Sunshine Stars and Abia Warriors club members eagerly anticipate Npfl contest at Akure Township Stadium

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 29.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Akure Township Stadium (10000 seats)

Sunshine Stars battle Abia Warriors for kudos and success.

Insights:
  • Abia Warriors have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Npfl

2 - 1 - 11 with 10-18. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Abia Warriors when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Abia Warriors play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.

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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Sunshine Stars form and stats

A Npfl draw at home so far for Sunshine Stars. Last season their home statistics were 14 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats from 19 matches.

Sunshine shared the glory with Enugu Rangers in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. The match result 1-1 has happened to the home team three times in a row!

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Rivers United.

Sunshine Stars are traveling soon after this match as the Npfl match at Lobi Stars awaits in three days.

At Akure Township Stadium, Sunshine Stars has the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Abia Warriors form and stats

Only one away game in the Npfl so far for Abia Warriors and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 1 victory, 4 draws and 14 losses from 19 travels.

Home advantage was not enough for Warriors in their previous game as they lost hosting Lobi Stars, 0-1.

Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Bayelsa United.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Niger Tornadoes in just three days.

It's early days yet, but Abia Warriors has scored 2 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Sunshine Stars-Abia Warriors H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sunshine Stars five wins, Abia Warriors two wins, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Sunshine Stars missing players

Abia Warriors missing players

Sunshine Stars Abia Warriors
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 1 1 Played P 1 1 3
0 0 0 Won W 1 1 2
3 1 1 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
3 1 1 Scored S 2 2 5
3 1 1 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Abia Warriors have the fewest conceded goals (0) away in Npfl
  • Abia Warriors have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Npfl
  • Abia Warriors have the the best goal difference (+2) away in Npfl
Sunshine Stars Last season Abia Warriors
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
14 14   Won W   1 13
9 3   Drew D   4 11
15 2   Lost L   14 14
30 27   Scored S   17 50
30 8   Conceded C   30 44
82% 84%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 97%
42% 53%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 79%
29% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   63% 53%
5% 5%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   11% 13%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 5%
21% 32%   BTTS BTTS   74% 66%
39% 58%   Clean Sheets C S   0% 21%
58% 26%   Failed to Score F T   26% 16%
 
3.3 3.5   Corners for (avg) C F   1.4 4.8
4 1.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4 3.6
1.9 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.4 1.5
0 0   Red cards R C   1 3
 
7.7 9   Shots (avg) S (   5.8 9.5
2.7 3.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.3 3.1
37% 59%   Goal Efficiency G E   48% 45%
 
7.9 3.8   Shots against (avg) S A   9.1 8.2
2.5 1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.1 2.5

  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 4 3 1 0 7 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 10
2 Abia Warriors 3 2 0 1 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
3 Niger Tornadoes 3 2 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 6
4 Lobi Stars 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 6
5 Doma United 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
6 Bayelsa United 3 1 1 1 4 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 -1 4
7 Akwa Starlets 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 4
8 Sunshine Stars 3 0 3 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 3
9 Enugu Rangers 3 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 1
10 Wikki Tourist 3 0 0 3 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 -4 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 Rivers United 38 23 8 7 58 24 19 18 1 0 41 5 19 5 7 7 17 19 34 77
2 Plateau United 38 21 4 13 50 29 19 18 1 0 39 6 19 3 3 13 11 23 21 67
3 Remo Stars 38 18 8 12 43 26 19 15 2 2 31 7 19 3 6 10 12 19 17 62
4 Kwara United 38 17 7 14 43 45 19 16 3 0 32 7 19 1 4 14 11 38 -2 58
5 Enugu Rangers 38 15 11 12 41 30 19 12 5 2 29 10 19 3 6 10 12 20 11 56
6 Nasarawa United 38 15 8 15 42 48 19 14 5 0 27 10 19 1 3 15 15 38 -6 53
7 Enyimba 38 15 7 16 39 36 19 13 4 2 32 13 19 2 3 14 7 23 3 52
8 Gombe United 38 14 10 14 39 39 19 13 6 0 29 10 19 1 4 14 10 29 0 52
9 Akwa United 38 13 13 12 35 36 19 11 7 1 29 13 19 2 6 11 6 23 -1 52
10 Wikki Tourist 38 15 7 16 34 35 19 13 5 1 24 6 19 2 2 15 10 29 -1 52
11 Sunshine Stars 38 14 9 15 30 30 19 14 3 2 27 8 19 0 6 13 3 22 0 51
12 Niger Tornadoes 38 15 6 17 32 38 19 14 3 2 25 9 19 1 3 15 7 29 -6 51
13 Abia Warriors 38 13 11 14 50 44 19 12 7 0 33 14 19 1 4 14 17 30 6 50
14 Akwa Starlets 38 15 4 19 42 49 19 14 2 3 31 12 19 1 2 16 11 37 -7 49
15 Lobi Stars 38 14 7 17 36 48 19 13 4 2 27 15 19 1 3 15 9 33 -12 49
16 Shooting Stars 38 12 12 14 41 45 19 11 8 0 29 12 19 1 4 14 12 33 -4 48
17 Katsina United 38 15 3 20 34 42 19 15 2 2 29 11 19 0 1 18 5 31 -8 48
18 Heartland 38 13 8 17 32 48 19 13 4 2 21 10 19 0 4 15 11 38 -16 47
19 Kano Pillars 38 15 6 17 32 36 19 13 4 2 23 8 19 2 2 15 9 28 -4 45
20 MFM 38 9 9 20 26 51 19 9 3 7 18 17 19 0 6 13 8 34 -25 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.