The visiting Akwa United side should be favourites in this visit to Nasarawa United, as the away team holds a 6 point advantage from their 24 league games this season.
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
7 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Nasarawa United have to build on here at Lafia Township Stadium in the Npfl. Ever since the Warri Wolves game Nasarawa United has been unbeatable here at Lafia Township Stadium producing five straight wins.
Nasarawa United faced defeat in their previous match, away at Plateau United (1-2). Before that, Nasarawa United had a home game versus Katsina United which ended with a victory 3-0.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Nasarawa United handle that role? We have found four games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, two draws and zero defeats.
Nasarawa United are traveling soon after this match as the Npfl match at Kwara United awaits in four days.
The Nasarawa United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 12 matches. Nasarawa United have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Akwa United form and stats
Playing away, Akwa United have won 3 games, drawn 4 and suffered 5 defeats in the Npfl this season.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Katsina United (placed 13th) in their previous outing. The Npfl match ended in a draw 1-1. A 1-2 defeat away at Abia Warriors before that.
We have checked recent matches where Akwa United have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those four games were one victory, two draws and one defeat.
A quick return to home after this game, as Akwa United are hosting Sunshine Stars in the Npfl only four days away.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Akwa United have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Akwa United - Nasarawa United 1-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Nasarawa United won two, Akwa United won five and three draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Nasarawa United missing players
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| Nasarawa United | Akwa United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 8 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 12 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 27 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 23 |
| 27 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 22 |
| 92% | 92% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 79% |
| 58% | 58% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 58% | 58% |
| 46% | 42% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 17% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 46% | 42% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 42% | 42% |
| 29% | 42% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 42% |
| 33% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 42% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 | 86 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 61 | 194 |
| 47 | 33 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 26 | 83 |
| 49% | 45% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 19% | 24% |
- Nasarawa United has the most scored goals in the second half (16)
- Nasarawa United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Akwa United have scored away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plateau United | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 46 |
| 2 | Rivers United | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 42 |
| 3 | Lobi Stars | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 40 |
| 4 | Kano Pillars | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
| 5 | Enugu Rangers | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 34 |
| 6 | Akwa Starlets | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 34 |
| 7 | Akwa United | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 34 |
| 8 | Sunshine Stars | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -1 | 34 |
| 9 | Enyimba | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 33 |
| 10 | Warri Wolves | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 33 |
| 11 | Ifeanyi Uba | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 24 | -2 | 33 |
| 12 | Delta Force | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -5 | 19 |
| 12 | Heartland | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 32 |
| 13 | Katsina United | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 18 | -8 | 31 |
| 14 | Abia Warriors | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 16 | -4 | 30 |
| 15 | Nasarawa United | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 28 |
| 16 | MFM | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | -1 | 28 |
| 17 | Wikki Tourist | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 14 | -2 | 28 |
| 18 | Kwara United | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 23 | -9 | 28 |
| 19 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 24 | -11 | 26 |
| 20 | Adamawa United | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 34 | -28 | 20 |