Match preview: 4 points separate the participants so far this season, Enyimba having done best. Will Gombe United upset the odds?
- Gombe United have not yet lost a game at home.
- Gombe United have created more than twice as many corners as Enyimba.
These teams have little in common geographically as Enyimba have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
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.
Gombe United form and stats
Gombe United must be fairly happy with 5 points from their first three Npfl games here at Pantami Township Stadium.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Enyimba in the Npfl last time out and are looking for a win here.
Prior to that, an away loss at Katsina United.Gombe United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 3 goals in 3 games. As for guarding their own goal, Gombe United have only let in 0 goals at home.
Enyimba form and stats
Enyimba are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Npfl, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Enyimba goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 210 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Gombe United (placed 15th) in their previous outing. The Npfl match ended in a draw 0-0.
Before that, Enyimba secured a home win against Shooting Stars with the score 1-0.There's been a serious shortage of goals from Enyimba's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 3 matches. Enyimba are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 2 times in 3 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These competitors have fought previously this season: Gombe - Enyimba 0-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Gombe United victories, two draws and five Enyimba wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Gombe United missing players
Enyimba missing players
| Gombe United | Enyimba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 67% | 33% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 7.8 | 10.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 3.7 |
| 3.5 | 1 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.8 | 14.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | 8.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 17% | 18% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| 5.8 | 2 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
- Enyimba have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Enyimba have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Gombe United have created more than twice as many corners as Enyimba.
- Gombe United have not yet lost a game at home.
- Gombe United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- 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 | Remo Stars | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Rivers United | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | Enugu Rangers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Akwa United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Enyimba | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Plateau United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | Nasarawa United | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Abia Warriors | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Kwara United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Lobi Stars | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 11 | Kano Pillars | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 12 | Heartland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 13 | Akwa Starlets | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -6 | 7 |
| 14 | Sunshine Stars | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | Gombe United | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Wikki Tourist | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 | Shooting Stars | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 18 | Katsina United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 6 |
| 19 | MFM | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 6 |
| 20 | Niger Tornadoes | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
