls collected. Yahaya Ibrahim (5), Mustapha Abdullahi (3), Ekundayo Ojo (2) and Majalisa Andrew (2) did the most of it. No tackles were logged in this match, so this figure can’t be set beside the Shooting Stars report.
Not measured at this match. There was no touchline ball camera, and the rig’s own ball estimate has not been run on this recording, so these pages say nothing about who had the ball or who closed it down.
Each square is tinted toward whichever side spent more of its own time there, so the side picked up more often by the cameras gets no head start. Plateau United were the more present side in 129 squares and Sporting Lagos in 104. The rest were even.
| Band | 0-33 m | 33-67 m | 67-100 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Far side | 51% | 53% | 47% |
| Middle | 59% | 59% | 38% |
| Near side | 56% | 56% | 51% |
Position along the pitch: not settled. The minute-by-minute test finds a 4.6 m gap, but the three lenses watch different parts of the pitch, so no second view confirms it. Position across the pitch: level (neither test separates the two sides). Length, goal to goal: level (neither test separates the two sides). Width: level (neither test separates the two sides).
The pitch as you see it from the main stand, dugouts along the bottom edge. Plateau United attacked the right-hand goal in the first half and the left-hand goal in the second, read off the footage at each kick-off. The stronger a square’s colour, the more time that side spent there. Each side’s two maps share one scale, so you can compare a side’s first half with its second. The dashed line is the side’s average position.
First half: Plateau United spent 55% of their time in Sporting Lagos’ half, Sporting Lagos 28% in Plateau United’s. Plateau United pushed Sporting Lagos back (a 27-point gap, 95% interval 17–36).
Second half: Plateau United spent 35% of their time in Sporting Lagos’ half, Sporting Lagos 76% in Plateau United’s. Sporting Lagos pushed Plateau United back (a 40-point gap, 95% interval 29–52).
This shows where each side stood, not who closed down the ball: that needs the ball, and these figures don’t use it. The percentages come from the centre camera, the one lens that sees both sides of halfway, tested minute by minute.
First half
Plateau United attacking →
Sporting Lagos attacking ←
Second half
Plateau United attacking ←
Sporting Lagos attacking →
Median running speed 1.51 m/s for Plateau United against 1.50 m/s for Sporting Lagos. Level: the difference is too small to call.
| Band | Plateau United | Sporting Lagos |
|---|---|---|
| Walking | 49.5% | 50.1% |
| Jogging | 35.6% | 36.0% |
| Running | 10.5% | 10.0% |
| Sprinting | 4.4% | 3.9% |
| Median speed | 1.51 m/s | 1.50 m/s |
| Fastest 10% above | 4.14 m/s | 4.00 m/s |
Plateau were fouled 2 times and gave away 6 fouls. Alex Agahowa was booked on 29 minutes and booked again on 79, so Plateau played the last quarter-hour with ten men; Sporting scored the winner three minutes later.
| Window | Plateau United share | Plateau United up the pitch | Sporting Lagos up the pitch | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-300s | 57% | 55 m | 55 m | 74,529 |
| 300-600s | 54% | 51 m | 55 m | 66,543 |
| 600-900s | 40% | 42 m | 59 m | 68,069 |
| 900-1200s | 55% | 55 m | 56 m | 66,287 |
| 1200-1500s | 53% | 55 m | 56 m | 64,640 |
| 1500-1800s | 54% | 55 m | 59 m | 72,851 |
| 1800-2100s | 60% | 58 m | 64 m | 61,812 |
| 2100-2400s | 50% | 52 m | 56 m | 73,002 |
| 2400-2700s | 59% | 60 m | 63 m | 51,397 |
| 2700-3000s | 60% | 61 m | 65 m | 52,179 |
| 4200-4500s | 52% | 52 m | 53 m | 64,371 |
| 4500-4800s | 48% | 52 m | 59 m | 81,049 |
| 4800-5100s | 49% | 58 m | 62 m | 74,621 |
| 5100-5400s | 51% | 61 m | 68 m | 77,481 |
| 5400-5700s | 46% | 61 m | 67 m | 73,445 |
| 5700-6000s | 50% | 52 m | 56 m | 71,156 |
| 6000-6300s | 54% | 72 m | 82 m | 61,072 |
| 6300-6600s | 51% | 55 m | 69 m | 60,758 |
| 6600-6900s | 47% | 53 m | 69 m | 60,647 |
| 6900-7200s | 24% | 53 m | 66 m | 40,844 |
| 7200-7500s | 30% | 41 m | 65 m | 1,030 |
Read the late counts with care. The official logged 35 events in a first half that ran 52 minutes and 22 in the second, but only 7 Plateau actions after the 65th minute. Ten men for the last quarter-hour explains some of that; so few entries in the last half-hour are more likely a gap in the recording than a side that stopped playing. Treat the late bands as incomplete.
The players
Every Plateau player the official credited with an action, with the minutes he was on the pitch (substitutions were logged). Goalkeeper Okiemute Odah has a row only because the official tagged him on the first goal conceded; he was replaced by Amah John after 15 minutes, and the reason was not recorded. Amah John and the three second-half substitutes other than Nenrot Silas have no recorded action, so no row.
| # | Player | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | Won back | Aerials won | Fouled | Fouls | Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #32 | Dawa Victor XI Man of the match | 77 | 2 | – | 6 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| #24 | Majalisa Andrew XI | 102 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – |
| #25 | Yahaya Ibrahim XI | 102 | – | – | 3 | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| #10 | Ekundayo Ojo XI | 102 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| #7 | Paul Samson XI | 69 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| #15 | Mustapha Abdullahi XI | 102 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – |
| #26 | Alex Agahowa XI | 86 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | Y |
| #27 | Gideon Monday XI | 72 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – |
| #29 | Jibril Ibrahim XI | 70 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| #8 | Nenrot Silas sub | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| #16 | Jonathan Okechukwu XI | 102 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| #30 | Okiemute Odah XI | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
For the dressing room
| Message | Simple instruction | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Protect a lead | When we are ahead, keep our shape and make them break us down. We led 2–1 at half time and lost 2–3. | From this match |
| 2. Be switched on after the break | The first ten minutes of a half are ours. Sporting equalised seven minutes after the restart. | From this match |
| 3. Stay on your feet | A booked player cannot dive in. Our red card was a second yellow on 79 minutes, and the winner came three minutes later. | From this match |
| 4. Hit the target | Shoot early and keep it low. 10 of our 21 attempts missed or were blocked. | From this match |
| 5. Find Dawa | Keep getting the ball to Dawa Victor. He scored both goals from 6 attempts. | From this match |
| 6. Press together | When one player goes, everybody moves. Pressing was not measured at this match, so this is a habit to keep, not a figure. | General coaching |
Drawn from the figures in this report. A message marked From this match quotes a number printed above; General coaching is standard advice the figures do not contradict.