Match guide for Npfl: Akwa Starlets - Sunshine Stars at Uyo Township Stadium

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 17.July
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Uyo Township Stadium (30000 seats)

Akwa Starlets - Sunshine Stars in Npfl: Statistics, team selections, matches, trends and headlines. Read our comprehensive guide!

Insights:
  • Akwa Starlets have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sunshine Stars have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Npfl

Akwa Starlets are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Sunshine Stars is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

Akwa Starlets 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.

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Akwa Starlets form and stats

Akwa Starlets are steadily winning Npfl games and points here at Uyo Township Stadium. 13 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 18 games. Akwa Starlets has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Uyo Township Stadium. We remember; it was Rivers United.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 259 minutes.

Happy days for Starlets in their previous game, a fixture away at Enyimba (placed 6th) that ended with a 2-0 victory.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Katsina United in a game that was won 2-0.

Akwa Starlets have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Uyo Township Stadium with 28 goals in 18 league matches. Starlets have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sunshine Stars form and stats

Sunshine Stars have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Npfl, after 0-6-12 (18 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 18 away games in a row.

Brandon was the last player to score for the away team. Sunshine Stars haven't scored a league goal in the last 210 minutes.

Home advantage was not enough for Sunshine Stars in their previous game as they lost hosting Remo Stars, 0-1.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Heartland's place.

Low on goals? 16 of this team's most recent 19 league rounds have seen two or less goals.

Sunshine Stars are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 18 away games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 19 goals have been conceded by Sunshine in these games.

Head 2 Head

The latest recorded meeting featuring both these contenders is the Sunshine Stars - Akwa Starlets 2-1 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: zero - one - three (Akwa Starlets wins - draws - Sunshine Stars wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Akwa Starlets missing players

Sunshine Stars missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Akwa Starlets Sunshine Stars
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 6 18 37
14 13 4 Won W 0 0 14
4 2 0 Drew D 1 6 9
19 3 2 Lost L 5 12 14
39 28 9 Scored S 2 3 30
49 12 6 Conceded C 7 19 27
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 78% 81%
68% 72% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 17% 28% 41%
41% 39% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 11% 27%
19% 11% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 6% 5%
14% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
41% 44% 67% BTTS BTTS 17% 11% 22%
24% 44% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 41%
38% 17% 33% Failed to Score F T 83% 89% 57%
 
2.9 3.5 1 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 3.1 3.3
3.1 2.5 2.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.6 4
0.9 0.8 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.2 1.9
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6.3 8.8 4 Shots (avg) S ( 10.3 6.8 7.7
1.7 2.5 1.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 2.2 2.7
55% 52% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 12% 37%
 
