Enugu Rangers hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 12 points and a 18th position in the Npfl table. Visiting Abia Warriors holds 8th place with 21 pts.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Enugu Rangers and Abia Warriors.
This stadium uses artificial turf, unlike Abia Warriors's home stadium. The visitors last twelve games on artificial turf have ended in 1 win, 1 draw and 10 losses.
Enugu Rangers form and stats
Overall Npfl stats at home this season for Enugu Rangers are 2-1-2 (wins-draw-losses).
A good away victory last time out for Enugu Rangers, who won 2-1 against Warri Wolves (placed 15th). Before that, Enugu Rangers drew at home versus Nouadhibou.
Enugu Rangers aren't scoring a lot here in the league, with only 4 goals from 5 games. From these home matches, Enugu Rangers have conceded only 4 goals.
Abia Warriors form and stats
Abia Warriors have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Npfl, after 0-3-4 (7 played). Abia Warriors has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Abia Warriors won their last game, 2-1 versus Ifeanyi Uba played at home. A 0-1 defeat away at Heartland before that.
Abia Warriors are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 1 goal from 7 away games. It's not easy to score on Abia Warriors as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: 3 - 4 - 0 (Enugu Rangers wins - draws - Abia Warriors wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 had two or less.Enugu Rangers missing players
Abia Warriors missing players
| Enugu Rangers | Abia Warriors | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 91% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 71% | 80% |
| 64% | 40% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 29% | 53% |
| 36% | 20% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 9% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 55% | 20% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 14% | 33% |
| 18% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 40% |
| 36% | 60% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 86% | 47% |
| 7 | 7.5 | 11.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 4 | 4.9 |
| 4 | 4 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| 1.3 | 1 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | 26 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 34 | 112 |
| 15 | 8 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 11 | 36 |
| 33% | 38% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 9% | 31% |
- Abia Warriors have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Abia Warriors have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Abia Warriors have yet to win a game away.
- Enugu Rangers has the fewest points (7) at home
- Enugu Rangers has the fewest scored goals (4) at home
- Enugu Rangers have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Abia Warriors have scored 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 | Lobi Stars | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| 2 | Rivers United | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| 3 | Plateau United | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 25 |
| 4 | Sunshine Stars | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 25 |
| 5 | Akwa Starlets | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 | Akwa United | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| 7 | MFM | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Abia Warriors | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| 9 | Heartland | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 21 |
| 10 | Ifeanyi Uba | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -3 | 20 |
| 11 | Katsina United | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -5 | 20 |
| 12 | Delta Force | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -5 | 19 |
| 13 | Kano Pillars | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 14 | Wikki Tourist | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 17 |
| 15 | Warri Wolves | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 17 |
| 16 | Enyimba | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 15 |
| 17 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -8 | 13 |
| 18 | Enugu Rangers | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 19 | Adamawa United | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 18 | -15 | 11 |
| 20 | Nasarawa United | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 10 |