Niger Tornadoes vs Abia Warriors match guide

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Wed 29.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bako Kontagora Stadium (5000 seats)

Niger Tornadoes receive Abia Warriors for another engaging Npfl game here at Bako Kontagora Stadium.

It's no vacation for neither Tornadoes nor Abia Warriors as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Niger Tornadoes form and stats

1-0-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Npfl numbers at home for Niger Tornadoes so far this season.

In their previous game, led his Niger Tornadoes to a defeat in the Npfl match away at Wikki Tourist. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Bako Kontagora Stadium.

Before that, Niger Tornadoes had a home game versus Plateau United which ended with a victory 1-0.

The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Enugu Rangers in only four days.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Niger Tornadoes at home in the league. 1 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Abia Warriors form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the Npfl ended in defeat. Last season Abia Warriors had these away match statistics: Played 19; won 0, drew 8 and lost 11.

Warriors won their last game, 1-0 versus Sunshine Stars played at home.

A 1-2 defeat away at Enyimba before that.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Kwara United in just four days.

Abia Warriors have the goal stats of 1-2 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last four meetings: two - one - one (Tornadoes wins - draws - Abia Warriors wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Niger Tornadoes missing players

Abia Warriors missing players

Niger Tornadoes Abia Warriors
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
2 1 1 Played P 0 1 2
1 1 1 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
1 1 1 Scored S 0 1 2
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 2 2
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 50%
50% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 1 2.5
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 2
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 1 4.5
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1 2.5
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 100% 40%
 
11 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 3 7.5
7 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 1 2.5
Niger Tornadoes Last season Abia Warriors
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
22 11   Played P   19 38
4 4   Won W   0 12
9 6   Drew D   8 11
9 1   Lost L   11 15
14 8   Scored S   13 48
21 4   Conceded C   26 42
73% 64%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   79% 84%
41% 27%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   58% 61%
23% 9%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   37% 45%
18% 9%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   11% 24%
5% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 13%
27% 18%   BTTS BTTS   53% 55%
45% 73%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 24%
55% 45%   Failed to Score F T   47% 37%
 
3.8 5.3   Corners for (avg) C F   2.7 4.8
4.8 3.3   Corners against (avg) C A   4.4 4
1.8 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.2
0 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
5.6 6   Shots (avg) S (   6.6 9.1
2.4 3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.5 3.6
17% 11%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 41%
 
7 2.7   Shots against (avg) S A   11.6 8.3
2.3 0.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.3 2.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Remo Stars 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 6
2 Enyimba 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
3 Akwa United 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 4
4 Rivers United 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 4
5 Kwara United 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3
6 Wikki Tourist 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Abia Warriors 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
8 Enugu Rangers 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 3
9 Niger Tornadoes 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
10 Plateau United 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
11 Akwa Starlets 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -1 3
12 Nasarawa United 2 0 2 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 2
13 Gombe United 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
14 Shooting Stars 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
15 Lobi Stars 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Heartland 2 0 1 1 3 6 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
17 Sunshine Stars 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Kano Pillars 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
19 Katsina United 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 0
20 MFM 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Akwa United 38 19 14 5 53 24 19 16 3 0 38 8 19 3 11 5 15 16 29 71
2 Enyimba 38 18 12 8 41 33 19 12 7 0 25 13 19 6 5 8 16 20 8 66
3 Kwara United 38 19 8 11 48 28 19 15 4 0 35 5 19 4 4 11 13 23 20 65
4 Nasarawa United 38 20 5 13 55 38 19 17 1 1 43 13 19 3 4 12 12 25 17 65
5 Kano Pillars 38 19 7 12 38 29 19 17 2 0 26 3 19 2 5 12 12 26 9 64
6 Rivers United 38 18 9 11 48 36 19 16 3 0 33 6 19 2 6 11 15 30 12 63
7 Enugu Rangers 38 18 8 12 43 31 19 16 2 1 32 6 19 2 6 11 11 25 12 62
8 Lobi Stars 38 17 7 14 43 39 19 16 3 0 35 11 19 1 4 14 8 28 4 58
9 Plateau United 38 14 9 15 45 35 19 13 5 1 35 8 19 1 4 14 10 27 10 51
10 MFM 38 13 12 13 34 35 19 11 6 2 23 11 19 2 6 11 11 24 -1 51
11 Akwa Starlets 38 15 5 18 37 47 19 12 3 4 30 18 19 3 2 14 7 29 -10 50
12 Katsina United 38 14 7 17 35 42 19 13 5 1 31 10 19 1 2 16 4 32 -7 49
13 Heartland 38 13 9 16 43 50 19 11 6 2 28 14 19 2 3 14 15 36 -7 48
14 Abia Warriors 38 12 11 15 48 42 19 12 3 4 35 16 19 0 8 11 13 26 6 47
15 Wikki Tourist 38 12 9 17 40 47 19 12 4 3 31 17 19 0 5 14 9 30 -7 45
16 Sunshine Stars 38 11 12 15 28 39 19 9 8 2 18 10 19 2 4 13 10 29 -11 45
17 Jigawa Golden Stars 38 11 10 17 29 46 19 10 7 2 19 9 19 1 3 15 10 37 -17 43
18 Warri Wolves 38 11 8 19 30 45 19 11 4 4 20 10 19 0 4 15 10 35 -15 41
19 Ifeanyi Uba 38 9 12 17 33 50 19 9 7 3 21 12 19 0 5 14 12 38 -17 39
20 Adamawa United 38 5 10 23 20 55 19 5 9 5 17 16 19 0 1 18 3 39 -35 25

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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.