The table reveals that 1 points separate the pair of competitors in this Npfl fixture. Akwa United hold both the points- and home advantage.
- Akwa United have won all their matches at home so far.
- Sunshine Stars have yet to win a game away.
This football field uses grass, unlike Sunshine Stars's home stadium. The former 32 games by the away team on grass have produced 4 wins, 9 draws and 19 losses.
Sunshine Stars could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Npfl game only four sleeps ago.
Akwa United form and stats
As mentioned below, Akwa United are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 Npfl games. Ever since the CR Belouizdad game Akwa United has been unbeatable here at Akwa Ibom Stadium producing four straight wins.
A nice win for Akwa United last time playing, versus Katsina United. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0. The home club members saw a 2-0 draw versus Katsina United last time out and are looking for a victory here. Akwa United's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 2-0 versus Katsina United (placed 14th).
Before that match, a win away at Lobi Stars. A 0-1 draw away before that, with Lobi Stars the opponent. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Lobi Stars.Akwa United are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found ten matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won six, drew three and lost one.
The manager Boboye will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Enyimba in only three days.
A decent goal production from Akwa in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 3 league matches. Defensively Akwa United have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (0 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sunshine Stars form and stats
The Npfl season is young and Sunshine Stars have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far. Visiting Sunshine Stars has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Sunshine Stars's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Gombe United that finished 2-0. The manager Ogunbote was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Akure Township Stadium. Sunshine Stars suffered a 2-0 loss to Gombe United (placed 18th). Sunshine Stars won their last game, 2-0 versus Gombe United played at home.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Shooting Stars with the score of 2-2. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Shooting Stars that ended 2-2. Prior to that match, the Sunshine Stars manager Ogunbote faced defeat when travelling to Shooting Stars and losing 2-2.You'll want to know how Sunshine Stars managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 13 similar matches resulting in zero away wins, three draws and ten home wins.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sunshine as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Sunshine Stars have seen the ball go into their own net 3 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Akwa United victories, four draws and three Sunshine Stars wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Akwa United missing players
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| Akwa United | Sunshine Stars | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 6.3 | 7.7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 6.2 | 4.3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.7 | 9.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 9.7 | 10.4 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.7 | 3.6 |
| 50% | 86% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 39% |
| 8.7 | 8.3 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 30 | 16.3 | 12 |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 3.2 |
- Akwa United have won all their matches at home so far.
- Akwa United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Akwa United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sunshine Stars have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- 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 | Remo Stars | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Rivers United | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 3 | Enugu Rangers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 4 | Plateau United | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | Kwara United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Akwa United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Enyimba | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Sunshine Stars | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Wikki Tourist | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | Nasarawa United | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Lobi Stars | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 12 | Abia Warriors | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 13 | Niger Tornadoes | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | Katsina United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 7 |
| 15 | Kano Pillars | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 16 | Akwa Starlets | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -7 | 7 |
| 17 | Heartland | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 | Gombe United | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| 19 | Shooting Stars | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 20 | MFM | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -9 | 6 |
