Npfl match guide and facts: Shooting Stars fight Remo Stars

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Wed 01.June
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Adamasingba Stadium (10000 seats)

Remo Stars cannot count on any handouts from hosts Shooting Stars in this Npfl game. Here's your thorough guide!

Insights:
  • Shooting Stars have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Shooting Stars have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Remo Stars have scored away.

It's no vacation for neither Shooting Stars nor Remo Stars as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Shooting Stars form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Adamasingba Stadium as Shooting Stars have scored 21 goals to get 33 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the Npfl are 9-6-0 (wins-draws-losses). The Shooting fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Adamasingba Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Shooting Stars has played 23 games in a row here without a defeat.

Shooting Stars faced defeat in their previous match, away at Heartland (1-3).

Before that, Shooting Stars drew at home versus MFM.

There will be little rest for Shooting after this match as they are travelling to Akwa Starlets for a Npfl game in only four days.

Shooting Stars has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Shooting Stars have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 6 goals.

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Remo Stars form and stats

Remo Stars have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Npfl, after 2-5-8 (15 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in twelve away games in a row.

Remo Stars have much to rectify after their out-of-character defeat (1-3) to Kano Pillars in their previous game, played in front of their own supporters.

Prior to that match, the Stars manager faced defeat when travelling to Rivers United and losing 0-1.

After this away game Remo Stars return home for a Npfl game against Gombe United. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Stars as they have only managed to score 8 times from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Remo Stars are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 14 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

These two sides faced each other earlier this campaign: Remo Stars - Shooting Stars 1-0. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - one - one (Shooting wins - draws - Remo Stars wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Shooting Stars missing players

Remo Stars missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Shooting Stars Remo Stars
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
30 15 3 Played P 4 15 30
10 9 2 Won W 1 2 13
8 6 1 Drew D 2 5 7
12 0 0 Lost L 1 8 10
29 21 5 Scored S 3 8 31
32 6 2 Conceded C 3 14 20
87% 87% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 80% 87%
60% 53% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 47% 47%
37% 27% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 20% 27%
20% 13% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 7%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
40% 33% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 27%
43% 67% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 27% 50%
30% 13% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 60% 37%
 
3.3 3.2 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.2 4.4
3.7 2 0.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 5.5 3.7
1.6 1.6 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.4 1.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.3 9.9 14.5 Shots (avg) S ( 2 4.8 8.2
3.2 3.8 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.3 1.5 3.1
27% 31% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 75% 42% 34%
 
8.5 5.5 4.5 Shots against (avg) S A 6.3 9.8 8.5
3.1 1.5 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 3.2 2.8
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Remo Stars have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • 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 Remo Stars have scored away.

  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 30 19 7 4 49 17 15 14 1 0 35 4 15 5 6 4 14 13 32 64
2 Plateau United 30 18 3 9 43 19 15 15 0 0 34 4 15 3 3 9 9 15 24 57
3 Enugu Rangers 30 13 9 8 35 22 15 10 3 2 23 7 15 3 6 6 12 15 13 48
4 Remo Stars 30 13 7 10 31 20 15 11 2 2 23 6 15 2 5 8 8 14 11 46
5 Kwara United 30 13 7 10 33 34 15 12 3 0 23 7 15 1 4 10 10 27 -1 46
6 Enyimba 30 13 6 11 32 28 15 11 3 1 27 11 15 2 3 10 5 17 4 45
7 Akwa United 30 11 11 8 29 25 15 9 5 1 24 10 15 2 6 7 5 15 4 44
8 Sunshine Stars 30 11 9 10 24 19 15 11 3 1 21 4 15 0 6 9 3 15 5 42
9 Gombe United 30 11 8 11 28 28 15 10 5 0 21 5 15 1 3 11 7 23 0 41
10 Wikki Tourist 30 12 5 13 23 26 15 10 4 1 18 5 15 2 1 12 5 21 -3 41
11 Shooting Stars 30 10 8 12 29 32 15 9 6 0 21 6 15 1 2 12 8 26 -3 38
12 Kano Pillars 30 12 5 13 25 28 15 10 3 2 18 6 15 2 2 11 7 22 -3 38
13 Nasarawa United 30 10 8 12 34 40 15 10 5 0 21 8 15 0 3 12 13 32 -6 38
14 Abia Warriors 29 9 9 11 32 30 15 8 7 0 22 10 14 1 2 11 10 20 2 36
15 Katsina United 30 11 3 16 25 32 15 11 2 2 20 8 15 0 1 14 5 24 -7 36
16 Niger Tornadoes 29 10 6 13 20 27 14 10 3 1 16 6 15 0 3 12 4 21 -7 36
17 Heartland 30 9 7 14 24 41 15 9 4 2 17 10 15 0 3 12 7 31 -17 34
18 Lobi Stars 29 9 6 14 24 36 15 9 4 2 18 11 14 0 2 12 6 25 -12 33
19 MFM 30 8 7 15 21 40 15 8 2 5 15 13 15 0 5 10 6 27 -19 31
20 Akwa Starlets 29 9 3 17 26 43 14 9 2 3 19 10 15 0 1 14 7 33 -17 30

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 30 19 7 4 49 17 15 14 1 0 35 4 15 5 6 4 14 13 32 64
2 Plateau United 30 18 3 9 43 19 15 15 0 0 34 4 15 3 3 9 9 15 24 57
3 Enugu Rangers 30 13 9 8 35 22 15 10 3 2 23 7 15 3 6 6 12 15 13 48
4 Remo Stars 30 13 7 10 31 20 15 11 2 2 23 6 15 2 5 8 8 14 11 46
5 Kwara United 30 13 7 10 33 34 15 12 3 0 23 7 15 1 4 10 10 27 -1 46
6 Enyimba 30 13 6 11 32 28 15 11 3 1 27 11 15 2 3 10 5 17 4 45
7 Akwa United 30 11 11 8 29 25 15 9 5 1 24 10 15 2 6 7 5 15 4 44
8 Sunshine Stars 30 11 9 10 24 19 15 11 3 1 21 4 15 0 6 9 3 15 5 42
9 Gombe United 30 11 8 11 28 28 15 10 5 0 21 5 15 1 3 11 7 23 0 41
10 Wikki Tourist 30 12 5 13 23 26 15 10 4 1 18 5 15 2 1 12 5 21 -3 41
11 Shooting Stars 30 10 8 12 29 32 15 9 6 0 21 6 15 1 2 12 8 26 -3 38
12 Kano Pillars 30 12 5 13 25 28 15 10 3 2 18 6 15 2 2 11 7 22 -3 38
13 Nasarawa United 30 10 8 12 34 40 15 10 5 0 21 8 15 0 3 12 13 32 -6 38
14 Abia Warriors 29 9 9 11 32 30 15 8 7 0 22 10 14 1 2 11 10 20 2 36
15 Katsina United 30 11 3 16 25 32 15 11 2 2 20 8 15 0 1 14 5 24 -7 36
16 Niger Tornadoes 29 10 6 13 20 27 14 10 3 1 16 6 15 0 3 12 4 21 -7 36
17 Heartland 30 9 7 14 24 41 15 9 4 2 17 10 15 0 3 12 7 31 -17 34
18 Lobi Stars 29 9 6 14 24 36 15 9 4 2 18 11 14 0 2 12 6 25 -12 33
19 MFM 30 8 7 15 21 40 15 8 2 5 15 13 15 0 5 10 6 27 -19 31
20 Akwa Starlets 29 9 3 17 26 43 14 9 2 3 19 10 15 0 1 14 7 33 -17 30

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