The visiting Enugu Rangers side should be favourites in this visit to Bendel Insurance, as the away team holds a 13 point advantage from their 14 league games this season.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Enugu Rangers play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Enugu Rangers when playing on grass are 5 wins, 8 draws and 9 defeats from 22 matches. They have scored 18 goals and conceded 28 times in these games.
Bendel Insurance form and stats
Overall stats at home this season for Bendel Insurance, who have the fewest scored goals (8) in Npfl, are 3-4-0 (wins-draw-losses). The Bendel Insurance fans aren't used to losing here and will expect new points from this game. Bendel Insurance has played 25 games in a row here without a defeat. The last three games played by Bendel Insurance, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.Bendel Insurance manager and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Kwara United in the Npfl. Before that, Bendel Insurance drew at home versus Remo Stars.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Npfl game versus Niger Tornadoes in only four days. This game is also played here.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Bendel Insurance here, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 7 games). As for guarding their own goal, Bendel Insurance have only let in 1 goal at home.
Enugu Rangers form and stats
The visitors, who have the most points (9) away in Npfl, are W2-D3-L1 on the road this term. Things are running smoothly for Enugu Rangers who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against CS Sfaxien. Enugu Rangers love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.Enugu Rangers won their last game, 1-0 versus MFM played at home. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Lobi Stars.
Enugu Rangers has another fixture away, a Npfl game, against Enyimba in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Enugu Rangers as they have only managed to score 5 times from 6 away games. Enugu Rangers are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Last two meetings between the teams: Bendel Insurance won 1, Enugu Rangers won 1 and 0 draws.Bendel Insurance missing players
Enugu Rangers missing players
| Bendel Insurance | Enugu Rangers | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | Played | 6 | 14 |
| 8 | 5 | Scored | 5 | 18 |
| 8 | 1 | Conceded | 4 | 8 |
| 60% | 57% | Over 0.5 | 67% | 86% |
| 40% | 29% | Over 1.5 | 50% | 43% |
| 7% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 33% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 7% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 7% |
| 27% | 14% | Both teams to score | 50% | 43% |
| 60% | 86% | Clean Sheet | 33% | 50% |
| 53% | 43% | Failed To Score | 50% | 21% |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | Corners For (avg) | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| 1.3 | 0.7 | Corners Against (avg) | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| 0.8 | 0.1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1 | 0.9 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 1 | 1 |
- Enugu Rangers is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Enugu Rangers | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 31 |
| 2 | Enyimba | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | MFM | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 4 | Lobi Stars | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 23 |
| 5 | Wikki Tourist | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -2 | 22 |
| 6 | Katsina United | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 11 | -2 | 21 |
| 7 | Sunshine Stars | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | Rivers United | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 20 |
| 9 | Kwara United | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | -5 | 19 |
| 10 | Bendel Insurance | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 11 | Niger Tornadoes | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -5 | 14 |
| 12 | Remo Stars | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -6 | 14 |
