Here's all we know about the Heartland - Sunshine Stars fixture:

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sat 02.July
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Okigwe Township Stadium (10000 seats)

Heartland are looking to take no notice of the league table before this match versus Sunshine Stars. Here's all you should know before the game!

Insights:
  • Sunshine Stars have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Npfl

It should be mentioned that Sunshine Stars play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Sunshine Stars on grass are 2 victories, 5 draws and 13 defeats from 20 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 10-29. You can compare this with overall results below.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Heartland form and stats

Heartland have performed here at Okigwe Township Stadium this season with 11 wins from 17 Npfl matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 2. 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 twelve games in a row here without a defeat.

Heartland are confident in defense, having played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Heartland shared the glory with Enyimba in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.

Ahead of that match, Heartland won a home game hosting Katsina United (1-0).

Heartland has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 17 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 17 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Sunshine Stars form and stats

There's been little loot from Sunshine Stars's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 17 away games in the Npfl. Sunshine Stars only have 0 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 6 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 17 away games in a row.

The supporters enjoyed Sunshine Stars's previous match versus MFM (placed 20th), a 2-1 win played at home.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Kwara United's place.

Lacking goals? 14 of this side's last 17 league matches have had zero, one or two goals.

Goals are few and far between in Sunshine's away league games. Only 3 goals from 17 travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Sunshine Stars have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Sunshine Stars - Heartland 3-1 was the scoreline in these sides' last H2H fixture, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Heartland victories, four draws and four Sunshine Stars wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Heartland missing players

Sunshine Stars missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Heartland Sunshine Stars
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 5 17 35
11 11 3 Won W 0 0 14
8 4 2 Drew D 1 6 9
16 2 1 Lost L 4 11 12
29 19 7 Scored S 2 3 30
46 10 5 Conceded C 6 18 25
86% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 76% 80%
54% 35% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 20% 29% 43%
43% 24% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 12% 29%
23% 12% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 6% 6%
6% 6% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
37% 24% 33% BTTS BTTS 20% 12% 23%
40% 65% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 24% 43%
37% 24% 17% Failed to Score F T 80% 88% 54%
 
4 4.5 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.1 3.3
3.6 2.7 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.6 4
2.1 1.9 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 1.9
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.8 11.3 11 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 6.8 7.7
3.4 3.9 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.2 2.7
24% 28% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 12% 37%
 
8.3 7.7 6.7 Shots against (avg) S A 9.8 10.9 7.9
2.6 2.5 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 3.6 2.5
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Heartland have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sunshine Stars have scored away.
  • 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 35 21 8 6 54 21 17 16 1 0 39 5 18 5 7 6 15 16 33 71
2 Plateau United 35 19 4 12 47 26 17 16 1 0 36 5 18 3 3 12 11 21 21 61
3 Remo Stars 35 15 8 12 38 26 17 13 2 2 27 7 18 2 6 10 11 19 12 53
4 Enugu Rangers 35 14 10 11 37 27 17 11 4 2 25 8 18 3 6 9 12 19 10 52
5 Enyimba 35 15 7 13 39 32 18 13 4 1 32 11 17 2 3 12 7 21 7 52
6 Kwara United 35 15 7 13 37 44 17 14 3 0 26 7 18 1 4 13 11 37 -7 52
7 Sunshine Stars 35 14 9 12 30 25 18 14 3 1 27 7 17 0 6 11 3 18 5 51
8 Akwa United 35 13 12 10 33 30 18 11 6 1 27 11 17 2 6 9 6 19 3 51
9 Gombe United 35 13 10 12 36 35 18 12 6 0 28 10 17 1 4 12 8 25 1 49
10 Nasarawa United 35 13 8 14 40 45 18 13 5 0 26 10 17 0 3 14 14 35 -5 47
11 Wikki Tourist 35 13 7 15 28 32 17 11 5 1 20 6 18 2 2 14 8 26 -4 46
12 Lobi Stars 35 13 7 15 32 41 18 12 4 2 24 13 17 1 3 13 8 28 -9 46
13 Kano Pillars 35 14 6 15 30 33 18 12 4 2 21 7 17 2 2 13 9 26 -3 45
14 Katsina United 35 14 3 18 32 38 18 14 2 2 27 11 17 0 1 16 5 27 -6 45
15 Shooting Stars 35 11 11 13 35 39 18 10 8 0 26 10 17 1 3 13 9 29 -4 44
16 Abia Warriors 35 11 10 14 42 40 17 10 7 0 27 12 18 1 3 14 15 28 2 43
17 Niger Tornadoes 35 13 6 16 28 33 18 13 3 2 23 8 17 0 3 14 5 25 -5 43
18 Heartland 35 11 8 16 29 46 17 11 4 2 19 10 18 0 4 14 10 36 -17 41
19 Akwa Starlets 35 12 4 19 35 49 17 12 2 3 26 12 18 0 2 16 9 37 -14 40
20 MFM 35 9 9 17 25 45 17 9 3 5 17 14 18 0 6 12 8 31 -20 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 35 21 8 6 54 21 17 16 1 0 39 5 18 5 7 6 15 16 33 71
2 Plateau United 35 19 4 12 47 26 17 16 1 0 36 5 18 3 3 12 11 21 21 61
3 Remo Stars 35 15 8 12 38 26 17 13 2 2 27 7 18 2 6 10 11 19 12 53
4 Enugu Rangers 35 14 10 11 37 27 17 11 4 2 25 8 18 3 6 9 12 19 10 52
5 Enyimba 35 15 7 13 39 32 18 13 4 1 32 11 17 2 3 12 7 21 7 52
6 Kwara United 35 15 7 13 37 44 17 14 3 0 26 7 18 1 4 13 11 37 -7 52
7 Sunshine Stars 35 14 9 12 30 25 18 14 3 1 27 7 17 0 6 11 3 18 5 51
8 Akwa United 35 13 12 10 33 30 18 11 6 1 27 11 17 2 6 9 6 19 3 51
9 Gombe United 35 13 10 12 36 35 18 12 6 0 28 10 17 1 4 12 8 25 1 49
10 Nasarawa United 35 13 8 14 40 45 18 13 5 0 26 10 17 0 3 14 14 35 -5 47
11 Wikki Tourist 35 13 7 15 28 32 17 11 5 1 20 6 18 2 2 14 8 26 -4 46
12 Lobi Stars 35 13 7 15 32 41 18 12 4 2 24 13 17 1 3 13 8 28 -9 46
13 Kano Pillars 35 14 6 15 30 33 18 12 4 2 21 7 17 2 2 13 9 26 -3 45
14 Katsina United 35 14 3 18 32 38 18 14 2 2 27 11 17 0 1 16 5 27 -6 45
15 Shooting Stars 35 11 11 13 35 39 18 10 8 0 26 10 17 1 3 13 9 29 -4 44
16 Abia Warriors 35 11 10 14 42 40 17 10 7 0 27 12 18 1 3 14 15 28 2 43
17 Niger Tornadoes 35 13 6 16 28 33 18 13 3 2 23 8 17 0 3 14 5 25 -5 43
18 Heartland 35 11 8 16 29 46 17 11 4 2 19 10 18 0 4 14 10 36 -17 41
19 Akwa Starlets 35 12 4 19 35 49 17 12 2 3 26 12 18 0 2 16 9 37 -14 40
20 MFM 35 9 9 17 25 45 17 9 3 5 17 14 18 0 6 12 8 31 -20 36

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