Nasarawa United vs Shooting Stars Prediction: Nasarawa United can not be trusted

In this round 16 match of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), Nasarawa United will take on Shooting Stars at Lafia Township Stadium. In spite of their recent lackluster play, the side playing at home is the favorite in this matchup, while the visiting Shooting Stars were victorious over Gombe United the previous week.

Nasarawa United failed to win any of their recent matches. However, they had two losses against El Kanemi Warriors and Plateau United, while their matches against Enyimba, Akwa United, and Gombe United all ended in draws. Nasarawa United were able to score five goals while also allowing seven goals against them in those matchups. During the course of the current league season, Nasarawa United have scored an average of 0.87 goals per game. In terms of disciplinary actions, the home team has been issued 22 yellow cards but no red cards. In some mysterious way, Nasarawa United do not have the ability to hold control of the ball, as seen by their season-long average of 47.86%.

Shooting Stars come into this match having won three of their most recent five matches against Plateau United, Kwara United, and Gombe United, while drawing Remo Stars and El Kanemi Warriors. The away team were able to score eight goals in those matchups, while they gave up three. Away from home, Shooting Stars games resulted in an average of 1.27 goals scored and 1.2 goals conceded per game. The team was shown a total of 26 yellow cards, but none of the more serious red cards for disciplinary reasons. The Shooting Stars are not very strong at keeping possession of the ball, as evidenced by their overall average of 48.50% throughout this season.

In recent history, Nasarawa United and Shooting Stars have only competed against one another three times, with Shooting Stars emerging victorious twice to Nasarawa United's lone victory. In the head-to-head matchups, Nasarawa United scored two goals while Shooting Stars managed to score three.

Due to the fact that Nasarawa United have not been a particularly formidable club as of late, we anticipate the visiting Shooting Stars to at least pick up a draw in this match. Meanwhile, we anticipate a strong defensive effort from both teams in this match, and as a result, you should bet on a low number of goals being scored.