Match preview Npfl: Enyimba - Abia Warriors at Enyimba International Stadium

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 09.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Enyimba International Stadium (25000 seats)

Season ticket holders at Enyimba International Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Enyimba languishing in the 16th position so far. The guesting Abia Warriors will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

The hosts Enyimba saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Npfl. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at MFM.

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Enyimba form and stats

13 points is a decent return from 6 Npfl games here at Enyimba International Stadium for Enyimba. The data says 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.

Before that match, a CAF Confederations Cup win away at San-Pedro.

Enyimba have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Enyimba International Stadium with 10 goals in 6 league matches. From these home matches, Enyimba have conceded only 5 goals.

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Abia Warriors form and stats

There's been little loot from Abia Warriors's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 9 away games in the Npfl. Abia Warriors only have 0 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws. Bitter travels for Abia Warriors as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Wikki Tourist match.

Two away games in a row for Abia Warriors, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Nasarawa United in the Npfl. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Warri Wolves.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Abia Warriors's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 9 matches. 12 goals have been conceded by Abia Warriors in these games.

Head 2 Head

Enyimba-Abia Warriors H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Enyimba four wins, Abia Warriors two wins, two draws. four of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Enyimba missing players

Abia Warriors missing players

Enyimba Abia Warriors
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 6 0 Played P 3 9 18
5 4 0 Won W 0 0 6
3 1 0 Drew D 0 3 6
5 1 0 Lost L 3 6 6
14 10 0 Scored S 2 3 16
16 5 0 Conceded C 7 12 16
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 78% 83%
77% 83% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 44% 56%
31% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 22% 28%
23% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 22% 11%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
46% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 33% 39%
23% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 39%
31% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 67% 39%
 
5.6 5.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 3.4 4.5
3 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3.9 3.7
1.4 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.4 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
45 37 0 Total Shots T S 14 35 124
14 13 0 Shots on Target S O 6 13 40
43% 46% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 23% 35%
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • 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.
  • Enyimba have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Enyimba have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Abia Warriors have scored away.
  • Enyimba haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 18 9 5 4 27 12 9 7 2 0 21 3 9 2 3 4 6 9 15 32
2 Lobi Stars 18 9 5 4 20 10 9 7 2 0 15 2 9 2 3 4 5 8 10 32
3 Rivers United 18 8 5 5 18 12 9 6 3 0 12 4 9 2 2 5 6 8 6 29
4 Akwa Starlets 18 7 7 4 20 15 9 6 0 3 13 9 9 1 7 1 7 6 5 28
5 Sunshine Stars 18 7 6 5 22 18 9 5 4 0 15 8 9 2 2 5 7 10 4 27
6 Akwa United 18 7 6 5 16 15 9 5 3 1 12 5 9 2 3 4 4 10 1 27
7 Heartland 18 7 4 7 13 15 9 5 3 1 8 4 9 2 1 6 5 11 -2 25
8 Kano Pillars 16 5 9 2 18 9 8 4 3 1 12 3 8 1 6 1 6 6 9 24
9 Abia Warriors 18 6 6 6 16 16 9 6 3 0 13 4 9 0 3 6 3 12 0 24
10 Ifeanyi Uba 18 7 3 8 18 20 9 7 2 0 11 1 9 0 1 8 7 19 -2 24
11 Katsina United 17 6 6 5 12 16 9 6 3 0 11 4 8 0 3 5 1 12 -4 24
12 Delta Force 14 6 1 7 17 22 7 4 1 2 11 6 7 2 0 5 6 16 -5 19
12 MFM 18 6 5 7 14 13 9 4 4 1 10 4 9 2 1 6 4 9 1 23
13 Kwara United 17 7 2 8 19 24 9 5 2 2 12 6 8 2 0 6 7 18 -5 23
14 Wikki Tourist 17 5 7 5 15 15 9 4 4 1 13 9 8 1 3 4 2 6 0 22
15 Warri Wolves 17 5 5 7 15 17 8 4 2 2 8 5 9 1 3 5 7 12 -2 20
16 Enyimba 13 5 3 5 14 16 6 4 1 1 10 5 7 1 2 4 4 11 -2 18
17 Jigawa Golden Stars 17 5 2 10 17 26 9 5 2 2 11 8 8 0 0 8 6 18 -9 17
18 Enugu Rangers 13 4 4 5 14 14 6 3 1 2 7 5 7 1 3 3 7 9 0 16
19 Nasarawa United 17 4 4 9 18 22 8 3 2 3 9 8 9 1 2 6 9 14 -4 16
20 Adamawa United 18 4 2 12 13 34 9 4 2 3 10 9 9 0 0 9 3 25 -21 14

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The Nigerian Professional Fotball League (NPFL) is the highest level of football in Nigeria. It has earlier been known as the Nigerian Premier League, Nigerian Premiership, Nigerian Professional League and other names. It currently holds two divisions each with twelve teams. The top three teams in each division qualify for a championship playoff.