Kano Pillars and Shooting Stars fans can't wait for Npfl contest at Sani Abacha Stadium

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 17.July
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sani Abacha Stadium (25000 seats)

This match features two contenders living in the lower parts of the Npfl, Kano Pillars having 18th position and Shooting Stars in 14th. A good opportunity for one of the teams to boost their situation.

Insights:
  • Kano Pillars have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Npfl
  • Shooting Stars have the most conceded goals in the second half (27) in Npfl

Relegation threatens Kano Pillars who should definitely be looking for some points here. Shooting Stars are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points. Pillars's stadium, Sani Abacha Stadium, has a artifical turf surface. Shooting Stars have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Shooting Stars when playing on artifical turf; 0 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses from six matches. They have scored 6 goals in these games and conceded 11.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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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Kano Pillars form and stats

40 points is a decent return from 18 Npfl games here at Sani Abacha Stadium for Kano Pillars. The data says 12 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. When Kano Pillars hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Kano Pillars, MFM, Akwa Starlets, Katsina United, Heartland and Abia Warriors), they have won 5 of 5 matches! In general it's been a long time since Kano Pillars tasted defeat here at Sani Abacha Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league.

Kano Pillars haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 219 minutes ago. Ali scored that one.

The regulars are hoping that Pillars will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Nasarawa United (placed 10th).

Prior to that, an away loss at Rivers United.

Kano Pillars are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 18 games. As for guarding their own goal, Kano Pillars have only let in 7 goals at home.

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Shooting Stars form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Shooting Stars so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-13 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 13 away games in a row.

Shooting Stars go into this game after a win, the home game against Rivers United that ended 3-2. That win felt nice as this club had gone three league matches without victory.

A 2-2 draw at Enugu Rangers's stadium before that.

Sports betting fact: Both teams have scored goal(s) in 9 of this club's last 10 league fixtures.

The attacking power of Shooting when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 18 league matches away. In the opposite end, Shooting Stars have conceded 31 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H match ended Shooting Stars - Pillars 1-0, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Kano Pillars victories, zero draws and six Shooting Stars wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

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Total First Half Second Half
Kano Pillars Shooting Stars
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 5 18 37
14 12 5 Won W 1 1 12
6 4 0 Drew D 0 4 12
17 2 0 Lost L 4 13 13
30 21 8 Scored S 4 11 40
35 7 2 Conceded C 10 31 43
86% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 89%
41% 39% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 72% 68%
32% 22% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 44% 41%
14% 11% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 28% 24%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
27% 28% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 50% 49%
38% 61% 60% Clean Sheets C S 20% 17% 35%
49% 28% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 44% 27%
 
2.7 10 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.2 3.2
4.4 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 10 6 3.7
1.6 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
6.1 18 0 Shots (avg) S ( 7.3 6.4 8.4
1.7 5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.6 3.2
16% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 23% 29%
 
9.8 10 0 Shots against (avg) S A 14 11.9 8.6
4 5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 5.2 3.4
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Kano Pillars have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Kano Pillars have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Npfl
  • Kano Pillars have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Kano Pillars have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Shooting Stars have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Shooting Stars have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Shooting Stars have the most conceded goals in the second half (27) in Npfl

