Football betting preview: Warri Wolves vs Lobi Stars

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Wed 26.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Warri Township Stadium (20000 seats)

17th- against 9th place might not sound all that sexy. Here's the information that makes Warri Wolves - Lobi Stars (even) more interesting!

Insights:
  • Warri Wolves have the most matches under the total-line (7) in Npfl
  • Lobi Stars have yet to win a game away.

It's no vacation for neither Wolves nor Lobi 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.

This pitch has grass, which is not Lobi Stars's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Lobi Stars have performed like this: Played 30 matches resulting in 4 wins, 11 draws and 15 defeats with the goal stats 16-34 (scored/conceded).

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Warri Wolves form and stats

Warri Wolves have collected 19 points from their Npfl home games so far after 5-4-2.

The home team returns to Warri Township Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Adamawa United (placed 20th) on their last time out; the Npfl game ended 3-3. A goal frenzy last time out for Warri Wolves, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Adamawa United. Fun stuff to watch!

Ahead of that match, Wolves lost 0-2 at home to MFM.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Wolves as they are travelling to their away game against Katsina United in the Npfl. That match is four days after this one.

The Wolves fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 11 matches. From these home matches, Warri Wolves have conceded only 7 goals. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Lobi Stars form and stats

Lobi Stars have only collected 2 points from their away games in the Npfl, after 0-2-8 (10 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Stars, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus MFM (placed 11th).

Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Ifeanyi Uba.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Stars manager S. Ogbeide as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Enyimba.

Goals are few and far between in Stars's away league games. Only 4 goals from 10 travels. As for defending, Lobi Stars rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 15 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Wolves and Lobi Stars have met before this season: Lobi Stars - Warri Wolves 3-0. Wolves-Lobi Stars H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Warri Wolves two wins, Lobi Stars five wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Warri Wolves missing players

Lobi Stars missing players

Warri Wolves Lobi Stars
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
22 11 3 Played P 4 10 21
5 5 1 Won W 0 0 9
6 4 1 Drew D 1 2 4
11 2 1 Lost L 3 8 8
18 12 2 Scored S 3 4 24
28 7 3 Conceded C 6 15 21
91% 82% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 86%
59% 55% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 57%
32% 27% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 48%
14% 9% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 10% 14%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
36% 36% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 30% 38%
27% 55% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 33%
45% 27% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 70% 43%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.4 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 3.1 2.1
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
11.2 14.6 22 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 7 8.7
3.1 3.5 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.1 3.8
22% 23% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 15% 13% 30%
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Lobi Stars have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Lobi Stars have yet to win a game away.
  • Warri Wolves have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Lobi Stars have scored away.
  • Warri Wolves have the most matches under the total-line (7) in Npfl

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kano Pillars 22 12 5 5 26 18 11 10 1 0 15 2 11 2 4 5 11 16 8 41
2 Akwa United 21 11 7 3 27 12 10 8 2 0 17 3 11 3 5 3 10 9 15 40
3 Kwara United 21 11 6 4 28 14 11 8 3 0 20 3 10 3 3 4 8 11 14 39
4 Nasarawa United 22 12 3 7 30 22 11 9 1 1 24 10 11 3 2 6 6 12 8 39
5 Rivers United 22 12 3 7 25 18 11 10 1 0 18 1 11 2 2 7 7 17 7 39
6 Enugu Rangers 20 10 3 7 21 15 11 9 1 1 15 2 9 1 2 6 6 13 6 33
7 Heartland 22 9 5 8 29 29 11 7 3 1 19 9 11 2 2 7 10 20 0 32
8 Plateau United 22 9 4 9 29 21 11 9 1 1 25 8 11 0 3 8 4 13 8 31
9 Lobi Stars 21 9 4 8 24 21 11 9 2 0 20 6 10 0 2 8 4 15 3 31
10 Enyimba 18 9 4 5 17 15 8 6 2 0 11 5 10 3 2 5 6 10 2 31
11 MFM 22 8 6 8 19 18 11 6 3 2 12 7 11 2 3 6 7 11 1 30
12 Akwa Starlets 22 9 3 10 23 31 11 8 1 2 19 12 11 1 2 8 4 19 -8 30
13 Abia Warriors 21 7 7 7 31 26 10 7 1 2 20 9 11 0 6 5 11 17 5 28
14 Jigawa Golden Stars 22 7 7 8 17 22 11 6 4 1 10 5 11 1 3 7 7 17 -5 28
15 Wikki Tourist 22 6 6 10 19 26 11 6 3 2 14 7 11 0 3 8 5 19 -7 24
16 Katsina United 22 6 4 12 20 31 11 6 4 1 17 7 11 0 0 11 3 24 -11 22
17 Warri Wolves 22 5 6 11 18 28 11 5 4 2 12 7 11 0 2 9 6 21 -10 21
18 Sunshine Stars 22 4 8 10 14 22 11 3 6 2 9 7 11 1 2 8 5 15 -8 20
19 Ifeanyi Uba 22 4 8 10 16 26 11 4 4 3 9 8 11 0 4 7 7 18 -10 20
20 Adamawa United 22 2 7 13 11 29 11 2 6 3 10 10 11 0 1 10 1 19 -18 13

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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.