Teslim Balogun Stadium: MFM vs Ifeanyi Uba Npfl preview

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 04.April
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Teslim Balogun Stadium (24325 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the Npfl, with both MFM and Ifeanyi Uba experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 15th and the visitors in 19th place.

Insights:
  • MFM have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Npfl
  • Ifeanyi Uba have yet to win a game away.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

Ifeanyi Uba play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for Ifeanyi Uba when playing on artifical turf are 0 wins, 1 draw and 16 defeats from 17 matches. They have scored 6 goals and conceded 34 times in these games.

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MFM form and stats

When playing at home in the Npfl, MFM have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games.

MFM faced defeat in their previous match, away at Jigawa Golden Stars (0-1). Before that, MFM had a home game versus Enyimba which ended with a victory 1-0.

The MFM fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. From these home matches, MFM have conceded only 6 goals.

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Ifeanyi Uba form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ifeanyi Uba so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-6 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Ifeanyi Uba's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Ifeanyi lost away at Warri Wolves (1-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Jigawa Golden Stars.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Ifeanyi's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 8 matches. Ifeanyi's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 13 goals from these trips. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Last six meetings between the teams: MFM won three, Ifeanyi Uba won one and two draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

MFM missing players

Ifeanyi Uba missing players

MFM Ifeanyi Uba
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 9 3 Played P 3 8 17
5 5 3 Won W 0 0 3
5 2 0 Drew D 1 2 6
8 2 0 Lost L 2 6 8
12 10 5 Scored S 2 4 12
17 6 1 Conceded C 5 13 18
83% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 88%
50% 56% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 62% 47%
22% 33% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 38% 29%
6% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 12% 12%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 44% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 35%
39% 56% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 29%
44% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 50% 47%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.1 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.5 8.7 8.3 Shots (avg) S ( 4 4.7 6.9
2.7 3.7 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.5 1.4 1.8
25% 30% 56% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 30% 35%
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Ifeanyi Uba have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Ifeanyi Uba have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Ifeanyi Uba have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Ifeanyi Uba have yet to win a game away.
  • Ifeanyi Uba haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • MFM have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • MFM have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ifeanyi Uba have scored away.
  • MFM have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Npfl
  • MFM have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) 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 Kwara United 18 9 6 3 23 12 9 6 3 0 16 3 9 3 3 3 7 9 11 33
2 Kano Pillars 18 10 3 5 22 16 9 8 1 0 13 2 9 2 2 5 9 14 6 33
3 Akwa United 17 9 5 3 22 10 9 7 2 0 15 2 8 2 3 3 7 8 12 32
4 Nasarawa United 18 9 3 6 23 17 9 7 1 1 19 8 9 2 2 5 4 9 6 30
5 Enugu Rangers 18 9 3 6 19 14 9 8 1 0 13 1 9 1 2 6 6 13 5 30
6 Enyimba 15 9 3 3 15 10 7 6 1 0 9 3 8 3 2 3 6 7 5 30
7 Rivers United 17 9 2 6 19 14 8 8 0 0 15 1 9 1 2 6 4 13 5 29
8 Akwa Starlets 18 8 2 8 18 24 9 7 1 1 15 8 9 1 1 7 3 16 -6 26
9 Plateau United 18 7 4 7 22 15 9 7 1 1 19 6 9 0 3 6 3 9 7 25
10 Lobi Stars 17 7 4 6 19 17 9 7 2 0 16 5 8 0 2 6 3 12 2 25
11 Abia Warriors 18 6 6 6 28 23 9 6 1 2 18 8 9 0 5 4 10 15 5 24
12 Heartland 18 6 5 7 23 25 9 5 3 1 15 8 9 1 2 6 8 17 -2 23
13 Jigawa Golden Stars 17 6 4 7 12 17 8 5 2 1 6 2 9 1 2 6 6 15 -5 22
14 Wikki Tourist 18 5 6 7 13 14 9 5 3 1 10 4 9 0 3 6 3 10 -1 21
15 MFM 18 5 5 8 12 17 9 5 2 2 10 6 9 0 3 6 2 11 -5 20
16 Warri Wolves 18 5 4 9 14 21 9 5 3 1 11 4 9 0 1 8 3 17 -7 19
17 Sunshine Stars 18 4 6 8 13 19 9 3 4 2 9 7 9 1 2 6 4 12 -6 18
18 Katsina United 18 5 3 10 13 24 9 5 3 1 11 5 9 0 0 9 2 19 -11 18
19 Ifeanyi Uba 17 3 6 8 12 18 9 3 4 2 8 5 8 0 2 6 4 13 -6 15
20 Adamawa United 18 2 6 10 7 22 9 2 5 2 7 6 9 0 1 8 0 16 -15 12

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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.