Another action-packed fixture in Npfl as Yobe Stars welcome Kano Pillars

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Date: Wed 15.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)

The visiting Kano Pillars side should be favourites in this visit to Yobe Stars, as the away team holds a 16 point advantage from their 19 league games this season.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

This stadium uses grass, unlike Kano Pillars's home stadium. The visitors last 22 games on grass have ended in 1 win, 7 draws and 14 losses.

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Yobe Stars form and stats

4 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Yobe Stars, who have the fewest scored goals (10) in Npfl, have to build on here.

In their previous game, led his Yobe Stars to a defeat in the Npfl match away at Akwa United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Before that, Yobe Stars drew at home versus El Kanemi Warriors.

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

Yobe Stars aren't scoring a lot here with only 7 goals from 9 games. Defensively Yobe Stars have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game (4 in 9 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Kano Pillars form and stats

There's been little loot from Kano Pillars's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 9 away games. Kano Pillars only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.

Kano Pillars are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Npfl against Go Round. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Nasarawa United.

A quick return to home after this game, as Kano Pillars are hosting Delta Force in the Npfl only four days away.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Kano Pillars as they have only managed to score 5 times from 9 away games. Kano Pillars have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Kano Pillars - Yobe Stars 3-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Yobe Stars-Kano Pillars H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Yobe Stars 1 win, Kano Pillars 1 win, 0 draws. 1 of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

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Yobe Stars Kano Pillars
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
19 9 3 Played 2 9 19
4 4 1 Won 0 1 9
3 3 1 Drew 0 2 4
12 2 1 Lost 2 6 6
10 7 2 Scored 1 5 24
19 4 1 Conceded 4 12 16
84% 67% 67% Over 0.5 100% 78% 89%
37% 33% 33% Over 1.5 100% 67% 74%
21% 11% 0% Over 2.5 50% 44% 42%
11% 11% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 5%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
21% 11% 0% BTTS 50% 33% 37%
37% 78% 67% Clean Sheets 0% 33% 47%
58% 44% 67% Failed To Score 50% 56% 26%
 
2.2 0 0 Corners For (avg) 2 3.4 4.1
6 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 5 5.6 4.8
2.2 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 2.6 2.1
2 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Kano Pillars have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Kano Pillars have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Kano Pillars have scored more than double the goals of Yobe Stars.
  • Kano Pillars have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Yobe Stars have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Yobe Stars have won significantly less corners at home than away.

Yobe Stars
All Premier League Npfl
All Home Away
31-03-19 NP Gombe United 1 - 0 Yobe Stars
07-04-19 NP Yobe Stars 0 - 0 Delta Force
14-04-19 NP Abia Warriors 1 - 0 Yobe Stars
21-04-19 NP Yobe Stars 2 - 0 Ifeanyi Uba
05-05-19 NP Heartland 2 - 0 Yobe Stars
08-05-19 NP Yobe Stars 0 - 0 El Kanemi Warriors
12-05-19 NP Akwa United 1 - 0 Yobe Stars
15-05-19 NP Yobe Stars 15:00 Kano Pillars
19-05-19 NP Plateau United 15:00 Yobe Stars
26-05-19 NP Yobe Stars 15:00 Nasarawa United
Kano Pillars
All Premier League Club Friendlies Npfl
All Home Away
31-03-19 NP Heartland 2 - 1 Kano Pillars
07-04-19 NP Kano Pillars 2 - 1 El Kanemi Warriors
14-04-19 NP Akwa United 3 - 0 Kano Pillars
21-04-19 NP Kano Pillars 1 - 1 Gombe United
05-05-19 NP Kano Pillars 1 - 0 Plateau United
09-05-19 NP Nasarawa United 0 - 0 Kano Pillars
12-05-19 NP Kano Pillars 2 - 0 Go Round
15-05-19 NP Yobe Stars 15:00 Kano Pillars
19-05-19 NP Kano Pillars 15:00 Delta Force
26-05-19 NP Abia Warriors 15:00 Kano Pillars

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Akwa United 19 11 4 4 28 18 10 8 1 1 19 4 9 3 3 3 9 14 10 37
2 Kano Pillars 19 9 4 6 24 16 10 8 2 0 19 4 9 1 2 6 5 12 8 31
3 El Kanemi Warriors 19 9 3 7 20 20 10 7 2 1 15 7 9 2 1 6 5 13 0 30
4 Ifeanyi Uba 19 9 3 7 14 15 9 8 0 1 12 3 10 1 3 6 2 12 -1 30
5 Delta Force 19 8 3 8 17 22 9 6 1 2 10 7 10 2 2 6 7 15 -5 27
6 Kada City 22 5 12 5 11 15 11 4 5 2 8 7 11 1 7 3 3 8 -4 27
6 Nasarawa United 19 8 2 9 24 24 9 7 1 1 16 4 10 1 1 8 8 20 0 26
7 Plateau United 19 6 7 6 15 13 10 6 3 1 11 2 9 0 4 5 4 11 2 25
8 Heartland 19 7 4 8 21 20 10 6 2 2 19 12 9 1 2 6 2 8 1 25
9 Go Round 19 7 4 8 13 19 9 5 3 1 8 4 10 2 1 7 5 15 -6 25
10 Abia Warriors 19 7 3 9 18 17 9 4 3 2 9 5 10 3 0 7 9 12 1 24
11 Gombe United 19 6 6 7 16 17 10 6 2 2 13 6 9 0 4 5 3 11 -1 24
12 Yobe Stars 19 4 3 12 10 19 9 4 3 2 7 4 10 0 0 10 3 15 -9 15

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