Football betting guide: Shooting Stars favourites when Abia Warriors arrive

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 26.June
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Adamasingba Stadium (10000 seats)

Welcome to Npfl and Shooting Stars - Abia Warriors. In this super-preview you'll find stats, previous results, numbercrunching, trends and news!

Insights:
  • Shooting Stars have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Abia Warriors have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Npfl

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Shooting Stars form and stats

Shooting Stars are steadily winning Npfl games and points here at Adamasingba Stadium. 10 wins, 7 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 17 games.

Shooting Stars drew their last game, 1-1 away at Wikki Tourist (placed 10th).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Plateau United in a game that was won 2-1.

Shooting has scored 24 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Shooting Stars have only let in 8 goals at home.

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Abia Warriors form and stats

There's been little loot from Abia Warriors's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 17 away games in the Npfl. Abia Warriors only have 1 win to counter their 14 defeats and 2 draws. A depressing six defeats in a row for Abia Warriors in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Kwara United.

Warriors go into this game after a win, the home game against Kano Pillars that ended 3-2.

Prior to that match, the Abia Warriors manager Amapakabo faced defeat when travelling to Rivers United and losing 1-2.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Abia Warriors as they have only managed to score 13 times from 17 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Abia Warriors have conceded 26 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date logged match featuring both these contenders is the Abia Warriors - Shooting 2-1 played previously this season. Shooting Stars-Abia Warriors H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Shooting Stars two wins, Abia Warriors four wins, zero draws. two of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

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Abia Warriors missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Shooting Stars Abia Warriors
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 5 17 34
11 10 5 Won W 0 1 11
10 7 1 Drew D 1 2 9
13 0 0 Lost L 4 14 14
33 24 11 Scored S 2 13 40
37 8 1 Conceded C 6 26 38
88% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
65% 59% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 71% 76%
35% 29% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 59% 47%
18% 12% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 6%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
44% 41% 17% BTTS BTTS 40% 71% 65%
38% 59% 83% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 21%
29% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 29% 18%
 
3.2 3.2 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 0 1.4 5
3.8 1.9 1.5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 3.6
1.6 1.5 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.5 1.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
8.2 10.1 6 Shots (avg) S ( 0 5.6 9.6
3.2 3.8 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.2 3.1
28% 31% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 44% 44%
 
8.7 5.4 3.5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 8.8 8.1
3.4 1.6 1.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3 2.4
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Abia Warriors have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • 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 the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Npfl
  • Abia Warriors have the most matches over the total-line (8) in Npfl
  • Abia Warriors have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Abia Warriors haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Shooting Stars have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Shooting Stars have scored at least twice as many goals 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 35 19 4 12 47 26 17 16 1 0 36 5 18 3 3 12 11 21 21 61
3 Remo Stars 34 15 8 11 36 23 17 13 2 2 27 7 17 2 6 9 9 16 13 53
4 Enugu Rangers 34 14 10 10 37 26 17 11 4 2 25 8 17 3 6 8 12 18 11 52
5 Kwara United 35 15 7 13 37 44 17 14 3 0 26 7 18 1 4 13 11 37 -7 52
6 Enyimba 34 15 6 13 39 32 17 13 3 1 32 11 17 2 3 12 7 21 7 51
7 Akwa United 35 13 12 10 33 30 18 11 6 1 27 11 17 2 6 9 6 19 3 51
8 Sunshine Stars 34 13 9 12 28 24 17 13 3 1 25 6 17 0 6 11 3 18 4 48
9 Gombe United 34 12 10 12 34 34 17 11 6 0 26 9 17 1 4 12 8 25 0 46
10 Wikki Tourist 34 13 7 14 27 30 17 11 5 1 20 6 17 2 2 13 7 24 -3 46
11 Nasarawa United 34 12 8 14 38 44 17 12 5 0 24 9 17 0 3 14 14 35 -6 44
12 Shooting Stars 34 11 10 13 33 37 17 10 7 0 24 8 17 1 3 13 9 29 -4 43
13 Niger Tornadoes 35 13 6 16 28 33 18 13 3 2 23 8 17 0 3 14 5 25 -5 43
14 Lobi Stars 34 12 7 15 31 41 17 11 4 2 23 13 17 1 3 13 8 28 -10 43
15 Abia Warriors 34 11 9 14 40 38 17 10 7 0 27 12 17 1 2 14 13 26 2 42
16 Kano Pillars 34 13 6 15 29 33 17 11 4 2 20 7 17 2 2 13 9 26 -4 42
17 Katsina United 34 13 3 18 29 36 17 13 2 2 24 9 17 0 1 16 5 27 -7 42
18 Akwa Starlets 34 12 4 18 35 48 17 12 2 3 26 12 17 0 2 15 9 36 -13 40
19 Heartland 34 11 7 16 29 46 17 11 4 2 19 10 17 0 3 14 10 36 -17 40
20 MFM 34 9 9 16 24 43 17 9 3 5 17 14 17 0 6 11 7 29 -19 36

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 35 19 4 12 47 26 17 16 1 0 36 5 18 3 3 12 11 21 21 61
3 Remo Stars 34 15 8 11 36 23 17 13 2 2 27 7 17 2 6 9 9 16 13 53
4 Enugu Rangers 34 14 10 10 37 26 17 11 4 2 25 8 17 3 6 8 12 18 11 52
5 Kwara United 35 15 7 13 37 44 17 14 3 0 26 7 18 1 4 13 11 37 -7 52
6 Enyimba 34 15 6 13 39 32 17 13 3 1 32 11 17 2 3 12 7 21 7 51
7 Akwa United 35 13 12 10 33 30 18 11 6 1 27 11 17 2 6 9 6 19 3 51
8 Sunshine Stars 34 13 9 12 28 24 17 13 3 1 25 6 17 0 6 11 3 18 4 48
9 Gombe United 34 12 10 12 34 34 17 11 6 0 26 9 17 1 4 12 8 25 0 46
10 Wikki Tourist 34 13 7 14 27 30 17 11 5 1 20 6 17 2 2 13 7 24 -3 46
11 Nasarawa United 34 12 8 14 38 44 17 12 5 0 24 9 17 0 3 14 14 35 -6 44
12 Shooting Stars 34 11 10 13 33 37 17 10 7 0 24 8 17 1 3 13 9 29 -4 43
13 Niger Tornadoes 35 13 6 16 28 33 18 13 3 2 23 8 17 0 3 14 5 25 -5 43
14 Lobi Stars 34 12 7 15 31 41 17 11 4 2 23 13 17 1 3 13 8 28 -10 43
15 Abia Warriors 34 11 9 14 40 38 17 10 7 0 27 12 17 1 2 14 13 26 2 42
16 Kano Pillars 34 13 6 15 29 33 17 11 4 2 20 7 17 2 2 13 9 26 -4 42
17 Katsina United 34 13 3 18 29 36 17 13 2 2 24 9 17 0 1 16 5 27 -7 42
18 Akwa Starlets 34 12 4 18 35 48 17 12 2 3 26 12 17 0 2 15 9 36 -13 40
19 Heartland 34 11 7 16 29 46 17 11 4 2 19 10 17 0 3 14 10 36 -17 40
20 MFM 34 9 9 16 24 43 17 9 3 5 17 14 17 0 6 11 7 29 -19 36

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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.