Sports bettors believe Enyimba will defeat Heartland at Enyimba International Stadium

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 26.June
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Enyimba International Stadium (25000 seats)

Enyimba are considered as probable winners of this home game vs Heartland, if the league standings are anything to judge by. Or are we looking at a possible?

Insights:
  • Enyimba have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Heartland have yet to win a game away.

This should be an absorbing match with lots of action and energy as both contenders are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!

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Enyimba form and stats

Enyimba are steadily winning Npfl games and points here at Enyimba International Stadium. 13 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 17 games. In general it's been a long time since Enyimba tasted defeat here at Enyimba International Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last 15 home games in the league.

No payout for Enyimba in their previous match, an away game at MFM that ended in defeat 1-2.

Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Kwara United.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Enyimba home games with this odds we find 13 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 11 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 3 matches were won by at least two goals.

Enyimba have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Enyimba International Stadium with 32 goals in 17 league matches. Enyimba are not conceding a lot of goals here at Enyimba International Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 17 matches.

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Heartland form and stats

Heartland have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Npfl, after 0-3-14 (17 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 17 away games in a row.

Heartland had fun at their own home (Enyimba International Stadium) last time out, beating Katsina United 1-0.

A 1-2 defeat away at Lobi Stars before that.

You'll want to know how Heartland managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 7 similar matches resulting in 2 away wins, 2 draws and 3 home wins.

The attacking power of Heartland when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 17 league matches away. The Heartland manager Ilechukwu has some worries about the defense as 36 goals have been conceded in these travels. Heartland has visited these top teams five times, and 5 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Enyimba and Heartland have met before this season: Heartland - Enyimba 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Enyimba zero wins, five draws and Heartland five victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), nine games had two or less.

Enyimba missing players

Heartland missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Enyimba Heartland
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 17 34
15 13 4 Won W 0 0 11
6 3 1 Drew D 0 3 7
13 1 0 Lost L 5 14 16
39 32 11 Scored S 3 10 29
32 11 4 Conceded C 14 36 46
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 88%
68% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 76% 56%
38% 53% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 65% 44%
6% 12% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 35% 24%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
41% 53% 80% BTTS BTTS 60% 53% 38%
32% 41% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 38%
32% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 47% 35%
 
4.2 5.1 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3 4.1
3 2.3 2 Corners against (avg) C A 1.5 4.8 3.3
1.6 1.1 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2 1.9
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.5 8.2 8.4 Shots (avg) S ( 3.5 7 10.1
3.4 3.2 3.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.6 3.5
43% 58% 61% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 15% 25%
 
