Another action-packed fixture in Npfl as Akwa United welcome Abia Warriors

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 10.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Akwa Ibom Stadium (30000 seats)

The Npfl season is still fresh and sports bettors should be cautious. This meeting between Akwa United and Abia Warriors promises to be an interesting one.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Akwa United form and stats

A Npfl draw at home so far for Akwa United. Last season their home statistics were 5 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat from 12 matches.

N. Effiong was the last player to score a league goal for Akwa United and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Akwa United haven't scored in 352 minutes.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Akwa as they are travelling to their away game against Kwara United in the Npfl. That match is three days after this one.

Early season league goal statistics from Akwa United's 1 home game: 0 goals, 0 conceded.

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Abia Warriors form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the Npfl ended in defeat. Last season Abia Warriors had these away match statistics: Played 13; won 0, drew 3 and lost 10.

Abia Warriors aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 215 league minutes without a goal. F. Abdullahi was the last player to find the net.

A 0-1 defeat away at Enyimba before that.

After this away game Warriors return home for a Npfl game against Jigawa Golden Stars. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Abia Warriors have the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Akwa United won one, Abia Warriors won three and six draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.

Akwa United missing players

Abia Warriors missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Akwa United Abia Warriors
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 1 2
50% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
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% 0%
50% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 100%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
1 1 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7 8.5
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 3
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Akwa United Last season Abia Warriors
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   13 25
8 5   Won W   0 8
11 6   Drew D   3 6
6 1   Lost L   10 11
23 15   Scored S   5 23
22 8   Conceded C   18 28
76% 75%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   85% 88%
56% 58%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   46% 60%
32% 33%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   31% 40%
16% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   15% 12%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 4%
40% 42%   BTTS BTTS   38% 48%
44% 50%   Clean Sheets C S   15% 28%
40% 33%   Failed to Score F T   62% 36%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.3 1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.5
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
9.4 13.3   Shots (avg) S (   5.3 7
4 5.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.2 2.5
25% 26%   Goal Efficiency G E   21% 38%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Nasarawa United 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
2 Rivers United 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
3 Kano Pillars 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
4 Akwa Starlets 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
5 Kwara United 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
6 Enyimba 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Jigawa Golden Stars 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
8 MFM 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
9 Warri Wolves 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
10 Enugu Rangers 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
11 Ifeanyi Uba 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
12 Lobi Stars 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
13 Sunshine Stars 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
14 Katsina United 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
15 Adamawa United 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
16 Akwa United 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
17 Wikki Tourist 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
18 Heartland 2 0 0 2 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -2 0
19 Abia Warriors 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
20 Plateau United 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -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 Plateau United 25 14 7 4 36 15 13 11 2 0 29 6 12 3 5 4 7 9 21 49
2 Rivers United 25 13 6 6 28 15 13 10 3 0 19 5 12 3 3 6 9 10 13 45
3 Lobi Stars 25 12 7 6 26 19 13 9 4 0 20 5 12 3 3 6 6 14 7 43
4 Enugu Rangers 24 10 7 7 25 20 12 8 1 3 14 7 12 2 6 4 11 13 5 37
5 Enyimba 20 11 3 6 30 20 10 8 1 1 20 6 10 3 2 5 10 14 10 36
6 Akwa United 25 8 11 6 23 22 12 5 6 1 15 8 13 3 5 5 8 14 1 35
7 Kano Pillars 24 8 10 6 27 18 11 7 3 1 17 3 13 1 7 5 10 15 9 34
8 Akwa Starlets 26 8 10 8 26 26 13 7 2 4 16 12 13 1 8 4 10 14 0 34
9 Sunshine Stars 25 9 7 9 27 29 13 7 5 1 19 10 12 2 2 8 8 19 -2 34
10 Katsina United 24 9 7 8 18 25 12 8 4 0 15 6 12 1 3 8 3 19 -7 34
11 Warri Wolves 24 9 6 9 25 23 11 7 2 2 15 5 13 2 4 7 10 18 2 33
12 Ifeanyi Uba 25 10 3 12 25 28 12 10 2 0 17 3 13 0 1 12 8 25 -3 33
13 Heartland 25 9 5 11 21 21 12 7 3 2 15 6 13 2 2 9 6 15 0 32
14 MFM 25 8 7 10 19 19 13 6 6 1 15 6 12 2 1 9 4 13 0 31
15 Wikki Tourist 25 8 7 10 23 24 13 7 4 2 19 10 12 1 3 8 4 14 -1 31
16 Abia Warriors 25 8 6 11 23 28 12 8 3 1 18 10 13 0 3 10 5 18 -5 30
17 Nasarawa United 25 8 5 12 27 27 13 7 3 3 17 9 12 1 2 9 10 18 0 29
18 Jigawa Golden Stars 25 9 2 14 25 35 13 9 2 2 18 11 12 0 0 12 7 24 -10 29
19 Kwara United 25 8 4 13 23 33 12 6 3 3 14 8 13 2 1 10 9 25 -10 28
20 Adamawa United 25 6 2 17 17 47 13 6 2 5 13 13 12 0 0 12 4 34 -30 20

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 Nasarawa United 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
2 Rivers United 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
3 Kano Pillars 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
4 Akwa Starlets 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
5 Kwara United 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
6 Enyimba 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Jigawa Golden Stars 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
8 MFM 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
9 Warri Wolves 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
10 Enugu Rangers 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
11 Ifeanyi Uba 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
12 Lobi Stars 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
13 Sunshine Stars 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
14 Katsina United 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
15 Adamawa United 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
16 Akwa United 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
17 Wikki Tourist 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
18 Heartland 2 0 0 2 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -2 0
19 Abia Warriors 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
20 Plateau United 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0

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