Can Jigawa Golden Stars beat Kano Pillars in Ahmadu Bello Stadium clash?

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 20.June
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ahmadu Bello Stadium (15000 seats)

Playing at their own ground is safe and nice for Jigawa Golden Stars, but Kano Pillars are fully intent and able to win. How will it end?

Insights:
  • Jigawa Golden Stars is in the worst form (0-3-3)
  • Kano Pillars have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Jigawa Golden Stars and Kano Pillars 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.

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Kano Pillars have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 5-10-16 (win-draw-loss) from 31 matches.

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Jigawa Golden Stars form and stats

Jigawa Golden Stars have played 13 Npfl games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-6-1 (wins-draws-losses). In general it's been a long time since Jigawa Golden Stars tasted defeat here at Ahmadu Bello Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.

In their previous game, led his Jigawa to a defeat in the Npfl match away at Heartland. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Ahmadu Bello Stadium.

Before that, Jigawa drew at home versus Wikki Tourist.

Jigawa have scored 11 league goals here from 13 matches, not a lot. As for guarding their own goal, Jigawa have only let in 6 goals at home.

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Kano Pillars form and stats

Kano Pillars have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Npfl, after 2-5-6 (13 played).

Two away games in a row for Pillars, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Rivers United in the Npfl.

Before that, Kano Pillars secured a home win against Enyimba with the score 2-1.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 13 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. Pillars have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Kano Pillars - Jigawa 2-0. Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: one win for Jigawa, three draws and two wins for Kano Pillars. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Jigawa Golden Stars missing players

Kano Pillars missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Jigawa Golden Stars Kano Pillars
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 5 13 26
7 6 1 Won W 2 2 14
9 6 2 Drew D 3 5 6
11 1 1 Lost L 0 6 6
19 11 2 Scored S 6 11 29
31 6 2 Conceded C 4 18 21
81% 77% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
59% 38% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 69% 58%
37% 15% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 31% 23%
7% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 8%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 8%
37% 38% 25% BTTS BTTS 80% 62% 42%
33% 54% 50% Clean Sheets C S 20% 15% 46%
48% 31% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 31% 15%
 
2.8 4 3 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.9 4
4.1 2.8 2 Corners against (avg) C A 7.8 7.2 5.1
1.2 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 2 3 3
 
4.9 6 5.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5.4 6.7 7.8
1.7 2 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 2.5 2.8
38% 44% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 33% 41%
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Jigawa Golden Stars have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Npfl
  • Jigawa Golden Stars have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Jigawa Golden Stars is in the worst form (0-3-3)
  • Kano Pillars have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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

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 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.