This promises to be another interesting encounter in the Npfl. Kano Pillars is in 14th position and welcome Lobi Stars in 5th place. Read all about the match here!
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!
Kano Pillars form and stats
A Npfl draw at home so far for Kano Pillars. Last season their home statistics were 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats from 3 matches. The Kano Pillars fans aren't used to losing here and will expect new points from this game. Kano Pillars has played 46 games in a row here without a defeat.
The points were shared in Kano Pillars's previous game, also at home. Visiting Rivers United (placed 8th) travelled back with a point after a 0-0 scoreline. Prior to that, an away loss at Asante Kotoko in the CAF Champions League.
Kano Pillars has scored 0 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Lobi Stars form and stats
Lobi Stars have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Npfl were 1 victory, 1 draw and 1 defeat from 3 fixtures.
Lobi Stars are travelling after their nice 4-0 home win in the Npfl against Delta Force (placed 18th). Prior to that match, the Lobi Stars manager S. Ogbeide faced defeat when travelling to Plateau United and losing 1-3.
As mentioned above, Lobi Stars was the only team on the pitch versus Delta Force in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
A quick return to home after this game, as Lobi Stars are hosting Heartland in the Npfl only three days away.
It's early days yet, but Lobi Stars has scored 1 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Kano Pillars-Lobi Stars H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Kano Pillars 4 wins, Lobi Stars 3 wins, 3 draws. 4 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
A. Sikiru
4 goals
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M. Martins
2 goals
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Kano Pillars missing players
Lobi Stars missing players
| Kano Pillars | Lobi Stars | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kano Pillars | Last season | Lobi Stars | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 27 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 27 | ||
| 14 | 11 | Won | W | 1 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 9 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 36 | 28 | Scored | S | 9 | 27 | ||
| 23 | 7 | Conceded | C | 14 | 25 | ||
| 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 64% | 78% | ||
| 74% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 59% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 29% | 41% | ||
| 7% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 15% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 37% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 48% | ||
| 48% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 37% | ||
| 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 57% | 37% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.9 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 1.8 | 2.8 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.5 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.9 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
- Kano Pillars have not yet lost a game at home.
- Kano Pillars have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kano Pillars have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Kano Pillars have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Lobi Stars have scored away.
- Kano Pillars have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Kano Pillars haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Lobi Stars have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Lobi Stars have won significantly less corners away then at 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 | Plateau United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Wikki Tourist | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Ifeanyi Uba | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | MFM | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Lobi Stars | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Abia Warriors | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Warri Wolves | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Rivers United | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Akwa Starlets | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Akwa United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Enugu Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Enyimba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Sunshine Stars | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Kano Pillars | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Adamawa United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Heartland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 17 | Katsina United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Delta Force | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 19 | Nasarawa United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 20 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Enyimba | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Kano Pillars | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Enugu Rangers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Akwa United | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 5 | Lobi Stars | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 6 | Ifeanyi Uba | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 0 |