Only the second game in the Npfl for these teams and it's all to play for as Abia Warriors welcomes Sunshine Stars. Check out this preview!
Abia Warriors and Sunshine Stars should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Sunshine Stars have a different surface at their stadium (artificial turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 2-12-13 (win-draw-loss) from 27 matches.
Abia Warriors form and stats
The hosts won their first Npfl game here, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Abia Warriors last season were 6 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses from 11 games. Ever since the Nasarawa United game Abia Warriors has been unbeatable here producing five straight wins.
Abia Warriors's last game was hosting Katsina United (placed 17th) and winning 2-0. Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Kano Pillars.
There will be little rest for Abia Warriors after this match as they are travelling to Adamawa United for a Npfl game in only three days.
Abia Warriors has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Last season, Abia Warriors's league statistics were 9 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses, resulting in a 5th position in the Premier League. Over these 22 matches they scored 25 goals and conceded 20. Playing at home last season Abia Warriors managed 6-3-2 (win-draw-lost) with 14 goals and 6 conceded.
Sunshine Stars form and stats
The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on G. Ogunbote, the Sunshine Stars manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Sunshine Stars delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Warri Wolves (placed 7th) in their previous match; a Npfl game. Before that, Sunshine Stars secured a home win against MFM with the score 4-2.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Enyimba in just three days.
Let's have a look at how Sunshine Stars performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 5 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 23 and conceded 22 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 2 and lost 8 with 5/14 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Last eight meetings between the teams: Abia Warriors won 2, Sunshine Stars won 4 and 2 draws. 3 games with over 2,5 goals, 5 matches with two goals or less.Abia Warriors missing players
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| Abia Warriors | Sunshine Stars | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 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% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abia Warriors | Last season | Sunshine Stars | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 22 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 22 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 8 | 9 | ||
| 25 | 14 | Scored | S | 5 | 23 | ||
| 20 | 6 | Conceded | C | 14 | 22 | ||
| 95% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | ||
| 50% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 45% | 59% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 18% | 32% | ||
| 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 9% | ||
| 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 5% | ||
| 36% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 45% | ||
| 27% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 27% | ||
| 41% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 32% | ||
| 4.9 | 6.1 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 3.9 | 2.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 2.8 | ||
| 1 | 0.9 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
- 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 Sunshine Stars have scored away.
- Abia Warriors have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Abia Warriors have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Sunshine Stars have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Sunshine Stars haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Wikki Tourist | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Ifeanyi Uba | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | MFM | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Lobi Stars | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Abia Warriors | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Warri Wolves | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Rivers United | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Akwa Starlets | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Akwa United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Enugu Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Enyimba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Sunshine Stars | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Kano Pillars | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Adamawa United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Heartland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 17 | Katsina United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Delta Force | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 19 | Nasarawa United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 20 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -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 | Akwa United | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 38 |
| 2 | Kano Pillars | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 37 |
| 3 | Ifeanyi Uba | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 36 |
| 4 | Nasarawa United | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 33 |
| 5 | Abia Warriors | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 31 |
| 6 | Heartland | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 31 |
| 7 | Delta Force | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -7 | 31 |
| 8 | Plateau United | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 30 |
| 9 | Gombe United | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
| 10 | El Kanemi Warriors | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -4 | 30 |
| 11 | Go Round | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -7 | 27 |
| 12 | Yobe Stars | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 17 | -13 | 15 |