Npfl: Abia Warriors - Nasarawa United preview and statistics

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Thu 05.August
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Enyimba International Stadium (25000 seats)

Struggling Abia Warriors will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Nasarawa United in the upcoming league round. It’s 14th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Abia Warriors have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Npfl
  • Nasarawa United have the most scored goals (54) in Npfl

It's no vacation for neither Abia Warriors nor Nasarawa United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Relegation threatens Warriors who should definitely be looking for some points here. Nasarawa are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Abia Warriors form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Enyimba International Stadium as Abia Warriors have scored 32 goals to get 36 points from 18 games. The overall stats in the Npfl are 11-3-4 (wins-draws-losses). It’s been three wins in a row for Warriors here at Enyimba International Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Warriors lost their last game at Katsina United (placed 11th) after a 0-1 scoreline.

Ahead of that match, Warriors won a home game hosting Adamawa United (5-1).

A decent goal production from Warriors in their home games so far, with 32 goals from 18 league matches. From these home matches, Warriors have conceded only 15 goals.

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Nasarawa United form and stats

Nasarawa United have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Npfl, after 3-4-11 (18 played).

The Nasarawa goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 318 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Nasarawa go into this game after a win, the home game against Enugu Rangers that ended 3-0.

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Akwa Starlets.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Nasarawa have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Nasarawa United - Warriors 5-3. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Warriors victories, zero draws and seven Nasarawa United wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Abia Warriors missing players

Nasarawa United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Abia Warriors Nasarawa United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 6 18 37
11 11 2 Won W 2 3 20
11 3 1 Drew D 2 4 5
15 4 2 Lost L 2 11 12
45 32 6 Scored S 5 11 54
41 15 4 Conceded C 5 22 35
84% 89% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 78% 89%
59% 61% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 56% 68%
43% 50% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 39% 54%
22% 33% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 16%
14% 22% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 5%
54% 56% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 39% 46%
24% 28% 20% Clean Sheets C S 33% 22% 35%
38% 28% 60% Failed to Score F T 50% 61% 30%
 
4.8 6.7 8.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.3 4.2
3.8 3.4 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 5.3 4.2
1.2 0.9 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.9 1.7
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
8.3 10.6 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6.4 6.6 8.5
3.2 4 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2 3.1
43% 47% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 34% 46%
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 as they have conceded at home.
  • Abia Warriors have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Nasarawa United have scored away.
  • Abia Warriors have the fewest clean sheets (5) at home in Npfl
  • Abia Warriors have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Npfl
  • Abia Warriors have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Nasarawa United have the most matches over the total-line (9) in Npfl
  • Nasarawa United have the most scored goals (54) in Npfl
  • Nasarawa United 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 37 19 14 4 52 22 19 16 3 0 38 8 18 3 11 4 14 14 30 71
2 Nasarawa United 37 20 5 12 54 35 19 17 1 1 43 13 18 3 4 11 11 22 19 65
3 Kano Pillars 37 19 7 11 38 28 19 17 2 0 26 3 18 2 5 11 12 25 10 64
4 Rivers United 37 18 9 10 48 35 19 16 3 0 33 6 18 2 6 10 15 29 13 63
5 Enyimba 37 17 12 8 38 32 19 12 7 0 25 13 18 5 5 8 13 19 6 63
6 Kwara United 37 18 8 11 45 28 18 14 4 0 32 5 19 4 4 11 13 23 17 62
7 Enugu Rangers 37 17 8 12 41 31 18 15 2 1 30 6 19 2 6 11 11 25 10 59
8 Lobi Stars 37 16 7 14 41 38 18 15 3 0 33 10 19 1 4 14 8 28 3 55
9 Plateau United 37 14 9 14 45 33 19 13 5 1 35 8 18 1 4 13 10 25 12 51
10 Akwa Starlets 37 15 5 17 36 44 18 12 3 3 29 15 19 3 2 14 7 29 -8 50
11 Katsina United 37 14 7 16 35 39 19 13 5 1 31 10 18 1 2 15 4 29 -4 49
12 MFM 37 12 12 13 32 35 18 10 6 2 21 11 19 2 6 11 11 24 -3 48
13 Heartland 37 12 9 16 42 50 18 10 6 2 27 14 19 2 3 14 15 36 -8 45
14 Abia Warriors 37 11 11 15 45 41 18 11 3 4 32 15 19 0 8 11 13 26 4 44
15 Jigawa Golden Stars 37 11 10 16 29 44 19 10 7 2 19 9 18 1 3 14 10 35 -15 43
16 Wikki Tourist 37 11 9 17 38 47 18 11 4 3 29 17 19 0 5 14 9 30 -9 42
17 Sunshine Stars 37 10 12 15 27 39 18 8 8 2 17 10 19 2 4 13 10 29 -12 42
18 Warri Wolves 37 11 8 18 30 44 19 11 4 4 20 10 18 0 4 14 10 34 -14 41
19 Ifeanyi Uba 37 8 12 17 32 50 18 8 7 3 20 12 19 0 5 14 12 38 -18 36
20 Adamawa United 37 5 10 22 20 53 19 5 9 5 17 16 18 0 1 17 3 37 -33 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 Akwa United 37 19 14 4 52 22 19 16 3 0 38 8 18 3 11 4 14 14 30 71
2 Nasarawa United 37 20 5 12 54 35 19 17 1 1 43 13 18 3 4 11 11 22 19 65
3 Kano Pillars 37 19 7 11 38 28 19 17 2 0 26 3 18 2 5 11 12 25 10 64
4 Rivers United 37 18 9 10 48 35 19 16 3 0 33 6 18 2 6 10 15 29 13 63
5 Enyimba 37 17 12 8 38 32 19 12 7 0 25 13 18 5 5 8 13 19 6 63
6 Kwara United 37 18 8 11 45 28 18 14 4 0 32 5 19 4 4 11 13 23 17 62
7 Enugu Rangers 37 17 8 12 41 31 18 15 2 1 30 6 19 2 6 11 11 25 10 59
8 Lobi Stars 37 16 7 14 41 38 18 15 3 0 33 10 19 1 4 14 8 28 3 55
9 Plateau United 37 14 9 14 45 33 19 13 5 1 35 8 18 1 4 13 10 25 12 51
10 Akwa Starlets 37 15 5 17 36 44 18 12 3 3 29 15 19 3 2 14 7 29 -8 50
11 Katsina United 37 14 7 16 35 39 19 13 5 1 31 10 18 1 2 15 4 29 -4 49
12 MFM 37 12 12 13 32 35 18 10 6 2 21 11 19 2 6 11 11 24 -3 48
13 Heartland 37 12 9 16 42 50 18 10 6 2 27 14 19 2 3 14 15 36 -8 45
14 Abia Warriors 37 11 11 15 45 41 18 11 3 4 32 15 19 0 8 11 13 26 4 44
15 Jigawa Golden Stars 37 11 10 16 29 44 19 10 7 2 19 9 18 1 3 14 10 35 -15 43
16 Wikki Tourist 37 11 9 17 38 47 18 11 4 3 29 17 19 0 5 14 9 30 -9 42
17 Sunshine Stars 37 10 12 15 27 39 18 8 8 2 17 10 19 2 4 13 10 29 -12 42
18 Warri Wolves 37 11 8 18 30 44 19 11 4 4 20 10 18 0 4 14 10 34 -14 41
19 Ifeanyi Uba 37 8 12 17 32 50 18 8 7 3 20 12 19 0 5 14 12 38 -18 36
20 Adamawa United 37 5 10 22 20 53 19 5 9 5 17 16 18 0 1 17 3 37 -33 25

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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.