Classic home win, away team steals the points or a score draw? Everything is possible when the mid-table teams Katsina United and Lobi Stars clash at Muhammadu Dikko Stadium.
- Katsina United have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Npfl
- Lobi Stars have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
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!
Katsina United form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Muhammadu Dikko Stadium as Katsina United have scored 27 goals to get 37 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the Npfl are 11-4-1 (wins-draws-losses). Katsina has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Muhammadu Dikko Stadium. We remember; it was Kano Pillars.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 373 minutes.
The home team returns to Muhammadu Dikko Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with MFM (placed 11th) on their last time out; the Npfl game ended 0-0.
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Ifeanyi Uba.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Katsina as they are travelling to their away game against Sunshine Stars in the Npfl. That match is three days after this one.
A decent goal production from Katsina United in their home games so far, with 27 goals from 16 league matches. Katsina are not conceding a lot of goals here at Muhammadu Dikko Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 16 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Lobi Stars form and stats
Lobi Stars have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Npfl, after 1-2-13 (16 played). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on S. Ogbeide, the Lobi Stars manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Lobi Stars are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Npfl against Adamawa United (placed 20th).
Prior to that match, the Lobi Stars manager S. Ogbeide faced defeat when travelling to Kano Pillars and losing 0-3.A quick return to home after this game, as Stars are hosting Nasarawa United in the Npfl only three days away.
Stars are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 6 goals from 16 away games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Stars's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 24 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Lobi Stars - Katsina 2-1 earlier this season. Last seven meetings between the teams: Katsina won two, Lobi Stars won four and one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Katsina United missing players
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| Katsina United | Lobi Stars | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 12 | 11 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 13 | 13 |
| 31 | 27 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 35 |
| 37 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 24 | 31 |
| 88% | 81% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 94% | 91% |
| 59% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 50% | 56% |
| 41% | 44% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 44% |
| 16% | 19% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 6% | 9% |
| 6% | 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 31% | 44% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 31% |
| 34% | 56% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 12% | 38% |
| 47% | 19% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 69% | 41% |
| 3.9 | 5.1 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3 | 4.4 |
| 4.3 | 3 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 7.8 | 9.3 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.5 | 5.9 | 7.3 |
| 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| 40% | 57% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 16% | 36% |
- Katsina United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Katsina United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Katsina United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Lobi Stars have scored away.
- Katsina United have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Npfl
- Katsina United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Lobi Stars have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 | Akwa United | 32 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 39 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 60 |
| 2 | Nasarawa United | 32 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 44 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 55 |
| 3 | Rivers United | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 10 | 55 |
| 4 | Kano Pillars | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 55 |
| 5 | Enyimba | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 54 |
| 6 | Kwara United | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 52 |
| 7 | Enugu Rangers | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 52 |
| 8 | Lobi Stars | 32 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 49 |
| 9 | Akwa Starlets | 32 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 23 | -6 | 46 |
| 10 | Plateau United | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 44 |
| 11 | MFM | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 44 |
| 12 | Heartland | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 29 | -5 | 41 |
| 13 | Katsina United | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 28 | -6 | 41 |
| 14 | Abia Warriors | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 38 |
| 15 | Wikki Tourist | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 25 | -8 | 36 |
| 16 | Sunshine Stars | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 24 | -9 | 36 |
| 17 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 30 | -15 | 36 |
| 18 | Ifeanyi Uba | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 29 | -10 | 34 |
| 19 | Warri Wolves | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 30 | -14 | 31 |
| 20 | Adamawa United | 32 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 28 | -23 | 23 |