Sunshine Stars vs Katsina United Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

Sunshine Stars will be aiming to shake off their inconsistencies when they host Katsina United this week, and a victory for the hosts could see them jump vertically to fourth place in the Nigerian Premier League standings.

Katsina have been putting points on the board at home in encouraging fashion, however, on the road they remain one of the division’s weakest outfits, drawing three and losing the other eight of their 11 away contests overall this term.

Under 2.5 goals

• Sunshine stars scored just four goals in their last seven games.
• Katsina bagged just one away goal in 11 away fixtures this season.
• Under 2.5 goals were scored in seven of Katsina’s last eight matches.

Katsina’s away results this season have been remarkably dismal, and United have scored fewer times than any other side on their travels since the campaign got under way back in November.

Sunshine Stars have been strong at home this term, though goals in their games at the Akure Township Stadium have been thin on the ground. Under 2.5 goals were registered in a whopping 75% of their league fixtures there this season.

Sunshine Stars to win 1-0

• Katsina failed to score in 10 of their 11 away matches this season.
• Sunshine Stars kept a clean sheet in each of their last three home matches.

As the stats above suggest, Wednesday’s match between Sunshine Stars and Katsina United pits a strong home defence against a remarkably unthreatening away attacking force.

Katsina’s inability to carve open defences as the visiting team is well established, though they are adept at keeping things relatively tight at the other end, as evidenced by a run of conceding one or fewer goals in four of their last seven away games.

Their dreadful overall record in terms of results (o wins from 11) isn’t likely to improve at the Akure Township Stadium however, where Sunshine are yet to taste defeat this season.