Another action-packed fixture in Npfl as Kano Pillars welcome Warri Wolves

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Date: Sun 05.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)

With their 1 point advantage in the league table, Kano Pillars fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Warri Wolves.

Kano Pillars and Warri Wolves 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.

This stadium uses artificial turf, unlike Warri Wolves's home stadium. The visitors last 17 games on artificial turf have ended in 1 win, 5 draws and 11 losses.

Warri Wolves have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Kano Pillars form and stats

The story so far in the Npfl for Kano Pillars at their home stadium is 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Two home wins in a row for Kano Pillars bring valid hopes of a third.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 222 minutes.

The home team returns after sharing the points with Nasarawa United (placed 20th) on their last time out; the Npfl game ended 0-0. Before that, Kano Pillars had a home game versus Ifeanyi Uba which ended with a victory 1-0.

Kano Pillars has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Kano Pillars have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.

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Warri Wolves form and stats

0-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Warri Wolves in their Npfl matches away. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 16 away games in a row.

The supporters enjoyed Warri Wolves's previous game versus Delta Force (placed 18th), a Npfl 2-1 win played at home. A 0-1 defeat away at Plateau United before that.

A new game in only three days for Warri Wolves, the Npfl home match versus Heartland. Busy days.

The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 6 goals have been conceded by Warri Wolves in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 3 - 3 - 4 (Kano Pillars wins - draws - Warri Wolves wins). As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 7 had two or less.

Kano Pillars missing players

Warri Wolves missing players

Kano Pillars Warri Wolves
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
10 5 1 Played P 2 5 11
3 2 1 Won W 0 0 3
5 2 0 Drew D 2 2 4
2 1 0 Lost L 0 3 4
10 7 6 Scored S 2 3 9
5 2 1 Conceded C 2 6 9
60% 60% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
30% 20% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 60% 55%
20% 20% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 20% 18%
10% 20% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
10% 20% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
30% 20% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 45%
50% 60% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 27%
60% 60% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 36%
 
2.7 3 6 Corners For (avg) C F 1 1.7 4.2
2.7 1.5 3 Corners Against (avg) C A 2 3.3 2.8
0.7 0.5 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 1.3 1
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
17 17 17 Total Shots T S 13 18 48
10 10 10 Shots on Target S O 7 8 22
60% 60% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 12% 9%
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Kano Pillars have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Kano Pillars have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Warri Wolves have scored away.
  • Warri Wolves has the fewest matches over the total-line (0)
  • Warri Wolves has the most dropped points from leading position (6)
  • Warri Wolves have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Warri Wolves have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Warri Wolves have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Warri Wolves have yet to win a game away.
  • Warri Wolves haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Plateau United 11 6 3 2 16 9 5 4 1 0 11 3 6 2 2 2 5 6 7 21
2 Lobi Stars 10 5 3 2 12 5 4 4 0 0 9 0 6 1 3 2 3 5 7 18
3 Rivers United 11 5 3 3 11 7 5 3 2 0 7 3 6 2 1 3 4 4 4 18
4 Abia Warriors 11 4 5 2 11 6 6 4 2 0 10 3 5 0 3 2 1 3 5 17
5 Akwa Starlets 11 4 5 2 11 8 5 3 0 2 5 4 6 1 5 0 6 4 3 17
6 Ifeanyi Uba 11 5 2 4 9 10 6 5 1 0 6 0 5 0 1 4 3 10 -1 17
7 Sunshine Stars 11 4 4 3 14 11 6 3 3 0 9 5 5 1 1 3 5 6 3 16
8 Akwa United 11 4 4 3 11 10 6 3 3 0 8 2 5 1 1 3 3 8 1 16
9 Enyimba 9 4 3 2 13 8 5 4 1 0 10 3 4 0 2 2 3 5 5 15
10 MFM 9 4 3 2 10 5 4 2 2 0 7 2 5 2 1 2 3 3 5 15
11 Wikki Tourist 10 4 3 3 10 9 5 3 2 0 8 4 5 1 1 3 2 5 1 15
12 Katsina United 11 4 3 4 8 12 6 4 2 0 8 3 5 0 1 4 0 9 -4 15
13 Kano Pillars 10 3 5 2 10 5 5 2 2 1 7 2 5 1 3 1 3 3 5 14
14 Warri Wolves 11 3 4 4 9 9 6 3 2 1 6 3 5 0 2 3 3 6 0 13
15 Heartland 11 3 3 5 6 10 5 2 2 1 4 3 6 1 1 4 2 7 -4 12
16 Jigawa Golden Stars 10 3 1 6 11 16 5 3 1 1 6 4 5 0 0 5 5 12 -5 10
17 Adamawa United 11 3 1 7 8 18 6 3 1 2 8 7 5 0 0 5 0 11 -10 10
18 Delta Force 11 3 1 7 11 22 5 2 1 2 7 6 6 1 0 5 4 16 -11 10
19 Enugu Rangers 8 1 3 4 4 8 4 1 1 2 1 3 4 0 2 2 3 5 -4 6
20 Nasarawa United 10 1 3 6 7 14 5 1 2 2 2 3 5 0 1 4 5 11 -7 6

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The Nigerian Professional Fotball League (NPFL) is the highest level of football in Nigeria. It has earlier been known as the Nigerian Premier League, Nigerian Premiership, Nigerian Professional League and other names. It currently holds two divisions each with twelve teams. The top three teams in each division qualify for a championship playoff.