This match features two teams living in the basement of the Npfl, Heartland holding 9th place and Nasarawa United lying 10th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Heartland form and stats
Heartland have collected 16 points from their home games so far after 3-7-1.The home team returns to venue after sharing the points with Plateau United on their last time out; the Npfl game ended 0-0. Ahead of that match, Heartland won a home game hosting Kano Pillars (2-1).
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Heartland here, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 11 games). Heartland are not conceding a lot of goals here, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 11 matches.
Nasarawa United form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Nasarawa United, who have the most conceded goals (13) away in Npfl, so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 0-6-5 (win-draw-lose).Nasarawa United won their last game, 1-0 versus Ifeanyi Uba played at home. Before that, Nasarawa United secured a home win against Delta Force with the score 4-1.
Goals are few and far between in Nasarawa United's away games. Only 4 goals from 11 travels. 13 goals have been conceded by Nasarawa United in these games.
Head 2 Head
Heartland and Nasarawa United have met before this season: Nasarawa United - Heartland 0-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 5 wins for Heartland, 1 draw and 4 wins for Nasarawa United.Heartland missing players
Nasarawa United missing players
| Heartland | Nasarawa United | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | Played | 7 | 14 |
| 13 | 12 | Scored | 5 | 16 |
| 13 | 7 | Conceded | 13 | 16 |
| 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 86% | Over 1.5 | 57% | 50% |
| 29% | 57% | Over 2.5 | 43% | 36% |
| 7% | 14% | Over 3.5 | 14% | 14% |
| 7% | 14% | Over 4.5 | 14% | 14% |
| 36% | 71% | Both teams to score | 43% | 36% |
| 29% | 29% | Clean Sheet | 14% | 36% |
| 43% | 0% | Failed To Score | 43% | 29% |
- Nasarawa United hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
- Nasarawa United is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
- Heartland is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
- Heartland has scored in all of their 7 home matches.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Akwa United | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 32 |
| 2 | El Kanemi Warriors | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 32 |
| 3 | Ifeanyi Uba | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 31 |
| 4 | Kano Pillars | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 30 |
| 5 | Go Round | 22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 28 |
| 6 | Kada City | 22 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 27 |
| 7 | Abia Warriors | 22 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 25 |
| 8 | Plateau United | 22 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 | Heartland | 22 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 24 |
| 10 | Nasarawa United | 22 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -5 | 24 |
| 11 | Gombe United | 22 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 21 |
| 12 | Yobe Stars | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 20 |
