Niger Tornadoes vs Plateau United: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 19.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bako Kontagora Stadium (5000 seats)

It's game day two of the Npfl season and important points to play for. Don't miss our complete preview of Niger Tornadoes-Plateau United!

Plateau United play their home games on artifical turf, while this match will be played on grass. Up to date stats for Plateau United when featuring on grass are 3 wins, 11 draws and 17 defeats from 31 matches. They have scored 16 goals and conceded 34 times in these fixtures.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Niger Tornadoes form and stats

In the previous season, Niger Tornadoes's league stats were 16 wins, 4 draws and 17 losses, resulting in 10th spot in the Premier League. Over these 37 matches they scored 41 goals and let in 42. Performing at their own stadium in the last season Niger Tornadoes managed 16-3-0 (win-draw-lost) with 35 goals and 12 conceded.

Tornadoes's last game was hosting Plateau United (placed 19th) and winning 1-0.

A 3-3 draw away in the CAF Confederations Cup before that, with Santoba the opponent.

Early season league goal statistics from Niger Tornadoes's 1 home game: 1 goal, 0 conceded.

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Plateau United form and stats

Let's have a look at how Plateau United performed last season in the Npfl: They landed a 9th position in the league table after playing out 14 victories, 9 draws and 15 defeats. In total they scored 45 and conceded 35 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 4 and lost 14 with 10/27 goals scored/conceded. Plateau United have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Npfl were 1 victory, 4 draws and 14 defeats from 19 fixtures.

The attacking players of Plateau have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 195 minutes.

Two away games in a row for Plateau, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Niger Tornadoes in the Npfl.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Enugu Rangers wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

Head 2 Head

The squads have played each other already this season, with the match result Tornadoes - Plateau United 1-0 registered in the official records. Numbers for the former seven meetings involving these two participants are: four wins for Tornadoes, two draws and one win for Plateau United. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Niger Tornadoes missing players

Plateau United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Niger Tornadoes Plateau United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 1 0 Played P 0 1 1
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
1 1 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 1 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 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%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 100%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Niger Tornadoes Last season Plateau United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
22 11   Played P   19 38
4 4   Won W   1 14
9 6   Drew D   4 9
9 1   Lost L   14 15
14 8   Scored S   10 45
21 4   Conceded C   27 35
73% 64%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   79% 79%
41% 27%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   53% 63%
23% 9%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   32% 39%
18% 9%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 21%
5% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 8%
27% 18%   BTTS BTTS   32% 32%
45% 73%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 45%
55% 45%   Failed to Score F T   63% 45%
 
3.8 5.3   Corners for (avg) C F   3.5 5
4.8 3.3   Corners against (avg) C A   5.4 3.9
1.8 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.6
0 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
5.6 6   Shots (avg) S (   8.8 11.3
2.4 3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.8 3.9
17% 11%   Goal Efficiency G E   21% 33%
 
7 2.7   Shots against (avg) S A   10.6 7.9
2.3 0.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.3 2.4

  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 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
2 Niger Tornadoes 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Abia Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Akwa Starlets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Akwa United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Enugu Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Enyimba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Gombe United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Heartland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Kano Pillars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Katsina United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Kwara United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Lobi Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Nasarawa United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Rivers United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Shooting Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Sunshine Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Wikki Tourist 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Plateau United 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 MFM 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 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

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 Remo Stars 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
2 Niger Tornadoes 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Abia Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Akwa Starlets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Akwa United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Enugu Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Enyimba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Gombe United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Heartland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Kano Pillars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Katsina United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Kwara United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Lobi Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Nasarawa United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Rivers United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Shooting Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Sunshine Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Wikki Tourist 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Plateau United 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 MFM 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0

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