Npfl: Niger Tornadoes - Rivers United pre-match guide and statistics

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 09.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bako Kontagora Stadium (5000 seats)

Niger Tornadoes battle against Rivers United for kudos and sporting success.

Insights:
  • Niger Tornadoes have the most conceded goals in the second half (5) in Npfl

Both participants have had enough days rest since their previous game. Let's look for an in-your-face game!

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Niger Tornadoes form and stats

Only two Npfl home games for Niger Tornadoes so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

Tornadoes are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-4 away versus Enugu Rangers. As you see from the result above, Tornadoes suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

In the match before that, Niger Tornadoes hosted Abia Warriors and drew the game 1-1.

Niger Tornadoes has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Rivers United form and stats

Four points from two away games for Rivers United, meaning one draw and one victory in the Npfl so far.

The Rivers goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 313 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

There were no winners in Rivers United's previous match, a Npfl home game that ended 0-0 vs Sunshine Stars (placed 20th).

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Enyimba.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Rivers United has managed 2 goals and let in 1 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Last five meetings involving these sides: Niger Tornadoes won one, Rivers United triumphed in three and we saw one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.

Niger Tornadoes missing players

Rivers United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Niger Tornadoes Rivers United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 0 2 4
1 1 0 Won W 0 1 2
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
2 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 2 0 Scored S 0 2 5
6 1 0 Conceded C 0 1 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 75%
50% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 50%
25% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 25%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 25%
25% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 75%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 25%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0.5 4.5
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3 2.2
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.5 0.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 5 13.8
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1 3
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 100% 42%
 
11 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 2.5 3.2
7 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0.5
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Niger Tornadoes have the most conceded goals in the second half (5) in Npfl
Niger Tornadoes Last season Rivers United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
22 11   Played P   19 38
4 4   Won W   2 18
9 6   Drew D   6 9
9 1   Lost L   11 11
14 8   Scored S   15 48
21 4   Conceded C   30 36
73% 64%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 95%
41% 27%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   63% 66%
23% 9%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 34%
18% 9%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 18%
5% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 5%
27% 18%   BTTS BTTS   53% 42%
45% 73%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 42%
55% 45%   Failed to Score F T   37% 21%
 
3.8 5.3   Corners for (avg) C F   3.2 4.6
4.8 3.3   Corners against (avg) C A   5.6 3.9
1.8 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 1.7
0 0   Red cards R C   2 3
 
5.6 6   Shots (avg) S (   9.4 11.1
2.4 3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.2 3.9
17% 11%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 32%
 
7 2.7   Shots against (avg) S A   11.3 9.1
2.3 0.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.5 3.1

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

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