Enyimba vs Kwara United match preview

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Wed 07.July
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Enyimba International Stadium (25000 seats)

A key match in Npfl as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Enyimba in 6th position and Kwara United placed 3rd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Enyimba have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Kwara United have the most scored goals in the second half (29) in Npfl

It's no vacation for neither Enyimba nor Kwara United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Enyimba form and stats

33 points is a decent return from 15 Npfl games here at Enyimba International Stadium for Enyimba. The data says 9 wins, 6 draws and 0 losses. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Enyimba.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Enyimba, who played 1-1 against Rivers United. That match was also played at this venue (Enyimba International Stadium).

Before that, Enyimba drew at home versus Warri Wolves.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Enyimba as they are travelling to their away game against Akwa United in the Npfl. That match is four days after this one.

Enyimba are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Enyimba have conceded only 10 goals.

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Kwara United form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Kwara United so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-8 (win-draw-lose). A depressing five defeats in a row for Kwara in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Katsina United.

Kwara go into this game after a win, the home game against Enugu Rangers that ended 2-0.

Prior to that match, the Kwara manager A. Biffo faced defeat when travelling to Akwa Starlets and losing 0-2.

Kwara has another fixture away, a Npfl game, against Abia Warriors in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Kwara as they have only managed to score 10 times from 14 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Kwara have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Kwara United - Enyimba 1-0 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Enyimba, two draws and four wins for Kwara United. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Enyimba missing players

Kwara United missing players

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Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 4 Played P 4 14 30
14 9 1 Won W 0 3 15
9 6 3 Drew D 0 3 7
7 0 0 Lost L 4 8 8
30 19 4 Scored S 2 10 38
26 10 3 Conceded C 9 19 23
87% 87% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 90%
57% 60% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 79% 73%
37% 40% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 43% 33%
7% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 3%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
50% 60% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 43% 33%
33% 40% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 21% 50%
30% 13% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 27%
 
4.1 5.9 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.1 5.9
3.6 2.7 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7.8 5.8 4
2.1 1.5 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.2 1.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 3 3 3
 
8.2 9.9 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 4.8 6.1 8.7
3.2 4.1 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.4 3.4
33% 31% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 28% 38%
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Enyimba have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Enyimba have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Enyimba have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Enyimba have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Kwara United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Kwara United have the most scored goals in the second half (29) in Npfl
  • Kwara 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 Akwa United 31 15 12 4 38 18 15 12 3 0 26 6 16 3 9 4 12 12 20 57
2 Kano Pillars 31 16 7 8 34 24 16 14 2 0 22 3 15 2 5 8 12 21 10 55
3 Kwara United 30 15 7 8 38 23 16 12 4 0 28 4 14 3 3 8 10 19 15 52
4 Nasarawa United 30 16 4 10 40 29 15 13 1 1 32 12 15 3 3 9 8 17 11 52
5 Rivers United 31 15 7 9 37 28 15 13 2 0 25 3 16 2 5 9 12 25 9 52
6 Enyimba 30 14 9 7 30 26 15 9 6 0 19 10 15 5 3 7 11 16 4 51
7 Enugu Rangers 31 14 7 10 34 24 15 12 2 1 25 5 16 2 5 9 9 19 10 49
8 Lobi Stars 31 14 4 13 34 31 15 13 2 0 28 7 16 1 2 13 6 24 3 46
9 Plateau United 31 12 8 11 36 26 16 11 4 1 29 8 15 1 4 10 7 18 10 44
10 MFM 31 11 10 10 25 24 15 9 4 2 16 8 16 2 6 8 9 16 1 43
11 Akwa Starlets 31 13 4 14 31 38 15 10 2 3 24 15 16 3 2 11 7 23 -7 43
12 Heartland 31 11 8 12 37 41 16 9 5 2 25 13 15 2 3 10 12 28 -4 41
13 Katsina United 31 12 4 15 31 37 16 11 4 1 27 9 15 1 0 14 4 28 -6 40
14 Wikki Tourist 31 9 9 13 31 38 16 9 4 3 24 15 15 0 5 10 7 23 -7 36
15 Abia Warriors 31 8 11 12 36 35 15 8 3 4 23 12 16 0 8 8 13 23 1 35
16 Sunshine Stars 31 8 9 14 22 32 15 6 7 2 13 8 16 2 2 12 9 24 -10 33
17 Jigawa Golden Stars 30 8 9 13 20 34 15 7 6 2 12 7 15 1 3 11 8 27 -14 33
18 Ifeanyi Uba 31 7 10 14 28 39 15 7 5 3 16 10 16 0 5 11 12 29 -11 31
19 Warri Wolves 31 8 7 16 25 38 16 8 4 4 17 10 15 0 3 12 8 28 -13 31
20 Adamawa United 31 5 8 18 18 40 16 5 7 4 16 13 15 0 1 14 2 27 -22 23

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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.