Match summary
Before kickoff, Heartland were 16th in the table but 5th on points from the last five league games.
Heartland's winning goal came in the 88th minute (Bassey John).
Heartland vs Shooting StarsResult, Lineups & H2H
- Justice30'
- John88'(P)
- Mustapha80'(P)
Dan Anyiam Stadium
Heartland vs Shooting Stars in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Heartland2W 2D 1L
HeartlandShooting Stars
8Pointsof 1510
4Goals scored5
2Goals conceded3
3Clean sheets3
1Without a win1
1Conceded in a row1
Head to head5 meetings · Feb 2022 – Sep 2024
- Heartland wins
- 2
- Draws
- 1
- Shooting Stars wins
- 2
2goals per meeting
20%both teams scored
40%3+ goals
80%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsHeartland 2W 1D 2L · 2 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 207 earlier results
HeartlandShooting Stars
#16Position#2
24Points19 v 20 games38
-1Goal difference+7
0.89Scored per gameleague avg 11.05
0.95Conceded per game0.7
#5Form table position#2
Match Timeline
HeartlandShooting Stars
- Penalty · Heartland · Bassey John2-1 · Penalty88'
- 80'Penalty · Shooting Stars · Adam Mustapha1-1 · Penalty
- Yellow Card · Heartland · —78'
- 76'Yellow Card · Shooting Stars · —
- Substitution · Heartland · Daniel Ekpo · InOut: Chukwuma Agor Justice73'
- Substitution · Heartland · Wisdom Samuel · InOut: Joel Okoro73'
- Substitution · Heartland · Bassey John · In73'
- 55'Yellow Card · Shooting Stars · —
- 32'Yellow Card · Shooting Stars · —
- Goal · Heartland · Chukwuma Agor Justice1-030'
Match Statistics
Match stats
HeartlandShooting Stars
61%Ball Possession39%
18Shots Total2
10Shots On Target1
6Corners1
1Yellow Cards3
8Shots Off Target1
108Attacks91
87Dangerous Attacks45
2Goals1
4Substitutions3
3Injuries2
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-3-3 · 5-3-2
Manager: F. Ilechukwu
Starting XI
-
KO
Kelvin Ogunga-
EI
Ejike Ikwu-
SA
Samuel Agu-
CN
Christian Nkwo-
JO
Joel Okoro-
EC
Emmanuel Charles-
CJ
Chukwuma Agor Justice-
TS
Terdoo Shimagande-
SL
Suraju LawalSubstitutes
-
CA
Chukwudi Agor-
DE
Daniel Ekpo-
NA
Nnaemeka Anyanwu-
CC
Chisom Chiaha-
BJ
Bassey John-
OM
Olanrewaju Molade-
SE
Stephen Ezeamaiwe-
BC
Benjamin Victor ChikwadoManager: D. Ogunmodede
Starting XI
-
EN
Ephraim Nwachukwu-
KT
Kabiru Tijjani-
NN
Nonso Nzediegwu-
SA
Samuel AyanrindeSubstitutes
-
AA
Akande Abiodun Asimiyu-
AM
Adam Mustapha-
AA
Adebayo Abayomi-
LB
Lookman Binuyo-
AA
Adeleye Aniyikaye-
TO
Tosin OlawalePlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joel Okoro MF | - | 73' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Ejike Ikwu DF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
Chukwuma Agor Justice MF | - | 73' | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Emmanuel Charles MF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Daniel Ekpo FW | - | 17' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| - | 17' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
Bassey John FW | - | 17' | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
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