Heartland hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 15 points and a 15th position in the Npfl table. Visiting Abia Warriors holds 9th place with 18 pts.
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 Heartland and Abia Warriors.
Heartland form and stats
3 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Heartland have to build on here in the Npfl.
The fans are hoping that Heartland will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Npfl game against Warri Wolves (placed 10th). Before that, Heartland had a home game versus Enugu Rangers which ended with a victory 2-1.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Heartland as they are travelling to their away game against Enyimba in the Npfl. That match is three days after this one.
The Heartland fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 6 matches. Heartland have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Abia Warriors form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Abia Warriors so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-3 (win-draw-lose).
B. Lukman was the last player to score for the away team. Abia Warriors haven't scored a league goal in the last 183 minutes.
Abia Warriors's last game was the home draw against Kano Pillars (0-0). Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Delta Force's place.
A quick return to home after this game, as Abia Warriors are hosting Ifeanyi Uba in the Npfl only three days away.
Abia Warriors are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 1 goal from 6 away games. Abia Warriors are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: 0 wins for Heartland, 3 draws and 6 wins for Abia Warriors. Over 2,5 goals: 1 time; under 2,5 goals: 8 games.Heartland missing players
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| Heartland | Abia Warriors | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 77% |
| 38% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 33% | 54% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 31% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 31% |
| 23% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 46% |
| 46% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 83% | 46% |
| 3.9 | 6.6 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 7 | 4 | 5.2 |
| 3.6 | 4 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4 |
| 1.5 | 2 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | 52 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 23 | 91 |
| 25 | 19 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 8 | 31 |
| 24% | 26% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 29% |
- Abia Warriors have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Abia Warriors have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Abia Warriors have yet to win a game away.
- Heartland has the fewest scored goals in the first half (1)
- Heartland have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Heartland have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Abia Warriors have scored away.
- Heartland have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Heartland haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plateau United | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| 2 | Lobi Stars | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | Rivers United | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Akwa United | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 22 |
| 5 | Akwa Starlets | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | MFM | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| 7 | Sunshine Stars | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Katsina United | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -3 | 19 |
| 9 | Abia Warriors | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Warri Wolves | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| 11 | Ifeanyi Uba | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Kano Pillars | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 13 | Wikki Tourist | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 | Enyimba | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 15 | Heartland | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 15 |
| 16 | Delta Force | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -9 | 13 |
| 17 | Nasarawa United | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 10 |
| 18 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 10 |
| 19 | Adamawa United | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 15 | -14 | 10 |
| 20 | Enugu Rangers | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 9 |