Sunshine Stars vs Ifeanyi Uba: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Date: Sun 09.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Akure Township Stadium (10000 seats)

It's advantage Sunshine Stars so far with their 5th position in the Npfl table, welcoming Ifeanyi Uba who are placed 10th.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

This pitch has artificial turf, which is not Ifeanyi Uba's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artificial turf Ifeanyi Uba have performed like this: Played 13 matches resulting in 0 wins, 1 draw and 12 defeats with the goal stats 5-28 (scored/conceded).

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Sunshine Stars form and stats

19 points is a decent return from 9 Npfl games here at Akure Township Stadium for Sunshine Stars. The data says 5 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses.

The fans are hoping that Sunshine Stars will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Npfl game against Heartland (placed 7th). The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Kano Pillars.

The Sunshine Stars fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 9 league matches. From these home matches, Sunshine Stars have conceded only 8 goals.

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Ifeanyi Uba form and stats

There's been little loot from Ifeanyi Uba's travels as they have only collected 1 point from 9 away games in the Npfl. Ifeanyi Uba only have 0 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 1 draw. Bitter travels for Ifeanyi Uba as they have lost eight games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the MFM match.

The attacking players of Ifeanyi Uba have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 204 minutes.

Ifeanyi Uba delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Akwa United (placed 6th) in their previous match; a Npfl game. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Katsina United's place.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ifeanyi Uba as they have only managed to score 7 times from 9 away games in the league. For Ifeanyi Uba, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Sunshine Stars won two games, three matches ended with a draw and Ifeanyi Uba has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / three

Sunshine Stars missing players

Ifeanyi Uba missing players

Sunshine Stars Ifeanyi Uba
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 2 9 18
7 5 0 Won W 0 0 7
6 4 2 Drew D 0 1 3
5 0 0 Lost L 2 8 8
22 15 3 Scored S 1 7 18
18 8 3 Conceded C 6 19 20
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
72% 78% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 50%
33% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 56% 33%
11% 22% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 22%
6% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 22% 11%
50% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 39%
28% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 44%
28% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 28%
 
3.9 7 4 Corners For (avg) C F 4.5 3.9 4.1
4 2.4 4 Corners Against (avg) C A 4 5.7 4.8
2.3 2.4 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2 1.7
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
107 54 10 Total Shots T S 8 36 106
50 24 5 Shots on Target S O 4 15 41
34% 42% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 47% 39%
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Ifeanyi Uba have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Ifeanyi Uba have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Ifeanyi Uba have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Ifeanyi Uba have yet to win a game away.
  • Ifeanyi Uba haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sunshine Stars have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Sunshine Stars have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ifeanyi Uba have scored away.
  • Sunshine Stars have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Sunshine Stars have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Sunshine Stars have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Sunshine Stars haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Plateau United 18 9 5 4 27 12 9 7 2 0 21 3 9 2 3 4 6 9 15 32
2 Lobi Stars 17 9 4 4 19 9 8 7 1 0 14 1 9 2 3 4 5 8 10 31
3 Rivers United 18 8 5 5 18 12 9 6 3 0 12 4 9 2 2 5 6 8 6 29
4 Akwa Starlets 18 7 7 4 20 15 9 6 0 3 13 9 9 1 7 1 7 6 5 28
5 Sunshine Stars 18 7 6 5 22 18 9 5 4 0 15 8 9 2 2 5 7 10 4 27
6 Akwa United 18 7 6 5 16 15 9 5 3 1 12 5 9 2 3 4 4 10 1 27
7 Heartland 18 7 4 7 13 15 9 5 3 1 8 4 9 2 1 6 5 11 -2 25
8 Kano Pillars 16 5 9 2 18 9 8 4 3 1 12 3 8 1 6 1 6 6 9 24
9 Abia Warriors 18 6 6 6 16 16 9 6 3 0 13 4 9 0 3 6 3 12 0 24
10 Ifeanyi Uba 18 7 3 8 18 20 9 7 2 0 11 1 9 0 1 8 7 19 -2 24
11 Katsina United 17 6 6 5 12 16 9 6 3 0 11 4 8 0 3 5 1 12 -4 24
12 Delta Force 14 6 1 7 17 22 7 4 1 2 11 6 7 2 0 5 6 16 -5 19
12 MFM 17 6 5 6 14 12 8 4 4 0 10 3 9 2 1 6 4 9 2 23
13 Kwara United 17 7 2 8 19 24 9 5 2 2 12 6 8 2 0 6 7 18 -5 23
14 Wikki Tourist 17 5 7 5 15 15 9 4 4 1 13 9 8 1 3 4 2 6 0 22
15 Warri Wolves 17 5 5 7 15 17 8 4 2 2 8 5 9 1 3 5 7 12 -2 20
16 Jigawa Golden Stars 17 5 2 10 17 26 9 5 2 2 11 8 8 0 0 8 6 18 -9 17
17 Nasarawa United 17 4 4 9 18 22 8 3 2 3 9 8 9 1 2 6 9 14 -4 16
18 Enugu Rangers 12 4 3 5 13 13 6 3 1 2 7 5 6 1 2 3 6 8 0 15
19 Enyimba 12 4 3 5 13 16 6 4 1 1 10 5 6 0 2 4 3 11 -3 15
20 Adamawa United 18 4 2 12 13 34 9 4 2 3 10 9 9 0 0 9 3 25 -21 14

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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.