Kwara United perform at a high level so far being 3rd in the table. Plateau United can look both up and down from their 10th position.
- Kwara United have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in Npfl
- Plateau United have yet to win a game 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!
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Plateau United have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 3-10-18 (win-draw-loss) from 31 matches.
Kwara United form and stats
24 points is a decent return from 10 Npfl games here for Kwara United. The data says 7 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. In general it's been a long time since Kwara tasted defeat here, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league.
A decent goal production from Kwara United in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 10 league matches. Kwara have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Plateau United form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Plateau United so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-7 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
Goals are few and far between in Plateau's away league games. Only 4 goals from 10 travels. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 11 goals have been conceded by Plateau in these games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Plateau United - Kwara 0-2. Head-2-head stats last six meetings: one - one - four (Kwara wins - draws - Plateau United wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Kwara United missing players
Plateau United missing players
| Kwara United | Plateau United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 5 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 26 | 18 | 7 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 25 |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 85% | 90% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 70% | 85% |
| 70% | 70% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 30% | 60% |
| 35% | 30% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 50% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 15% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 35% | 30% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 30% | 40% |
| 50% | 70% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 35% |
| 30% | 10% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 70% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.6 | 10.9 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 7.8 | 10.4 |
| 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.9 |
| 38% | 44% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 35% |
- Kwara United have not yet lost a game at home.
- Kwara United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Kwara United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Plateau United have scored away.
- Kwara United have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in Npfl
- Plateau United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Plateau United have yet to win a game away.
| 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 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 37 |
| 2 | Kano Pillars | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 37 |
| 3 | Kwara United | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 36 |
| 4 | Rivers United | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 35 |
| 5 | Enugu Rangers | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 33 |
| 6 | Nasarawa United | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 33 |
| 7 | Enyimba | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 31 |
| 8 | Heartland | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 29 |
| 9 | Akwa Starlets | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 18 | -6 | 29 |
| 10 | Plateau United | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 28 |
| 11 | Lobi Stars | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| 12 | Abia Warriors | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 27 |
| 13 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -5 | 26 |
| 14 | MFM | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 24 |
| 15 | Wikki Tourist | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -3 | 24 |
| 16 | Katsina United | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 22 | -9 | 21 |
| 17 | Warri Wolves | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 18 | -8 | 20 |
| 18 | Sunshine Stars | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -7 | 19 |
| 19 | Ifeanyi Uba | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 17 |
| 20 | Adamawa United | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 18 | -17 | 12 |