Here's what we know about the Lobi Stars - Enyimba match:

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Wed 28.July
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Aper Aku Stadium (15000 seats)

Npfl: Two teams in pretty good shape get together for this game. Enyimba might have a small advantage with their 4th place in the table?

Insights:
  • Lobi Stars have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Lobi Stars have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Enyimba have scored away.

It's no vacation for neither Stars nor Enyimba 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.

2-6-6 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Enyimba when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those 14 matches are 10-20 (scored/conceded).

Enyimba are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Lobi Stars form and stats

Lobi Stars have been very solid at home in the Npfl so far, with 47 points collected from 17 matches (15-2-0). This has contributed greatly to their 8th position in the table. After failing to beat Wikki Tourist here at Aper Aku Stadium, Stars has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with twelve wins in a row.

The home team returns to Aper Aku Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Plateau United (placed 10th) on their last time out; the Npfl game ended 0-0.

Before that, Lobi Stars had a home game versus Nasarawa United which ended with a victory 3-2.

Stars are traveling soon after this match as the Npfl match at Rivers United awaits in four days.

Lobi Stars have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Aper Aku Stadium with 32 goals in 17 league matches. From these home matches, Lobi Stars have conceded only 9 goals.

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Enyimba form and stats

5-4-8 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Enyimba in their Npfl matches away.

Enyimba are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Npfl against MFM (placed 11th).

Before that, Enyimba travelled to Ifeanyi Uba and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sunshine Stars in just four days.

The attacking power of Enyimba when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 17 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 18 goals have been conceded by Enyimba in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Enyimba - Stars 2-1 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Stars one win, five draws and Enyimba four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Lobi Stars missing players

Enyimba missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lobi Stars Enyimba
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 4 Played P 5 17 35
16 15 4 Won W 0 5 17
6 2 0 Drew D 1 4 10
13 0 0 Lost L 4 8 8
39 32 10 Scored S 1 12 36
34 9 3 Conceded C 8 18 30
89% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 88% 89%
57% 65% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 53% 57%
43% 53% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 29% 37%
11% 18% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 6% 6%
9% 18% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
34% 41% 50% BTTS BTTS 20% 41% 51%
37% 59% 50% Clean Sheets C S 20% 24% 31%
40% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 80% 47% 29%
 
4.4 5.8 4 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.1 3.9
4 3 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 5.3 3.8
1.9 1.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3.1 2.2
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
7.3 8.7 8 Shots (avg) S ( 4.5 6.6 8.2
3.1 3.6 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 2.4 3.2
38% 52% 62% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 32% 34%
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Enyimba have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Enyimba have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Lobi Stars have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Lobi Stars have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lobi Stars have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Lobi Stars have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Enyimba have scored away.
  • 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 Akwa United 35 18 13 4 46 19 18 15 3 0 33 6 17 3 10 4 13 13 27 67
2 Nasarawa United 35 19 4 12 51 35 18 16 1 1 40 13 17 3 3 11 11 22 16 61
3 Kano Pillars 35 18 7 10 37 27 18 16 2 0 25 3 17 2 5 10 12 24 10 61
4 Enyimba 35 17 10 8 36 30 18 12 6 0 24 12 17 5 4 8 12 18 6 61
5 Rivers United 35 17 8 10 43 32 18 15 3 0 30 5 17 2 5 10 13 27 11 59
6 Kwara United 35 16 8 11 42 28 17 13 4 0 31 5 18 3 4 11 11 23 14 56
7 Enugu Rangers 35 16 8 11 40 28 17 14 2 1 29 6 18 2 6 10 11 22 12 56
8 Lobi Stars 35 16 6 13 39 34 17 15 2 0 32 9 18 1 4 13 7 25 5 54
9 Akwa Starlets 35 15 4 16 36 42 17 12 2 3 29 15 18 3 2 13 7 27 -6 49
10 Plateau United 35 13 9 13 41 30 18 12 5 1 33 8 17 1 4 12 8 22 11 48
11 MFM 35 12 11 12 29 28 17 10 5 2 19 9 18 2 6 10 10 19 1 47
12 Katsina United 35 13 7 15 34 38 18 12 5 1 30 10 17 1 2 14 4 28 -4 46
13 Heartland 35 12 9 14 40 45 18 10 6 2 27 14 17 2 3 12 13 31 -5 45
14 Abia Warriors 35 10 11 14 40 39 17 10 3 4 27 14 18 0 8 10 13 25 1 41
15 Wikki Tourist 35 10 9 16 34 44 17 10 4 3 25 15 18 0 5 13 9 29 -10 39
16 Jigawa Golden Stars 35 10 9 16 25 43 17 9 6 2 15 8 18 1 3 14 10 35 -18 39
17 Sunshine Stars 35 9 11 15 23 36 17 7 8 2 14 8 18 2 3 13 9 28 -13 38
18 Warri Wolves 35 10 7 18 28 43 18 10 4 4 19 10 17 0 3 14 9 33 -15 37
19 Ifeanyi Uba 35 8 11 16 31 47 17 8 6 3 19 12 18 0 5 13 12 35 -16 35
20 Adamawa United 35 5 10 20 19 46 18 5 9 4 17 14 17 0 1 16 2 32 -27 25

