Jigawa Golden Stars vs Akwa United match preview

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Date: Sun 05.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)

Jigawa Golden Stars hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 10 points and a 16th position in the Npfl table. Visiting Akwa United holds 8th place with 16 pts.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Jigawa Golden Stars form and stats

Overall Npfl stats at home this season for Jigawa Golden Stars are 3-1-1 (wins-draw-losses).

In their previous game, led his Jigawa Golden Stars to a defeat in the Npfl match away at Katsina United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. In the match before that, Jigawa Golden Stars hosted Enyimba and drew the game 1-1.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Jigawa Golden Stars as they are travelling to their away game against Sunshine Stars in the Npfl. That match is three days after this one.

Jigawa Golden Stars has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Jigawa Golden Stars are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 5 matches.

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Akwa United form and stats

The visitors are W1-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Npfl.

The Akwa United goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 236 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

The supporters enjoyed Akwa United's previous game versus Lobi Stars (placed 2nd), a Npfl 1-0 win played at home. Prior to that result Akwa United won their away game at Akwa Starlets. The scoreline was 1-0.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Wikki Tourist in just three days.

The attacking power of Akwa United when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 5 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Akwa United have conceded 8 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

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Jigawa Golden Stars missing players

Akwa United missing players

Jigawa Golden Stars Akwa United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
10 5 2 Played P 1 5 11
3 3 1 Won W 0 1 4
1 1 1 Drew D 1 1 4
6 1 0 Lost L 0 3 3
11 6 2 Scored S 1 3 11
16 4 1 Conceded C 1 8 10
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 82%
70% 60% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 60% 55%
60% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 36%
20% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 18%
20% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
70% 60% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 40% 36%
10% 20% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 45%
20% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 36%
 
3.7 4.5 5 Corners For (avg) C F 0 7 9.4
3.7 2 2 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 4 3
0.7 0.5 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.2
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
12 6 1 Total Shots T S 0 25 88
7 4 1 Shots on Target S O 0 10 42
43% 75% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 10% 21%
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Akwa United has the most scored goals in the first half (8)
  • Akwa United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Akwa United have created more than twice as many corners as Jigawa Golden Stars.
  • Akwa United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Akwa United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Akwa United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Akwa United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Jigawa Golden Stars has the fewest matches under the total-line (2)
  • Jigawa Golden Stars have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Jigawa Golden Stars have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Jigawa Golden Stars 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 11 6 3 2 16 9 5 4 1 0 11 3 6 2 2 2 5 6 7 21
2 Lobi Stars 10 5 3 2 12 5 4 4 0 0 9 0 6 1 3 2 3 5 7 18
3 Rivers United 11 5 3 3 11 7 5 3 2 0 7 3 6 2 1 3 4 4 4 18
4 Abia Warriors 11 4 5 2 11 6 6 4 2 0 10 3 5 0 3 2 1 3 5 17
5 Akwa Starlets 11 4 5 2 11 8 5 3 0 2 5 4 6 1 5 0 6 4 3 17
6 Ifeanyi Uba 11 5 2 4 9 10 6 5 1 0 6 0 5 0 1 4 3 10 -1 17
7 Sunshine Stars 11 4 4 3 14 11 6 3 3 0 9 5 5 1 1 3 5 6 3 16
8 Akwa United 11 4 4 3 11 10 6 3 3 0 8 2 5 1 1 3 3 8 1 16
9 Enyimba 9 4 3 2 13 8 5 4 1 0 10 3 4 0 2 2 3 5 5 15
10 MFM 9 4 3 2 10 5 4 2 2 0 7 2 5 2 1 2 3 3 5 15
11 Wikki Tourist 10 4 3 3 10 9 5 3 2 0 8 4 5 1 1 3 2 5 1 15
12 Katsina United 11 4 3 4 8 12 6 4 2 0 8 3 5 0 1 4 0 9 -4 15
13 Kano Pillars 10 3 5 2 10 5 5 2 2 1 7 2 5 1 3 1 3 3 5 14
14 Warri Wolves 11 3 4 4 9 9 6 3 2 1 6 3 5 0 2 3 3 6 0 13
15 Heartland 11 3 3 5 6 10 5 2 2 1 4 3 6 1 1 4 2 7 -4 12
16 Jigawa Golden Stars 10 3 1 6 11 16 5 3 1 1 6 4 5 0 0 5 5 12 -5 10
17 Adamawa United 11 3 1 7 8 18 6 3 1 2 8 7 5 0 0 5 0 11 -10 10
18 Delta Force 11 3 1 7 11 22 5 2 1 2 7 6 6 1 0 5 4 16 -11 10
19 Enugu Rangers 8 1 3 4 4 8 4 1 1 2 1 3 4 0 2 2 3 5 -4 6
20 Nasarawa United 10 1 3 6 7 14 5 1 2 2 2 3 5 0 1 4 5 11 -7 6

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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.