Heartland have journeyed here for an interesting game versus the hosts Abia Warriors. Get ready for the fixture with this in-depth Npfl preview!
Insights:
- Abia Warriors have not yet lost a game at home.
- Heartland have the most conceded goals (9) in Npfl
Both teams have had a decent time to rest since their last competitive action. Let's wish for an active fixture!
Abia Warriors form and stats
Only two Npfl home games for Abia Warriors so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
Abia Warriors faced defeat in their previous match, away at MFM (1-2).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Kwara United that ended 1-1.Abia Warriors are traveling soon after this match as the Npfl match at Remo Stars awaits in three days.
Abia Warriors has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Heartland form and stats
No Npfl points yet away for Heartland, from their first 2 matches. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Heartland are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 1-0 against Wikki Tourist in their previous game.
Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Plateau United's place.A new game in only three days for Heartland, the Npfl home match versus Enugu Rangers. Busy days.
It's early days yet, but Heartland has scored 0 and conceded 6 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - two - one (Abia Warriors wins - draws - Heartland wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Abia Warriors missing players
Heartland missing players
| Abia Warriors | Heartland | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 60% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 80% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 20% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 40% |
| 3.5 | 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | 3.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 0.8 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.2 | 8.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 11.8 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 11 | 12.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 3.5 |
- Abia Warriors have not yet lost a game at home.
- Abia Warriors have scored in all their matches so far.
- Abia Warriors have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Abia Warriors haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Heartland's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Heartland have failed to score a single goal away.
- Heartland have lost all their away matches so far.
- Heartland have the most conceded goals (9) in Npfl
- Heartland have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Heartland haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Abia Warriors | Last season | Heartland | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 12 | 12 | Won | W | 2 | 13 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 15 | 4 | Lost | L | 14 | 16 | ||
| 48 | 35 | Scored | S | 15 | 43 | ||
| 42 | 16 | Conceded | C | 36 | 50 | ||
| 84% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 89% | ||
| 61% | 63% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 74% | 76% | ||
| 45% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 63% | 53% | ||
| 24% | 37% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 26% | 18% | ||
| 13% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 5% | ||
| 55% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 55% | ||
| 24% | 26% | Clean Sheets | C S | 16% | 29% | ||
| 37% | 26% | Failed to Score | F T | 37% | 26% | ||
| 4.8 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.6 | 3.4 | ||
| 4 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.2 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9.1 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.3 | 7.1 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 2.8 | ||
| 41% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 59% | 43% | ||
| 8.3 | 5.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.6 | 8.5 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Remo Stars | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 2 | Rivers United | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Enyimba | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Enugu Rangers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | Kwara United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Lobi Stars | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 7 | Nasarawa United | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Akwa United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Heartland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 10 | Wikki Tourist | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Plateau United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Katsina United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 13 | MFM | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 6 |
| 14 | Sunshine Stars | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | Gombe United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Abia Warriors | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 17 | Shooting Stars | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 18 | Akwa Starlets | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 19 | Niger Tornadoes | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 20 | Kano Pillars | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
