Plateau United vs Heartland pre-match guide

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 02.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Jos International Stadium (15000 seats)

Plateau United battle Heartland, who have the most conceded goals (6) in Npfl, for praise and football prosperity.

Insights:
  • Heartland have the most conceded goals (6) in Npfl

This football pitch has artifical turf, unlike Heartland's home arena. The last twelve games by the away side on artifical turf have resulted in 0 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Plateau United and Heartland.

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Plateau United form and stats

The hosts won their first Npfl game here at Jos International Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Plateau United last season were 13 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss from 19 games.

No payout for Plateau in their previous match, an away game at MFM that ended in defeat 0-1.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Kwara United.

At Jos International Stadium, Plateau United has the goal stats of 1-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Heartland form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the Npfl ended in defeat. Last season Heartland had these away match statistics: Played 19; won 2, drew 3 and lost 14.

Heartland are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Npfl against Akwa Starlets (placed 14th).

A 0-3 defeat away at Remo Stars before that.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Heartland has managed 0 goals and let in 3 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Plateau victories, five draws and three Heartland wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Plateau United missing players

Heartland missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Plateau United Heartland
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
1 1 0 Scored S 0 0 4
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 3 6
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
33% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
67% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 33%
 
8 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 6 4
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3 3
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7 11.7
2 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4 5.7
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 24%
 
8 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 7 7.7
3 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 3.7
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Heartland have the most conceded goals (6) in Npfl
Plateau United Last season Heartland
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
14 13   Won W   2 13
9 5   Drew D   3 9
15 1   Lost L   14 16
45 35   Scored S   15 43
35 8   Conceded C   36 50
79% 79%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 89%
63% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 76%
39% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   63% 53%
21% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 18%
8% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 5%
32% 32%   BTTS BTTS   58% 55%
45% 63%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 29%
45% 26%   Failed to Score F T   37% 26%
 
5 6.8   Corners for (avg) C F   1.6 3.4
3.9 2.1   Corners against (avg) C A   4.1 3.8
1.6 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.5
1 0   Red cards R C   2 4
 
11.3 14.5   Shots (avg) S (   3.3 7.1
3.9 5.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   1.3 2.8
33% 41%   Goal Efficiency G E   59% 43%
 
7.9 4.3   Shots against (avg) S A   7.6 8.5
2.4 1.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.1 3.5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Remo Stars 3 2 1 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 7
2 Akwa United 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 7
3 Rivers United 3 2 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 7
4 Kwara United 3 2 0 1 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 6
5 Enyimba 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
6 Lobi Stars 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
7 Enugu Rangers 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
8 Heartland 3 1 1 1 4 6 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 4
9 Nasarawa United 3 0 3 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 3
10 Abia Warriors 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
11 Niger Tornadoes 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
12 Wikki Tourist 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
13 Plateau United 3 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 -1 3
14 Akwa Starlets 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -2 3
15 MFM 3 1 0 2 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 3
16 Shooting Stars 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
17 Gombe United 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
18 Sunshine Stars 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
19 Kano Pillars 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
20 Katsina United 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 0
Last season 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 38 19 14 5 53 24 19 16 3 0 38 8 19 3 11 5 15 16 29 71
2 Enyimba 38 18 12 8 41 33 19 12 7 0 25 13 19 6 5 8 16 20 8 66
3 Kwara United 38 19 8 11 48 28 19 15 4 0 35 5 19 4 4 11 13 23 20 65
4 Nasarawa United 38 20 5 13 55 38 19 17 1 1 43 13 19 3 4 12 12 25 17 65
5 Kano Pillars 38 19 7 12 38 29 19 17 2 0 26 3 19 2 5 12 12 26 9 64
6 Rivers United 38 18 9 11 48 36 19 16 3 0 33 6 19 2 6 11 15 30 12 63
7 Enugu Rangers 38 18 8 12 43 31 19 16 2 1 32 6 19 2 6 11 11 25 12 62
8 Lobi Stars 38 17 7 14 43 39 19 16 3 0 35 11 19 1 4 14 8 28 4 58
9 Plateau United 38 14 9 15 45 35 19 13 5 1 35 8 19 1 4 14 10 27 10 51
10 MFM 38 13 12 13 34 35 19 11 6 2 23 11 19 2 6 11 11 24 -1 51
11 Akwa Starlets 38 15 5 18 37 47 19 12 3 4 30 18 19 3 2 14 7 29 -10 50
12 Katsina United 38 14 7 17 35 42 19 13 5 1 31 10 19 1 2 16 4 32 -7 49
13 Heartland 38 13 9 16 43 50 19 11 6 2 28 14 19 2 3 14 15 36 -7 48
14 Abia Warriors 38 12 11 15 48 42 19 12 3 4 35 16 19 0 8 11 13 26 6 47
15 Wikki Tourist 38 12 9 17 40 47 19 12 4 3 31 17 19 0 5 14 9 30 -7 45
16 Sunshine Stars 38 11 12 15 28 39 19 9 8 2 18 10 19 2 4 13 10 29 -11 45
17 Jigawa Golden Stars 38 11 10 17 29 46 19 10 7 2 19 9 19 1 3 15 10 37 -17 43
18 Warri Wolves 38 11 8 19 30 45 19 11 4 4 20 10 19 0 4 15 10 35 -15 41
19 Ifeanyi Uba 38 9 12 17 33 50 19 9 7 3 21 12 19 0 5 14 12 38 -17 39
20 Adamawa United 38 5 10 23 20 55 19 5 9 5 17 16 19 0 1 18 3 39 -35 25

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Remo Stars 3 2 1 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 7
2 Akwa United 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 7
3 Rivers United 3 2 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 7
4 Kwara United 3 2 0 1 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 6
5 Enyimba 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
6 Lobi Stars 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
7 Enugu Rangers 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
8 Heartland 3 1 1 1 4 6 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 4
9 Nasarawa United 3 0 3 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 3
10 Abia Warriors 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
11 Niger Tornadoes 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
12 Wikki Tourist 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
13 Plateau United 3 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 -1 3
14 Akwa Starlets 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -2 3
15 MFM 3 1 0 2 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 3
16 Shooting Stars 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
17 Gombe United 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
18 Sunshine Stars 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
19 Kano Pillars 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
20 Katsina United 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 0

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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.