Akwa United perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. Heartland can look both up and down from their 7th position.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Akwa United form and stats
The story so far for Akwa United, which have the most scored goals (17) in the Npfl, at their home stadium is 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. There’s a good atmosphere here after three straight home wins.A good away victory last time out for Akwa United, who won 2-1 against Heartland (placed 6th). Preceding that game was the away draw at Gombe United that finished 2-2.
Goals decide football matches and Akwa United are scoring many of them at home; 10 on target from 5 matches. From these home matches, Akwa United have conceded only 3 goals.
Heartland form and stats
1-0-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Heartland in their matches away. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Heartland's last three away games as they have all been lost.The manager was unhappy after their last game, a Npfl match played at their home ground. Heartland suffered a 1-2 loss to Akwa United (placed 3rd). Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting El Kanemi Warriors's place.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Heartland's away games this season with only 1 goal from 5 matches. As opposed to that, Heartland have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Akwa United and Heartland have met before this season: Heartland - Akwa United 1-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 4 Akwa United victories, 1 draw and 5 Heartland wins.Akwa United missing players
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| Akwa United | Heartland | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | Played | 6 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 60% | Over 1.5 | 83% | 55% |
| 45% | 60% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 27% |
| 27% | 40% | Over 3.5 | 17% | 9% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 17% | 9% |
| 45% | 20% | Both teams to score | 67% | 36% |
| 36% | 60% | Clean Sheet | 33% | 27% |
| 18% | 20% | Failed To Score | 0% | 36% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Ifeanyi Uba | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 21 |
| 2 | Akwa United | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | El Kanemi Warriors | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 4 | Kano Pillars | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Kada City | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 16 |
| 6 | Go Round | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 7 | Heartland | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Nasarawa United | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -5 | 13 |
| 9 | Abia Warriors | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | Plateau United | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Gombe United | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Yobe Stars | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 10 |
