Akwa United scrimmages with Kano Pillars in Npfl game

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 19.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Akwa Ibom Stadium (30000 seats)

League round two of the Npfl season and the contenders have digested the first game. Here's the Akwa United - Kano Pillars guide:

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Kano Pillars have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 5-10-16 (win-draw-loss) from 31 matches.

It's quite the trip for Kano Pillars when visiting Akwa as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Akwa United form and stats

Last season, Akwa United's league stats were 19 wins, 14 draws and 5 losses, leading to 1st place in the Npfl. In these 38 matches they scored 53 goals and let in 24. Playing as the home team in the former season Akwa United delivered 16-3-0 (win-draw-lost) with 38 goals and 8 conceded. Akwa United have only played one Npfl game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 16 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats from 19 matches.

The Akwa supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Kano Pillars in Npfl and win 3-0.

Heartbreak before that as Akwa lost 0-2 at CR Belouizdad's place.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Akwa United's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played seven games, won six matches, drawn one and lost zero.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Akwa United at home in the league. 3 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Kano Pillars form and stats

Let's have a look at how Kano Pillars performed last season in the Npfl: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 19 victories, 7 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 38 and conceded 29 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 5 and lost 12 with 12/26 goals scored/conceded. Kano Pillars have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Npfl were 2 victories, 5 draws and 12 defeats from 19 fixtures.

The attacking players of Pillars have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 180 minutes.

There might be some fixture complaints from Pillars as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Npfl match against Akwa United (0-3).

A 0-1 defeat away at Heartland before that.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Pillars when being an outsider away as they are today, we find six matches with the visitors losing five times, drawing one and winning zero games.

Kano Pillars have the goal stats of 0-3 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Akwa - Kano Pillars 3-0 was the scoreline in these teams' last head-to-head match, played this season. Akwa United-Kano Pillars H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Akwa five wins, Kano Pillars two wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

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Total First Half Second Half
Akwa United Kano Pillars
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 1 0 Played P 0 1 1
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
3 3 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 3 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
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%
100% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 100%
 
9 9 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 2
2 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 9 9
1 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9 9 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9 9
3 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 2
100% 100% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
9 9 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 9 9
2 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3 3
Akwa United Last season Kano Pillars
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
19 16   Won W   2 19
14 3   Drew D   5 7
5 0   Lost L   12 12
53 38   Scored S   12 38
24 8   Conceded C   26 29
82% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 95%
63% 68%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   58% 50%
42% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   26% 21%
8% 11%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   11% 5%
3% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 5%
45% 37%   BTTS BTTS   47% 32%
50% 63%   Clean Sheets C S   11% 47%
24% 11%   Failed to Score F T   47% 26%
 
4.9 6.5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 4.5
3.8 2.2   Corners against (avg) C A   6.6 4.8
1.7 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 1.7
3 2   Red cards R C   4 4
 
10.6 13.7   Shots (avg) S (   7.1 7.9
3.9 5.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.4 2.7
35% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 37%
 
7.5 5.5   Shots against (avg) S A   9.3 7.5
2.2 1.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3 2.4

  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 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Remo Stars 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Niger Tornadoes 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Heartland 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Nasarawa United 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
6 Gombe United 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Shooting Stars 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
8 Abia Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Akwa Starlets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Enugu Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Enyimba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Katsina United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Kwara United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Lobi Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Rivers United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sunshine Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Wikki Tourist 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Plateau United 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
19 MFM 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
20 Kano Pillars 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 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 Akwa United 38 19 14 5 53 24 19 16 3 0 38 8 19 3 11 5 15 16 29 71
2 Enyimba 38 18 12 8 41 33 19 12 7 0 25 13 19 6 5 8 16 20 8 66
3 Kwara United 38 19 8 11 48 28 19 15 4 0 35 5 19 4 4 11 13 23 20 65
4 Nasarawa United 38 20 5 13 55 38 19 17 1 1 43 13 19 3 4 12 12 25 17 65
5 Kano Pillars 38 19 7 12 38 29 19 17 2 0 26 3 19 2 5 12 12 26 9 64
6 Rivers United 38 18 9 11 48 36 19 16 3 0 33 6 19 2 6 11 15 30 12 63
7 Enugu Rangers 38 18 8 12 43 31 19 16 2 1 32 6 19 2 6 11 11 25 12 62
8 Lobi Stars 38 17 7 14 43 39 19 16 3 0 35 11 19 1 4 14 8 28 4 58
9 Plateau United 38 14 9 15 45 35 19 13 5 1 35 8 19 1 4 14 10 27 10 51
10 MFM 38 13 12 13 34 35 19 11 6 2 23 11 19 2 6 11 11 24 -1 51
11 Akwa Starlets 38 15 5 18 37 47 19 12 3 4 30 18 19 3 2 14 7 29 -10 50
12 Katsina United 38 14 7 17 35 42 19 13 5 1 31 10 19 1 2 16 4 32 -7 49
13 Heartland 38 13 9 16 43 50 19 11 6 2 28 14 19 2 3 14 15 36 -7 48
14 Abia Warriors 38 12 11 15 48 42 19 12 3 4 35 16 19 0 8 11 13 26 6 47
15 Wikki Tourist 38 12 9 17 40 47 19 12 4 3 31 17 19 0 5 14 9 30 -7 45
16 Sunshine Stars 38 11 12 15 28 39 19 9 8 2 18 10 19 2 4 13 10 29 -11 45
17 Jigawa Golden Stars 38 11 10 17 29 46 19 10 7 2 19 9 19 1 3 15 10 37 -17 43
18 Warri Wolves 38 11 8 19 30 45 19 11 4 4 20 10 19 0 4 15 10 35 -15 41
19 Ifeanyi Uba 38 9 12 17 33 50 19 9 7 3 21 12 19 0 5 14 12 38 -17 39
20 Adamawa United 38 5 10 23 20 55 19 5 9 5 17 16 19 0 1 18 3 39 -35 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 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Remo Stars 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Niger Tornadoes 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Heartland 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Nasarawa United 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
6 Gombe United 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Shooting Stars 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
8 Abia Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Akwa Starlets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Enugu Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Enyimba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Katsina United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Kwara United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Lobi Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Rivers United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sunshine Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Wikki Tourist 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Plateau United 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
19 MFM 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
20 Kano Pillars 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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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.