Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Plateau United in 10th and Akwa Starlets in 9th place.
- Plateau United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Akwa Starlets have the most points from losing position (12) 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.
Plateau United are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. For Starlets most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Plateau United form and stats
41 points is a decent return from 18 Npfl games here at Jos International Stadium for Plateau United. The data says 12 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss. In general it's been a long time since Plateau tasted defeat here at Jos International Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last 17 home games in the league.
Plateau faced defeat in their previous match, away at Sunshine Stars (2-3). The defeat against Sunshine Stars was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored nine minutes into stoppage time (by E. Uzoenyi). The penalty miss from Mateo Kocijan in the defeat against Sunshine Stars was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Lobi Stars.Plateau have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Jos International Stadium with 33 goals in 18 league matches. Defensively Plateau United have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (8 in 18 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Akwa Starlets form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Akwa Starlets so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-13 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Starlets's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Starlets have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 180 minutes ago.
There were no winners in Starlets's previous match, a Npfl home game that ended 0-0 vs Nasarawa United (placed 2nd).
Prior to that match, the Starlets manager faced defeat when travelling to Katsina United and losing 0-2.Starlets are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 7 goals from 18 away games. In the opposite end, Starlets have conceded 27 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Akwa Starlets - Plateau 1-0. Plateau United-Akwa Starlets H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Plateau United one win, Akwa Starlets one win, one draw. zero of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Plateau United missing players
Akwa Starlets missing players
| Plateau United | Akwa Starlets | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 18 | 36 |
| 13 | 12 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 13 | 16 |
| 43 | 33 | 10 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 36 |
| 33 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 10 | 27 | 42 |
| 78% | 78% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 61% | 72% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 61% | 67% |
| 42% | 50% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 33% | 39% |
| 22% | 22% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 8% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 33% | 33% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 22% | 36% |
| 44% | 61% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 31% |
| 44% | 28% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 61% | 39% |
| 5 | 6.8 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.5 |
| 3.9 | 2.1 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 5.7 | 4.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.3 | 14.5 | 15.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.8 | 4.7 | 8.7 |
| 3.9 | 5.5 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.7 |
| 33% | 41% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 21% | 32% |
- Akwa Starlets have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Akwa Starlets have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Akwa Starlets have the most points from losing position (12) in Npfl
- Akwa Starlets have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- 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 Akwa Starlets have scored away.
- Plateau United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Plateau United have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | Akwa United | 36 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 47 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 68 |
| 2 | Nasarawa United | 36 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 51 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 16 | 62 |
| 3 | Enyimba | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 62 |
| 4 | Kano Pillars | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 61 |
| 5 | Rivers United | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 34 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 11 | 60 |
| 6 | Kwara United | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 15 | 59 |
| 7 | Enugu Rangers | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 59 |
| 8 | Lobi Stars | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 35 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 55 |
| 9 | Akwa Starlets | 36 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 36 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 27 | -6 | 50 |
| 10 | Plateau United | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 33 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 48 |
| 11 | MFM | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 48 |
| 12 | Katsina United | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 39 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 29 | -5 | 46 |
| 13 | Heartland | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 49 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 35 | -7 | 45 |
| 14 | Abia Warriors | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 40 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 5 | 44 |
| 15 | Wikki Tourist | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 46 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 29 | -8 | 42 |
| 16 | Sunshine Stars | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 28 | -12 | 41 |
| 17 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 35 | -18 | 40 |
| 18 | Warri Wolves | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 44 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 34 | -15 | 38 |
| 19 | Ifeanyi Uba | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 35 | -16 | 36 |
| 20 | Adamawa United | 36 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 51 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 37 | -31 | 25 |