Football tips: Ifeanyi Uba vs Heartland - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 20.June
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: FC Ifeanyi Ubah International Stadium (3000 seats)

Npfl: Ifeanyi Uba are 13 points behind Heartland, but fully intend to go all in. Get ready!

Insights:
  • Ifeanyi Uba have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Heartland have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

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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Ifeanyi Uba form and stats

Overall Npfl stats at home this season for Ifeanyi Uba are 5-5-3 (wins-draw-losses).

Ifeanyi Uba lost their last game at Wikki Tourist (placed 15th) after a 3-4 scoreline. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

Ahead of that match, Ifeanyi won a home game hosting Kwara United (2-1).

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Ifeanyi Uba here at FC Ifeanyih International Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 13 games). From these home matches, Ifeanyi have conceded only 9 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Heartland form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Heartland so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-8 (win-draw-lose).

Heartland had fun at their own home (FC Ifeanyi Ubah International Stadium) last time out, beating Jigawa Golden Stars 2-1.

Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Akwa United's place.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Heartland have conceded 23 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Heartland - Ifeanyi Uba 1-1 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Ifeanyi Uba four wins, three draws and Heartland two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.

Ifeanyi Uba missing players

Heartland missing players

Ifeanyi Uba Heartland
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 4 13 27
5 5 1 Won W 1 2 10
10 5 2 Drew D 1 3 8
12 3 2 Lost L 2 8 9
23 11 2 Scored S 5 11 34
34 9 5 Conceded C 6 23 35
89% 77% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 89%
59% 38% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 77% 85%
37% 31% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 62% 56%
15% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 31% 22%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 8% 4%
44% 23% 20% BTTS BTTS 75% 62% 63%
26% 54% 40% Clean Sheets C S 25% 23% 30%
41% 46% 60% Failed to Score F T 0% 31% 19%
 
3.8 6.1 6 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.2 4
5.8 4.8 6 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.2 4.4
1.1 1 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.3 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
8 11.9 9 Shots (avg) S ( 4.3 4.5 8.2
2.5 3.1 1.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.3 1.8 3.2
35% 29% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 75% 41% 39%
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Heartland have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Heartland have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Heartland have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Heartland have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Ifeanyi Uba have won significantly more corners at home than 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 Akwa United 26 13 10 3 34 16 13 10 3 0 22 5 13 3 7 3 12 11 18 49
2 Nasarawa United 27 15 3 9 37 26 14 12 1 1 30 11 13 3 2 8 7 15 11 48
3 Kano Pillars 26 14 6 6 29 21 13 12 1 0 18 3 13 2 5 6 11 18 8 48
4 Kwara United 26 13 7 6 35 19 14 10 4 0 25 4 12 3 3 6 10 15 16 46
5 Rivers United 27 13 6 8 31 24 13 11 2 0 21 2 14 2 4 8 10 22 7 45
6 Enugu Rangers 26 12 6 8 29 18 14 11 2 1 23 4 12 1 4 7 6 14 11 42
7 Enyimba 24 12 5 7 25 23 11 8 3 0 15 7 13 4 2 7 10 16 2 41
8 Lobi Stars 27 12 4 11 29 27 13 11 2 0 23 7 14 1 2 11 6 20 2 40
9 Plateau United 27 11 6 10 33 23 13 10 2 1 27 8 14 1 4 9 6 15 10 39
10 Heartland 27 10 8 9 34 35 14 8 5 1 23 12 13 2 3 8 11 23 -1 38
11 MFM 27 9 9 9 21 20 13 7 4 2 13 7 14 2 5 7 8 13 1 36
12 Akwa Starlets 27 11 3 13 26 35 13 9 1 3 21 14 14 2 2 10 5 21 -9 36
13 Abia Warriors 26 8 11 7 34 27 13 8 3 2 23 10 13 0 8 5 11 17 7 35
14 Katsina United 27 9 4 14 26 36 14 9 4 1 23 9 13 0 0 13 3 27 -10 31
15 Wikki Tourist 27 7 9 11 28 35 14 7 4 3 21 14 13 0 5 8 7 21 -7 30
16 Jigawa Golden Stars 27 7 9 11 19 31 13 6 6 1 11 6 14 1 3 10 8 25 -12 30
17 Warri Wolves 27 7 6 14 22 34 14 7 4 3 15 9 13 0 2 11 7 25 -12 27
18 Ifeanyi Uba 27 5 10 12 23 34 13 5 5 3 11 9 14 0 5 9 12 25 -11 25
19 Sunshine Stars 27 5 9 13 18 30 13 4 7 2 10 7 14 1 2 11 8 23 -12 24
20 Adamawa United 27 4 7 16 15 34 14 4 6 4 13 12 13 0 1 12 2 22 -19 19

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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.