Shooting Stars vs Akwa United: Soccer betting preview

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

With the edgy opening match finished it’s time for the second Npfl battle of the season. Shooting Stars eagerly anticipate Akwa United in front of their stadium regulars.

Shooting Stars and Akwa United should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Shooting Stars form and stats

The season before, Shooting Stars's league results were 15 wins, 8 draws and 15 losses, ending with 9th position in the Premier League. In these 38 matches they scored 39 goals and gave away 39. Appearing as the host team in the last season Shooting Stars managed 14-4-1 (win-draw-lost) with 30 goals and 11 conceded. After failing to beat Ifeanyi Uba here at Adamasingba Stadium, Shooting has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with eight wins in a row.

Shooting shared the glory with Gombe United in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.

Before that, Shooting had a Premier League home game versus Akwa United which ended with a victory 1-0.

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Akwa United form and stats

Let's have a look at how Akwa United performed last season in the Npfl: They landed a 1st position in the league table after playing out 19 victories, 14 draws and 5 defeats. In total they scored 53 and conceded 24 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 11 and lost 5 with 15/16 goals scored/conceded.

Akwa United had fun at their own home (Adamasingba Stadium) last time out, beating Kano Pillars 3-0.

Prior to that match, the Akwa manager Boboye faced defeat when travelling to CR Belouizdad and losing 0-2.

Head 2 Head

Data for the last eight meetings featuring these two squads are: four wins for Shooting Stars, zero draws and four wins for Akwa United. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Shooting Stars missing players

Akwa United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Shooting Stars Akwa United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 3
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
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%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 9
13 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 2
5 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
2 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 9
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 3
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 100%
 
16 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 9
10 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 2
Shooting Stars Last season Akwa United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
17 9   Played P   19 38
8 8   Won W   3 19
3 0   Drew D   11 14
6 1   Lost L   5 5
15 12   Scored S   15 53
15 4   Conceded C   16 24
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   74% 82%
65% 56%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   58% 63%
12% 22%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   26% 42%
0% 0%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   5% 8%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 3%
24% 11%   BTTS BTTS   53% 45%
41% 78%   Clean Sheets C S   37% 50%
35% 11%   Failed to Score F T   37% 24%
 
3 8   Corners for (avg) C F   2.9 4.9
2.5 1   Corners against (avg) C A   5.8 3.8
2 0   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 1.7
0 0   Red cards R C   1 3
 
2.8 9   Shots (avg) S (   6.9 10.6
0.5 2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.5 3.9
100% 100%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 35%
 
6.5 2   Shots against (avg) S A   9.9 7.5
1.8 0   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.7 2.2

  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 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Kwara United 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Remo Stars 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Niger Tornadoes 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Heartland 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Nasarawa United 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
7 Abia Warriors 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
8 Enugu Rangers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Enyimba 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Gombe United 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Katsina United 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Lobi Stars 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Rivers United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Shooting Stars 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Sunshine Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Wikki Tourist 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Plateau United 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 MFM 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 Akwa Starlets 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
20 Kano Pillars 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 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 Akwa United 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Kwara United 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Remo Stars 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Niger Tornadoes 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Heartland 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Nasarawa United 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
7 Abia Warriors 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
8 Enugu Rangers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Enyimba 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Gombe United 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Katsina United 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Lobi Stars 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Rivers United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Shooting Stars 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Sunshine Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Wikki Tourist 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Plateau United 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 MFM 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 Akwa Starlets 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
20 Kano Pillars 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 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.