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 Akwa United 35 18 13 4 46 19 18 15 3 0 33 6 17 3 10 4 13 13 27 67
2 Nasarawa United 35 19 4 12 51 35 18 16 1 1 40 13 17 3 3 11 11 22 16 61
3 Kano Pillars 35 18 7 10 37 27 18 16 2 0 25 3 17 2 5 10 12 24 10 61
4 Enyimba 35 17 10 8 36 30 18 12 6 0 24 12 17 5 4 8 12 18 6 61
5 Rivers United 35 17 8 10 43 32 18 15 3 0 30 5 17 2 5 10 13 27 11 59
6 Kwara United 35 16 8 11 42 28 17 13 4 0 31 5 18 3 4 11 11 23 14 56
7 Enugu Rangers 35 16 8 11 40 28 17 14 2 1 29 6 18 2 6 10 11 22 12 56
8 Lobi Stars 35 16 6 13 39 34 17 15 2 0 32 9 18 1 4 13 7 25 5 54
9 Akwa Starlets 35 15 4 16 36 42 17 12 2 3 29 15 18 3 2 13 7 27 -6 49
10 Plateau United 35 13 9 13 41 30 18 12 5 1 33 8 17 1 4 12 8 22 11 48
11 MFM 35 12 11 12 29 28 17 10 5 2 19 9 18 2 6 10 10 19 1 47
12 Katsina United 35 13 7 15 34 38 18 12 5 1 30 10 17 1 2 14 4 28 -4 46
13 Heartland 35 12 9 14 40 45 18 10 6 2 27 14 17 2 3 12 13 31 -5 45
14 Abia Warriors 35 10 11 14 40 39 17 10 3 4 27 14 18 0 8 10 13 25 1 41
15 Wikki Tourist 35 10 9 16 34 44 17 10 4 3 25 15 18 0 5 13 9 29 -10 39
16 Jigawa Golden Stars 35 10 9 16 25 43 17 9 6 2 15 8 18 1 3 14 10 35 -18 39
17 Sunshine Stars 35 9 11 15 23 36 17 7 8 2 14 8 18 2 3 13 9 28 -13 38
18 Warri Wolves 35 10 7 18 28 43 18 10 4 4 19 10 17 0 3 14 9 33 -15 37
19 Ifeanyi Uba 35 8 11 16 31 47 17 8 6 3 19 12 18 0 5 13 12 35 -16 35
20 Adamawa United 35 5 10 20 19 46 18 5 9 4 17 14 17 0 1 16 2 32 -27 25

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