Enugu Rangers challenge Niger Tornadoes for glory and victory.
- Enugu Rangers have the fewest points (0) at home in Npfl
0-3-17 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Niger Tornadoes when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those 20 matches are 12-37 (scored/conceded).
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 form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first Npfl game of the season here at Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium. Last season these fans witnessed 16 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss from Enugu Rangers's 19 home games.
Enugu Rangers are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 216 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Martins).
Enugu shared the glory with Sunshine Stars in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Enyimba (0-1).It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Enugu Rangers at home in the league. 0 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Niger Tornadoes form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Npfl travels is 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Tornadoes have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 15 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Ifeanyi Uba game.
There were no winners in Tornadoes's previous match, a Npfl home game that ended 1-1 vs Abia Warriors (placed 7th).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Wikki Tourist wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.0 goals so far away for Niger Tornadoes, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - five - two (Enugu wins - draws - Niger Tornadoes wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Enugu Rangers missing players
Niger Tornadoes missing players
| Enugu Rangers | Niger Tornadoes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 7 | 7 |
- Enugu Rangers have the fewest points (0) at home in Npfl
| Enugu Rangers | Last season | Niger Tornadoes | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 11 | 22 | ||
| 18 | 16 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 12 | 1 | Lost | L | 8 | 9 | ||
| 43 | 32 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | ||
| 31 | 6 | Conceded | C | 17 | 21 | ||
| 92% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 73% | ||
| 63% | 63% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 41% | ||
| 32% | 32% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 23% | ||
| 5% | 5% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 18% | ||
| 3% | 5% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 5% | ||
| 37% | 26% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 27% | ||
| 45% | 68% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 45% | ||
| 26% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 64% | 55% | ||
| 4.2 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 3.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.8 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.2 | 5.6 | ||
| 2.4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.4 | ||
| 45% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 17% | ||
| 7.7 | 5.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 7 | ||
| 2.7 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 2.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Remo Stars | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | Akwa United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Rivers United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Kwara United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Enyimba | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Lobi Stars | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Abia Warriors | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Enugu Rangers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Niger Tornadoes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Heartland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 11 | Nasarawa United | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Wikki Tourist | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Plateau United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Akwa Starlets | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 15 | Katsina United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | MFM | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | Shooting Stars | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 18 | Gombe United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 19 | Sunshine Stars | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 20 | Kano Pillars | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Akwa United | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 53 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 29 | 71 |
| 2 | Enyimba | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 41 | 33 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 66 |
| 3 | Kwara United | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 20 | 65 |
| 4 | Nasarawa United | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 55 | 38 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 17 | 65 |
| 5 | Kano Pillars | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 29 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 9 | 64 |
| 6 | Rivers United | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 12 | 63 |
| 7 | Enugu Rangers | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 31 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 12 | 62 |
| 8 | Lobi Stars | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 39 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 28 | 4 | 58 |
| 9 | Plateau United | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 27 | 10 | 51 |
| 10 | MFM | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 24 | -1 | 51 |
| 11 | Akwa Starlets | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 47 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 29 | -10 | 50 |
| 12 | Katsina United | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 32 | -7 | 49 |
| 13 | Heartland | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 50 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 36 | -7 | 48 |
| 14 | Abia Warriors | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 48 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 47 |
| 15 | Wikki Tourist | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 47 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 30 | -7 | 45 |
| 16 | Sunshine Stars | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 39 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 29 | -11 | 45 |
| 17 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 37 | -17 | 43 |
| 18 | Warri Wolves | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 45 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 35 | -15 | 41 |
| 19 | Ifeanyi Uba | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 38 | -17 | 39 |
| 20 | Adamawa United | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 20 | 55 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 39 | -35 | 25 |
