MFM vs Lobi Stars: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 23.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Teslim Balogun Stadium (24325 seats)

Classic home win, away team steals the points or a score draw? Everything is possible when the mid-table teams MFM and Lobi Stars clash at Teslim Balogun Stadium.

Insights:
  • MFM have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Npfl
  • Lobi Stars have yet to win a game away.

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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MFM form and stats

MFM have collected 18 points from their Npfl home games so far after 5-3-2.

Nothing to worry about in defence for MFM, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 209 minutes in the Npfl.

A good away victory last time out for MFM, who won 2-0 against Warri Wolves (placed 18th). Sensational by MFM last match, beating Warri Wolves away as big underdogs.

In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Ifeanyi Uba.

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

The MFM fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 10 matches. MFM are not conceding a lot of goals here at Teslim Balogun Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 10 matches.

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Lobi Stars form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Lobi Stars so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-7 (win-draw-lose). It's all red in the travel logs of Stars, having lost six matches in a row as the visiting team.

The supporters enjoyed Stars's previous game versus Ifeanyi Uba (placed 19th), a Npfl 2-0 win played at home.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Jigawa Golden Stars's place.

Lobi Stars has another fixture away, a Npfl game, against Warri Wolves in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Stars are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 4 goals from 9 away games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Stars have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Lobi Stars - MFM 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: one - two - four (MFM wins - draws - Lobi Stars wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

MFM missing players

Lobi Stars missing players

MFM Lobi Stars
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 10 2 Played P 1 9 20
7 5 1 Won W 0 0 9
6 3 0 Drew D 0 2 4
8 2 1 Lost L 1 7 7
18 11 2 Scored S 0 4 24
18 7 2 Conceded C 2 14 20
86% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 85%
57% 60% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 56% 60%
24% 30% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 44% 50%
5% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 15%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
33% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 40%
43% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 35%
38% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 67% 40%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.1 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.1 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
7.5 8.8 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6 7.6 9.1
2.6 3.6 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.3 3.9
28% 31% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 13% 31%
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Lobi Stars have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Lobi Stars have yet to win a game away.
  • MFM have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • MFM have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Lobi Stars have scored away.
  • MFM have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Npfl
  • MFM have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Npfl
  • MFM have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Npfl

  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 21 11 7 3 27 12 10 8 2 0 17 3 11 3 5 3 10 9 15 40
2 Kano Pillars 21 12 4 5 25 17 11 10 1 0 15 2 10 2 3 5 10 15 8 40
3 Kwara United 21 11 6 4 28 14 11 8 3 0 20 3 10 3 3 4 8 11 14 39
4 Rivers United 21 12 2 7 25 18 10 10 0 0 18 1 11 2 2 7 7 17 7 38
5 Nasarawa United 21 11 3 7 27 21 10 8 1 1 21 9 11 3 2 6 6 12 6 36
6 Enugu Rangers 20 10 3 7 21 15 11 9 1 1 15 2 9 1 2 6 6 13 6 33
7 Heartland 21 9 5 7 28 26 11 7 3 1 19 9 10 2 2 6 9 17 2 32
8 Lobi Stars 20 9 4 7 24 20 11 9 2 0 20 6 9 0 2 7 4 14 4 31
9 Enyimba 18 9 4 5 17 15 8 6 2 0 11 5 10 3 2 5 6 10 2 31
10 Akwa Starlets 21 9 2 10 22 30 11 8 1 2 19 12 10 1 1 8 3 18 -8 29
11 Plateau United 21 8 4 9 25 20 10 8 1 1 21 7 11 0 3 8 4 13 5 28
12 Abia Warriors 20 7 6 7 31 26 10 7 1 2 20 9 10 0 5 5 11 17 5 27
13 MFM 21 7 6 8 18 18 10 5 3 2 11 7 11 2 3 6 7 11 0 27
14 Jigawa Golden Stars 21 7 6 8 16 21 10 6 3 1 9 4 11 1 3 7 7 17 -5 27
15 Wikki Tourist 21 6 6 9 18 22 11 6 3 2 14 7 10 0 3 7 4 15 -4 24
16 Katsina United 21 6 3 12 19 30 10 6 3 1 16 6 11 0 0 11 3 24 -11 21
17 Sunshine Stars 21 4 8 9 14 21 11 3 6 2 9 7 10 1 2 7 5 14 -7 20
18 Warri Wolves 21 5 5 11 15 25 11 5 4 2 12 7 10 0 1 9 3 18 -10 20
19 Ifeanyi Uba 21 3 8 10 15 26 10 3 4 3 8 8 11 0 4 7 7 18 -11 17
20 Adamawa United 21 2 6 13 8 26 10 2 5 3 7 7 11 0 1 10 1 19 -18 12

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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.