Npfl game guide and facts: Niger Tornadoes welcome Heartland

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 10.July
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bako Kontagora Stadium (5000 seats)

Niger Tornadoes have enginereed 13 home triumphs so far, Heartland have won 0 away. Which team upgrades their results in this meeting?

Insights:
  • Niger Tornadoes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Heartland have yet to win a game away.

Niger Tornadoes are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Heartland are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Niger Tornadoes form and stats

Niger Tornadoes are steadily winning Npfl games and points here at Bako Kontagora Stadium. 13 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 18 games.

Niger Tornadoes are returning here after visiting MFM and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. A late climax in the match against MFM as the winning goal came one minutes into overtime; scored by López.

Before that, Tornadoes had a home game versus Kwara United which ended with a victory 4-0.

Niger Tornadoes has scored 23 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. Defensively Tornadoes have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (8 in 18 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Heartland form and stats

Heartland have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Npfl, after 0-4-14 (18 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 18 away games in a row.

The Heartland goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 270 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

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

A 0-0 draw at Enyimba's stadium before that.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have played before this season: Heartland - Tornadoes 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Niger Tornadoes four wins, one draw and Heartland five victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Niger Tornadoes missing players

Heartland missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Niger Tornadoes Heartland
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 6 18 36
14 13 4 Won W 0 0 12
6 3 1 Drew D 2 4 8
16 2 1 Lost L 4 14 16
30 23 8 Scored S 3 10 30
34 8 4 Conceded C 9 36 46
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 83% 86%
47% 44% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 72% 53%
28% 28% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 61% 42%
6% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 22%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 6% 6%
33% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 36%
28% 56% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 17% 42%
42% 17% 17% Failed to Score F T 67% 50% 36%
 
4.1 6.5 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3 4
3.6 3.8 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.3 3.6
1.7 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.5 2.1
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
6.9 8.7 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 6.7 9.8
3.1 4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.5 3.4
35% 41% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 11% 13% 24%
 
8 6.5 5.8 Shots against (avg) S A 10 9.5 8.3
3.5 2.2 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 2.8 2.6
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Heartland have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Heartland have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Heartland have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Heartland have yet to win a game away.
  • Niger Tornadoes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Niger Tornadoes have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Heartland have scored away.
  • Niger Tornadoes have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  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 36 22 8 6 55 21 18 17 1 0 40 5 18 5 7 6 15 16 34 74
2 Plateau United 36 20 4 12 49 27 18 17 1 0 38 6 18 3 3 12 11 21 22 64
3 Remo Stars 36 16 8 12 39 26 18 14 2 2 28 7 18 2 6 10 11 19 13 56
4 Kwara United 36 16 7 13 40 44 18 15 3 0 29 7 18 1 4 13 11 37 -4 55
5 Enugu Rangers 36 14 11 11 39 29 18 11 5 2 27 10 18 3 6 9 12 19 10 53
6 Enyimba 36 15 7 14 39 33 18 13 4 1 32 11 18 2 3 13 7 22 6 52
7 Sunshine Stars 36 14 9 13 30 26 18 14 3 1 27 7 18 0 6 12 3 19 4 51
8 Akwa United 36 13 12 11 33 32 18 11 6 1 27 11 18 2 6 10 6 21 1 51
9 Gombe United 36 13 10 13 38 38 18 12 6 0 28 10 18 1 4 13 10 28 0 49
10 Wikki Tourist 36 14 7 15 30 32 18 12 5 1 22 6 18 2 2 14 8 26 -2 49
11 Nasarawa United 36 13 8 15 40 48 18 13 5 0 26 10 18 0 3 15 14 38 -8 47
12 Abia Warriors 36 12 10 14 45 42 18 11 7 0 30 14 18 1 3 14 15 28 3 46
13 Niger Tornadoes 36 14 6 16 30 34 18 13 3 2 23 8 18 1 3 14 7 26 -4 46
14 Lobi Stars 36 13 7 16 33 43 18 12 4 2 24 13 18 1 3 14 9 30 -10 46
15 Shooting Stars 36 11 12 13 37 41 18 10 8 0 26 10 18 1 4 13 11 31 -4 45
16 Kano Pillars 36 14 6 16 30 34 18 12 4 2 21 7 18 2 2 14 9 27 -4 45
17 Katsina United 36 14 3 19 32 40 18 14 2 2 27 11 18 0 1 17 5 29 -8 45
18 Heartland 36 12 8 16 30 46 18 12 4 2 20 10 18 0 4 14 10 36 -16 44
19 Akwa Starlets 36 13 4 19 37 49 18 13 2 3 28 12 18 0 2 16 9 37 -12 43
20 MFM 36 9 9 18 26 47 18 9 3 6 18 16 18 0 6 12 8 31 -21 36

Table
  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 36 22 8 6 55 21 18 17 1 0 40 5 18 5 7 6 15 16 34 74
2 Plateau United 36 20 4 12 49 27 18 17 1 0 38 6 18 3 3 12 11 21 22 64
3 Remo Stars 36 16 8 12 39 26 18 14 2 2 28 7 18 2 6 10 11 19 13 56
4 Kwara United 36 16 7 13 40 44 18 15 3 0 29 7 18 1 4 13 11 37 -4 55
5 Enugu Rangers 36 14 11 11 39 29 18 11 5 2 27 10 18 3 6 9 12 19 10 53
6 Enyimba 36 15 7 14 39 33 18 13 4 1 32 11 18 2 3 13 7 22 6 52
7 Sunshine Stars 36 14 9 13 30 26 18 14 3 1 27 7 18 0 6 12 3 19 4 51
8 Akwa United 36 13 12 11 33 32 18 11 6 1 27 11 18 2 6 10 6 21 1 51
9 Gombe United 36 13 10 13 38 38 18 12 6 0 28 10 18 1 4 13 10 28 0 49
10 Wikki Tourist 36 14 7 15 30 32 18 12 5 1 22 6 18 2 2 14 8 26 -2 49
11 Nasarawa United 36 13 8 15 40 48 18 13 5 0 26 10 18 0 3 15 14 38 -8 47
12 Abia Warriors 36 12 10 14 45 42 18 11 7 0 30 14 18 1 3 14 15 28 3 46
13 Niger Tornadoes 36 14 6 16 30 34 18 13 3 2 23 8 18 1 3 14 7 26 -4 46
14 Lobi Stars 36 13 7 16 33 43 18 12 4 2 24 13 18 1 3 14 9 30 -10 46
15 Shooting Stars 36 11 12 13 37 41 18 10 8 0 26 10 18 1 4 13 11 31 -4 45
16 Kano Pillars 36 14 6 16 30 34 18 12 4 2 21 7 18 2 2 14 9 27 -4 45
17 Katsina United 36 14 3 19 32 40 18 14 2 2 27 11 18 0 1 17 5 29 -8 45
18 Heartland 36 12 8 16 30 46 18 12 4 2 20 10 18 0 4 14 10 36 -16 44
19 Akwa Starlets 36 13 4 19 37 49 18 13 2 3 28 12 18 0 2 16 9 37 -12 43
20 MFM 36 9 9 18 26 47 18 9 3 6 18 16 18 0 6 12 8 31 -21 36

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