Remo Stars are huge odds-on favourites to win home game vs Lobi Stars

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 19.June
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Okigwe Township Stadium (10000 seats)

Remo Stars are enjoying their stay in the top league spots while Lobi Stars are more involved in avoiding relegation. Expected home win or surprise away points?

Insights:
  • Remo Stars have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Npfl
  • Lobi Stars have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Npfl

Stars's stadium, Okigwe Township Stadium, has a grass surface. Lobi Stars have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Lobi Stars when playing on grass; 1 win, 1 draw and 19 losses from 21 matches. They have scored 7 goals in these games and conceded 34.

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 Remo Stars and Lobi Stars.

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Remo Stars form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Okigwe Township Stadium as Remo Stars have scored 24 goals to get 38 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the Npfl are 12-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). Remo Stars has recorded two wins in a row here at Okigwe Township Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

The Remo Stars regulars enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Lobi Stars and win 1-0.

Heartbreak before that as Stars lost 0-1 at Akwa United's place.

A decent goal production from Remo Stars in their home games so far, with 24 goals from 16 league matches. Remo Stars have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 6 goals. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Lobi Stars form and stats

Lobi Stars have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Npfl, after 0-3-12 (15 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 16 away games in a row.

Two away games in a row for Lobi Stars, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Remo Stars.

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Heartland.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Stars's away games in the league this season with only 6 goals from 15 matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Lobi Stars have conceded 25 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have played before this season: Lobi Stars - Remo Stars 1-0. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's zero Remo Stars victories, one draw and four Lobi Stars wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Remo Stars missing players

Lobi Stars missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Remo Stars Lobi Stars
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 4 16 33
15 13 4 Won W 0 0 11
8 2 0 Drew D 0 3 7
11 2 1 Lost L 4 13 15
34 25 11 Scored S 4 6 29
22 6 4 Conceded C 9 26 39
88% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 81% 85%
44% 41% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 44% 58%
24% 29% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 44% 45%
6% 12% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 6% 6%
3% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 6% 3%
26% 18% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 25% 42%
50% 76% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 19% 27%
35% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 75% 45%
 
4.2 5 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 1.8 3.4
3.4 1.6 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 3.7 3.1
1.2 0.9 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.5 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
7.5 10.7 12.7 Shots (avg) S ( 7.3 4 6.7
2.9 4.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 1.2 2.8
35% 33% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 40% 30%
 
7.9 6 7.3 Shots against (avg) S A 8.7 9.3 8
2.6 2.1 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.3 4.6 3.9
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Lobi Stars have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Lobi Stars have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Lobi Stars have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Npfl
  • Lobi Stars have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Npfl
  • Lobi Stars have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Lobi Stars have yet to win a game away.
  • Remo Stars have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Remo Stars have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Remo Stars have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Lobi Stars have scored away.
  • Remo Stars have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Npfl
  • Remo Stars have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.

