It's advantage Enyimba so far with their 2nd position in the Npfl table, welcoming Sunshine Stars who are placed 5th.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Npfl. That game, against Enugu Rangers, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Sunshine Stars.
Enyimba form and stats
Enyimba have collected 13 points from their home games so far after 4-1-0. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Enyimba, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.Enyimba manager U. Abdallah and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Sunshine Stars (placed 5th) in the Npfl. 0-0 away at Bendel Insurance before that.
Enyimba has scored 7 goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Enyimba have showed great defending skills in their home games, allowing the opposition to score only 0 goals.
Sunshine Stars form and stats
1-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sunshine Stars in their matches away. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on G. Ogunbote, the Sunshine Stars manager, as the last three away games were defeats.Sunshine Stars play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Enugu Rangers (placed 7th). Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Enyimba.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Sunshine Stars's away games this season with only 2 goals from 5 matches. 5 goals have been conceded by Sunshine Stars in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Sunshine Stars - Enyimba 0-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 4 Enyimba victories, 4 draws and 2 Sunshine Stars wins.Top Goalscorers
Enyimba missing players
Sunshine Stars missing players
| Enyimba | Sunshine Stars | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | Played | 5 | 10 |
| 64% | 80% | Over 0.5 | 80% | 90% |
| 45% | 60% | Over 1.5 | 80% | 60% |
| 18% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 20% | 10% |
| 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 18% | 0% | Both teams to score | 60% | 40% |
| 73% | 100% | Clean Sheet | 40% | 30% |
| 45% | 20% | Failed To Score | 20% | 40% |
| 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 | MFM | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 2 | Enyimba | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | Lobi Stars | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Katsina United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -2 | 14 |
| 5 | Sunshine Stars | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Rivers United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 13 |
| 7 | Enugu Rangers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Wikki Tourist | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Kwara United | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 10 | Remo Stars | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | Bendel Insurance | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 12 | Niger Tornadoes | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 7 |
