Akwa Starlets vs Enyimba: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Thu 05.August
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Uyo Township Stadium (30000 seats)

Enyimba can not expect any pleasantries from their host Akwa Starlets in this Npfl game. Here's our full preview!

Insights:
  • Akwa Starlets have the most points from losing position (12) in Npfl
  • Akwa Starlets have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Enyimba have scored away.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Starlets and Enyimba.

Starlets can neither be promoted or relegated from Npfl. Enyimba are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Akwa Starlets form and stats

Akwa Starlets are steadily winning Npfl games and points here at Uyo Township Stadium. 12 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 18 games.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 270 minutes without scoring a league goal.

Starlets faced defeat in their previous match, away at Plateau United (0-2).

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Nasarawa United.

A decent goal production from Akwa Starlets in their home games so far, with 29 goals from 18 league matches. Starlets are not conceding a lot of goals here at Uyo Township Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 15 from 18 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Enyimba form and stats

The visitors are W5-D5-L8 on the road this term. That's in the Npfl. Two points from the last two away games for Enyimba, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Enyimba played 1-1 against Sunshine Stars in their previous match.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Lobi Stars that ended 1-1.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Enyimba have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Enyimba - Starlets 1-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Starlets won one game, zero matches ended with a draw and Enyimba has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / one

Akwa Starlets missing players

Enyimba missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Akwa Starlets Enyimba
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 6 18 37
15 12 3 Won W 0 5 17
5 3 1 Drew D 2 5 12
17 3 1 Lost L 4 8 8
36 29 9 Scored S 2 13 38
44 15 6 Conceded C 9 19 32
95% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 89% 89%
68% 72% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 56% 59%
38% 44% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 28% 35%
8% 17% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 6% 5%
5% 11% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
35% 50% 40% BTTS BTTS 33% 44% 54%
30% 39% 40% Clean Sheets C S 17% 22% 30%
41% 17% 40% Failed to Score F T 67% 44% 27%
 
3.5 4.7 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.1 4.1
4.4 3.1 3.6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.4 5.7 4
1.6 1.1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 2.1
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
8.7 12.4 11.4 Shots (avg) S ( 4.6 6.5 8.3
2.7 3.6 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 2.4 3.2
32% 37% 53% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 33% 34%
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Akwa Starlets have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Akwa Starlets have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Enyimba have scored away.
  • Akwa Starlets have the most points from losing position (12) in Npfl
  • Akwa Starlets have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Enyimba have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Enyimba 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.