Can Gombe United beat Lobi Stars in Pantami Township Stadium clash?

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 02.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Pantami Township Stadium (15000 seats)

Here's another interesting game in the Npfl. Gombe United is in the 17th position after participating in three games. They welcome Lobi Stars who are placed 6th after three fixtures.

Insights:
  • Lobi Stars have the most points from losing position (4) in Npfl

Gombe's stadium, Pantami Township Stadium, has a grass surface. Lobi Stars have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Lobi Stars when playing on grass; 4 wins, 10 draws and 17 losses from 31 matches. They have scored 15 goals in these games and conceded 36.

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 Gombe United and Lobi Stars.

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Gombe United form and stats

All-inclusive Npfl results playing at home this season for Gombe United are 0-1-0 (wins-draws-losses).

In their previous game, led his Gombe United to a defeat in the Npfl match away at Akwa United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Pantami Township Stadium.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Nasarawa United the opponent.

At Pantami Township Stadium, Gombe United has the goal stats of 0-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Lobi Stars form and stats

One match played away so far in the Npfl for Lobi Stars and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 1 win, 4 draws and 14 losses from 19 games.

The supporters enjoyed Stars's previous game versus Shooting Stars (placed 16th), a Npfl 2-1 win played at home.

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Kano Pillars.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Lobi Stars has managed 0 goals and let in 0 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Gombe United-Lobi Stars H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Gombe three wins, Lobi Stars four wins, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Gombe United missing players

Lobi Stars missing players

Gombe United Lobi Stars
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 1 1 3
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
2 1 0 Drew D 1 1 2
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 3
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
67% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 67%
33% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 67%
33% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 100% 33%
67% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 33%
 
7.7 13 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 2.5
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 1.5
2.7 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 16 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 5.5
5.7 10 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 2.5
6% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 60%
 
7 2 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 5
1.7 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 3
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Lobi Stars have the most points from losing position (4) in Npfl
Gombe United Last season Lobi Stars
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
22 11   Played P   19 38
8 7   Won W   1 17
6 2   Drew D   4 7
8 2   Lost L   14 14
19 14   Scored S   8 43
19 6   Conceded C   28 39
86% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 89%
45% 27%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   53% 61%
18% 18%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   37% 45%
9% 18%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   11% 13%
5% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 8%
27% 18%   BTTS BTTS   32% 39%
45% 64%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 34%
41% 27%   Failed to Score F T   63% 37%
 
4.3 5   Corners for (avg) C F   3 4.6
5.1 3.7   Corners against (avg) C A   5 3.9
1.3 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.7 1.9
0 0   Red cards R C   2 2
 
6.8 10   Shots (avg) S (   5.9 7.5
2.7 4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.6 3.1
33% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   18% 38%
 
8.1 7.7   Shots against (avg) S A   9.1 6.8
2.9 2.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.4 2.5

  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 3 2 1 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 7
2 Akwa United 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 7
3 Rivers United 3 2 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 7
4 Kwara United 3 2 0 1 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 6
5 Enyimba 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
6 Lobi Stars 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
7 Enugu Rangers 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
8 Heartland 3 1 1 1 4 6 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 4
9 Nasarawa United 3 0 3 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 3
10 Abia Warriors 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
11 Niger Tornadoes 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
12 Wikki Tourist 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
13 Plateau United 3 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 -1 3
14 Akwa Starlets 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -2 3
15 MFM 3 1 0 2 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 3
16 Shooting Stars 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
17 Gombe United 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
18 Sunshine Stars 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
19 Kano Pillars 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
20 Katsina United 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 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

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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.