Struggling Abia Warriors will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Enugu Rangers in the upcoming league round. It’s 19th vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Abia Warriors have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Enugu Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
Abia Warriors and Enugu Rangers should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
This pitch has grass, which is not Enugu Rangers's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Enugu Rangers have performed like this: Played 31 matches resulting in 7 wins, 10 draws and 14 defeats with the goal stats 33-42 (scored/conceded).
Abia Warriors form and stats
When playing at home in the Npfl, Abia Warriors have managed 1 win, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 4 games.
Warriors are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. Warriors have conceded 5 in these home matches.
Enugu Rangers form and stats
Playing away, Enugu Rangers have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Npfl this season.
The Enugu goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 208 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
The supporters enjoyed Enugu's previous game versus Warri Wolves (placed 17th), a Npfl 1-0 win played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Akwa Starlets.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Enugu as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Enugu have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last eight meetings): Warriors won zero games, four matches ended with a draw and Enugu Rangers has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / threeAbia Warriors missing players
Enugu Rangers missing players
| Abia Warriors | Enugu Rangers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 78% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 44% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 22% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 11% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 56% |
| 44% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.4 | 12.8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.3 | 7.9 |
| 3 | 4.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3 | 3.4 |
| 25% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 22% | 33% |
- Abia Warriors have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Enugu Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Enyimba | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| 2 | Rivers United | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | Kwara United | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 4 | Kano Pillars | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Enugu Rangers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Akwa United | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | Akwa Starlets | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Nasarawa United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Lobi Stars | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 10 | Sunshine Stars | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 12 | Wikki Tourist | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | Plateau United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 14 | MFM | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 15 | Heartland | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 10 |
| 16 | Katsina United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 17 | Warri Wolves | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | -4 | 9 |
| 18 | Ifeanyi Uba | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 19 | Abia Warriors | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 20 | Adamawa United | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | -10 | 2 |