Lobi Stars are counting on their home following to support them to do well in this match versus Wikki Tourist. Who is the winner at Aper Aku Stadium?
- Lobi Stars have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Npfl
- Wikki Tourist have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Lobi Stars are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Wikki Tourist are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
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!
Lobi Stars form and stats
Lobi Stars are steadily winning Npfl games and points here at Aper Aku Stadium. 12 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 18 games. There’s a good atmosphere here at Aper Aku Stadium after three straight home wins.
The followers are hoping that Stars will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the match against Plateau United (placed 2nd).
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Akwa Starlets.The Lobi Stars fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 24 in 18 matches. From these home matches, Lobi Stars have conceded only 13 goals.
Wikki Tourist form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Wikki Tourist so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-14 (win-draw-lose).
Wikki Tourist are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the match against Akwa United (placed 8th). That win felt nice as this team had gone three league rounds without winning.
Prior to that match, the Tourist manager Abdallah faced defeat when travelling to Gombe United and losing 1-2.Few goals the story here? 19 of this team's most recent 22 league matches have contained two goals or less.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Wikki Tourist's away games in the league this season with only 8 goals from 18 matches. Wikki Tourist have conceded 26 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Stars and Wikki Tourist have duelled previously this season: Wikki Tourist - Lobi Stars 1-0. Head to head data (for the previous ten meetings): Lobi Stars won two games, three matches ended with a tie and Wikki Tourist got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenLobi Stars missing players
Wikki Tourist missing players
| Lobi Stars | Wikki Tourist | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 18 | 36 |
| 13 | 12 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 16 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 14 | 15 |
| 33 | 24 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 30 |
| 43 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 26 | 32 |
| 86% | 89% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 94% | 89% |
| 58% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 56% | 53% |
| 47% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 28% |
| 8% | 6% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 6% | 3% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 28% | 28% |
| 31% | 39% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 17% | 44% |
| 39% | 17% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 61% | 39% |
| 3.4 | 4.9 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 2.7 | 4.8 |
| 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.3 | 3.7 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.7 | 8.8 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 7.4 | 8.3 |
| 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.1 | 3.6 |
| 31% | 29% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 20% | 24% |
| 7.9 | 6.1 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 9.1 | 6.4 |
| 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
- Lobi Stars have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Wikki Tourist have scored away.
- Lobi Stars have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Npfl
- 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.
- Wikki Tourist have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Wikki Tourist have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Wikki Tourist have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 55 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 34 | 74 |
| 2 | Plateau United | 36 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 64 |
| 3 | Remo Stars | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 56 |
| 4 | Kwara United | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 44 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 37 | -4 | 55 |
| 5 | Enugu Rangers | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 53 |
| 6 | Enyimba | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 33 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 52 |
| 7 | Sunshine Stars | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 51 |
| 8 | Akwa United | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 51 |
| 9 | Gombe United | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 49 |
| 10 | Wikki Tourist | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 32 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 26 | -2 | 49 |
| 11 | Nasarawa United | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 48 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 38 | -8 | 47 |
| 12 | Abia Warriors | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 28 | 3 | 46 |
| 13 | Niger Tornadoes | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 26 | -4 | 46 |
| 14 | Lobi Stars | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 43 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 30 | -10 | 46 |
| 15 | Shooting Stars | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 41 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 31 | -4 | 45 |
| 16 | Kano Pillars | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 27 | -4 | 45 |
| 17 | Katsina United | 36 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 32 | 40 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 29 | -8 | 45 |
| 18 | Heartland | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 36 | -16 | 44 |
| 19 | Akwa Starlets | 36 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 37 | 49 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 37 | -12 | 43 |
| 20 | MFM | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 47 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 31 | -21 | 36 |