Football match betting preview: MFM vs Abia Warriors

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 09.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Agege Stadium (24325 seats)

MFM look forward to clash heads with Abia Warriors in this Npfl game. All you can learn about the fixture is found here!

Insights:
  • MFM have the the worst goal difference (-6) in Npfl

It should be mentioned that Abia Warriors play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Abia Warriors on artifical turf are 2 victories, 2 draws and 11 defeats from 15 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 8-19. You can compare this with overall results below.

This should be an engaging match with lots of action and energy as both teams are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!

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MFM form and stats

Only two Npfl home games for MFM so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

MFM are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Wikki Tourist.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Plateau United in a game that was won 1-0.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the MFM at home in the league. 1 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Abia Warriors form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Npfl for Abia Warriors with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.

Warriors played 1-1 against Kwara United in their previous match.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Niger Tornadoes.

It's early days yet, but Abia Warriors has scored 2 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two participants are: one win for MFM, three draws and six wins for Abia Warriors. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.

MFM missing players

Abia Warriors missing players

Total First Half Second Half
MFM Abia Warriors
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 1 2 4
1 1 1 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 1 1 2
3 1 0 Lost L 0 1 1
1 1 1 Scored S 1 2 4
7 2 0 Conceded C 1 3 4
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 75%
25% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 25%
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 100% 100% 75%
25% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
75% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4 4 4 Corners for (avg) C F 0 1 3.7
5 6.5 8 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 2.3
1.8 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.5 9 8 Shots (avg) S ( 0 1 6
3.2 2.5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1 2.3
8% 20% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 100% 43%
 
10.8 9.5 9 Shots against (avg) S A 0 3 9.3
3.8 3 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 1 3.7
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • MFM have the the worst goal difference (-1) at home in Npfl
  • MFM have the the worst goal difference (-6) in Npfl
MFM Last season Abia Warriors
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
13 11   Won W   0 12
12 6   Drew D   8 11
13 2   Lost L   11 15
34 23   Scored S   13 48
35 11   Conceded C   26 42
84% 84%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   79% 84%
55% 53%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   58% 61%
24% 32%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   37% 45%
11% 11%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   11% 24%
3% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 13%
37% 42%   BTTS BTTS   53% 55%
42% 58%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 24%
37% 16%   Failed to Score F T   47% 37%
 
3.7 4.2   Corners for (avg) C F   2.7 4.8
4.5 2.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.4 4
2.2 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.2
2 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
7.8 9.8   Shots (avg) S (   6.6 9.1
2.8 3.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.5 3.6
30% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 41%
 
9.5 8.1   Shots against (avg) S A   11.6 8.3
2.7 2.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.3 2.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Remo Stars 4 2 2 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 5 8
2 Rivers United 4 2 2 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 8
3 Enugu Rangers 4 2 1 1 6 2 2 1 0 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 7
4 Kwara United 4 2 1 1 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 7
5 Akwa United 4 2 1 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 7
6 Wikki Tourist 3 2 0 1 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 6
7 Nasarawa United 4 1 3 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 6
8 Plateau United 4 2 0 2 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 6
9 Enyimba 4 2 0 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 6
10 Gombe United 4 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 5
11 Abia Warriors 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 5
12 Shooting Stars 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5
13 Lobi Stars 4 1 2 1 3 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 -2 5
14 Akwa Starlets 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 -2 4
15 Kano Pillars 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -2 4
16 Niger Tornadoes 4 1 1 2 2 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 5 -4 4
17 Heartland 4 1 1 2 4 9 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 6 -5 4
18 Katsina United 4 1 0 3 2 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 3
19 MFM 4 1 0 3 1 7 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 -6 3
20 Sunshine Stars 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 2
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 Akwa United 38 19 14 5 53 24 19 16 3 0 38 8 19 3 11 5 15 16 29 71
2 Enyimba 38 18 12 8 41 33 19 12 7 0 25 13 19 6 5 8 16 20 8 66
3 Kwara United 38 19 8 11 48 28 19 15 4 0 35 5 19 4 4 11 13 23 20 65
4 Nasarawa United 38 20 5 13 55 38 19 17 1 1 43 13 19 3 4 12 12 25 17 65
5 Kano Pillars 38 19 7 12 38 29 19 17 2 0 26 3 19 2 5 12 12 26 9 64
6 Rivers United 38 18 9 11 48 36 19 16 3 0 33 6 19 2 6 11 15 30 12 63
7 Enugu Rangers 38 18 8 12 43 31 19 16 2 1 32 6 19 2 6 11 11 25 12 62
8 Lobi Stars 38 17 7 14 43 39 19 16 3 0 35 11 19 1 4 14 8 28 4 58
9 Plateau United 38 14 9 15 45 35 19 13 5 1 35 8 19 1 4 14 10 27 10 51
10 MFM 38 13 12 13 34 35 19 11 6 2 23 11 19 2 6 11 11 24 -1 51
11 Akwa Starlets 38 15 5 18 37 47 19 12 3 4 30 18 19 3 2 14 7 29 -10 50
12 Katsina United 38 14 7 17 35 42 19 13 5 1 31 10 19 1 2 16 4 32 -7 49
13 Heartland 38 13 9 16 43 50 19 11 6 2 28 14 19 2 3 14 15 36 -7 48
14 Abia Warriors 38 12 11 15 48 42 19 12 3 4 35 16 19 0 8 11 13 26 6 47
15 Wikki Tourist 38 12 9 17 40 47 19 12 4 3 31 17 19 0 5 14 9 30 -7 45
16 Sunshine Stars 38 11 12 15 28 39 19 9 8 2 18 10 19 2 4 13 10 29 -11 45
17 Jigawa Golden Stars 38 11 10 17 29 46 19 10 7 2 19 9 19 1 3 15 10 37 -17 43
18 Warri Wolves 38 11 8 19 30 45 19 11 4 4 20 10 19 0 4 15 10 35 -15 41
19 Ifeanyi Uba 38 9 12 17 33 50 19 9 7 3 21 12 19 0 5 14 12 38 -17 39
20 Adamawa United 38 5 10 23 20 55 19 5 9 5 17 16 19 0 1 18 3 39 -35 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 Remo Stars 4 2 2 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 5 8
2 Rivers United 4 2 2 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 8
3 Enugu Rangers 4 2 1 1 6 2 2 1 0 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 7
4 Kwara United 4 2 1 1 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 7
5 Akwa United 4 2 1 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 7
6 Wikki Tourist 3 2 0 1 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 6
7 Nasarawa United 4 1 3 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 6
8 Plateau United 4 2 0 2 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 6
9 Enyimba 4 2 0 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 6
10 Gombe United 4 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 5
11 Abia Warriors 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 5
12 Shooting Stars 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5
13 Lobi Stars 4 1 2 1 3 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 -2 5
14 Akwa Starlets 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 -2 4
15 Kano Pillars 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -2 4
16 Niger Tornadoes 4 1 1 2 2 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 5 -4 4
17 Heartland 4 1 1 2 4 9 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 6 -5 4
18 Katsina United 4 1 0 3 2 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 3
19 MFM 4 1 0 3 1 7 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 -6 3
20 Sunshine Stars 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 2

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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.