Match Report
Abia Warriors (7th, 55 pts) visited Katsina United (10th, 51 pts) with 4 points between them. Abia Warriors ranked just 18th in the league on five-round form despite their 7th table position. Per game in the league, Katsina United were scoring 0.86 and conceding 0.95, Abia Warriors 0.82 and 0.89, against a competition average of 1.01 goals per team per game.
Abia Warriors were unbeaten in 7, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
7 meetings are on record — 3 won by Katsina United, 3 by Abia Warriors, 1 drawn, at 3.14 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 86% of the meetings went to the host. Goals tend to flow: 71% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 71%.
The venue was Muhammadu Dikko Stadium, with room for 35,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Katsina United: Uche Collins (56'), Uche Collins (58')