Npfl match preview and statistics: Lobi Stars fight MFM

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 03.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Aper Aku Stadium (15000 seats)

It's the second chance for points this season as Lobi Stars and MFM battle it out at Aper Aku Stadium.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Lobi Stars form and stats

No payout for Stars in their previous match, an away game at Ifeanyi Uba that ended in defeat 0-1. Ahead of that match, Stars won a home game hosting Ifeanyi Uba (1-0).

Last season, Lobi Stars's league statistics were 12 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses, resulting in a 3rd position in the Npfl. Over these 25 matches they scored 26 goals and conceded 19. Playing at home last season Lobi Stars managed 9-4-0 (win-draw-lost) with 20 goals and 5 conceded.

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MFM form and stats

MFM had fun at their own home (Aper Aku Stadium) last time out, beating Warri Wolves 2-1. Before that, MFM secured a home win against Abia Warriors with the score 2-1.

Let's have a look at how MFM performed last season in the Npfl: They landed a 14th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 7 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 19 and conceded 19 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 1 and lost 9 with 4/13 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Stars, two draws and one win for MFM. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Lobi Stars missing players

MFM missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lobi Stars MFM
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 2
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 8
5 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 3
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 67%
Lobi Stars Last season MFM
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   12 25
12 9   Won W   2 8
7 4   Drew D   1 7
6 0   Lost L   9 10
26 20   Scored S   4 19
19 5   Conceded C   13 19
84% 85%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 84%
48% 54%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   33% 44%
32% 38%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   8% 20%
16% 15%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   0% 4%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
28% 31%   BTTS BTTS   17% 28%
56% 69%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 36%
32% 15%   Failed to Score F T   67% 52%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.3 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.3 1.1
2 1   Red cards R C   0 0
 
6.6 8.3   Shots (avg) S (   5.2 7.3
2.2 2.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   1.5 2.9
43% 57%   Goal Efficiency G E   22% 26%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kwara United 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
2 MFM 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Nasarawa United 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Ifeanyi Uba 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Jigawa Golden Stars 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Adamawa United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Kano Pillars 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
16 Warri Wolves 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
17 Wikki Tourist 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
18 Lobi Stars 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
19 Sunshine Stars 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Plateau United 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
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 Plateau United 25 14 7 4 36 15 13 11 2 0 29 6 12 3 5 4 7 9 21 49
2 Rivers United 25 13 6 6 28 15 13 10 3 0 19 5 12 3 3 6 9 10 13 45
3 Lobi Stars 25 12 7 6 26 19 13 9 4 0 20 5 12 3 3 6 6 14 7 43
4 Enugu Rangers 24 10 7 7 25 20 12 8 1 3 14 7 12 2 6 4 11 13 5 37
5 Enyimba 20 11 3 6 30 20 10 8 1 1 20 6 10 3 2 5 10 14 10 36
6 Akwa United 25 8 11 6 23 22 12 5 6 1 15 8 13 3 5 5 8 14 1 35
7 Kano Pillars 24 8 10 6 27 18 11 7 3 1 17 3 13 1 7 5 10 15 9 34
8 Akwa Starlets 26 8 10 8 26 26 13 7 2 4 16 12 13 1 8 4 10 14 0 34
9 Sunshine Stars 25 9 7 9 27 29 13 7 5 1 19 10 12 2 2 8 8 19 -2 34
10 Katsina United 24 9 7 8 18 25 12 8 4 0 15 6 12 1 3 8 3 19 -7 34
11 Warri Wolves 24 9 6 9 25 23 11 7 2 2 15 5 13 2 4 7 10 18 2 33
12 Ifeanyi Uba 25 10 3 12 25 28 12 10 2 0 17 3 13 0 1 12 8 25 -3 33
13 Heartland 25 9 5 11 21 21 12 7 3 2 15 6 13 2 2 9 6 15 0 32
14 MFM 25 8 7 10 19 19 13 6 6 1 15 6 12 2 1 9 4 13 0 31
15 Wikki Tourist 25 8 7 10 23 24 13 7 4 2 19 10 12 1 3 8 4 14 -1 31
16 Abia Warriors 25 8 6 11 23 28 12 8 3 1 18 10 13 0 3 10 5 18 -5 30
17 Nasarawa United 25 8 5 12 27 27 13 7 3 3 17 9 12 1 2 9 10 18 0 29
18 Jigawa Golden Stars 25 9 2 14 25 35 13 9 2 2 18 11 12 0 0 12 7 24 -10 29
19 Kwara United 25 8 4 13 23 33 12 6 3 3 14 8 13 2 1 10 9 25 -10 28
20 Adamawa United 25 6 2 17 17 47 13 6 2 5 13 13 12 0 0 12 4 34 -30 20

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 Kwara United 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
2 MFM 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Nasarawa United 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Ifeanyi Uba 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Jigawa Golden Stars 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Adamawa United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Kano Pillars 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
16 Warri Wolves 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
17 Wikki Tourist 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
18 Lobi Stars 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
19 Sunshine Stars 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Plateau United 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0

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The Nigerian Professional Fotball League (NPFL) is the highest level of football in Nigeria. It has earlier been known as the Nigerian Premier League, Nigerian Premiership, Nigerian Professional League and other names. It currently holds two divisions each with twelve teams. The top three teams in each division qualify for a championship playoff.