Match preview Npfl: Kwara United - MFM at Ilorin Township Stadium

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Date: Sun 02.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ilorin Township Stadium (18000 seats)

Season ticket holders at Ilorin Township Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Kwara United languishing in the 15th position so far. The guesting MFM will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

This stadium uses grass, unlike MFM's home stadium. The visitors last 20 games on grass have ended in 2 wins, 2 draws and 16 losses.

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Kwara United form and stats

When playing at home in the Npfl, Kwara United have managed 4 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 8 games.

The fans are hoping that Kwara United will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Npfl game against Adamawa United (placed 19th). Before that, Kwara United drew at home versus Sunshine Stars.

Kwara United has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. From these home matches, Kwara United have conceded only 6 goals.

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MFM form and stats

There's been little loot from MFM's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 8 away games in the Npfl. MFM only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on the MFM manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

MFM's last game was the home draw against Plateau United (0-0). A 1-2 defeat away at Wikki Tourist before that.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from MFM's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 8 matches. 8 goals have been conceded by MFM in these games.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Kwara United, 0 draws and 3 wins for MFM. Over 2,5 goals: 2 times; under 2,5 goals: 4 games.

Kwara United missing players

MFM missing players

Kwara United MFM
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 8 2 Played P 1 8 16
6 4 1 Won W 1 2 6
2 2 0 Drew D 0 1 5
8 2 1 Lost L 0 5 5
18 11 2 Scored S 1 4 14
24 6 1 Conceded C 0 8 11
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 88%
69% 62% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 38% 50%
44% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 12% 19%
31% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
12% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
44% 38% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 31%
38% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 100% 25% 44%
25% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 38%
 
7 7 0 Corners For (avg) C F 4 3.4 3.8
1 1 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 11 6.3 5.2
2 2 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 1.6 1.4
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 10 0 Total Shots T S 5 50 126
4 4 0 Shots on Target S O 1 15 47
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 20% 23%
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Kwara United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as MFM have scored away.
  • Kwara United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • MFM has the most points from losing position (6)
  • MFM 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 Lobi Stars 16 9 4 3 19 8 8 7 1 0 14 1 8 2 3 3 5 7 11 31
2 Plateau United 17 8 5 4 26 12 8 6 2 0 20 3 9 2 3 4 6 9 14 29
3 Rivers United 17 8 5 4 18 11 9 6 3 0 12 4 8 2 2 4 6 7 7 29
4 Sunshine Stars 17 7 6 4 22 17 9 5 4 0 15 8 8 2 2 4 7 9 5 27
5 Akwa Starlets 17 7 6 4 19 14 9 6 0 3 13 9 8 1 6 1 6 5 5 27
6 Akwa United 17 7 5 5 16 15 9 5 3 1 12 5 8 2 2 4 4 10 1 26
7 Abia Warriors 17 6 6 5 15 13 9 6 3 0 13 4 8 0 3 5 2 9 2 24
8 Katsina United 17 6 6 5 12 16 9 6 3 0 11 4 8 0 3 5 1 12 -4 24
9 MFM 16 6 5 5 14 11 8 4 4 0 10 3 8 2 1 5 4 8 3 23
10 Ifeanyi Uba 17 7 2 8 18 20 8 7 1 0 11 1 9 0 1 8 7 19 -2 23
11 Heartland 17 6 4 7 12 15 8 4 3 1 7 4 9 2 1 6 5 11 -3 22
12 Delta Force 14 6 1 7 17 22 7 4 1 2 11 6 7 2 0 5 6 16 -5 19
12 Kano Pillars 15 4 9 2 16 9 7 3 3 1 10 3 8 1 6 1 6 6 7 21
13 Wikki Tourist 16 5 6 5 14 14 8 4 3 1 12 8 8 1 3 4 2 6 0 21
14 Warri Wolves 17 5 5 7 15 17 8 4 2 2 8 5 9 1 3 5 7 12 -2 20
15 Kwara United 16 6 2 8 18 24 8 4 2 2 11 6 8 2 0 6 7 18 -6 20
16 Enugu Rangers 12 4 3 5 13 13 6 3 1 2 7 5 6 1 2 3 6 8 0 15
17 Enyimba 12 4 3 5 13 16 6 4 1 1 10 5 6 0 2 4 3 11 -3 15
18 Jigawa Golden Stars 16 4 2 10 16 26 8 4 2 2 10 8 8 0 0 8 6 18 -10 14
19 Adamawa United 17 4 2 11 13 32 9 4 2 3 10 9 8 0 0 8 3 23 -19 14
20 Nasarawa United 16 3 4 9 15 21 7 2 2 3 6 7 9 1 2 6 9 14 -6 13

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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.