4th position in the Npfl table for Lobi Stars so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 9th-placed Abia Warriors visits.
It's no vacation for neither Lobi Stars nor Abia Warriors as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artificial turf and that the visiting Abia Warriors have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artificial turf is 1-2-9 (win-draw-loss) from twelve matches.
Lobi Stars form and stats
Perfect Npfl season at home so far for Lobi Stars, who have the the best goal difference (+6) in Npfl, 2 wins from 2 appearances.
Stress levels are on the rise for Lobi Stars's attacking players as they have now played 241 minutes without scoring in a league game. J. Lazarus was their last goal scorer. The Lobi Stars goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 473 minutes without conceding a goal.
Lobi Stars drew their last game, 0-0 away at Warri Wolves (placed 15th). A 0-0 draw away before that, with Ifeanyi Uba the opponent.
Early season league goal statistics from Lobi Stars's 2 home games: 7 goals, 0 conceded.
Abia Warriors form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Npfl for Abia Warriors with 2 draws and 1 loss from their first 3 attempts.
There were no winners in Abia Warriors's previous match, a Npfl home game that ended 1-1 vs Akwa Starlets (placed 3rd). Before that, Abia Warriors travelled to Rivers United and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
Goals are few and far between in Abia Warriors's away league games. Only 0 goals from 3 travels. Abia Warriors are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Last eight meetings between the teams: Lobi Stars won 3, Abia Warriors won 4 and 1 draw. 4 games with over 2,5 goals, 4 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 A. Sikiru 4 goals |  M. Martins 2 goals |
Lobi Stars missing players
Abia Warriors missing players
| Lobi Stars | Abia Warriors | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 33% | 71% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 43% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 43% |
| 3.4 | 7 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 5.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2.5 | 4 |
| 1.4 | 3 | 4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 17 | 9 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 8 | 53 |
| 11 | 8 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 82% | 88% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 29% |
- Abia Warriors has the most matches under the total-line (6)
- Abia Warriors have failed to score a single goal away.
- Abia Warriors have yet to win a game away.
- All of Lobi Stars's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Lobi Stars has the the best goal difference (+6)
- Lobi Stars has the the best goal difference (+7) at home
- Lobi Stars have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Lobi Stars have won all their matches at home so far.
- Lobi Stars have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Lobi Stars have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | Plateau United | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 2 | Wikki Tourist | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | Akwa Starlets | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Lobi Stars | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | Ifeanyi Uba | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Sunshine Stars | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Katsina United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 8 | Enyimba | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | Abia Warriors | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Kano Pillars | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 11 | Rivers United | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | MFM | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Heartland | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | Akwa United | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | Warri Wolves | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Adamawa United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | -4 | 7 |
| 17 | Delta Force | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -9 | 7 |
| 18 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 6 |
| 19 | Enugu Rangers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 20 | Nasarawa United | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 2 |