Enyimba have performed excellent football so far this season, sitting at 6th spot in the table. Sunshine Stars have a view both ways from their 8th position.
- Enyimba have the fewest clean sheets (5) at home in Npfl
- Sunshine Stars have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Npfl
This pitch has grass, which is not Sunshine Stars's familiar surface at their own stadium. When playing on grass Sunshine Stars have performed like this: Played 19 matches resulting in 2 wins, 5 draws and 12 defeats with the goal stats 10-27 (scored/conceded).
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Enyimba and Sunshine Stars.
Enyimba form and stats
36 points is a decent return from 15 Npfl games here at Enyimba International Stadium for Enyimba. The data says 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. In general it's been a long time since Enyimba tasted defeat here at Enyimba International Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last 13 home games in the league.
Enyimba's last game was hosting Nasarawa United (placed 13th) and winning 3-2.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Katsina United (0-1).There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Enyimba as they are travelling to their away game against Niger Tornadoes in the Npfl. That match is four days after this one.
The Enyimba fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 27 goals in 15 league matches. Enyimba are not conceding a lot of goals here at Enyimba International Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 15 matches.
Sunshine Stars form and stats
Sunshine Stars have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Npfl, after 0-6-9 (15 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Sunshine have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 15 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Abia Warriors game.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Sunshine Stars goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 342 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Sunshine Stars go into this game after a win, the home game against Katsina United that ended 2-0.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Lobi Stars.A quick return to home after this game, as Sunshine are hosting Nasarawa United in the Npfl only four days away.
Sunshine Stars are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 15 away games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The former head-to-head game ended Sunshine Stars - Enyimba 0-1, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Enyimba victories, three draws and two Sunshine Stars wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Enyimba missing players
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| Enyimba | Sunshine Stars | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 13 | 11 | 6 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 32 | 27 | 14 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| 28 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 19 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 73% | 77% |
| 63% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 27% | 37% |
| 33% | 53% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 13% | 23% |
| 7% | 13% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 3% | 7% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 60% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 13% | 17% |
| 30% | 33% | 83% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 50% |
| 37% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 87% | 57% |
| 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| 3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6.2 | 4.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.1 | 9 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 7.7 | 8.8 |
| 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 2.3 | 3 |
| 38% | 51% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 14% | 35% |
| 6.9 | 4.9 | 4.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 21 | 12.2 | 8.8 |
| 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.9 | 2.7 |
- Enyimba have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Enyimba have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Enyimba have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sunshine Stars have scored away.
- Enyimba have the fewest clean sheets (5) at home in Npfl
- Enyimba have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Enyimba haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sunshine Stars have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Sunshine Stars have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Npfl
- 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 | Rivers United | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 49 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 64 |
| 2 | Plateau United | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 57 |
| 3 | Enugu Rangers | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 48 |
| 4 | Remo Stars | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 46 |
| 5 | Kwara United | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -1 | 46 |
| 6 | Enyimba | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 45 |
| 7 | Akwa United | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 44 |
| 8 | Sunshine Stars | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 42 |
| 9 | Gombe United | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 41 |
| 10 | Wikki Tourist | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 21 | -3 | 41 |
| 11 | Shooting Stars | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 26 | -3 | 38 |
| 12 | Kano Pillars | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 22 | -3 | 38 |
| 13 | Nasarawa United | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 32 | -6 | 38 |
| 14 | Abia Warriors | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 36 |
| 15 | Katsina United | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 24 | -7 | 36 |
| 16 | Niger Tornadoes | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 21 | -7 | 36 |
| 17 | Heartland | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 31 | -17 | 34 |
| 18 | Lobi Stars | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 25 | -12 | 33 |
| 19 | MFM | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 27 | -19 | 31 |
| 20 | Akwa Starlets | 29 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 33 | -17 | 30 |
