3rd place in the Npfl table for Enugu Rangers so far, a tip-top achievement. The match-going supporters pray for more entertainment as 10th-placed Wikki Tourist visit Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium.
- Enugu Rangers have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Npfl
- Wikki Tourist have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
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
Enugu Rangers are steadily winning Npfl games and points here at Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium. 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 15 games. In general it's been a long time since Enugu tasted defeat here at Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league.
Enugu Rangers are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-4 away versus Plateau United. Enugu were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Ahead of that match, Enugu Rangers won a home game hosting Akwa Starlets (1-0).There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Enugu Rangers as they are travelling to their away game against Abia Warriors in the Npfl. That match is four days after this one.
A decent goal production from Enugu in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 15 league matches. Defensively Enugu Rangers have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (7 in 15 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Wikki Tourist form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Wikki Tourist so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-12 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Wikki Tourist's last three away games as they have all been lost.
The supporters enjoyed Tourist's previous game versus Abia Warriors (placed 14th), a 1-0 win played at home.
Prior to that match, the Wikki Tourist manager Abdallah faced defeat when travelling to Nasarawa United and losing 0-1.A new game in only four days for Wikki Tourist, the Npfl home match versus Rivers United. Busy days.
Goals are few and far between in Tourist's away league games. Only 5 goals from 15 travels. Wikki Tourist have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two teams in this fixture also played each other before this match year: Wikki Tourist - Enugu 0-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - five - two (Enugu Rangers wins - draws - Wikki Tourist wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Enugu Rangers missing players
Wikki Tourist missing players
| Enugu Rangers | Wikki Tourist | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 13 | 10 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 12 | 13 |
| 35 | 23 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 23 |
| 22 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 10 | 21 | 26 |
| 77% | 80% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 87% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 47% | 47% |
| 37% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 27% | 27% |
| 13% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 7% | 3% |
| 3% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 13% | 20% |
| 53% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 47% |
| 43% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 80% | 73% | 47% |
| 3.1 | 5.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.7 | 2.8 | 4.6 |
| 3.9 | 3.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.2 | 3.7 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.2 | 14.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.3 | 7.5 | 8.2 |
| 4 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2 | 3.4 |
| 38% | 36% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 18% | 24% |
| 10 | 8.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 9.5 | 6.8 |
| 3.8 | 2.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
- Enugu Rangers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Enugu Rangers have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Wikki Tourist have scored away.
- Enugu Rangers have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Npfl
- Enugu Rangers have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Wikki Tourist have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Wikki Tourist 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 | Rivers United | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 49 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 64 |
| 2 | Plateau United | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 57 |
| 3 | Enugu Rangers | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 48 |
| 4 | Remo Stars | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 46 |
| 5 | Kwara United | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -1 | 46 |
| 6 | Enyimba | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 45 |
| 7 | Akwa United | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 44 |
| 8 | Sunshine Stars | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 42 |
| 9 | Gombe United | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 41 |
| 10 | Wikki Tourist | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 21 | -3 | 41 |
| 11 | Shooting Stars | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 26 | -3 | 38 |
| 12 | Kano Pillars | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 22 | -3 | 38 |
| 13 | Nasarawa United | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 32 | -6 | 38 |
| 14 | Abia Warriors | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 36 |
| 15 | Katsina United | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 24 | -7 | 36 |
| 16 | Niger Tornadoes | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 21 | -7 | 36 |
| 17 | Heartland | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 31 | -17 | 34 |
| 18 | Lobi Stars | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 25 | -12 | 33 |
| 19 | MFM | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 27 | -19 | 31 |
| 20 | Akwa Starlets | 29 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 33 | -17 | 30 |