7.7 5.2 4 Shots against (avg) S A 3.5 7.4 7.6
2.8 1.8 1.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 2.8 2.6
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Enyimba have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Enyimba have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Enyimba have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Heartland have scored away.
  • Enyimba have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Enyimba haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Heartland have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Heartland have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Heartland have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Heartland have yet to win a game 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 Rivers United 34 21 8 5 53 19 17 16 1 0 39 5 17 5 7 5 14 14 34 71
2 Plateau United 35 19 4 12 47 26 17 16 1 0 36 5 18 3 3 12 11 21 21 61
3 Remo Stars 34 15 8 11 36 23 17 13 2 2 27 7 17 2 6 9 9 16 13 53
4 Enugu Rangers 34 14 10 10 37 26 17 11 4 2 25 8 17 3 6 8 12 18 11 52
5 Kwara United 35 15 7 13 37 44 17 14 3 0 26 7 18 1 4 13 11 37 -7 52
6 Enyimba 34 15 6 13 39 32 17 13 3 1 32 11 17 2 3 12 7 21 7 51
7 Akwa United 35 13 12 10 33 30 18 11 6 1 27 11 17 2 6 9 6 19 3 51
8 Sunshine Stars 34 13 9 12 28 24 17 13 3 1 25 6 17 0 6 11 3 18 4 48
9 Gombe United 34 12 10 12 34 34 17 11 6 0 26 9 17 1 4 12 8 25 0 46
10 Wikki Tourist 34 13 7 14 27 30 17 11 5 1 20 6 17 2 2 13 7 24 -3 46
11 Nasarawa United 34 12 8 14 38 44 17 12 5 0 24 9 17 0 3 14 14 35 -6 44
12 Shooting Stars 34 11 10 13 33 37 17 10 7 0 24 8 17 1 3 13 9 29 -4 43
13 Niger Tornadoes 35 13 6 16 28 33 18 13 3 2 23 8 17 0 3 14 5 25 -5 43
14 Lobi Stars 34 12 7 15 31 41 17 11 4 2 23 13 17 1 3 13 8 28 -10 43
15 Abia Warriors 34 11 9 14 40 38 17 10 7 0 27 12 17 1 2 14 13 26 2 42
16 Kano Pillars 34 13 6 15 29 33 17 11 4 2 20 7 17 2 2 13 9 26 -4 42
17 Katsina United 34 13 3 18 29 36 17 13 2 2 24 9 17 0 1 16 5 27 -7 42
18 Akwa Starlets 34 12 4 18 35 48 17 12 2 3 26 12 17 0 2 15 9 36 -13 40
19 Heartland 34 11 7 16 29 46 17 11 4 2 19 10 17 0 3 14 10 36 -17 40
20 MFM 34 9 9 16 24 43 17 9 3 5 17 14 17 0 6 11 7 29 -19 36

Table
  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 34 21 8 5 53 19 17 16 1 0 39 5 17 5 7 5 14 14 34 71
2 Plateau United 35 19 4 12 47 26 17 16 1 0 36 5 18 3 3 12 11 21 21 61
3 Remo Stars 34 15 8 11 36 23 17 13 2 2 27 7 17 2 6 9 9 16 13 53
4 Enugu Rangers 34 14 10 10 37 26 17 11 4 2 25 8 17 3 6 8 12 18 11 52
5 Kwara United 35 15 7 13 37 44 17 14 3 0 26 7 18 1 4 13 11 37 -7 52
6 Enyimba 34 15 6 13 39 32 17 13 3 1 32 11 17 2 3 12 7 21 7 51
7 Akwa United 35 13 12 10 33 30 18 11 6 1 27 11 17 2 6 9 6 19 3 51
8 Sunshine Stars 34 13 9 12 28 24 17 13 3 1 25 6 17 0 6 11 3 18 4 48
9 Gombe United 34 12 10 12 34 34 17 11 6 0 26 9 17 1 4 12 8 25 0 46
10 Wikki Tourist 34 13 7 14 27 30 17 11 5 1 20 6 17 2 2 13 7 24 -3 46
11 Nasarawa United 34 12 8 14 38 44 17 12 5 0 24 9 17 0 3 14 14 35 -6 44
12 Shooting Stars 34 11 10 13 33 37 17 10 7 0 24 8 17 1 3 13 9 29 -4 43
13 Niger Tornadoes 35 13 6 16 28 33 18 13 3 2 23 8 17 0 3 14 5 25 -5 43
14 Lobi Stars 34 12 7 15 31 41 17 11 4 2 23 13 17 1 3 13 8 28 -10 43
15 Abia Warriors 34 11 9 14 40 38 17 10 7 0 27 12 17 1 2 14 13 26 2 42
16 Kano Pillars 34 13 6 15 29 33 17 11 4 2 20 7 17 2 2 13 9 26 -4 42
17 Katsina United 34 13 3 18 29 36 17 13 2 2 24 9 17 0 1 16 5 27 -7 42
18 Akwa Starlets 34 12 4 18 35 48 17 12 2 3 26 12 17 0 2 15 9 36 -13 40
19 Heartland 34 11 7 16 29 46 17 11 4 2 19 10 17 0 3 14 10 36 -17 40
20 MFM 34 9 9 16 24 43 17 9 3 5 17 14 17 0 6 11 7 29 -19 36

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