Sunshine Stars vs Wikki Tourist preview: Away team will have a hard job at Akure Township Stadium

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Wed 23.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Akure Township Stadium (10000 seats)

Npfl: The middle-of-the-table placements shows the journey Sunshine Stars and Wikki Tourist have taken so far. Both participants are set to play; bring it!

Insights:
  • Sunshine Stars have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Wikki Tourist have the most points from losing position (6) in Npfl

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

It's no vacation for neither Sunshine Stars nor Wikki Tourist 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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Sunshine Stars form and stats

13 points is a decent return from 6 Npfl games here at Akure Township Stadium for Sunshine Stars. The data says 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.

Sunshine Stars's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Kwara United (placed 6th). The home side are looking to build on that result.

Prior to that, an away loss at Niger Tornadoes.

The manager Ogunbote will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to MFM in only four days.

Sunshine have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Akure Township Stadium with 9 goals in 6 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Sunshine Stars have only let in 1 goal at home.

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Wikki Tourist form and stats

Wikki Tourist have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Npfl, after 1-1-4 (6 played).

Tourist has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Shooting Stars for a 0-0 draw.

Before that, Wikki Tourist secured a home win against Kano Pillars with the score 2-1.

A new game in only four days for Wikki Tourist, the Npfl home match versus Gombe United. Busy days.

Tourist are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 1 goal from 6 away games. As opposed to that, Wikki Tourist have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Sunshine Stars victories, one draw and three Wikki Tourist wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Sunshine Stars missing players

Wikki Tourist missing players

Sunshine Stars Wikki Tourist
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 6 3 Played P 1 6 13
4 4 2 Won W 0 1 6
5 1 0 Drew D 1 1 2
4 1 1 Lost L 0 4 5
12 9 5 Scored S 0 1 12
7 1 1 Conceded C 0 8 12
77% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 83% 85%
38% 50% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 33% 54%
23% 33% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 46%
8% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
15% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 23%
54% 83% 67% Clean Sheets C S 100% 33% 46%
54% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 100% 83% 46%
 
3 2.2 1 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.5 5.9
4.8 2.5 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3.2 3
2.1 1.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.8 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.8 8 7 Shots (avg) S ( 10 12.2 11
3.3 3.8 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.8 4.6
36% 60% 71% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 9% 22%
 
9.8 4.5 3.5 Shots against (avg) S A 9 11.5 7.8
2.8 1.2 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 3.8 3.3
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Sunshine Stars have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sunshine Stars have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sunshine Stars have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Wikki Tourist have scored away.
  • Sunshine Stars have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Wikki Tourist have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Wikki Tourist have the most points from losing position (6) in Npfl
  • Wikki Tourist have won significantly less corners away then 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 Rivers United 14 8 5 1 22 7 7 6 1 0 15 2 7 2 4 1 7 5 15 29
2 Plateau United 13 9 0 4 20 8 7 7 0 0 17 3 6 2 0 4 3 5 12 27
3 Enugu Rangers 14 6 5 3 15 6 7 4 1 2 9 3 7 2 4 1 6 3 9 23
4 Remo Stars 14 6 5 3 12 6 7 4 2 1 7 2 7 2 3 2 5 4 6 23
5 Akwa United 14 6 5 3 13 8 7 4 3 0 10 3 7 2 2 3 3 5 5 23
6 Kwara United 14 6 3 5 13 11 7 6 1 0 10 1 7 0 2 5 3 10 2 21
7 Enyimba 14 6 3 5 11 11 7 4 2 1 8 5 7 2 1 4 3 6 0 21
8 Nasarawa United 14 5 5 4 17 16 7 5 2 0 10 4 7 0 3 4 7 12 1 20
9 Wikki Tourist 13 6 2 5 12 12 7 5 1 1 11 4 6 1 1 4 1 8 0 20
10 Gombe United 13 5 4 4 12 9 6 4 2 0 8 0 7 1 2 4 4 9 3 19
11 Shooting Stars 14 5 4 5 14 13 7 4 3 0 11 4 7 1 1 5 3 9 1 19
12 Lobi Stars 14 5 4 5 10 14 7 5 2 0 9 4 7 0 2 5 1 10 -4 19
13 Sunshine Stars 13 4 5 4 12 7 6 4 1 1 9 1 7 0 4 3 3 6 5 17
14 Kano Pillars 14 5 2 7 8 13 7 4 2 1 6 2 7 1 0 6 2 11 -5 17
15 Niger Tornadoes 14 4 4 6 9 13 7 4 2 1 7 3 7 0 2 5 2 10 -4 16
16 Abia Warriors 14 3 5 6 14 15 7 3 4 0 9 4 7 0 1 6 5 11 -1 14
17 Katsina United 14 4 2 8 9 16 7 4 2 1 7 4 7 0 0 7 2 12 -7 14
18 Heartland 14 3 4 7 9 23 7 3 2 2 7 8 7 0 2 5 2 15 -14 13
19 Akwa Starlets 14 3 3 8 10 20 7 3 2 2 6 4 7 0 1 6 4 16 -10 12
20 MFM 14 3 2 9 7 21 7 3 1 3 5 7 7 0 1 6 2 14 -14 11

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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.