Enugu Rangers will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 14 points behind Rivers United.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
0-5-17 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Rivers United 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 22 matches are 12-35 (scored/conceded).
Enugu Rangers form and stats
Overall Npfl stats at home this season for Enugu Rangers are 6-1-3 (wins-draw-losses). Two home wins in a row for Enugu Rangers bring valid hopes of a third.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Enugu Rangers, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 378 minutes in the Npfl.
Enugu Rangers shared the glory with MFM in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Adamawa United.
Enugu Rangers are traveling soon after this match as the Npfl match at Akwa Starlets awaits in three days.
The Enugu Rangers fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 10 matches. Enugu Rangers are not conceding a lot of goals here at Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 10 matches.
Rivers United form and stats
As the visiting team in Npfl matches, Rivers United, who have the the best goal difference (+0) away in Npfl, have produced an overall stat of 3-3-5 so far.
Rivers United have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 180 minutes since they last conceded in Npfl.
Rivers United won their last game, 1-0 versus Ifeanyi Uba played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Heartland at their stadium, the result 2-0.
A new game in only three days for Rivers United, the Npfl home match versus Warri Wolves. Busy days.
The attacking power of Rivers United when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 11 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Rivers United as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Rivers United - Enugu Rangers 2-1. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: four - one - four (Enugu Rangers wins - draws - Rivers United wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Enugu Rangers missing players
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| Enugu Rangers | Rivers United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 20 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 25 |
| 18 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 81% | 90% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 87% |
| 57% | 50% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 55% | 57% |
| 33% | 30% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 18% | 26% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 48% | 30% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 36% | 39% |
| 38% | 50% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | 48% |
| 33% | 30% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | 26% |
| 4.9 | 6.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.7 | 5.1 |
| 5.4 | 3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 6.9 | 3.7 |
| 1.7 | 1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 62 | 33 | 17 | Total Shots | T S | 34 | 63 | 176 |
| 22 | 10 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 21 | 66 |
| 41% | 70% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 29% | 33% |
- Enugu Rangers have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Enugu Rangers have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Rivers United has the the best goal difference (+0) away
- Rivers United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 43 |
| 2 | Rivers United | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 42 |
| 3 | Lobi Stars | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 40 |
| 4 | Sunshine Stars | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 34 |
| 5 | Akwa Starlets | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 34 |
| 6 | Akwa United | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 33 |
| 7 | Kano Pillars | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 31 |
| 8 | Enyimba | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 30 |
| 9 | Warri Wolves | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 30 |
| 10 | Ifeanyi Uba | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 24 | -3 | 30 |
| 11 | Katsina United | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 17 | -7 | 30 |
| 12 | Delta Force | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -5 | 19 |
| 12 | Heartland | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -1 | 29 |
| 13 | Enugu Rangers | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 28 |
| 14 | Nasarawa United | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 28 |
| 15 | MFM | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 28 |
| 16 | Wikki Tourist | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -1 | 28 |
| 17 | Abia Warriors | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 16 | -5 | 27 |
| 18 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 22 | -9 | 26 |
| 19 | Kwara United | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 23 | -10 | 25 |
| 20 | Adamawa United | 23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 43 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 32 | -27 | 20 |