Football preview: Home crowd has big expectations when Plateau United receive Abia Warriors

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 30.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Jos International Stadium (15000 seats)

Plateau United have 12 points running out as the home team. Abia Warriors have 9 points playing away. Will this be a home win?

Insights:
  • Plateau United have the most scored goals (12) at home in Npfl
  • Abia Warriors have yet to win a game away.

This arena uses the playing surface artifical turf, unlike Abia Warriors's home ground. The previous 16 games by the away team on artifical turf have ended with 2 wins, 2 draws and 12 losses.

This has all the signs of an engrossing fixture with lots of fun and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Get this show on the road!

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Plateau United form and stats

Plateau United have played 4 Npfl games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-0-0 (wins-draws-losses). Plateau has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Jos International Stadium. We remember; it was Kwara United.

Plateau United are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Wikki Tourist.

Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against Nasarawa United.

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

From these home matches, Plateau United have conceded only 2 goals.

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Abia Warriors form and stats

Playing away, Abia Warriors have won 0 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Npfl this season. Abia Warriors seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Abia Warriors played 1-1 against Akwa Starlets in their previous match.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Remo Stars's place.

A new game in only three days for Warriors, the Npfl home match versus Wikki Tourist. Busy days.

Goals are few and far between in Abia Warriors's away league games. Only 3 goals from 4 travels. The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Abia Warriors have conceded 6 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Stats for the previous ten meetings involving these two sides are: three wins for Plateau United, three draws and four wins for Abia Warriors. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Plateau United missing players

Abia Warriors missing players

Plateau United Abia Warriors
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
8 4 2 Played P 0 4 8
4 4 2 Won W 0 0 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 3
4 0 0 Lost L 0 3 3
13 12 8 Scored S 0 3 7
7 2 0 Conceded C 0 6 8
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 62%
50% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 25%
25% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 50% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 75% 62%
38% 75% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
38% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 12%
 
4.6 3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 5.2
5 0.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2.5 3.2
1.8 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.5 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
7.6 7.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8 10.3
3.4 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 3
53% 100% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 33%
 
7 3 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 9.5 10.2
3.2 1.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3 3.3
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • 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 won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Abia Warriors have yet to win a game away.
  • Abia Warriors haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Plateau United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Plateau United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Plateau United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Abia Warriors have scored away.
  • Plateau United have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Plateau United have the most scored goals (12) at home in Npfl
  • Plateau United have the the best goal difference (+10) at home in Npfl
  • Plateau United have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Plateau United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Plateau United have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Plateau United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 8 5 3 0 14 3 4 3 1 0 9 1 4 2 2 0 5 2 11 18
2 Remo Stars 8 5 3 0 10 2 4 3 1 0 5 0 4 2 2 0 5 2 8 18
3 Enyimba 9 5 1 3 7 6 5 4 0 1 6 3 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 16
4 Enugu Rangers 8 4 3 1 12 3 4 2 1 1 6 1 4 2 2 0 6 2 9 15
5 Sunshine Stars 8 3 4 1 10 3 4 3 1 0 8 0 4 0 3 1 2 3 7 13
6 Kano Pillars 9 4 1 4 5 8 4 3 1 0 4 0 5 1 0 4 1 8 -3 13
7 Plateau United 8 4 0 4 13 7 4 4 0 0 12 2 4 0 0 4 1 5 6 12
8 Wikki Tourist 7 4 0 3 8 5 4 3 0 1 7 3 3 1 0 2 1 2 3 12
9 Nasarawa United 8 3 3 2 12 10 4 3 1 0 6 2 4 0 2 2 6 8 2 12
10 Lobi Stars 9 3 3 3 6 10 4 3 1 0 5 2 5 0 2 3 1 8 -4 12
11 Akwa United 8 3 2 3 7 5 4 3 1 0 6 0 4 0 1 3 1 5 2 11
12 Kwara United 8 3 2 3 8 8 4 3 1 0 6 1 4 0 1 3 2 7 0 11
13 Gombe United 8 2 3 3 6 6 4 2 2 0 4 0 4 0 1 3 2 6 0 9
14 Abia Warriors 8 2 3 3 7 8 4 2 2 0 4 2 4 0 1 3 3 6 -1 9
15 Shooting Stars 8 2 3 3 7 9 4 2 2 0 6 4 4 0 1 3 1 5 -2 9
16 Niger Tornadoes 8 2 2 4 4 8 4 2 2 0 4 1 4 0 0 4 0 7 -4 8
17 Akwa Starlets 8 2 2 4 6 13 4 2 1 1 5 3 4 0 1 3 1 10 -7 8
18 Katsina United 9 2 1 6 5 12 4 2 1 1 4 3 5 0 0 5 1 9 -7 7
19 Heartland 9 2 1 6 6 17 5 2 1 2 5 7 4 0 0 4 1 10 -11 7
20 MFM 8 2 0 6 4 14 4 2 0 2 4 6 4 0 0 4 0 8 -10 6

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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.