Sunshine Stars look to Akure Township Stadium supporters for inspiration before Kwara United match
This could be an interesting match as Sunshine Stars have their presumed home advantage while Kwara United are ahead 5 points in the Npfl table.
Insights:
- Sunshine Stars have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kwara United has the most points (8) away in Npfl
Best bookmaker betting odds:
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
This stadium uses artifical turf, unlike Kwara United's home stadium. The visitors last 19 games on artifical turf have ended in 2 wins, 2 draws and 15 losses.
Sunshine Stars form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Sunshine Stars have to build on here at Akure Township Stadium in the Npfl.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sunshine have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found two games) they have won one time, drawn one and lost zero.
The Sunshine fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches. On the other hand, Sunshine have conceded 5 goals.
Kwara United form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most points (8) away in Npfl, on their Npfl travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Lobi Stars.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Sunshine Stars - Kwara United 1-2 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Sunshine victories, four draws and two Kwara United wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Sunshine Stars missing players
Kwara United missing players
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| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Enyimba | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| 2 | Kwara United | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | Enugu Rangers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | Rivers United | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Akwa United | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 6 | Kano Pillars | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Nasarawa United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Akwa Starlets | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Lobi Stars | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 10 | Sunshine Stars | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 12 | Wikki Tourist | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | Plateau United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 14 | MFM | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 15 | Heartland | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 10 |
| 16 | Katsina United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 17 | Warri Wolves | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | -4 | 9 |
| 18 | Ifeanyi Uba | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 19 | Abia Warriors | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 20 | Adamawa United | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | -10 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Enyimba | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| 2 | Kwara United | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | Enugu Rangers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | Rivers United | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Akwa United | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 6 | Kano Pillars | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Nasarawa United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Akwa Starlets | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Lobi Stars | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 10 | Sunshine Stars | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 12 | Wikki Tourist | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | Plateau United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 14 | MFM | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 15 | Heartland | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 10 |
| 16 | Katsina United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 17 | Warri Wolves | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | -4 | 9 |
| 18 | Ifeanyi Uba | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 19 | Abia Warriors | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 20 | Adamawa United | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | -10 | 2 |
| Sunshine Stars | Kwara United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 60% | 78% |
| 56% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 56% |
| 56% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 33% | 40% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| 22% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 60% | 56% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 60% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 8.2 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 8.8 | 8 |
| 3.4 | 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 42% | 50% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 33% |
- Kwara United has the most clean sheets (3) away in Npfl
- Kwara United has the most points (8) away in Npfl
- Kwara United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sunshine Stars have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sunshine Stars have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Sunshine Stars haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Bookie | Sunshine Stars | Draw | Kwara United |
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The Nigerian Professional Fotball League (NPFL) is the highest level of football in Nigeria. It has earlier been known as the Nigerian Premier League, Nigerian Premiership, Nigerian Professional League and other names. It currently holds two divisions each with twelve teams. The top three teams in each division qualify for a championship playoff.
