This match features two teams living in the basement of the Npfl, Plateau United holding 10th place and Abia Warriors lying 9th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
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!
Plateau United form and stats
2-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Plateau United so far this season.The home team returns to venue after sharing the points with Abia Warriors (placed 8th) on their last time out; the Npfl game ended 1-1. Ahead of that match, Plateau United lost 0-1 at home to Kada City.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Plateau United here, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 5 games). Defensively Plateau United have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game (1 in 5 games).
Abia Warriors form and stats
1-0-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Abia Warriors in their matches away. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Abia Warriors have lost on their last two travels.There were no winners in Abia Warriors's previous match, a Npfl home game that ended 1-1 vs Plateau United (placed 9th). A 0-2 defeat away at Kano Pillars before that.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Abia Warriors's away games this season with only 2 goals from 4 matches. 5 goals have been conceded by Abia Warriors in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Abia Warriors - Plateau United 1-1. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: 1 - 3 - 1 (Plateau United wins - draws - Abia Warriors wins).Plateau United missing players
Abia Warriors missing players
| Plateau United | Abia Warriors | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | Played | 6 | 10 |
| 64% | 60% | Over 0.5 | 83% | 90% |
| 45% | 20% | Over 1.5 | 50% | 50% |
| 27% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 17% | 20% |
| 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 27% | 0% | Both teams to score | 50% | 40% |
| 55% | 80% | Clean Sheet | 50% | 30% |
| 55% | 60% | Failed To Score | 17% | 40% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Ifeanyi Uba | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 21 |
| 2 | Akwa United | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | El Kanemi Warriors | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 4 | Kano Pillars | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Kada City | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 16 |
| 6 | Go Round | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 7 | Heartland | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Nasarawa United | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -5 | 13 |
| 9 | Abia Warriors | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | Plateau United | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Gombe United | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Yobe Stars | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 10 |
