Struggling MFM will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Akwa United in the upcoming league round. It’s 17th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- MFM have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Npfl
- Akwa United have the the best goal difference (+8) in Npfl
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for MFM and Akwa United.
2-5-7 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Akwa United when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those 14 matches are 7-16 (scored/conceded).
MFM form and stats
14 points is a decent return from 7 Npfl games here at Teslim Balogun Stadium for MFM. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. MFM has recorded two wins in a row here at Teslim Balogun Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
MFM are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Rivers United.
MFM are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 games. From these home matches, MFM have conceded only 4 goals.
Akwa United form and stats
There's been little loot from Akwa United's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 7 away games in the Npfl. Akwa United, who have the the best goal difference (+8) in Npfl, only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws. Akwa has drawn their two previous away games.
The Akwa United goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 306 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
The supporters enjoyed Akwa's previous game versus Ifeanyi Uba (placed 19th), a Npfl 1-0 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Warri Wolves.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 7 goals have been conceded by Akwa in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last five meetings: three - one - one (MFM wins - draws - Akwa United wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.MFM missing players
Akwa United missing players
| MFM | Akwa United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 80% | 86% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 86% | 87% |
| 53% | 57% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 57% | 53% |
| 20% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 33% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 43% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | 40% |
| 40% | 57% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 29% | 53% |
| 47% | 14% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.4 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7.2 | 8 | 6.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 8.6 | 10.8 |
| 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.4 | 4 |
| 26% | 33% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 31% |
- Akwa United have the the best goal difference (+8) in Npfl
- MFM have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- MFM have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Npfl
| 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 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 2 | Nasarawa United | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| 3 | Kwara United | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 27 |
| 4 | Kano Pillars | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | Enugu Rangers | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Akwa United | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 26 |
| 7 | Enyimba | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 25 |
| 8 | Akwa Starlets | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | -6 | 23 |
| 9 | Plateau United | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| 10 | Lobi Stars | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 | Heartland | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -1 | 22 |
| 12 | Abia Warriors | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 13 | Wikki Tourist | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 14 | Sunshine Stars | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 18 |
| 15 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -6 | 18 |
| 16 | Katsina United | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 16 | -8 | 18 |
| 17 | MFM | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 18 | Warri Wolves | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 16 | -9 | 15 |
| 19 | Ifeanyi Uba | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -4 | 14 |
| 20 | Adamawa United | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 11 | -10 | 11 |