The visiting Enyimba side should be favourites in this visit to Jigawa Golden Stars, as the away team holds a 5 point advantage from their eight league games this season.
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.
Jigawa Golden Stars form and stats
When playing at home in the Npfl, Jigawa Golden Stars have managed 3 wins, 0 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games. It’s been three wins in a row for Jigawa Golden Stars here, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Jigawa Golden Stars lost their last game at Abia Warriors (placed 8th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Jigawa Golden Stars won a home game hosting Warri Wolves (2-1).
Jigawa Golden Stars has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. From these home matches, Jigawa Golden Stars have conceded only 3 goals.
Enyimba form and stats
The Npfl season is young and Enyimba have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far. Enyimba has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Enyimba's last game was the home draw against Lobi Stars (1-1). A 1-2 defeat away at Akwa Starlets before that.
The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 4 goals have been conceded by Enyimba in these games.
Head 2 Head
Jigawa Golden Stars missing players
Enyimba missing players
| Jigawa Golden Stars | Enyimba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 75% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 62% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 12% |
| 3.7 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3.7 | 2 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 0.7 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 43% | 75% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 46% |
- Enyimba have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Enyimba have yet to win a game away.
- Enyimba haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Jigawa Golden Stars have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Enyimba have scored away.
- Jigawa Golden Stars have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Jigawa Golden Stars have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Jigawa Golden Stars haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plateau United | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 2 | Akwa Starlets | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | Lobi Stars | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Enyimba | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Sunshine Stars | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Wikki Tourist | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Ifeanyi Uba | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 14 |
| 8 | Abia Warriors | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | Rivers United | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | Heartland | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Katsina United | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 12 | MFM | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 13 | Kano Pillars | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 14 | Warri Wolves | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 15 | Akwa United | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -1 | 10 |
| 16 | Adamawa United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 17 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 9 |
| 18 | Delta Force | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 7 |
| 19 | Enugu Rangers | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 20 | Nasarawa United | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 2 |