It's advantage Akwa United so far with their 4th position in the Npfl table, welcoming Enyimba who are placed 8th.
Akwa United and Enyimba 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.
Akwa United form and stats
Akwa United have collected 21 points from their Npfl home games so far after 5-6-1. The home fans are hungry for more even though Akwa United have been steadily collecting points here at Akwa Ibom Stadium through three straight draws.
The fans are hoping that Akwa United will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Npfl game against Abia Warriors (placed 16th). Before that, Akwa United drew at home versus Warri Wolves.
The Akwa United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 12 matches. Akwa United are not conceding a lot of goals here at Akwa Ibom Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 12 matches.
Enyimba form and stats
There's been little loot from Enyimba's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 9 away games in the Npfl. Enyimba only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws.
Enyimba's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Horoya that finished 1-1. Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Nasarawa United's place.
The attacking power of Enyimba when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. In the opposite end, Enyimba have conceded 14 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Enyimba - Akwa United 3-1 entered in the official records. Akwa United-Enyimba H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Akwa United three wins, Enyimba four wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Akwa United missing players
Enyimba missing players
| Akwa United | Enyimba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 22 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 25 |
| 21 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 14 | 20 |
| 78% | 75% | 60% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 58% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 78% | 83% |
| 35% | 33% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 33% | 39% |
| 17% | 25% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 22% | 22% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 39% | 42% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | 44% |
| 43% | 50% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 28% |
| 39% | 33% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 44% | 28% |
| 7.4 | 9.3 | 10.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.3 | 4.2 |
| 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1 | 2.2 |
| 1.4 | 1 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 187 | 133 | 74 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 8 | 56 |
| 78 | 57 | 27 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 24% | 26% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 400% | 55% |
- Akwa United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Akwa United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Enyimba have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Enyimba have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Enyimba haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plateau United | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Rivers United | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 39 |
| 3 | Lobi Stars | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 39 |
| 4 | Akwa United | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 33 |
| 5 | Sunshine Stars | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 31 |
| 6 | Akwa Starlets | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 31 |
| 7 | Kano Pillars | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 30 |
| 8 | Enyimba | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 30 |
| 9 | Ifeanyi Uba | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 23 | -2 | 30 |
| 10 | Katsina United | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | -4 | 30 |
| 11 | Heartland | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | Delta Force | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -5 | 19 |
| 12 | Wikki Tourist | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 28 |
| 13 | Warri Wolves | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 27 |
| 14 | Enugu Rangers | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 27 |
| 15 | MFM | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 27 |
| 16 | Abia Warriors | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | -4 | 27 |
| 17 | Nasarawa United | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 25 |
| 18 | Kwara United | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -9 | 25 |
| 19 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 22 | -10 | 23 |
| 20 | Adamawa United | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 32 | -26 | 20 |