Npfl: Abia Warriors - Kwara United match guide and the hard facts

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 02.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Enyimba International Stadium (25000 seats)

Abia Warriors oppose Kwara United for glory and sporting success.

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.

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Abia Warriors form and stats

Abia Warriors have only played one Npfl game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 12 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats from 19 matches.

Warriors manager Amapakabo and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Niger Tornadoes (placed 9th) in the Npfl.

Before that, Abia Warriors had a home game versus Sunshine Stars which ended with a victory 1-0.

Early season league goal statistics from Abia Warriors's 1 home game: 1 goal, 0 conceded.

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Kwara United form and stats

Kwara United have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Npfl were 4 victories, 4 draws and 11 defeats from 19 fixtures.

The supporters enjoyed Kwara's previous game versus Wikki Tourist (placed 12th), a Npfl 1-0 win played at home.

Prior to that match, the Kwara manager Biffo faced defeat when travelling to Plateau United and losing 0-1.

It's early days yet, but Kwara United has scored 0 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Stats for the prior six meetings involving these two contenders are: three wins for Warriors, one draw and two wins for Kwara United. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Abia Warriors missing players

Kwara United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Abia Warriors Kwara United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 1 1 3
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 1 1 1
3 1 0 Scored S 0 0 4
3 0 0 Conceded C 1 1 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
33% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 67%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 33%
 
2.5 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
2 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.5 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
4.5 8 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
2.5 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
40% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
7.5 12 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
2.5 4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Abia Warriors Last season Kwara United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
12 12   Won W   4 19
11 3   Drew D   4 8
15 4   Lost L   11 11
48 35   Scored S   13 48
42 16   Conceded C   23 28
84% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   84% 89%
61% 63%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 68%
45% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   37% 34%
24% 37%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   0% 5%
13% 21%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 3%
55% 58%   BTTS BTTS   37% 32%
24% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 50%
37% 26%   Failed to Score F T   53% 29%
 
4.8 6.6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 5.7
4 3.7   Corners against (avg) C A   5.6 4.4
1.2 0.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 1.9
2 1   Red cards R C   3 3
 
9.1 10.9   Shots (avg) S (   6.3 8.6
3.6 4.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.4 3.3
41% 44%   Goal Efficiency G E   24% 37%
 
8.3 5.9   Shots against (avg) S A   10.9 7.4
2.6 2.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.1 2.8

  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 3 2 1 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 7
2 Akwa United 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 7
3 Rivers United 3 2 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 7
4 Kwara United 3 2 0 1 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 6
5 Enyimba 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
6 Lobi Stars 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
7 Abia Warriors 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
8 Enugu Rangers 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
9 Niger Tornadoes 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
10 Heartland 3 1 1 1 4 6 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 4
11 Nasarawa United 3 0 3 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 3
12 Wikki Tourist 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
13 Plateau United 3 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 -1 3
14 Akwa Starlets 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -2 3
15 Katsina United 3 1 0 2 2 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 3
16 MFM 3 1 0 2 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 3
17 Shooting Stars 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
18 Gombe United 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
19 Sunshine Stars 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
20 Kano Pillars 3 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 1
Last season 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 38 19 14 5 53 24 19 16 3 0 38 8 19 3 11 5 15 16 29 71
2 Enyimba 38 18 12 8 41 33 19 12 7 0 25 13 19 6 5 8 16 20 8 66
3 Kwara United 38 19 8 11 48 28 19 15 4 0 35 5 19 4 4 11 13 23 20 65
4 Nasarawa United 38 20 5 13 55 38 19 17 1 1 43 13 19 3 4 12 12 25 17 65
5 Kano Pillars 38 19 7 12 38 29 19 17 2 0 26 3 19 2 5 12 12 26 9 64
6 Rivers United 38 18 9 11 48 36 19 16 3 0 33 6 19 2 6 11 15 30 12 63
7 Enugu Rangers 38 18 8 12 43 31 19 16 2 1 32 6 19 2 6 11 11 25 12 62
8 Lobi Stars 38 17 7 14 43 39 19 16 3 0 35 11 19 1 4 14 8 28 4 58
9 Plateau United 38 14 9 15 45 35 19 13 5 1 35 8 19 1 4 14 10 27 10 51
10 MFM 38 13 12 13 34 35 19 11 6 2 23 11 19 2 6 11 11 24 -1 51
11 Akwa Starlets 38 15 5 18 37 47 19 12 3 4 30 18 19 3 2 14 7 29 -10 50
12 Katsina United 38 14 7 17 35 42 19 13 5 1 31 10 19 1 2 16 4 32 -7 49
13 Heartland 38 13 9 16 43 50 19 11 6 2 28 14 19 2 3 14 15 36 -7 48
14 Abia Warriors 38 12 11 15 48 42 19 12 3 4 35 16 19 0 8 11 13 26 6 47
15 Wikki Tourist 38 12 9 17 40 47 19 12 4 3 31 17 19 0 5 14 9 30 -7 45
16 Sunshine Stars 38 11 12 15 28 39 19 9 8 2 18 10 19 2 4 13 10 29 -11 45
17 Jigawa Golden Stars 38 11 10 17 29 46 19 10 7 2 19 9 19 1 3 15 10 37 -17 43
18 Warri Wolves 38 11 8 19 30 45 19 11 4 4 20 10 19 0 4 15 10 35 -15 41
19 Ifeanyi Uba 38 9 12 17 33 50 19 9 7 3 21 12 19 0 5 14 12 38 -17 39
20 Adamawa United 38 5 10 23 20 55 19 5 9 5 17 16 19 0 1 18 3 39 -35 25

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 Remo Stars 3 2 1 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 7
2 Akwa United 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 7
3 Rivers United 3 2 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 7
4 Kwara United 3 2 0 1 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 6
5 Enyimba 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
6 Lobi Stars 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
7 Abia Warriors 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
8 Enugu Rangers 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
9 Niger Tornadoes 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
10 Heartland 3 1 1 1 4 6 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 4
11 Nasarawa United 3 0 3 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 3
12 Wikki Tourist 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
13 Plateau United 3 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 -1 3
14 Akwa Starlets 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -2 3
15 Katsina United 3 1 0 2 2 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 3
16 MFM 3 1 0 2 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 3
17 Shooting Stars 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
18 Gombe United 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
19 Sunshine Stars 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
20 Kano Pillars 3 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 1

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