It's advantage Abia Warriors so far with their 6th position in the Npfl table, welcoming Kano Pillars who are placed 12th.
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 Abia Warriors and Kano Pillars.
This pitch has grass, which is not Kano Pillars's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Kano Pillars have performed like this: Played 23 matches resulting in 3 wins, 6 draws and 14 defeats with the goal stats 12-33 (scored/conceded).
It's quite the trip for Kano Pillars when visiting Abia Warriors as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
Abia Warriors form and stats
Abia Warriors are steadily winning Npfl games and points here. 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 6 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Abia Warriors after consecutive victories at their own ground.
The fans are hoping that Abia Warriors will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Npfl game against Delta Force (placed 16th). Ahead of that match, Abia Warriors won a home game hosting Plateau United (3-0).
The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Heartland in only four days.
The Abia Warriors fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches. Defensively Abia Warriors have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Kano Pillars form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Npfl travels is 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat. Visiting Kano Pillars has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
There were no winners in Kano Pillars's previous match, a Npfl home game that ended 1-1 vs Warri Wolves (placed 15th). Before that, Kano Pillars travelled to Nasarawa United and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
A quick return to home after this game, as Kano Pillars are hosting Enyimba in the Npfl only four days away.
The attacking power of Kano Pillars when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 5 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Abia Warriors won 1 game, 2 matches ended with a draw and Kano Pillars has 7 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 4 / 6Abia Warriors missing players
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| Abia Warriors | Kano Pillars | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 60% | 64% |
| 58% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 40% | 36% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 20% | 18% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 33% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 36% |
| 42% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 45% |
| 42% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 60% | 55% |
| 5 | 6 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 0.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | 54 | 36 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 27 | 19 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 33% | 42% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 64% |
- Abia Warriors have created more than twice as many corners as Kano Pillars.
- Abia Warriors have not yet lost a game at home.
- Abia Warriors have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Abia Warriors have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Abia Warriors have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kano Pillars have scored away.
- Abia Warriors have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Abia Warriors haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Kano Pillars has the fewest conceded goals (3) away
- Kano Pillars has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1)
- Kano Pillars have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Kano Pillars have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | Plateau United | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 |
| 2 | Lobi Stars | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | Rivers United | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Akwa Starlets | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Akwa United | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Abia Warriors | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 7 | Ifeanyi Uba | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -2 | 17 |
| 8 | MFM | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 9 | Sunshine Stars | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 10 | Wikki Tourist | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 11 | Katsina United | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -4 | 16 |
| 12 | Kano Pillars | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 13 | Enyimba | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 14 | Heartland | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 | Warri Wolves | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 16 | Delta Force | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -9 | 13 |
| 17 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 10 |
| 18 | Nasarawa United | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 10 |
| 19 | Adamawa United | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 15 | -13 | 10 |
| 20 | Enugu Rangers | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 6 |