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.
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.
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 | Statistics | Stat | vs | 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% |
- 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 |