Npfl match lowdown: Heartland vs Kwara United

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 17.July
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Okigwe Township Stadium (10000 seats)

Straining Heartland hope to pull off an upset when they host top team Kwara United in the next league game. It’s 19th vs 4th and the home supporters will have low confidence.

Insights:
  • Kwara United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

Relegation threatens Heartland who should definitely be looking for some points here. Kwara is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

Heartland and Kwara United should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Heartland form and stats

Heartland have performed here at Okigwe Township Stadium this season with 12 wins from 18 Npfl matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 2. When Heartland hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Rivers United, Plateau United, Remo Stars, Enyimba and Enugu Rangers), they have won 3 of 5 matches! The Heartland fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Okigwe Township Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Heartland has played 13 games in a row here without a defeat.

In their previous game, the manager Ilechukwu led his Heartland to a defeat away at Niger Tornadoes. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Okigwe Township Stadium. The first defeat after collecting points through three league rounds. The defeat against Niger Tornadoes was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored two minutes into stoppage time (by Okoye).

Before that, Heartland had a home game versus Sunshine Stars which ended with a victory 1-0.

Heartland has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. Heartland are not conceding a lot of goals here at Okigwe Township Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 18 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Kwara United form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Kwara United so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-13 (win-draw-lose). It's all red in the travel logs of Kwara United, having lost six matches in a row as the visiting team.

Kwara have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 217 minutes since they last conceded in Npfl.

Impressive finishing secured the home win 3-0 against MFM in their previous game.

Before that, Kwara United secured a home win against Nasarawa United with the score 3-0.

Take note that 10 of this club's 13 most recent league rounds have ended with three goals or more.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Kwara United have conceded 37 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Heartland and Kwara United have played each other earlier this season: Kwara United - Heartland 2-1. Last ten meetings featuring these contenders: Heartland won four, Kwara United were winners in four and we saw two draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, eight matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Heartland missing players

Kwara United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Heartland Kwara United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 6 18 37
12 12 3 Won W 1 1 17
8 4 1 Drew D 1 4 7
17 2 1 Lost L 4 13 13
31 20 4 Scored S 5 11 43
48 10 3 Conceded C 9 37 44
86% 89% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
54% 33% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 83% 73%
43% 22% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 56% 46%
22% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 11%
5% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
38% 22% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 43%
41% 67% 80% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 32%
35% 22% 40% Failed to Score F T 33% 50% 24%
 
4 4.5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.9 3.4
3.6 2.7 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 4.4 3.5
2.1 1.9 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.1 1
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.8 11.3 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 7.9 8.6
3.4 3.9 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 2.3 3
24% 28% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 28% 32%
 
