Kano Pillars have performed better than Heartland so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
- Kano Pillars have not yet lost a game at home.
- Heartland have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Heartland play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for Heartland when playing on artifical turf are 0 wins, 2 draws and 11 defeats from 13 matches. They have scored 5 goals and conceded 24 times in these games.
It's quite the trip for Heartland when visiting Pillars as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
Kano Pillars form and stats
This stadium, Sani Abacha Stadium, has been a fortress for Kano Pillars in the Npfl so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 7-1-0.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Kwara United.
Kano Pillars are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. As for guarding their own goal, Kano Pillars have only let in 1 goal at home. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Heartland form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Heartland so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-5 (win-draw-lose).
Before that, Heartland secured a home win against Wikki Tourist with the score 2-0.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Heartland as they have only managed to score 7 times from 8 away games in the league. Heartland struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 15 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Kano Pillars victories, three draws and four Heartland wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.Kano Pillars missing players
Heartland missing players
| Kano Pillars | Heartland | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 20 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 22 |
| 15 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 88% | 94% |
| 59% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 88% | 94% |
| 24% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 62% | 53% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 18% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 41% | 12% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 62% | 65% |
| 47% | 88% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 12% | 24% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 38% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.6 | 8.3 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.7 | 4.6 | 7.7 |
| 3.1 | 3 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.6 | 2.9 |
| 38% | 50% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 45% | 42% |
- Heartland have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Heartland have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kano Pillars have not yet lost a game at home.
- Kano Pillars have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Kano Pillars have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Kano Pillars 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 | Kwara United | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 30 |
| 2 | Kano Pillars | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 30 |
| 3 | Akwa United | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 29 |
| 4 | Nasarawa United | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | Enugu Rangers | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Rivers United | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 | Lobi Stars | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Abia Warriors | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| 9 | Enyimba | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 |
| 10 | Heartland | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Akwa Starlets | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | -6 | 23 |
| 12 | Plateau United | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| 13 | Wikki Tourist | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 20 |
| 14 | Sunshine Stars | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 18 |
| 15 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -6 | 18 |
| 16 | Katsina United | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 19 | -10 | 18 |
| 17 | MFM | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -5 | 17 |
| 18 | Warri Wolves | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 17 | -9 | 16 |
| 19 | Ifeanyi Uba | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -4 | 14 |
| 20 | Adamawa United | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 16 | -15 | 11 |