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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 03.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Umuahia Township Stadium (5000 seats)

Abia Warriors welcome Rivers United for another interesting Npfl fixture here at Umuahia Township Stadium.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Npfl.

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Abia Warriors form and stats

Last season, Abia Warriors's league statistics were 8 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses, resulting in a 16th position in the Npfl. Over these 25 matches they scored 23 goals and conceded 28. Playing at home last season Abia Warriors managed 8-3-1 (win-draw-lost) with 18 goals and 10 conceded.

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Rivers United form and stats

After this away game Rivers return home for a CAF Confederations Cup game against Bloemfontein Celtic. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Let's have a look at how Rivers United performed last season in the Npfl: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 6 draws and 6 defeats. In total they scored 28 and conceded 15 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 3 and lost 6 with 9/10 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's four Abia Warriors victories, four draws and zero Rivers United wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Abia Warriors missing players

Rivers United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Abia Warriors Rivers United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 7
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 4
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 25%
Abia Warriors Last season Rivers United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   12 25
8 8   Won W   3 13
6 3   Drew D   3 6
11 1   Lost L   6 6
23 18   Scored S   9 28
28 10   Conceded C   10 15
88% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 88%
60% 75%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   50% 56%
40% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   17% 28%
12% 8%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   0% 0%
4% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
48% 58%   BTTS BTTS   33% 36%
28% 42%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 48%
36% 8%   Failed to Score F T   42% 28%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.5 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 1.5
0 0   Red cards R C   0 1
 
7 8.7   Shots (avg) S (   7.8 9.1
2.5 2.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.4 3.3
38% 52%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 36%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kwara United 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
2 Katsina United 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 MFM 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Nasarawa United 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Enyimba 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Ifeanyi Uba 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Jigawa Golden Stars 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Adamawa United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Kano Pillars 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Akwa Starlets 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Akwa United 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Heartland 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
15 Warri Wolves 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
16 Wikki Tourist 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
17 Abia Warriors 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Lobi Stars 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
19 Sunshine Stars 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Plateau United 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
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 Plateau United 25 14 7 4 36 15 13 11 2 0 29 6 12 3 5 4 7 9 21 49
2 Rivers United 25 13 6 6 28 15 13 10 3 0 19 5 12 3 3 6 9 10 13 45
3 Lobi Stars 25 12 7 6 26 19 13 9 4 0 20 5 12 3 3 6 6 14 7 43
4 Enugu Rangers 24 10 7 7 25 20 12 8 1 3 14 7 12 2 6 4 11 13 5 37
5 Enyimba 20 11 3 6 30 20 10 8 1 1 20 6 10 3 2 5 10 14 10 36
6 Akwa United 25 8 11 6 23 22 12 5 6 1 15 8 13 3 5 5 8 14 1 35
7 Kano Pillars 24 8 10 6 27 18 11 7 3 1 17 3 13 1 7 5 10 15 9 34
8 Akwa Starlets 26 8 10 8 26 26 13 7 2 4 16 12 13 1 8 4 10 14 0 34
9 Sunshine Stars 25 9 7 9 27 29 13 7 5 1 19 10 12 2 2 8 8 19 -2 34
10 Katsina United 24 9 7 8 18 25 12 8 4 0 15 6 12 1 3 8 3 19 -7 34
11 Warri Wolves 24 9 6 9 25 23 11 7 2 2 15 5 13 2 4 7 10 18 2 33
12 Ifeanyi Uba 25 10 3 12 25 28 12 10 2 0 17 3 13 0 1 12 8 25 -3 33
13 Heartland 25 9 5 11 21 21 12 7 3 2 15 6 13 2 2 9 6 15 0 32
14 MFM 25 8 7 10 19 19 13 6 6 1 15 6 12 2 1 9 4 13 0 31
15 Wikki Tourist 25 8 7 10 23 24 13 7 4 2 19 10 12 1 3 8 4 14 -1 31
16 Abia Warriors 25 8 6 11 23 28 12 8 3 1 18 10 13 0 3 10 5 18 -5 30
17 Nasarawa United 25 8 5 12 27 27 13 7 3 3 17 9 12 1 2 9 10 18 0 29
18 Jigawa Golden Stars 25 9 2 14 25 35 13 9 2 2 18 11 12 0 0 12 7 24 -10 29
19 Kwara United 25 8 4 13 23 33 12 6 3 3 14 8 13 2 1 10 9 25 -10 28
20 Adamawa United 25 6 2 17 17 47 13 6 2 5 13 13 12 0 0 12 4 34 -30 20

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 Kwara United 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
2 Katsina United 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 MFM 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Nasarawa United 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Enyimba 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Ifeanyi Uba 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Jigawa Golden Stars 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Adamawa United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Kano Pillars 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Akwa Starlets 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Akwa United 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Heartland 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
15 Warri Wolves 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
16 Wikki Tourist 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
17 Abia Warriors 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Lobi Stars 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
19 Sunshine Stars 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Plateau United 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0

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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.