This could be an exciting match as Shooting Stars have their expected home advantage, while Plateau United are ahead 21 points in the Npfl standings.
- Shooting Stars is in the worst form (1-2-3)
- Plateau United have the most scored goals in the second half (23) in Npfl
This ground has grass, which is not Plateau United's usual surface at their own ground. When appearing on grass Plateau United have performed like this: Played 19 matches with the results 1 win, 4 draws and 14 defeats with the goal difference 8-24 (scored/conceded).
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Plateau United, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
Shooting Stars and Plateau 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.
Shooting Stars form and stats
Shooting Stars are steadily winning Npfl games and points here at Adamasingba Stadium. 9 wins, 7 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 16 games. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
In their previous game, led his Shooting to a defeat away at Akwa Starlets. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Adamasingba Stadium. Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at González for missing a penalty kick versus Akwa Starlets in the 81st minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome.
Before that, Shooting Stars drew at home versus Remo Stars.The Shooting Stars fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 16 matches. Defensively Shooting have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (7 in 16 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Plateau United form and stats
Plateau United have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Npfl, after 3-3-10 (16 played). It's all red in the travel logs of Plateau United, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.
Plateau go into this game after a win, the home game against Kano Pillars that ended 1-0.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Rivers United's place.We have checked recent matches where Plateau United have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 12 games were 1 victory, 6 draws and 5 defeats.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 17 goals have been conceded by Plateau United in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent registered meeting between these squads is the Plateau United - Shooting 3-1 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Shooting Stars one win, one draw and Plateau United four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Shooting Stars missing players
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| Shooting Stars | Plateau United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 10 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| 30 | 22 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 44 |
| 35 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 17 | 21 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 56% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 50% | 53% |
| 34% | 25% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 12% | 28% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 16% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 41% | 38% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 31% | 25% |
| 41% | 62% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 19% | 50% |
| 31% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 50% | 25% |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 3.6 | 2 | 0.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.6 | 4.1 |
| 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.4 | 10.1 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 6.6 | 7.3 |
| 3.2 | 3.8 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.8 |
| 27% | 31% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 25% | 52% |
| 8.3 | 5.4 | 4.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.5 | 7.2 | 5.6 |
| 3 | 1.6 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
- Plateau United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Plateau United have the most scored goals in the second half (23) in Npfl
- Plateau United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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.
- Shooting Stars have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Plateau United have scored away.
- Shooting Stars is in the worst form (1-2-3)
| 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 | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 67 |
| 2 | Plateau United | 32 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 44 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 60 |
| 3 | Enugu Rangers | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 51 |
| 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 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 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 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 45 |
| 8 | Akwa United | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 45 |
| 9 | Gombe United | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 44 |
| 10 | Wikki Tourist | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 23 | -3 | 44 |
| 11 | Nasarawa United | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 43 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 34 | -6 | 41 |
| 12 | Abia Warriors | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 39 |
| 13 | Shooting Stars | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 28 | -5 | 39 |
| 14 | Katsina United | 32 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 26 | -7 | 39 |
| 15 | Niger Tornadoes | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 23 | -8 | 39 |
| 16 | Kano Pillars | 31 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 23 | -4 | 38 |
| 17 | Lobi Stars | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 25 | -10 | 37 |
| 18 | Heartland | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 44 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 34 | -17 | 37 |
| 19 | Akwa Starlets | 31 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 30 | 44 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 33 | -14 | 36 |
| 20 | MFM | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 27 | -19 | 33 |
