This could be yet another engrossing battle at Bako Kontagora Stadium in the Npfl. Niger Tornadoes is in 3rd position and host Enugu Rangers in 9th place. Learn more about the fixture here!
- Enugu Rangers have the fewest scored goals (1) in Npfl
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Enugu Rangers have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 3-7-12 (win-draw-loss) from 22 matches.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Niger Tornadoes form and stats
The hosts won their first Npfl game here at Bako Kontagora Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Niger Tornadoes last season were 14 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses from 19 games.
In their previous game, led his Niger Tornadoes to a defeat away at Rivers United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Bako Kontagora Stadium.
Ahead of that match, Niger Tornadoes won a home game hosting Doma United (1-0).There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Niger Tornadoes as they are travelling to their away game against Abia Warriors in the Npfl. That match is three days after this one.
Niger Tornadoes has scored {1 goals} so far and conceded {0 goals} from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Enugu Rangers form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Npfl ended in defeat. Last season Enugu Rangers had these away match statistics: Played 19; won 3, drew 6 and lost 10.
Enugu's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Sunshine Stars that finished 1-1.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Lobi Stars wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Akwa Starlets in just three days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Enugu Rangers has managed {0 goals} and let in 1 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Niger Tornadoes-Enugu Rangers H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Niger Tornadoes two wins, Enugu Rangers four wins, four draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Niger Tornadoes missing players
Enugu Rangers missing players
| Niger Tornadoes | Enugu Rangers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 8.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1.5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 15.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- Enugu Rangers have the fewest scored goals (1) in Npfl
- Enugu Rangers have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in Npfl
| Niger Tornadoes | Last season | Enugu Rangers | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 15 | 14 | Won | W | 3 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 17 | 2 | Lost | L | 10 | 12 | ||
| 32 | 25 | Scored | S | 12 | 41 | ||
| 38 | 9 | Conceded | C | 20 | 30 | ||
| 97% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 79% | 79% | ||
| 50% | 47% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 53% | 50% | ||
| 32% | 32% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 32% | 34% | ||
| 5% | 5% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 5% | 13% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 3% | ||
| 34% | 37% | BTTS | BTTS | 26% | 26% | ||
| 26% | 53% | Clean Sheets | C S | 32% | 47% | ||
| 42% | 16% | Failed to Score | F T | 63% | 47% | ||
| 4.1 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 3.1 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.9 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.9 | 8.4 | ||
| 3.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.4 | ||
| 35% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 38% | ||
| 8 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.1 | 9.6 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rivers United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Abia Warriors | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Niger Tornadoes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Lobi Stars | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Doma United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Bayelsa United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 7 | Akwa Starlets | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 8 | Sunshine Stars | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Enugu Rangers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 10 | Wikki Tourist | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -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 | Rivers United | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 58 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 34 | 77 |
| 2 | Plateau United | 38 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 50 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 21 | 67 |
| 3 | Remo Stars | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 62 |
| 4 | Kwara United | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 45 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 38 | -2 | 58 |
| 5 | Enugu Rangers | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 56 |
| 6 | Nasarawa United | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 48 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 38 | -6 | 53 |
| 7 | Enyimba | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 52 |
| 8 | Gombe United | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 52 |
| 9 | Akwa United | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 23 | -1 | 52 |
| 10 | Wikki Tourist | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 29 | -1 | 52 |
| 11 | Sunshine Stars | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 51 |
| 12 | Niger Tornadoes | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 38 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 29 | -6 | 51 |
| 13 | Abia Warriors | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 50 | 44 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 30 | 6 | 50 |
| 14 | Akwa Starlets | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 42 | 49 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 37 | -7 | 49 |
| 15 | Lobi Stars | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 36 | 48 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 33 | -12 | 49 |
| 16 | Shooting Stars | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 45 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 33 | -4 | 48 |
| 17 | Katsina United | 38 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 34 | 42 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 31 | -8 | 48 |
| 18 | Heartland | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 48 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 38 | -16 | 47 |
| 19 | Kano Pillars | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 28 | -4 | 45 |
| 20 | MFM | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 51 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 34 | -25 | 36 |
