A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Kano Pillars fans are optimistic that the difference between 4th and Wikki Tourist's 15th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Kano Pillars have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Npfl
- Wikki Tourist have yet to win a game away.
Kano Pillars and Wikki Tourist 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.
Tourist are struggling to avoid relegation.
Kano Pillars form and stats
Home games in the Npfl have been a walk in the park for Kano Pillars so far, with 50 points won from 18 matches; 16 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. Ever since the Akwa United game Pillars has been unbeatable here at Sani Abacha Stadium producing four straight wins.
The fans are hoping that Kano Pillars will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Npfl game against Kwara United (placed 6th).
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Abia Warriors.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Pillars home games with this odds we find nine games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in seven wins, two draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, five matches were won by at least two goals.
There will be little rest for Pillars after this match as they are travelling to Heartland for a Npfl game in only three days.
The Pillars fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 25 in 18 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Pillars have only let in 3 goals at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Wikki Tourist form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Wikki Tourist so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 0-5-13 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 18 away games in a row.
Tourist are travelling after their nice 4-2 home win in the Npfl against Heartland (placed 13th). As you can tell from the result, the match against Heartland was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Warri Wolves's place.We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Wikki Tourist played away with similar odds. This revealed five games. The visitors overcame the odds to win one time, two were draws and the home team won as expected two times.
A new game in only three days for Tourist, the Npfl home match versus Adamawa United. Busy days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Tourist's away games in the league this season with only 9 goals from 18 matches. In the opposite end, Wikki Tourist have conceded 29 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Wikki Tourist - Pillars 1-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Pillars wins - draws - Wikki Tourist wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Kano Pillars missing players
Wikki Tourist missing players
| Kano Pillars | Wikki Tourist | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 18 | 36 |
| 18 | 16 | 6 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| 37 | 25 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 38 |
| 28 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 8 | 29 | 46 |
| 94% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 53% | 44% | 17% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 56% | 61% |
| 22% | 17% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 33% | 42% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 17% | 19% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 33% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 50% | 53% |
| 47% | 83% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 28% |
| 25% | 6% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 50% | 31% |
| 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 3.8 | 5.5 |
| 5 | 2.7 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 6.6 | 4.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7.8 | 8.8 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 7 | 8.4 |
| 2.6 | 3 | 1.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
| 38% | 50% | 71% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 16% | 34% |
- 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 at least twice as many goals at home as Wikki Tourist have scored away.
- Kano Pillars have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Npfl
- Kano Pillars have the most clean sheets (14) at home in Npfl
- Wikki Tourist have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Wikki Tourist have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Wikki Tourist have yet to win a 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 | Akwa United | 37 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 52 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 71 |
| 2 | Nasarawa United | 36 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 51 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 16 | 62 |
| 3 | Enyimba | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 62 |
| 4 | Kano Pillars | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 61 |
| 5 | Rivers United | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 34 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 11 | 60 |
| 6 | Kwara United | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 15 | 59 |
| 7 | Enugu Rangers | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 59 |
| 8 | Lobi Stars | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 35 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 55 |
| 9 | Plateau United | 37 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 33 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 25 | 12 | 51 |
| 10 | Akwa Starlets | 37 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 44 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 29 | -8 | 50 |
| 11 | Katsina United | 37 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 39 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 29 | -4 | 49 |
| 12 | MFM | 37 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 24 | -2 | 48 |
| 13 | Heartland | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 50 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 36 | -8 | 45 |
| 14 | Abia Warriors | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 41 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 44 |
| 15 | Wikki Tourist | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 46 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 29 | -8 | 42 |
| 16 | Sunshine Stars | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 28 | -12 | 41 |
| 17 | Warri Wolves | 37 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 44 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 34 | -14 | 41 |
| 18 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 35 | -18 | 40 |
| 19 | Ifeanyi Uba | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 35 | -16 | 36 |
| 20 | Adamawa United | 36 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 51 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 37 | -31 | 25 |