Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, MFM in 12th and Kano Pillars in 8th place.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
MFM form and stats
MFM are steadily winning Npfl games and points here at Agege Stadium. 4 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 8 games.
MFM haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 223 minutes ago. I. Chimezie scored that one.
The fans are hoping that MFM will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Npfl game against Kwara United (placed 13th). Before that, MFM drew at home versus Plateau United.
MFM has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Defensively MFM have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Kano Pillars form and stats
1 win, 6 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Kano Pillars playing as the away team in the Npfl this season. Things are running smoothly for Kano Pillars who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 13 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Jigawa Golden Stars. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Jigawa Golden Stars game have they lost an away game, meaning Kano Pillars has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
Kano Pillars are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Npfl against Adamawa United (placed 20th). A 2-2 draw at Sunshine Stars's stadium before that.
The attacking power of Kano Pillars when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 8 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Kano Pillars as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): MFM zero wins, one draw and Kano Pillars three victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.MFM missing players
Kano Pillars missing players
| MFM | Kano Pillars | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 18 |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 88% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 62% | 69% |
| 47% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 18% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 19% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 29% | 38% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 38% |
| 41% | 62% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 50% |
| 41% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 44% |
| 3.8 | 4.1 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 2 | 1.2 |
| 5.8 | 4.1 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6 | 3 |
| 1.5 | 1.1 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 131 | 76 | 9 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| 49 | 32 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 22% | 25% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 25% | 80% |
- Kano Pillars have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Kano Pillars have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kano Pillars have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- MFM has the most matches under the total-line (13)
- MFM has the most points from losing position (6)
- MFM have created more than twice as many corners as Kano Pillars.
- MFM have not yet lost a game at home.
- MFM have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- MFM have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| 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 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 32 |
| 2 | Lobi Stars | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Rivers United | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 | Akwa Starlets | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 |
| 5 | Sunshine Stars | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Akwa United | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Heartland | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 25 |
| 8 | Kano Pillars | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| 9 | Abia Warriors | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Ifeanyi Uba | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -2 | 24 |
| 11 | Katsina United | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 12 | Delta Force | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -5 | 19 |
| 12 | MFM | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 23 |
| 13 | Kwara United | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 | Wikki Tourist | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| 15 | Warri Wolves | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 20 |
| 16 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -9 | 17 |
| 17 | Nasarawa United | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 16 |
| 18 | Enugu Rangers | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 19 | Enyimba | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -3 | 15 |
| 20 | Adamawa United | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 25 | -21 | 14 |