Football match betting preview: Lobi Stars vs Sunshine Stars

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Wed 01.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Jos International Stadium (15000 seats)

Lobi Stars welcome Sunshine Stars for another action-packed Npfl match here at Jos International Stadium.

Insights:
  • Lobi Stars have the the best goal difference (+4) in Npfl

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.

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Lobi Stars form and stats

Perfect Npfl season at home so far for Lobi Stars 2 wins from 2 appearances.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 270 minutes.

Stars's last game was hosting Bayelsa United (placed 8th) and winning 3-0.

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Abia Warriors.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Lobi Stars as they are travelling to their away game against Niger Tornadoes in the Npfl. That match is four days after this one.

Early season league goal statistics from Lobi Stars's 2 home games: {4 goals}, 0 conceded.

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Sunshine Stars form and stats

Sunshine Stars are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Npfl, having played 2 games and collected 2 points (0 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses).

Sunshine had fun at their own home (Jos International Stadium) last time out, beating Abia Warriors 1-0. That win felt nice as this club had gone three league rounds without victory.

A 1-1 draw at Enugu Rangers's stadium before that.

A quick return to home after this game, as Sunshine Stars are hosting Bayelsa United in the Npfl only four days away.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Sunshine Stars has managed {2 goals} and let in 2 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Head to head numbers (for the previous ten meetings): Stars won five games, three matches ended in a draw and Sunshine Stars got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.

Lobi Stars missing players

Sunshine Stars missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lobi Stars Sunshine Stars
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 0 2 4
3 2 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 2 3
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
6 4 0 Scored S 0 2 4
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 2 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 75%
50% 50% 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% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 75%
75% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3.3 3.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
8.7 4.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7 9.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
2 2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
83% 100% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
9.3 5.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
4.7 3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Lobi Stars have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Npfl
  • Lobi Stars have the most scored goals in the second half (6) in Npfl
  • Lobi Stars have the the best goal difference (+4) at home in Npfl
  • Lobi Stars have the the best goal difference (+4) in Npfl
Lobi Stars Last season Sunshine Stars
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
14 13   Won W   0 14
7 4   Drew D   6 9
17 2   Lost L   13 15
36 27   Scored S   3 30
48 15   Conceded C   22 30
87% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   79% 82%
61% 68%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   32% 42%
50% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   16% 29%
11% 11%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   5% 5%
5% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
45% 58%   BTTS BTTS   11% 21%
29% 37%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 39%
39% 16%   Failed to Score F T   89% 58%
 
3.4 4.9   Corners for (avg) C F   3.1 3.3
3.2 2.2   Corners against (avg) C A   5.6 4
1.4 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 1.9
2 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
6.7 8.8   Shots (avg) S (   6.8 7.7
2.8 4.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.2 2.7
31% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   12% 37%
 
7.9 6.1   Shots against (avg) S A   10.9 7.9
3.9 2.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.6 2.5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rivers United 4 3 1 0 7 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 10
2 Lobi Stars 4 3 0 1 6 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 9
3 Niger Tornadoes 4 2 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 7
4 Abia Warriors 4 2 0 2 5 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 6
5 Sunshine Stars 4 1 3 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 6
6 Doma United 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 5
7 Akwa Starlets 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 4
8 Bayelsa United 4 1 1 2 4 8 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 1 6 -4 4
9 Enugu Rangers 4 0 2 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 -3 2
10 Wikki Tourist 4 0 1 3 2 6 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 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 Rivers United 38 23 8 7 58 24 19 18 1 0 41 5 19 5 7 7 17 19 34 77
2 Plateau United 38 21 4 13 50 29 19 18 1 0 39 6 19 3 3 13 11 23 21 67
3 Remo Stars 38 18 8 12 43 26 19 15 2 2 31 7 19 3 6 10 12 19 17 62
4 Kwara United 38 17 7 14 43 45 19 16 3 0 32 7 19 1 4 14 11 38 -2 58
5 Enugu Rangers 38 15 11 12 41 30 19 12 5 2 29 10 19 3 6 10 12 20 11 56
6 Nasarawa United 38 15 8 15 42 48 19 14 5 0 27 10 19 1 3 15 15 38 -6 53
7 Enyimba 38 15 7 16 39 36 19 13 4 2 32 13 19 2 3 14 7 23 3 52
8 Gombe United 38 14 10 14 39 39 19 13 6 0 29 10 19 1 4 14 10 29 0 52
9 Akwa United 38 13 13 12 35 36 19 11 7 1 29 13 19 2 6 11 6 23 -1 52
10 Wikki Tourist 38 15 7 16 34 35 19 13 5 1 24 6 19 2 2 15 10 29 -1 52
11 Sunshine Stars 38 14 9 15 30 30 19 14 3 2 27 8 19 0 6 13 3 22 0 51
12 Niger Tornadoes 38 15 6 17 32 38 19 14 3 2 25 9 19 1 3 15 7 29 -6 51
13 Abia Warriors 38 13 11 14 50 44 19 12 7 0 33 14 19 1 4 14 17 30 6 50
14 Akwa Starlets 38 15 4 19 42 49 19 14 2 3 31 12 19 1 2 16 11 37 -7 49
15 Lobi Stars 38 14 7 17 36 48 19 13 4 2 27 15 19 1 3 15 9 33 -12 49
16 Shooting Stars 38 12 12 14 41 45 19 11 8 0 29 12 19 1 4 14 12 33 -4 48
17 Katsina United 38 15 3 20 34 42 19 15 2 2 29 11 19 0 1 18 5 31 -8 48
18 Heartland 38 13 8 17 32 48 19 13 4 2 21 10 19 0 4 15 11 38 -16 47
19 Kano Pillars 38 15 6 17 32 36 19 13 4 2 23 8 19 2 2 15 9 28 -4 45
20 MFM 38 9 9 20 26 51 19 9 3 7 18 17 19 0 6 13 8 34 -25 36

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 Rivers United 4 3 1 0 7 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 10
2 Lobi Stars 4 3 0 1 6 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 9
3 Niger Tornadoes 4 2 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 7
4 Abia Warriors 4 2 0 2 5 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 6
5 Sunshine Stars 4 1 3 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 6
6 Doma United 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 5
7 Akwa Starlets 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 4
8 Bayelsa United 4 1 1 2 4 8 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 1 6 -4 4
9 Enugu Rangers 4 0 2 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 -3 2
10 Wikki Tourist 4 0 1 3 2 6 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 -4 1

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