Both participants are capable in this league, Enugu Rangers having a 4 point edge on Gombe United in the league table. Let's start!
- Gombe United have not yet lost a game at home.
- Enugu Rangers is in the worst form (1-2-3)
Gombe are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. For Enugu Rangers most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season. Gombe United's stadium, Pantami Township Stadium, has a grass surface. Enugu Rangers have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Enugu Rangers when playing on grass; 4 wins, 7 draws and 12 losses from 23 matches. They have scored 16 goals in these games and conceded 23.
It's quite the trip for Enugu Rangers when visiting Gombe as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Gombe United and Enugu Rangers should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Gombe United form and stats
Gombe United have performed here at Pantami Township Stadium this season with 12 wins from 18 Npfl matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 6 games and lost 0. In general it's been a long time since Gombe United tasted defeat here at Pantami Township Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last 23 home games in the league.
Gombe United lost their last game at Abia Warriors (placed 12th) after a 2-3 scoreline. The first setback in the shape of a loss after going unbeaten through three league matches. The host team have an in-form goalscorer in López, having found the net in four consecutive games.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Wikki Tourist in a game that was won 2-1.The Gombe United fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 28 goals in 18 league matches. From these home matches, Gombe have conceded only 10 goals. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Enugu Rangers form and stats
There's been little loot from Enugu Rangers's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 18 away games in the Npfl. Enugu Rangers only have 3 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 6 draws. A depressing five defeats in a row for Enugu Rangers in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus MFM.
Enugu Rangers played 2-2 against Shooting Stars in their previous match. It looked so good for Enugu Rangers vs Shooting Stars, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Kano Pillars wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.Take note: 9 of the latest 12 league games featuring this club have seen only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in the betting world).
The attacking power of Enugu when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 18 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 19 goals have been conceded by Enugu Rangers in these games.
Head 2 Head
The fixture lists shows this result when the squads played each other earlier this season; Enugu Rangers - Gombe United 1-0. Stats for the last ten meetings involving these two sides are: three wins for Gombe, two draws and five wins for Enugu Rangers. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Gombe United missing players
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| Gombe United | Enugu Rangers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 18 | 36 |
| 13 | 12 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 11 |
| 38 | 28 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 39 |
| 38 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 19 | 29 |
| 89% | 83% | 60% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 78% | 78% |
| 56% | 50% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | 50% |
| 36% | 39% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 36% |
| 19% | 22% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 6% | 14% |
| 8% | 11% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 42% | 39% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 28% | 28% |
| 36% | 61% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 47% |
| 33% | 17% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 61% | 47% |
| 3 | 4 | 2.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
| 2.8 | 2.1 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| 1.2 | 0.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5.8 | 8.1 | 5.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.8 | 5.9 | 8.4 |
| 2.6 | 4.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.4 | 2 | 3.4 |
| 39% | 39% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 40% | 38% |
| 5.5 | 4 | 3.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.4 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
- Enugu Rangers have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Enugu Rangers have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Npfl
- Enugu Rangers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Enugu Rangers is in the worst form (1-2-3)
- Gombe United have not yet lost a game at home.
- Gombe United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Gombe United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Gombe United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Enugu Rangers have scored away.
- Gombe United have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 55 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 34 | 74 |
| 2 | Plateau United | 36 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 64 |
| 3 | Remo Stars | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 56 |
| 4 | Kwara United | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 44 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 37 | -4 | 55 |
| 5 | Enugu Rangers | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 53 |
| 6 | Enyimba | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 33 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 52 |
| 7 | Sunshine Stars | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 51 |
| 8 | Akwa United | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 51 |
| 9 | Gombe United | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 49 |
| 10 | Wikki Tourist | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 32 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 26 | -2 | 49 |
| 11 | Nasarawa United | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 48 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 38 | -8 | 47 |
| 12 | Abia Warriors | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 28 | 3 | 46 |
| 13 | Niger Tornadoes | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 26 | -4 | 46 |
| 14 | Lobi Stars | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 43 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 30 | -10 | 46 |
| 15 | Shooting Stars | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 41 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 31 | -4 | 45 |
| 16 | Kano Pillars | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 27 | -4 | 45 |
| 17 | Katsina United | 36 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 32 | 40 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 29 | -8 | 45 |
| 18 | Heartland | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 36 | -16 | 44 |
| 19 | Akwa Starlets | 36 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 37 | 49 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 37 | -12 | 43 |
| 20 | MFM | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 47 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 31 | -21 | 36 |
