Struggling Abia Warriors will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Sunshine Stars in the upcoming league round. It’s 19th vs 4th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Abia Warriors has the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in Npfl
- Sunshine Stars is in the best form (4-1-1)
It's no vacation for neither Abia Warriors nor Sunshine Stars 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.
Sunshine Stars play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Sunshine Stars when playing on grass are 4 wins, 7 draws and 13 defeats from 24 matches. They have scored 17 goals and conceded 31 times in these games.
Abia Warriors form and stats
Three Npfl home games done for Abia Warriors, who are not happy collecting 1 point from these matches. The last three games played by Warriors, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.
S. Christian was the last player to score a league goal for Abia Warriors and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Warriors haven't scored in 261 minutes. Nothing to worry about in defence for Warriors, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 192 minutes in the Npfl.
Warriors are traveling soon after this match as the Npfl match at Akwa Starlets awaits in four days.
Warriors has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 1 goal from 3 games. Warriors's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sunshine Stars form and stats
Sunshine Stars are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Npfl, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses).
Prior to that result Sunshine Stars won their away game at Akwa Starlets. The scoreline was 2-1.
A new game in only four days for Sunshine, the Npfl home match versus Kwara United. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Sunshine Stars have conceded 3 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Warriors, three draws and five wins for Sunshine Stars. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Abia Warriors missing players
Sunshine Stars missing players
| Abia Warriors | Sunshine Stars | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.5 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.3 | 13.3 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8 | 7.6 |
| 3.2 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 3.4 |
| 11% | 8% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 47% |
- Abia Warriors has the fewest points (1) at home in Npfl
- Abia Warriors has the fewest scored goals (1) at home in Npfl
- Abia Warriors has the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in Npfl
- Abia Warriors has the the worst goal difference (-3) at home in Npfl
- Abia Warriors have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Abia Warriors have yet to win a game.
- Sunshine Stars have scored more than double the goals of Abia Warriors.
- Sunshine Stars haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sunshine Stars is in the best form (4-1-1)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rivers United | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | Enyimba | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | Nasarawa United | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Sunshine Stars | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Lobi Stars | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | Kwara United | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | Plateau United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Akwa Starlets | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | Kano Pillars | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | Enugu Rangers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | MFM | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 12 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Akwa United | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | Wikki Tourist | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Ifeanyi Uba | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 16 | Katsina United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 17 | Warri Wolves | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -4 | 6 |
| 18 | Heartland | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 6 |
| 19 | Abia Warriors | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 20 | Adamawa United | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | -8 | 2 |