Club members at Uyo Township Stadium haven’t enjoyed many wins this season, with Akwa Starlets withering away in the 19th place. The visiting Abia Warriors will try to shield their higher league place in this match.
- Akwa Starlets have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Npfl
- Abia Warriors have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Npfl
It's no vacation for neither Akwa Starlets nor Abia Warriors 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.
Akwa Starlets form and stats
Akwa Starlets have performed here at Uyo Township Stadium this season with 9 wins from 13 Npfl matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2. After failing to beat Gombe United here at Uyo Township Stadium, Starlets has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with six wins in a row.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 209 minutes without scoring a league goal. Charles was the last player to find the net.
No payout for Akwa Starlets in their previous match, an away game at Enugu Rangers that ended in defeat 0-1.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Wikki Tourist (0-2).The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Starlets handle that role? We have found 5 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Rivers United are coming to town in three days.
Akwa Starlets are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 13 games. From these home matches, Akwa Starlets have conceded only 7 goals.
Abia Warriors form and stats
There's been little loot from Abia Warriors's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 13 away games in the Npfl. Abia Warriors only have 1 win to counter their 10 defeats and 2 draws. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Warriors are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Abia Warriors goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 252 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
The regulars enjoyed Abia Warriors's previous game versus Plateau United (placed 2nd), a 2-0 win played at home.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Remo Stars.Warriors have another match that requires travelling in just four days, a Npfl game vs Wikki Tourist. A gruelling fixture list for the visitors!
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Abia Warriors have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Akwa Starlets and Abia Warriors have faced each other before this season: Abia Warriors - Starlets 1-1. Numbers for the last four meetings involving these two squads are: two wins for Akwa Starlets, two draws and zero wins for Abia Warriors. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: three games.Akwa Starlets missing players
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| Akwa Starlets | Abia Warriors | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 13 | 28 |
| 9 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 16 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| 24 | 17 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 10 | 32 |
| 40 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 10 | 19 | 29 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 64% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 69% | 75% |
| 39% | 31% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 54% | 43% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 39% | 38% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 69% | 64% |
| 21% | 46% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 43% | 23% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 31% | 18% |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 1.5 | 5 |
| 3.3 | 2.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5.5 | 7.4 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 6.3 | 10.3 |
| 1.4 | 2 | 1.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| 59% | 55% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 38% | 42% |
| 7.9 | 6.8 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 9 | 8.2 |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
- Abia Warriors have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Abia Warriors have created more than twice as many corners as Akwa Starlets.
- Abia Warriors have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Abia Warriors have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Abia Warriors have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Npfl
- Abia Warriors have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Abia Warriors haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Akwa Starlets have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Akwa Starlets have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Npfl
- Akwa Starlets have the most conceded goals in the second half (23) in Npfl
| 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 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 61 |
| 2 | Plateau United | 29 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 54 |
| 3 | Enugu Rangers | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 48 |
| 4 | Remo Stars | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 46 |
| 5 | Akwa United | 29 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 44 |
| 6 | Kwara United | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -2 | 43 |
| 7 | Enyimba | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 42 |
| 8 | Gombe United | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 41 |
| 9 | Sunshine Stars | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 39 |
| 10 | Shooting Stars | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 23 | -1 | 38 |
| 11 | Wikki Tourist | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 21 | -4 | 38 |
| 12 | Nasarawa United | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 29 | -5 | 38 |
| 13 | Abia Warriors | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 36 |
| 14 | Katsina United | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 21 | -4 | 36 |
| 15 | Niger Tornadoes | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 21 | -7 | 36 |
| 16 | Lobi Stars | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 25 | -12 | 33 |
| 17 | Kano Pillars | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 21 | -6 | 32 |
| 18 | Heartland | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 31 | -19 | 31 |
| 19 | Akwa Starlets | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 33 | -16 | 30 |
| 20 | MFM | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 27 | -21 | 28 |