8.3 7.7 8.8 Shots against (avg) S A 11.2 8.6 7.3
2.6 2.5 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 3.6 2.8
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Kwara United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Kwara United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Kwara United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Kwara United 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 Rivers United 37 22 8 7 57 24 18 17 1 0 40 5 19 5 7 7 17 19 33 74
2 Plateau United 37 20 4 13 49 29 18 17 1 0 38 6 19 3 3 13 11 23 20 64
3 Remo Stars 37 17 8 12 40 26 18 14 2 2 28 7 19 3 6 10 12 19 14 59
4 Kwara United 37 17 7 13 43 44 19 16 3 0 32 7 18 1 4 13 11 37 -1 58
5 Enugu Rangers 37 14 11 12 39 30 18 11 5 2 27 10 19 3 6 10 12 20 9 53
6 Enyimba 37 15 7 15 39 35 19 13 4 2 32 13 18 2 3 13 7 22 4 52
7 Gombe United 37 14 10 13 39 38 19 13 6 0 29 10 18 1 4 13 10 28 1 52
8 Akwa United 37 13 13 11 35 34 19 11 7 1 29 13 18 2 6 10 6 21 1 52
9 Sunshine Stars 37 14 9 14 30 27 19 14 3 2 27 8 18 0 6 12 3 19 3 51
10 Nasarawa United 37 14 8 15 41 48 19 14 5 0 27 10 18 0 3 15 14 38 -7 50
11 Niger Tornadoes 37 15 6 16 32 35 19 14 3 2 25 9 18 1 3 14 7 26 -3 49
12 Wikki Tourist 37 14 7 16 32 35 18 12 5 1 22 6 19 2 2 15 10 29 -3 49
13 Lobi Stars 37 14 7 16 36 45 19 13 4 2 27 15 18 1 3 14 9 30 -9 49
14 Shooting Stars 37 12 12 13 40 43 19 11 8 0 29 12 18 1 4 13 11 31 -3 48
15 Katsina United 37 15 3 19 34 40 19 15 2 2 29 11 18 0 1 17 5 29 -6 48
16 Abia Warriors 37 12 11 14 47 44 18 11 7 0 30 14 19 1 4 14 17 30 3 47
17 Akwa Starlets 37 14 4 19 39 49 18 13 2 3 28 12 19 1 2 16 11 37 -10 46
18 Kano Pillars 37 14 6 17 30 35 18 12 4 2 21 7 19 2 2 15 9 28 -5 45
19 Heartland 37 12 8 17 31 48 18 12 4 2 20 10 19 0 4 15 11 38 -17 44
20 MFM 37 9 9 19 26 50 18 9 3 6 18 16 19 0 6 13 8 34 -24 36

Table
  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 37 22 8 7 57 24 18 17 1 0 40 5 19 5 7 7 17 19 33 74
2 Plateau United 37 20 4 13 49 29 18 17 1 0 38 6 19 3 3 13 11 23 20 64
3 Remo Stars 37 17 8 12 40 26 18 14 2 2 28 7 19 3 6 10 12 19 14 59
4 Kwara United 37 17 7 13 43 44 19 16 3 0 32 7 18 1 4 13 11 37 -1 58
5 Enugu Rangers 37 14 11 12 39 30 18 11 5 2 27 10 19 3 6 10 12 20 9 53
6 Enyimba 37 15 7 15 39 35 19 13 4 2 32 13 18 2 3 13 7 22 4 52
7 Gombe United 37 14 10 13 39 38 19 13 6 0 29 10 18 1 4 13 10 28 1 52
8 Akwa United 37 13 13 11 35 34 19 11 7 1 29 13 18 2 6 10 6 21 1 52
9 Sunshine Stars 37 14 9 14 30 27 19 14 3 2 27 8 18 0 6 12 3 19 3 51
10 Nasarawa United 37 14 8 15 41 48 19 14 5 0 27 10 18 0 3 15 14 38 -7 50
11 Niger Tornadoes 37 15 6 16 32 35 19 14 3 2 25 9 18 1 3 14 7 26 -3 49
12 Wikki Tourist 37 14 7 16 32 35 18 12 5 1 22 6 19 2 2 15 10 29 -3 49
13 Lobi Stars 37 14 7 16 36 45 19 13 4 2 27 15 18 1 3 14 9 30 -9 49
14 Shooting Stars 37 12 12 13 40 43 19 11 8 0 29 12 18 1 4 13 11 31 -3 48
15 Katsina United 37 15 3 19 34 40 19 15 2 2 29 11 18 0 1 17 5 29 -6 48
16 Abia Warriors 37 12 11 14 47 44 18 11 7 0 30 14 19 1 4 14 17 30 3 47
17 Akwa Starlets 37 14 4 19 39 49 18 13 2 3 28 12 19 1 2 16 11 37 -10 46
18 Kano Pillars 37 14 6 17 30 35 18 12 4 2 21 7 19 2 2 15 9 28 -5 45
19 Heartland 37 12 8 17 31 48 18 12 4 2 20 10 19 0 4 15 11 38 -17 44
20 MFM 37 9 9 19 26 50 18 9 3 6 18 16 19 0 6 13 8 34 -24 36

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