Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Enyimba welcomes Plateau United

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

It's advantage Enyimba so far with their 1st position in the Npfl table, welcoming Plateau United who are placed 10th.

Insights:
  • Enyimba has the most scored goals in the first half (8) in Npfl
  • Plateau United has the fewest conceded goals (4) in Npfl

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Enyimba and Plateau United.

It should be mentioned that Plateau United play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Plateau United on grass are 4 victories, 9 draws and 13 defeats from 26 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 15-33. You can compare this with overall results below.

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Enyimba form and stats

4-0-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Npfl numbers at home for Enyimba so far this season.

Happy days for Enyimba in their previous game, a Npfl match away at Nasarawa United (placed 6th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Before that, Enyimba had a home game versus Katsina United which ended with a victory 1-0.

Enyimba has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Enyimba have only let in 1 goal at home.

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Plateau United form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Npfl, on their Npfl travels is 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

There might be some fixture complaints from Plateau as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Npfl match against Warri Wolves (0-1).

Goals are few and far between in Plateau United's away league games. Only 0 goals from 4 travels. The Plateau defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (2 goals in 4 games).

Head 2 Head

As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's four Enyimba victories, zero draws and three Plateau United wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Enyimba missing players

Plateau United missing players

Enyimba Plateau United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 4 1 Played P 1 4 8
6 4 1 Won W 0 0 3
0 0 0 Drew D 0 2 2
2 0 0 Lost L 1 2 3
9 5 1 Scored S 0 0 7
6 1 0 Conceded C 1 2 4
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 50% 75%
50% 25% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 38%
38% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
38% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
38% 75% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 62%
25% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 62%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.7 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.6 11.8 12 Shots (avg) S ( 4 6.2 10.3
3 2.8 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1 2.7
43% 45% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 38%
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Enyimba has the most scored goals in the first half (8) in Npfl
  • 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 Plateau United have scored away.
  • Enyimba have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Enyimba have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Enyimba haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Plateau United has the fewest conceded goals (2) away in Npfl
  • Plateau United has the fewest conceded goals (4) in Npfl
  • Plateau United has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Npfl
  • Plateau United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Plateau United have failed to score a single goal away.
  • Plateau United 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 Enyimba 8 6 0 2 9 6 4 4 0 0 5 1 4 2 0 2 4 5 3 18
2 Rivers United 8 5 0 3 10 5 4 4 0 0 8 1 4 1 0 3 2 4 5 15
3 Kwara United 8 4 3 1 7 5 4 3 1 0 5 2 4 1 2 1 2 3 2 15
4 Kano Pillars 8 4 2 2 9 5 4 4 0 0 6 0 4 0 2 2 3 5 4 14
5 Enugu Rangers 8 4 2 2 9 6 4 3 1 0 6 1 4 1 1 2 3 5 3 14
6 Nasarawa United 8 4 2 2 9 7 4 2 1 1 5 4 4 2 1 1 4 3 2 14
7 Sunshine Stars 8 4 1 3 10 10 4 3 1 0 7 3 4 1 0 3 3 7 0 13
8 Lobi Stars 8 3 3 2 9 6 4 3 1 0 6 1 4 0 2 2 3 5 3 12
9 Akwa United 8 3 3 2 7 6 4 2 2 0 4 2 4 1 1 2 3 4 1 12
10 Plateau United 8 3 2 3 7 4 4 3 0 1 7 2 4 0 2 2 0 2 3 11
11 Wikki Tourist 8 3 2 3 7 5 4 3 1 0 5 0 4 0 1 3 2 5 2 11
12 Akwa Starlets 8 3 2 3 8 9 4 2 1 1 6 4 4 1 1 2 2 5 -1 11
13 MFM 8 2 4 2 5 6 4 2 2 0 4 2 4 0 2 2 1 4 -1 10
14 Jigawa Golden Stars 8 3 1 4 7 9 4 2 1 1 3 2 4 1 0 3 4 7 -2 10
15 Katsina United 8 3 1 4 7 10 4 3 1 0 7 3 4 0 0 4 0 7 -3 10
16 Warri Wolves 8 3 0 5 7 10 4 3 0 1 6 2 4 0 0 4 1 8 -3 9
17 Ifeanyi Uba 8 2 2 4 5 7 4 2 1 1 3 2 4 0 1 3 2 5 -2 8
18 Heartland 8 2 1 5 10 15 4 2 1 1 6 4 4 0 0 4 4 11 -5 7
19 Abia Warriors 8 1 3 4 7 9 4 1 1 2 5 5 4 0 2 2 2 4 -2 6
20 Adamawa United 8 0 2 6 2 11 4 0 2 2 2 4 4 0 0 4 0 7 -9 2

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