Nasarawa United have 38 points running out as the home team. Abia Warriors have 36 points using the away locker rooms. Will this be a home win?
- Nasarawa United have not yet lost a game at home.
- Abia Warriors have the most dropped points from leading position (17) 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.
Nasarawa United form and stats
35 points is a decent return from 15 Npfl games here at Lafia Township Stadium for Nasarawa United. The data says 10 wins, 5 draws and 0 losses. There’s a good atmosphere here at Lafia Township Stadium after three straight home wins.
Nasarawa United are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-3 away versus Enyimba.
Ahead of that match, Nasarawa United won a home game hosting Wikki Tourist (1-0).There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Nasarawa as they are travelling to their away game against Sunshine Stars in the Npfl. That match is four days after this one.
Nasarawa United has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Nasarawa United are not conceding a lot of goals here at Lafia Township Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 15 matches.
Abia Warriors form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Abia Warriors so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-11 (win-draw-lose). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Amapakabo, the Warriors manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Abia Warriors lost away at Wikki Tourist (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Plateau United.A quick return to home after this game, as Abia Warriors are hosting Enugu Rangers in the Npfl only four days away.
The attacking power of Warriors when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 14 league matches away. 20 goals have been conceded by Abia Warriors in these games.
Head 2 Head
This happened when the contenders met previously this campaign; Abia Warriors - Nasarawa United 1-1. Head to head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Nasarawa United won six games, one match ended in a draw and Abia Warriors got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveNasarawa United missing players
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| Nasarawa United | Abia Warriors | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 10 | 10 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 11 | 11 |
| 34 | 21 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 32 |
| 40 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 20 | 30 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 73% | 73% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 64% | 72% |
| 37% | 20% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 50% | 41% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 53% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 64% | 62% |
| 27% | 47% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 36% | 21% |
| 3.3 | 4.2 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 1.5 | 5 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7.3 | 8.2 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6.3 | 10.3 |
| 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| 40% | 36% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 42% |
| 8.5 | 6.3 | 5.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 9 | 8.2 |
| 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
- Abia Warriors have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Abia Warriors have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Abia Warriors have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Abia Warriors have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Npfl
- Abia Warriors have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Abia Warriors haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Nasarawa United have not yet lost a game at home.
- Nasarawa United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Nasarawa United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Abia Warriors have scored away.
- Nasarawa United have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Nasarawa United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Nasarawa United haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 49 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 64 |
| 2 | Plateau United | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 57 |
| 3 | Enugu Rangers | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 48 |
| 4 | Remo Stars | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 46 |
| 5 | Kwara United | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -1 | 46 |
| 6 | Enyimba | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 45 |
| 7 | Akwa United | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 44 |
| 8 | Sunshine Stars | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 42 |
| 9 | Gombe United | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 41 |
| 10 | Wikki Tourist | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 21 | -3 | 41 |
| 11 | Shooting Stars | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 26 | -3 | 38 |
| 12 | Kano Pillars | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 22 | -3 | 38 |
| 13 | Nasarawa United | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 32 | -6 | 38 |
| 14 | Abia Warriors | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 36 |
| 15 | Katsina United | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 24 | -7 | 36 |
| 16 | Niger Tornadoes | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 21 | -7 | 36 |
| 17 | Heartland | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 31 | -17 | 34 |
| 18 | Lobi Stars | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 25 | -12 | 33 |
| 19 | MFM | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 27 | -19 | 31 |
| 20 | Akwa Starlets | 29 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 33 | -17 | 30 |
