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- Katsina United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Niger Tornadoes have the fewest scored goals (20) in Npfl
Katsina have less rest than Niger Tornadoes in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Npfl game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Sunshine Stars, so at least Katsina United are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Katsina United form and stats
Katsina United are steadily winning Npfl games and points here at Muhammadu Dikko Stadium. 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 15 games. When Katsina United hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Lobi Stars, MFM, Akwa Starlets, Katsina United, Heartland and Abia Warriors), they have won 2 of 4 matches! After failing to beat Rivers United here at Muhammadu Dikko Stadium, Katsina United has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
No payout for Katsina United in their previous match, an away game at Sunshine Stars that ended in defeat 0-2.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Kano Pillars (0-1).The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Kwara United in only four days.
Katsina has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Katsina United are not conceding a lot of goals here at Muhammadu Dikko Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 15 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Niger Tornadoes form and stats
There's been little loot from Niger Tornadoes's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 15 away games in the Npfl. Niger Tornadoes only have 0 wins to counter their 12 defeats and 3 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Tornadoes have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 29 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Ifeanyi Uba game.
Niger Tornadoes lost away at Akwa United (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
Before that, Niger Tornadoes secured a home win against Gombe United with the score 1-0.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Enyimba in just four days.
Niger Tornadoes are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 4 goals from 15 away games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 21 goals have been conceded by Tornadoes in these games.
Head 2 Head
Katsina United and Niger Tornadoes have met earlier this season: Niger Tornadoes - Katsina United 2-1. Head to head data (for the preceeding five meetings): Katsina won three games, zero matches ended in a draw and Niger Tornadoes have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / threeKatsina United missing players
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| Katsina United | Niger Tornadoes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 11 | 11 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 12 | 13 |
| 25 | 20 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| 32 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 21 | 27 |
| 97% | 93% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 47% | 40% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 40% | 41% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 20% | 21% |
| 10% | 13% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| 3% | 7% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 40% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 27% | 31% |
| 27% | 53% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 28% |
| 43% | 13% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 73% | 45% |
| 2.3 | 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| 4.4 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| 2.1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5.2 | 10 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 4.4 | 6.7 |
| 2.5 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 1.9 | 2.9 |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 18% | 31% |
| 9.1 | 2 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 9.6 | 8.2 |
| 2.8 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.8 | 3.7 |
- Katsina United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Katsina United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Niger Tornadoes have scored away.
- Katsina United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Niger Tornadoes have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Niger Tornadoes have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Niger Tornadoes have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Niger Tornadoes have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Npfl
- Niger Tornadoes have the fewest scored goals (20) in Npfl
- Niger Tornadoes have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Niger Tornadoes have yet to win a game away.
- Niger Tornadoes 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 | Rivers United | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 49 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 64 |
| 2 | Plateau United | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 57 |
| 3 | Enugu Rangers | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 48 |
| 4 | Remo Stars | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 46 |
| 5 | Kwara United | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -1 | 46 |
| 6 | Enyimba | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 45 |
| 7 | Akwa United | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 44 |
| 8 | Sunshine Stars | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 42 |
| 9 | Gombe United | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 41 |
| 10 | Wikki Tourist | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 21 | -3 | 41 |
| 11 | Shooting Stars | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 26 | -3 | 38 |
| 12 | Kano Pillars | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 22 | -3 | 38 |
| 13 | Nasarawa United | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 32 | -6 | 38 |
| 14 | Abia Warriors | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 36 |
| 15 | Katsina United | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 24 | -7 | 36 |
| 16 | Niger Tornadoes | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 21 | -7 | 36 |
| 17 | Heartland | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 31 | -17 | 34 |
| 18 | Lobi Stars | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 25 | -12 | 33 |
| 19 | MFM | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 27 | -19 | 31 |
| 20 | Akwa Starlets | 29 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 33 | -17 | 30 |