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rivers United 37 22 8 7 57 24 18 17 1 0 40 5 19 5 7 7 17 19 33 74
2 Plateau United 37 20 4 13 49 29 18 17 1 0 38 6 19 3 3 13 11 23 20 64
3 Remo Stars 37 17 8 12 40 26 18 14 2 2 28 7 19 3 6 10 12 19 14 59
4 Kwara United 37 17 7 13 43 44 19 16 3 0 32 7 18 1 4 13 11 37 -1 58
5 Enugu Rangers 37 14 11 12 39 30 18 11 5 2 27 10 19 3 6 10 12 20 9 53
6 Enyimba 37 15 7 15 39 35 19 13 4 2 32 13 18 2 3 13 7 22 4 52
7 Gombe United 37 14 10 13 39 38 19 13 6 0 29 10 18 1 4 13 10 28 1 52
8 Akwa United 37 13 13 11 35 34 19 11 7 1 29 13 18 2 6 10 6 21 1 52
9 Sunshine Stars 37 14 9 14 30 27 19 14 3 2 27 8 18 0 6 12 3 19 3 51
10 Nasarawa United 37 14 8 15 41 48 19 14 5 0 27 10 18 0 3 15 14 38 -7 50
11 Niger Tornadoes 37 15 6 16 32 35 19 14 3 2 25 9 18 1 3 14 7 26 -3 49
12 Wikki Tourist 37 14 7 16 32 35 18 12 5 1 22 6 19 2 2 15 10 29 -3 49
13 Lobi Stars 37 14 7 16 36 45 19 13 4 2 27 15 18 1 3 14 9 30 -9 49
14 Shooting Stars 37 12 12 13 40 43 19 11 8 0 29 12 18 1 4 13 11 31 -3 48
15 Katsina United 37 15 3 19 34 40 19 15 2 2 29 11 18 0 1 17 5 29 -6 48
16 Abia Warriors 37 12 11 14 47 44 18 11 7 0 30 14 19 1 4 14 17 30 3 47
17 Akwa Starlets 37 14 4 19 39 49 18 13 2 3 28 12 19 1 2 16 11 37 -10 46
18 Kano Pillars 37 14 6 17 30 35 18 12 4 2 21 7 19 2 2 15 9 28 -5 45
19 Heartland 37 12 8 17 31 48 18 12 4 2 20 10 19 0 4 15 11 38 -17 44
20 MFM 37 9 9 19 26 50 18 9 3 6 18 16 19 0 6 13 8 34 -24 36

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 Rivers United 37 22 8 7 57 24 18 17 1 0 40 5 19 5 7 7 17 19 33 74
2 Plateau United 37 20 4 13 49 29 18 17 1 0 38 6 19 3 3 13 11 23 20 64
3 Remo Stars 37 17 8 12 40 26 18 14 2 2 28 7 19 3 6 10 12 19 14 59
4 Kwara United 37 17 7 13 43 44 19 16 3 0 32 7 18 1 4 13 11 37 -1 58
5 Enugu Rangers 37 14 11 12 39 30 18 11 5 2 27 10 19 3 6 10 12 20 9 53
6 Enyimba 37 15 7 15 39 35 19 13 4 2 32 13 18 2 3 13 7 22 4 52
7 Gombe United 37 14 10 13 39 38 19 13 6 0 29 10 18 1 4 13 10 28 1 52
8 Akwa United 37 13 13 11 35 34 19 11 7 1 29 13 18 2 6 10 6 21 1 52
9 Sunshine Stars 37 14 9 14 30 27 19 14 3 2 27 8 18 0 6 12 3 19 3 51
10 Nasarawa United 37 14 8 15 41 48 19 14 5 0 27 10 18 0 3 15 14 38 -7 50
11 Niger Tornadoes 37 15 6 16 32 35 19 14 3 2 25 9 18 1 3 14 7 26 -3 49
12 Wikki Tourist 37 14 7 16 32 35 18 12 5 1 22 6 19 2 2 15 10 29 -3 49
13 Lobi Stars 37 14 7 16 36 45 19 13 4 2 27 15 18 1 3 14 9 30 -9 49
14 Shooting Stars 37 12 12 13 40 43 19 11 8 0 29 12 18 1 4 13 11 31 -3 48
15 Katsina United 37 15 3 19 34 40 19 15 2 2 29 11 18 0 1 17 5 29 -6 48
16 Abia Warriors 37 12 11 14 47 44 18 11 7 0 30 14 19 1 4 14 17 30 3 47
17 Akwa Starlets 37 14 4 19 39 49 18 13 2 3 28 12 19 1 2 16 11 37 -10 46
18 Kano Pillars 37 14 6 17 30 35 18 12 4 2 21 7 19 2 2 15 9 28 -5 45
19 Heartland 37 12 8 17 31 48 18 12 4 2 20 10 19 0 4 15 11 38 -17 44
20 MFM 37 9 9 19 26 50 18 9 3 6 18 16 19 0 6 13 8 34 -24 36

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