Football tips: Plateau United vs Kwara United - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 13.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium (25000 seats)

The new season is about to kick off and the fans are tingling with excitement. It’s all to play for as Plateau United welcome Kwara United for the opening game at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium. Read on!

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

It should be mentioned that Kwara United play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Kwara United on artifical turf are 0 victories, 2 draws and 16 defeats from 18 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 7-34. You can compare this with overall results below.

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Plateau United form and stats

Plateau are traveling soon after this match as the Npfl match at Wikki Tourist awaits in three days.

Plateau could celebrate like crazy last season after winning the Npfl. Home supporters are hoping for more of the same this season. In the home games here at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium they witnessed 11 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats. In total the trophy was secured after W14 - D7 - L4 from 25 games.

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Kwara United form and stats

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Enyimba in just three days.

Let's have a look at how Kwara United performed last season in the Npfl: They landed a 19th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 4 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 23 and conceded 33 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 1 and lost 10 with 9/25 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Last five meetings between the teams: Plateau won four, Kwara United won zero and one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Plateau United missing players

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Total First Half Second Half
Plateau United Kwara United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Plateau United Last season Kwara United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   13 25
14 11   Won W   2 8
7 2   Drew D   1 4
4 0   Lost L   10 13
36 29   Scored S   9 23
15 6   Conceded C   25 33
76% 85%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 92%
52% 69%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   69% 60%
44% 62%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   54% 36%
20% 31%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   23% 20%
8% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 8%
36% 46%   BTTS BTTS   46% 40%
52% 54%   Clean Sheets C S   23% 36%
36% 15%   Failed to Score F T   38% 32%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.2 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1 1.1
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
8.5 9.3   Shots (avg) S (   3.7 8.2
3.5 3.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   1.2 3
42% 62%   Goal Efficiency G E   43% 18%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Abia Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Adamawa United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Akwa Starlets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Akwa United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Enugu Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Enyimba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Heartland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Ifeanyi Uba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Jigawa Golden Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Kano Pillars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Katsina United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Kwara United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Lobi Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MFM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Nasarawa United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Plateau United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Rivers United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Sunshine Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Warri Wolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Wikki Tourist 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 Plateau United 25 14 7 4 36 15 13 11 2 0 29 6 12 3 5 4 7 9 21 49
2 Rivers United 25 13 6 6 28 15 13 10 3 0 19 5 12 3 3 6 9 10 13 45
3 Lobi Stars 25 12 7 6 26 19 13 9 4 0 20 5 12 3 3 6 6 14 7 43
4 Enugu Rangers 24 10 7 7 25 20 12 8 1 3 14 7 12 2 6 4 11 13 5 37
5 Enyimba 20 11 3 6 30 20 10 8 1 1 20 6 10 3 2 5 10 14 10 36
6 Akwa United 25 8 11 6 23 22 12 5 6 1 15 8 13 3 5 5 8 14 1 35
7 Kano Pillars 24 8 10 6 27 18 11 7 3 1 17 3 13 1 7 5 10 15 9 34
8 Akwa Starlets 26 8 10 8 26 26 13 7 2 4 16 12 13 1 8 4 10 14 0 34
9 Sunshine Stars 25 9 7 9 27 29 13 7 5 1 19 10 12 2 2 8 8 19 -2 34
10 Katsina United 24 9 7 8 18 25 12 8 4 0 15 6 12 1 3 8 3 19 -7 34
11 Warri Wolves 24 9 6 9 25 23 11 7 2 2 15 5 13 2 4 7 10 18 2 33
12 Ifeanyi Uba 25 10 3 12 25 28 12 10 2 0 17 3 13 0 1 12 8 25 -3 33
13 Heartland 25 9 5 11 21 21 12 7 3 2 15 6 13 2 2 9 6 15 0 32
14 MFM 25 8 7 10 19 19 13 6 6 1 15 6 12 2 1 9 4 13 0 31
15 Wikki Tourist 25 8 7 10 23 24 13 7 4 2 19 10 12 1 3 8 4 14 -1 31
16 Abia Warriors 25 8 6 11 23 28 12 8 3 1 18 10 13 0 3 10 5 18 -5 30
17 Nasarawa United 25 8 5 12 27 27 13 7 3 3 17 9 12 1 2 9 10 18 0 29
18 Jigawa Golden Stars 25 9 2 14 25 35 13 9 2 2 18 11 12 0 0 12 7 24 -10 29
19 Kwara United 25 8 4 13 23 33 12 6 3 3 14 8 13 2 1 10 9 25 -10 28
20 Adamawa United 25 6 2 17 17 47 13 6 2 5 13 13 12 0 0 12 4 34 -30 20

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 Abia Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Adamawa United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Akwa Starlets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Akwa United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Enugu Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Enyimba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Heartland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Ifeanyi Uba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Jigawa Golden Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Kano Pillars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Katsina United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Kwara United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Lobi Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MFM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Nasarawa United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Plateau United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Rivers United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Sunshine Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Warri Wolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Wikki Tourist 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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.