7.1 6.3 3.8 Shots against (avg) S A 9.3 10.9 7.9
2 1.8 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 3.6 2.5
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Akwa Starlets have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Akwa Starlets have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sunshine Stars have scored away.
  • Akwa Starlets 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 have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Npfl
  • Sunshine Stars have yet to win a 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 Rivers United 37 22 8 7 57 24 18 17 1 0 40 5 19 5 7 7 17 19 33 74
2 Plateau United 37 20 4 13 49 29 18 17 1 0 38 6 19 3 3 13 11 23 20 64
3 Remo Stars 37 17 8 12 40 26 18 14 2 2 28 7 19 3 6 10 12 19 14 59
4 Kwara United 37 17 7 13 43 44 19 16 3 0 32 7 18 1 4 13 11 37 -1 58
5 Enugu Rangers 37 14 11 12 39 30 18 11 5 2 27 10 19 3 6 10 12 20 9 53
6 Enyimba 37 15 7 15 39 35 19 13 4 2 32 13 18 2 3 13 7 22 4 52
7 Gombe United 37 14 10 13 39 38 19 13 6 0 29 10 18 1 4 13 10 28 1 52
8 Akwa United 37 13 13 11 35 34 19 11 7 1 29 13 18 2 6 10 6 21 1 52
9 Sunshine Stars 37 14 9 14 30 27 19 14 3 2 27 8 18 0 6 12 3 19 3 51
10 Nasarawa United 37 14 8 15 41 48 19 14 5 0 27 10 18 0 3 15 14 38 -7 50
11 Niger Tornadoes 37 15 6 16 32 35 19 14 3 2 25 9 18 1 3 14 7 26 -3 49
12 Wikki Tourist 37 14 7 16 32 35 18 12 5 1 22 6 19 2 2 15 10 29 -3 49
13 Lobi Stars 37 14 7 16 36 45 19 13 4 2 27 15 18 1 3 14 9 30 -9 49
14 Shooting Stars 37 12 12 13 40 43 19 11 8 0 29 12 18 1 4 13 11 31 -3 48
15 Katsina United 37 15 3 19 34 40 19 15 2 2 29 11 18 0 1 17 5 29 -6 48
16 Abia Warriors 37 12 11 14 47 44 18 11 7 0 30 14 19 1 4 14 17 30 3 47
17 Akwa Starlets 37 14 4 19 39 49 18 13 2 3 28 12 19 1 2 16 11 37 -10 46
18 Kano Pillars 37 14 6 17 30 35 18 12 4 2 21 7 19 2 2 15 9 28 -5 45
19 Heartland 37 12 8 17 31 48 18 12 4 2 20 10 19 0 4 15 11 38 -17 44
20 MFM 37 9 9 19 26 50 18 9 3 6 18 16 19 0 6 13 8 34 -24 36

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 Rivers United 37 22 8 7 57 24 18 17 1 0 40 5 19 5 7 7 17 19 33 74
2 Plateau United 37 20 4 13 49 29 18 17 1 0 38 6 19 3 3 13 11 23 20 64
3 Remo Stars 37 17 8 12 40 26 18 14 2 2 28 7 19 3 6 10 12 19 14 59
4 Kwara United 37 17 7 13 43 44 19 16 3 0 32 7 18 1 4 13 11 37 -1 58
5 Enugu Rangers 37 14 11 12 39 30 18 11 5 2 27 10 19 3 6 10 12 20 9 53
6 Enyimba 37 15 7 15 39 35 19 13 4 2 32 13 18 2 3 13 7 22 4 52
7 Gombe United 37 14 10 13 39 38 19 13 6 0 29 10 18 1 4 13 10 28 1 52
8 Akwa United 37 13 13 11 35 34 19 11 7 1 29 13 18 2 6 10 6 21 1 52
9 Sunshine Stars 37 14 9 14 30 27 19 14 3 2 27 8 18 0 6 12 3 19 3 51
10 Nasarawa United 37 14 8 15 41 48 19 14 5 0 27 10 18 0 3 15 14 38 -7 50
11 Niger Tornadoes 37 15 6 16 32 35 19 14 3 2 25 9 18 1 3 14 7 26 -3 49
12 Wikki Tourist 37 14 7 16 32 35 18 12 5 1 22 6 19 2 2 15 10 29 -3 49
13 Lobi Stars 37 14 7 16 36 45 19 13 4 2 27 15 18 1 3 14 9 30 -9 49
14 Shooting Stars 37 12 12 13 40 43 19 11 8 0 29 12 18 1 4 13 11 31 -3 48
15 Katsina United 37 15 3 19 34 40 19 15 2 2 29 11 18 0 1 17 5 29 -6 48
16 Abia Warriors 37 12 11 14 47 44 18 11 7 0 30 14 19 1 4 14 17 30 3 47
17 Akwa Starlets 37 14 4 19 39 49 18 13 2 3 28 12 19 1 2 16 11 37 -10 46
18 Kano Pillars 37 14 6 17 30 35 18 12 4 2 21 7 19 2 2 15 9 28 -5 45
19 Heartland 37 12 8 17 31 48 18 12 4 2 20 10 19 0 4 15 11 38 -17 44
20 MFM 37 9 9 19 26 50 18 9 3 6 18 16 19 0 6 13 8 34 -24 36

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