Lobi Stars and Rivers United are eager to display their new people and skills: It's their first game of the Npfl season.
- Lobi Stars have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Rivers United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
This arena uses the playing surface artifical turf, unlike Rivers United's home arena. The last 16 games by the away side on artifical turf have seen 4 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses.
It's no vacation for neither Lobi Stars nor Rivers United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Lobi Stars form and stats
The season before, Lobi Stars's league stats were 14 wins, 7 draws and 17 losses, results that produced 15th spot in the Npfl. Over these 38 matches they scored {36 goals} and conceded 48. Playing as the home side in the previous season Lobi Stars produced 13-4-2 (win-draw-lost) with {27 goals} and 15 conceded.
It should be noted that a peek at the 12 most recent league fixtures shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
The match schedule is unforgiving for Lobi Stars as they have a new game in only two days, a Npfl match thankfully also at home. Remo Stars are visiting.
Rivers United form and stats
Last season was a triumph for Rivers in the national league as they took home the Npfl trophy. The championship was secured after 23 wins, 8 draws and only 7 defeats. As this is an away game, it's natural to look at the stats for away matches last season: Won 5, drew 7 and lost 7.
Low on goals? 10 of this side's last 13 league matches have had zero, one or two goals.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Bendel Insurance in just two days.
Head 2 Head
These opponents have battled before this season: Lobi Stars - Rivers United 3-2. The referee showed his red card when these teams last met, and the recipient was Sochima (Rivers United). Last ten meetings featuring these sides: Lobi Stars won four, Rivers United triumphed in four and we saw two draws. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.
Lobi Stars missing players
Rivers United missing players
| Lobi Stars | Rivers United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| 9 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | 15 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 11 | 27 |
| 18 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 11 | 17 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 80% | 90% |
| 60% | 60% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 70% | 70% |
| 30% | 30% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 40% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 15% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 70% | 60% |
| 45% | 60% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 40% |
| 35% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 2.9 | 2.9 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 4.8 |
| 4.2 | 3.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 1.3 | 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6.2 | 7.2 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6.2 | 6.8 |
| 2 | 2.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.9 | 2.8 |
| 50% | 62% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 60% | 50% |
| 4.7 | 3.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 6 | 4.9 |
| 1.9 | 1.4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
- Lobi Stars have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Lobi Stars haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Rivers United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bendel Insurance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Enyimba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Lobi Stars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Remo Stars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Rivers United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Sunshine Stars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
