Struggling Warri Wolves will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Kano Pillars in the upcoming league round. It’s 17th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Warri Wolves have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Kano Pillars have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Warri Wolves and Kano Pillars should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
5-10-16 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Kano Pillars when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 31 matches are 20-41 (scored/conceded).
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Warri Wolves form and stats
18 points is a decent return from 9 Npfl games here at Warri Township Stadium for Warri Wolves. The data says 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
Ahead of that match, Wolves won a home game hosting Ifeanyi Uba (3-1).
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Warri Wolves, as the Npfl home game vs MFM is only three days away.
Wolves has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Wolves have only let in 4 goals at home.
Kano Pillars form and stats
Kano Pillars have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Npfl, after 2-2-5 (9 played). The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Kano Pillars hope to make it five in this match.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Heartland.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Adamawa United in just three days.
Pillars have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 9 goals have been scored. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Kano Pillars have conceded 14 goals in their away games. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Kano Pillars - Wolves 1-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Wolves won four, Kano Pillars won three and three draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Warri Wolves missing players
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| Warri Wolves | Kano Pillars | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 23 |
| 22 | 4 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 16 |
| 89% | 78% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 53% | 44% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 58% |
| 32% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 26% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 11% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 11% |
| 32% | 33% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 42% |
| 32% | 67% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 11% | 47% |
| 47% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 11% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.1 | 12.5 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7.1 | 7.9 |
| 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 20% | 27% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 31% | 39% |
- