Npfl match preview: Abia Warriors versus Heartland

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Wed 21.July
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Enyimba International Stadium (25000 seats)

Abia Warriors have some catching up to do from their 15th, and the job starts against Heartland. Read more!

Insights:
  • Abia Warriors is in the worst form (1-0-5)
  • Heartland have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

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.

Warriors are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Heartland are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Abia Warriors form and stats

9-3-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Npfl numbers at home for Abia Warriors so far this season.

Warriors faced defeat in their previous match, away at Wikki Tourist (0-1).

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Kwara United.

There will be little rest for Warriors after this match as they are travelling to Kano Pillars for a Npfl game in only four days.

A decent goal production from Warriors in their home games so far, with 25 goals from 16 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Abia Warriors are not conceding a lot of goals here at Enyimba International Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 16 matches.

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Heartland form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Heartland so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-11 (win-draw-lose). A depressing four defeats in a row for Heartland in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Enyimba.

Heartland won their last game, 2-1 versus Enugu Rangers played at home.

Prior to that match, the Heartland manager F. Ilechukwu faced defeat when travelling to Akwa Starlets and losing 0-1.

After this away game Heartland return home for a Npfl game against Kwara United. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Heartland struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 29 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Heartland - Warriors 2-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Warriors six wins, three draws and Heartland one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.

Abia Warriors missing players

Heartland missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Abia Warriors Heartland
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 6 Played P 4 16 33
9 9 4 Won W 1 2 12
11 3 1 Drew D 1 3 8
13 4 1 Lost L 2 11 13
38 25 8 Scored S 4 12 39
37 13 3 Conceded C 5 29 43
82% 88% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 91%
61% 56% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 75% 82%
42% 44% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 62% 55%
21% 31% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 18%
12% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
55% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 75% 56% 58%
27% 31% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 19% 27%
36% 31% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 24%
 
5.1 7.6 7.2 Corners for (avg) C F 1.5 1.8 3.6
4.1 3.8 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 4.6 4
1.3 1.1 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 2 1.7
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
8.9 12.1 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 3.2 3.7 7.4
3.4 4.5 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 1.5 2.9
36% 37% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 45% 42%
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Abia Warriors have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Abia Warriors have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Heartland have scored away.
  • Abia Warriors have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Abia Warriors is in the worst form (1-0-5)
  • Heartland have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Heartland have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Heartland have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Heartland 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 Akwa United 33 16 13 4 40 19 16 13 3 0 27 6 17 3 10 4 13 13 21 61
2 Nasarawa United 33 18 4 11 45 32 17 15 1 1 36 13 16 3 3 10 9 19 13 58
3 Kano Pillars 33 17 7 9 36 25 17 15 2 0 24 3 16 2 5 9 12 22 11 58
4 Enyimba 33 16 9 8 33 28 17 11 6 0 22 11 16 5 3 8 11 17 5 57
5 Rivers United 33 16 8 9 40 30 17 14 3 0 28 5 16 2 5 9 12 25 10 56
6 Kwara United 33 15 7 11 39 27 16 12 4 0 28 4 17 3 3 11 11 23 12 52
7 Enugu Rangers 33 15 7 11 37 27 16 13 2 1 27 6 17 2 5 10 10 21 10 52
8 Lobi Stars 33 15 5 13 36 32 16 14 2 0 29 7 17 1 3 13 7 25 4 50
9 Plateau United 33 13 8 12 40 27 17 12 4 1 33 8 16 1 4 11 7 19 13 47
10 Akwa Starlets 33 14 4 15 32 40 16 11 2 3 25 15 17 3 2 12 7 25 -8 46
11 MFM 33 11 11 11 25 25 16 9 5 2 16 8 17 2 6 9 9 17 0 44
12 Heartland 33 12 8 13 39 43 17 10 5 2 27 14 16 2 3 11 12 29 -4 44
13 Katsina United 33 12 6 15 32 38 17 11 5 1 28 10 16 1 1 14 4 28 -6 42
14 Wikki Tourist 33 10 9 14 33 40 17 10 4 3 25 15 16 0 5 11 8 25 -7 39
15 Abia Warriors 33 9 11 13 38 37 16 9 3 4 25 13 17 0 8 9 13 24 1 38
16 Sunshine Stars 33 9 10 14 23 32 16 7 7 2 14 8 17 2 3 12 9 24 -9 37
17 Jigawa Golden Stars 33 9 9 15 23 39 16 8 6 2 13 7 17 1 3 13 10 32 -16 36
18 Warri Wolves 33 9 7 17 27 40 17 9 4 4 18 10 16 0 3 13 9 30 -13 34
19 Ifeanyi Uba 33 8 10 15 30 44 16 8 5 3 18 11 17 0 5 12 12 33 -14 34
20 Adamawa United 33 5 9 19 18 41 17 5 8 4 16 13 16 0 1 15 2 28 -23 24

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Akwa United 33 16 13 4 40 19 16 13 3 0 27 6 17 3 10 4 13 13 21 61
2 Nasarawa United 33 18 4 11 45 32 17 15 1 1 36 13 16 3 3 10 9 19 13 58
3 Kano Pillars 33 17 7 9 36 25 17 15 2 0 24 3 16 2 5 9 12 22 11 58
4 Enyimba 33 16 9 8 33 28 17 11 6 0 22 11 16 5 3 8 11 17 5 57
5 Rivers United 33 16 8 9 40 30 17 14 3 0 28 5 16 2 5 9 12 25 10 56
6 Kwara United 33 15 7 11 39 27 16 12 4 0 28 4 17 3 3 11 11 23 12 52
7 Enugu Rangers 33 15 7 11 37 27 16 13 2 1 27 6 17 2 5 10 10 21 10 52
8 Lobi Stars 33 15 5 13 36 32 16 14 2 0 29 7 17 1 3 13 7 25 4 50
9 Plateau United 33 13 8 12 40 27 17 12 4 1 33 8 16 1 4 11 7 19 13 47
10 Akwa Starlets 33 14 4 15 32 40 16 11 2 3 25 15 17 3 2 12 7 25 -8 46
11 MFM 33 11 11 11 25 25 16 9 5 2 16 8 17 2 6 9 9 17 0 44
12 Heartland 33 12 8 13 39 43 17 10 5 2 27 14 16 2 3 11 12 29 -4 44
13 Katsina United 33 12 6 15 32 38 17 11 5 1 28 10 16 1 1 14 4 28 -6 42
14 Wikki Tourist 33 10 9 14 33 40 17 10 4 3 25 15 16 0 5 11 8 25 -7 39
15 Abia Warriors 33 9 11 13 38 37 16 9 3 4 25 13 17 0 8 9 13 24 1 38
16 Sunshine Stars 33 9 10 14 23 32 16 7 7 2 14 8 17 2 3 12 9 24 -9 37
17 Jigawa Golden Stars 33 9 9 15 23 39 16 8 6 2 13 7 17 1 3 13 10 32 -16 36
18 Warri Wolves 33 9 7 17 27 40 17 9 4 4 18 10 16 0 3 13 9 30 -13 34
19 Ifeanyi Uba 33 8 10 15 30 44 16 8 5 3 18 11 17 0 5 12 12 33 -14 34
20 Adamawa United 33 5 9 19 18 41 17 5 8 4 16 13 16 0 1 15 2 28 -23 24

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