The Npfl league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. These two teams are placed 2nd and 15th respectively.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Lobi Stars form and stats
Perfect Npfl season at home so far for Lobi Stars, who have the the best goal difference (+7) at home in Npfl, 2 wins from 2 appearances. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.
The Lobi Stars goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 383 minutes without conceding a goal.
The home team returns to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa after sharing the points with Ifeanyi Uba (placed 10th) on their last time out; the Npfl game ended 0-0. Ahead of that match, Lobi Stars won a home game hosting Heartland (3-0).
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Lobi Stars at home in the league. 7 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Enugu Rangers form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Npfl for Enugu Rangers with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts. It's a growing despair in Enugu Rangers as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Npfl home defeat versus Akwa Starlets with 0-2 on the scoreboard. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Rivers United wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
A quick return to home after this game, as Enugu Rangers are hosting Pyramids FC in the CAF Confederations Cup only one days away.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Enugu Rangers has managed 2 goals and let in 3 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 7 - 2 - 1 (Lobi Stars wins - draws - Enugu Rangers wins). As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 A. Sikiru 4 goals |  M. Martins 2 goals |
Lobi Stars missing players
Enugu Rangers missing players
| Lobi Stars | Enugu Rangers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 60% |
| 60% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 40% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 3.4 | 7 | 11 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 5.7 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 1.4 | 3 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 17 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| 11 | 8 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 82% | 88% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 17% |
- All of Enugu Rangers's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Lobi Stars's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Enugu Rangers have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Enugu Rangers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Enugu Rangers have yet to win a game away.
- Enugu Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Lobi Stars has the the best goal difference (+7) at home
- Lobi Stars have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Lobi Stars have scored more than double the goals of Enugu Rangers.
- Lobi Stars have won all their matches at home so far.
- Lobi Stars have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Lobi Stars have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Lobi Stars | Last season | Enugu Rangers | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 27 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 27 | ||
| 9 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 14 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 7 | ||
| 27 | 18 | Scored | S | 14 | 33 | ||
| 25 | 11 | Conceded | C | 20 | 26 | ||
| 78% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 93% | ||
| 59% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 48% | ||
| 41% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 37% | ||
| 15% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 15% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 11% | ||
| 48% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | ||
| 37% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 37% | ||
| 37% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 26% | ||
| 2.8 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.2 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 2 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 175 | 98 | Total Shots | T S | 39 | 94 | ||
| 44 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 44 | ||
| 45% | 70% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 36% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Lobi Stars | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Enyimba | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Wikki Tourist | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Akwa Starlets | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Abia Warriors | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Katsina United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | MFM | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Rivers United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Ifeanyi Uba | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | Warri Wolves | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Sunshine Stars | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Heartland | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 14 | Akwa United | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 15 | Enugu Rangers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | Adamawa United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 17 | Delta Force | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 3 |
| 19 | Kano Pillars | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 20 | Nasarawa United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 2 |