  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 34 21 8 5 53 19 17 16 1 0 39 5 17 5 7 5 14 14 34 71
2 Plateau United 33 19 3 11 45 23 16 16 0 0 35 4 17 3 3 11 10 19 22 60
3 Enugu Rangers 34 14 10 10 37 26 17 11 4 2 25 8 17 3 6 8 12 18 11 52
4 Enyimba 33 15 6 12 38 30 17 13 3 1 32 11 16 2 3 11 6 19 8 51
5 Remo Stars 33 14 8 11 33 22 16 12 2 2 24 6 17 2 6 9 9 16 11 50
6 Kwara United 33 14 7 12 36 40 16 13 3 0 25 7 17 1 4 12 11 33 -4 49
7 Sunshine Stars 33 13 9 11 28 23 17 13 3 1 25 6 16 0 6 10 3 17 5 48
8 Akwa United 33 12 12 9 30 26 17 10 6 1 25 10 16 2 6 8 5 16 4 48
9 Gombe United 33 12 9 12 33 33 17 11 6 0 26 9 16 1 3 12 7 24 0 45
10 Wikki Tourist 33 13 6 14 26 29 16 11 4 1 19 5 17 2 2 13 7 24 -3 45
11 Nasarawa United 34 12 8 14 38 44 17 12 5 0 24 9 17 0 3 14 14 35 -6 44
12 Abia Warriors 34 11 9 14 40 38 17 10 7 0 27 12 17 1 2 14 13 26 2 42
13 Shooting Stars 33 11 9 13 32 36 17 10 7 0 24 8 16 1 2 13 8 28 -4 42
14 Katsina United 34 13 3 18 29 36 17 13 2 2 24 9 17 0 1 16 5 27 -7 42
15 Niger Tornadoes 33 12 6 15 24 32 16 12 3 1 19 7 17 0 3 14 5 25 -8 40
16 Lobi Stars 32 11 7 14 29 38 17 11 4 2 23 13 15 0 3 12 6 25 -9 40
17 Heartland 34 11 7 16 29 46 17 11 4 2 19 10 17 0 3 14 10 36 -17 40
18 Kano Pillars 33 12 6 15 28 33 16 10 4 2 19 7 17 2 2 13 9 26 -5 39
19 Akwa Starlets 32 11 4 17 32 46 16 11 2 3 23 11 16 0 2 14 9 35 -14 37
20 MFM 33 8 9 16 22 42 16 8 3 5 15 13 17 0 6 11 7 29 -20 33

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 Rivers United 34 21 8 5 53 19 17 16 1 0 39 5 17 5 7 5 14 14 34 71
2 Plateau United 33 19 3 11 45 23 16 16 0 0 35 4 17 3 3 11 10 19 22 60
3 Enugu Rangers 34 14 10 10 37 26 17 11 4 2 25 8 17 3 6 8 12 18 11 52
4 Enyimba 33 15 6 12 38 30 17 13 3 1 32 11 16 2 3 11 6 19 8 51
5 Remo Stars 33 14 8 11 33 22 16 12 2 2 24 6 17 2 6 9 9 16 11 50
6 Kwara United 33 14 7 12 36 40 16 13 3 0 25 7 17 1 4 12 11 33 -4 49
7 Sunshine Stars 33 13 9 11 28 23 17 13 3 1 25 6 16 0 6 10 3 17 5 48
8 Akwa United 33 12 12 9 30 26 17 10 6 1 25 10 16 2 6 8 5 16 4 48
9 Gombe United 33 12 9 12 33 33 17 11 6 0 26 9 16 1 3 12 7 24 0 45
10 Wikki Tourist 33 13 6 14 26 29 16 11 4 1 19 5 17 2 2 13 7 24 -3 45
11 Nasarawa United 34 12 8 14 38 44 17 12 5 0 24 9 17 0 3 14 14 35 -6 44
12 Abia Warriors 34 11 9 14 40 38 17 10 7 0 27 12 17 1 2 14 13 26 2 42
13 Shooting Stars 33 11 9 13 32 36 17 10 7 0 24 8 16 1 2 13 8 28 -4 42
14 Katsina United 34 13 3 18 29 36 17 13 2 2 24 9 17 0 1 16 5 27 -7 42
15 Niger Tornadoes 33 12 6 15 24 32 16 12 3 1 19 7 17 0 3 14 5 25 -8 40
16 Lobi Stars 32 11 7 14 29 38 17 11 4 2 23 13 15 0 3 12 6 25 -9 40
17 Heartland 34 11 7 16 29 46 17 11 4 2 19 10 17 0 3 14 10 36 -17 40
18 Kano Pillars 33 12 6 15 28 33 16 10 4 2 19 7 17 2 2 13 9 26 -5 39
19 Akwa Starlets 32 11 4 17 32 46 16 11 2 3 23 11 16 0 2 14 9 35 -14 37
20 MFM 33 8 9 16 22 42 16 8 3 5 15 13 17 0 6 11 7 29 -20 33

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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.