Shooting Stars vs Katsina United: Hosts aim to start season strongly
Shooting Stars face Katsina United on 23 September at 15:00 GMT, with both sides looking to establish early momentum in the league campaign.
Shooting Stars will have home advantage at the start of a fixture in which both teams are yet to record a goal this season. The opening stages of a league season can provide limited evidence about a side’s overall strength, but this match offers both clubs an immediate opportunity to improve their attacking output and move up the table.
The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:
- Assists: (Shooting Stars) — 0 assists, (Katsina United) — 0 assists.
- Goalkeepers saves: (Shooting Stars) — 0, (Katsina United) — 0
- Tackles: (Shooting Stars) — 0, (Katsina United) — 0.
- Most encounters won: (Shooting Stars) — 0, (Katsina United) — 0.
Top 5 scorers this season:
- (0)
- (0)
- (0)
- (0)
- (0)
Team statistics:
Katsina United travel with an away record of one draw and one defeat, while Shooting Stars have recorded one home win and one home defeat. Those results underline the importance of the venue, with the home side hoping to use familiar surroundings to control the match and Katsina United attempting to produce a more disciplined away performance.
The five previous matches played by the teams:
- Shooting Stars — WL
- Katsina United — DL
The contest is likely to be decided by which team can turn possession into clear chances. Neither side has scored in the current campaign, making the first goal particularly important. It could alter the tactical approach, force the trailing team to take more risks and create space for the opposition to exploit.
According to home statistics this season, Shooting Stars scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:
| Intervals | Goal Scored, % | Goals conceded, % |
| 0-15 | 66.67% | 25.00% |
| 16-30 | 33.33% | 25.00% |
| 31-45 | 25.00% | |
| 46-60 | 25.00% | |
| 61-75 | ||
| 76-90 | ||
| 91-105 |
Katsina United has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:
| Intervals | Goal Scored, % | Goals conceded, % |
| 0-15 | ||
| 16-30 | ||
| 31-45 | ||
| 46-60 | ||
| 61-75 | ||
| 76-90 | ||
| 91-105 |
Head-to-head stats:
| Teams | Games | Win | Draws | Losses | |||
| H | A | H | A | H | A | ||
| Shooting Stars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Katsina United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Probabilities before the match:
| Shooting Stars | Katsina United | |
| 60.5% | Winning the game | 60.5% |
| 75% | Attack potential | 75% |
| 50% | Potential in defense | 50% |
| 38% | Strength against each other | 38% |
| 44% | Goal Potential | 44% |
Summary: the probability of Katsina United winning – 10%, draw – 45%, loss – 45%. Thus Shooting Stars, most likely, win (win or draw)
Goal Forecast:Shooting Stars, is likely to score -2.5 goals, Katsina United is likely to score no more than -1.5.
The bookmaker odds for this match:
| Home win | Draw | Away win |
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Save the date
The match between the teams Shooting Stars and Katsina United will take place on September 23 at 15:00 (GMT) at the stadium Lekan Salami Stadium.
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