Akwa United vs Katsina United betting preview: Visitors should struggle at Akwa Ibom Stadium
A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Akwa United fans are optimistic that the difference between 5th and Katsina United's 16th place in the table will show on the pitch.
Insights:
- Akwa United have not yet lost a game at home.
- Katsina United has the the worst goal difference (-10) away in Npfl
Best bookmaker betting odds:
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Akwa and Katsina United.
This pitch has grass, which is not Katsina United's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Katsina United have performed like this: Played 23 matches resulting in 0 wins, 3 draws and 20 defeats with the goal stats 5-41 (scored/conceded).
Katsina United have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Akwa United form and stats
Akwa United have collected 11 points from their Npfl home games so far after 3-2-0. Two home wins in a row for Akwa bring valid hopes of a third.
Akwa United are confident in defense, having played 281 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
A nice win for Akwa last time playing, versus Katsina United. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Akwa's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played one game, won one match, drawn zero and lost zero.
The Akwa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches. Defensively Akwa have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Katsina United form and stats
Katsina United, who have the the worst goal difference (-10) away in Npfl, have been very modest guests so far, leaving with zero points in all their 5 away matches played so far in the Npfl. It's all red in the travel logs of Katsina, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.
Katsina are travelling again after losing away to Akwa United in their previous match (0-3). Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Rivers United.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Katsina's away games in the league this season with only 0 goals from 5 matches. Katsina United have conceded 10 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Akwa - Katsina United 3-0 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Akwa, two draws and one win for Katsina United. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: four games.Akwa 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 |
| Akwa United | Katsina United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 89% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 56% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 67% |
| 33% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 44% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 44% | 40% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 44% | 60% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 22% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.9 | 12.6 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 6 | 6.4 |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.4 | 2 |
| 29% | 32% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 25% |
- Akwa United have not yet lost a game at home.
- Akwa United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Akwa United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Akwa United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Katsina United have scored away.
- Katsina United has the the worst goal difference (-10) away in Npfl
- Katsina United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Katsina United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Katsina United have failed to score a single goal away.
- Katsina United have lost all their away matches so far.
- Katsina United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Bookie | Akwa United | Draw | Katsina 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.
