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- Enyimba have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Npfl
- Heartland have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Npfl
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.
Enyimba form and stats
Enyimba have been outstanding at home so far in the Npfl with 6 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses. Enyimba have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Heartland in the Npfl last time out and are looking for a win here.
In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Wikki Tourist.Enyimba are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. From these home matches, Enyimba have conceded only 5 goals.
Heartland form and stats
Heartland have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Npfl, after 2-2-7 (11 played).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Enyimba (placed 8th) in their previous outing. The Npfl match ended in a draw 0-0.
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Plateau United.The attacking power of Heartland when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 11 league matches away. Heartland's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 20 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Heartland - Enyimba 2-0 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Enyimba won one game, five matches ended with a draw and Heartland has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / nineEnyimba missing players
Heartland missing players
| Enyimba | Heartland | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 19 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 29 |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 20 | 29 |
| 90% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 88% |
| 50% | 44% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 83% |
| 30% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 58% | 50% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 40% | 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 58% | 58% |
| 35% | 56% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 35% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 21% |
| 3.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 2.3 | 4 |
| 4.1 | 3.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| 2.3 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8.4 | 9.7 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 4.9 | 8.2 |
| 3.1 | 3.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2 | 3.1 |
| 35% | 33% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 36% | 38% |
- Enyimba have not yet lost a game at home.
- 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 the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Npfl
- Enyimba have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Heartland have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Heartland have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Heartland have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Npfl
- Heartland 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 | Akwa United | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 45 |
| 2 | Kano Pillars | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 44 |
| 3 | Nasarawa United | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 42 |
| 4 | Kwara United | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 40 |
| 5 | Rivers United | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 40 |
| 6 | Enugu Rangers | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 38 |
| 7 | Lobi Stars | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 34 |
| 8 | Enyimba | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 34 |
| 9 | MFM | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 34 |
| 10 | Heartland | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 33 |
| 11 | Akwa Starlets | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 20 | -8 | 33 |
| 12 | Plateau United | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 32 |
| 13 | Abia Warriors | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 29 |
| 14 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -8 | 28 |
| 15 | Katsina United | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 25 | -11 | 25 |
| 16 | Wikki Tourist | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -8 | 24 |
| 17 | Warri Wolves | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 22 | -10 | 24 |
| 18 | Sunshine Stars | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 17 | -9 | 21 |
| 19 | Ifeanyi Uba | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -11 | 21 |
| 20 | Adamawa United | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 20 | -18 | 16 |