Kano Pillars vs Lobi Stars: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 26.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sani Abacha Stadium (25000 seats)

With the volatile opening game finished it’s time for the second Npfl meeting of the season. Kano Pillars eagerly anticipate Lobi Stars in front of their stadium regulars.

This promises to be an engaging fixture with lots of fun and bustle as both participants are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!

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Kano Pillars form and stats

The previous season, Kano Pillars's league results were 19 wins, 7 draws and 12 losses, producing 5th spot in the Npfl. From these 38 matches they scored 38 goals and let in 29. Performing as the home side in the previous season Kano Pillars produced 17-2-0 (win-draw-lost) with 26 goals and 3 conceded.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 180 minutes without scoring a league goal. A. Malam was the last player to find the net.

Pillars are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Akwa United.

Prior to that, an away loss at Heartland.

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Lobi Stars form and stats

Let's have a look at how Lobi Stars performed last season in the Npfl: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 17 victories, 7 draws and 14 defeats. In total they scored 43 and conceded 39 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 4 and lost 14 with 8/28 goals scored/conceded.

Lobi Stars played 1-1 against Rivers United in their previous match.

A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Akwa United.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings involving these sides: Pillars won four, Lobi Stars were winners in three and we saw three draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Kano Pillars missing players

Lobi Stars missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Kano Pillars Lobi Stars
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
3 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
9 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
2 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
9 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
3 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Kano Pillars Last season Lobi Stars
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
19 17   Won W   1 17
7 2   Drew D   4 7
12 0   Lost L   14 14
38 26   Scored S   8 43
29 3   Conceded C   28 39
95% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 89%
50% 42%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   53% 61%
21% 16%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   37% 45%
5% 0%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   11% 13%
5% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 8%
32% 16%   BTTS BTTS   32% 39%
47% 84%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 34%
26% 5%   Failed to Score F T   63% 37%
 
4.5 4.9   Corners for (avg) C F   3 4.6
4.8 2.5   Corners against (avg) C A   5 3.9
1.7 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.7 1.9
4 0   Red cards R C   2 2
 
7.9 9.2   Shots (avg) S (   5.9 7.5
2.7 3.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.6 3.1
37% 48%   Goal Efficiency G E   18% 38%
 
7.5 5.2   Shots against (avg) S A   9.1 6.8
2.4 1.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.4 2.5

  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 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Kwara United 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Remo Stars 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Niger Tornadoes 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Heartland 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Nasarawa United 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
7 Abia Warriors 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
8 Enugu Rangers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Enyimba 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Gombe United 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Katsina United 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Lobi Stars 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Rivers United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Shooting Stars 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Sunshine Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Wikki Tourist 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Plateau United 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 MFM 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 Akwa Starlets 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
20 Kano Pillars 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 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 Akwa United 38 19 14 5 53 24 19 16 3 0 38 8 19 3 11 5 15 16 29 71
2 Enyimba 38 18 12 8 41 33 19 12 7 0 25 13 19 6 5 8 16 20 8 66
3 Kwara United 38 19 8 11 48 28 19 15 4 0 35 5 19 4 4 11 13 23 20 65
4 Nasarawa United 38 20 5 13 55 38 19 17 1 1 43 13 19 3 4 12 12 25 17 65
5 Kano Pillars 38 19 7 12 38 29 19 17 2 0 26 3 19 2 5 12 12 26 9 64
6 Rivers United 38 18 9 11 48 36 19 16 3 0 33 6 19 2 6 11 15 30 12 63
7 Enugu Rangers 38 18 8 12 43 31 19 16 2 1 32 6 19 2 6 11 11 25 12 62
8 Lobi Stars 38 17 7 14 43 39 19 16 3 0 35 11 19 1 4 14 8 28 4 58
9 Plateau United 38 14 9 15 45 35 19 13 5 1 35 8 19 1 4 14 10 27 10 51
10 MFM 38 13 12 13 34 35 19 11 6 2 23 11 19 2 6 11 11 24 -1 51
11 Akwa Starlets 38 15 5 18 37 47 19 12 3 4 30 18 19 3 2 14 7 29 -10 50
12 Katsina United 38 14 7 17 35 42 19 13 5 1 31 10 19 1 2 16 4 32 -7 49
13 Heartland 38 13 9 16 43 50 19 11 6 2 28 14 19 2 3 14 15 36 -7 48
14 Abia Warriors 38 12 11 15 48 42 19 12 3 4 35 16 19 0 8 11 13 26 6 47
15 Wikki Tourist 38 12 9 17 40 47 19 12 4 3 31 17 19 0 5 14 9 30 -7 45
16 Sunshine Stars 38 11 12 15 28 39 19 9 8 2 18 10 19 2 4 13 10 29 -11 45
17 Jigawa Golden Stars 38 11 10 17 29 46 19 10 7 2 19 9 19 1 3 15 10 37 -17 43
18 Warri Wolves 38 11 8 19 30 45 19 11 4 4 20 10 19 0 4 15 10 35 -15 41
19 Ifeanyi Uba 38 9 12 17 33 50 19 9 7 3 21 12 19 0 5 14 12 38 -17 39
20 Adamawa United 38 5 10 23 20 55 19 5 9 5 17 16 19 0 1 18 3 39 -35 25

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 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Kwara United 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Remo Stars 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Niger Tornadoes 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Heartland 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Nasarawa United 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
7 Abia Warriors 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
8 Enugu Rangers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Enyimba 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Gombe United 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Katsina United 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Lobi Stars 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Rivers United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Shooting Stars 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Sunshine Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Wikki Tourist 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Plateau United 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 MFM 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 Akwa Starlets 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
20 Kano Pillars 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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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.