Nasarawa United perform at a high level so far being 4th in the table. Kano Pillars can look both up and down from their 5th position.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Kano Pillars have a different surface at their stadium (artificial turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 1-6-15 (win-draw-loss) from 22 matches.
Nasarawa United form and stats
Nasarawa United have been very solid at home so far, with 21 points collected from 8 matches (7-0-1). This has contributed greatly to their 4th position in the league table. Ever since the Heartland game Nasarawa United has been unbeatable here producing six straight wins.Nasarawa United's last game was hosting El Kanemi Warriors and winning 5-1. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Heartland.
With an average of more than two goals per home game (16 in 8 games), Nasarawa United's attacking play is working. Defensively Nasarawa United have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game (4 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Kano Pillars form and stats
There's been little loot from Kano Pillars's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 8 away games. Kano Pillars only has 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw. Kano Pillars has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.Kano Pillars delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Gombe United in their previous match; a Npfl game. Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Akwa United's place.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 8 away games, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Kano Pillars have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Kano Pillars - Nasarawa United 3-0 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 5 Nasarawa United victories, 1 draw and 4 Kano Pillars wins.Nasarawa United missing players
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| Nasarawa United | Kano Pillars | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 8 | 7 | 1 | Won | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | Lost | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 22 | 16 | 4 | Scored | 1 | 5 | 21 |
| 20 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | 6 | 12 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 56% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 81% |
| 44% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 19% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | 33% | 38% | 44% |
| 31% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 25% | 12% | 50% | Failed To Score | 67% | 50% | 25% |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 4 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 3.4 | 2.4 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 5 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| 2 | 1.6 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Nasarawa United hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 31-03-19 | | Abia Warriors | 0 - 1 | Nasarawa United |
| 03-04-19 | | Nasarawa United | 4 - 1 | Delta Force |
| 07-04-19 | | Nasarawa United | 1 - 0 | Ifeanyi Uba |
| 14-04-19 | | Heartland | 3 - 1 | Nasarawa United |
| 21-04-19 | | Nasarawa United | 5 - 1 | El Kanemi Warriors |
| 05-05-19 | | Akwa United | 15:00 | Nasarawa United |
| 08-05-19 | | Nasarawa United | 15:00 | Kano Pillars |
| 12-05-19 | | Plateau United | 15:00 | Nasarawa United |
| 15-05-19 | | Nasarawa United | 15:00 | Gombe United |
| 19-05-19 | | Nasarawa United | 15:00 | Go Round |
| 27-03-19 | | Kano Pillars | 3 - 0 | Ifeanyi Uba |
| 31-03-19 | | Heartland | 2 - 1 | Kano Pillars |
| 07-04-19 | | Kano Pillars | 2 - 1 | El Kanemi Warriors |
| 14-04-19 | | Akwa United | 3 - 0 | Kano Pillars |
| 21-04-19 | | Kano Pillars | 1 - 1 | Gombe United |
| 05-05-19 | | Kano Pillars | 15:00 | Plateau United |
| 08-05-19 | | Nasarawa United | 15:00 | Kano Pillars |
| 12-05-19 | | Kano Pillars | 15:00 | Go Round |
| 15-05-19 | | Yobe Stars | 15:00 | Kano Pillars |
| 19-05-19 | | Kano Pillars | 15:00 | Delta Force |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Akwa United | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | El Kanemi Warriors | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
| 3 | Ifeanyi Uba | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 27 |
| 4 | Nasarawa United | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 25 |
| 5 | Kano Pillars | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 24 |
| 6 | Kada City | 22 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 27 |
| 6 | Go Round | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -3 | 24 |
| 7 | Delta Force | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -6 | 23 |
| 8 | Heartland | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | Plateau United | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Gombe United | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Abia Warriors | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 18 |
| 12 | Yobe Stars | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 12 | -6 | 14 |
