The Katsina United manager attacks this game with the team placed 11th so far. In the visitors dressing room Sunshine Stars and their manager G. Ogunbote are in 10th place before this match.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Sunshine Stars have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Katsina United form and stats
Only two Npfl home games for Katsina United so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
The Katsina United goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal.
Katsina United drew their last game, 0-0 away at Akwa United (placed 14th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Nasarawa United in a game that was won 1-0.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Katsina United at home in the league. 2 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Sunshine Stars form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Npfl for Sunshine Stars with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
The supporters enjoyed Sunshine Stars's previous game versus Enyimba (placed 5th), a Npfl 1-0 win played at home. A 1-1 draw at Abia Warriors's stadium before that.
Sunshine Stars have the goal stats of 1-2 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Katsina United 3 wins, 0 draws and Sunshine Stars 3 victories. As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 games had two or less.Katsina United missing players
Sunshine Stars missing players
| Katsina United | Sunshine Stars | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 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% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| 1.3 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 7.7 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2.3 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 25% | 25% |
| Katsina United | Last season | Sunshine Stars | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 22 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 22 | ||
| 9 | 9 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 0 | Lost | L | 8 | 9 | ||
| 24 | 21 | Scored | S | 5 | 23 | ||
| 25 | 9 | Conceded | C | 14 | 22 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | ||
| 68% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 45% | 59% | ||
| 36% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 18% | 32% | ||
| 14% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 9% | ||
| 5% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 5% | ||
| 50% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 45% | ||
| 14% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 27% | ||
| 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 32% | ||
| 1.4 | 1.4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 3.4 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 2.8 | ||
| 1.3 | 0.6 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 47 | 24 | Total Shots | T S | 43 | 107 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 32 | ||
| 50% | 78% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 7% | 38% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Lobi Stars | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | Wikki Tourist | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | MFM | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Enyimba | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Ifeanyi Uba | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Warri Wolves | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Abia Warriors | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Rivers United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Sunshine Stars | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Katsina United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 12 | Enugu Rangers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Delta Force | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
| 14 | Akwa United | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 15 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 16 | Akwa Starlets | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Heartland | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
| 18 | Kano Pillars | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 19 | Adamawa United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 20 | Nasarawa United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 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 | Enugu Rangers | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 40 |
| 2 | Lobi Stars | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 35 |
| 3 | Enyimba | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | MFM | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 32 |
| 5 | Rivers United | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 31 |
| 6 | Katsina United | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 16 | -1 | 30 |
| 7 | Wikki Tourist | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 17 | -2 | 30 |
| 8 | Sunshine Stars | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 29 |
| 9 | Bendel Insurance | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Kwara United | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 11 | Niger Tornadoes | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -7 | 21 |
| 12 | Remo Stars | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -7 | 20 |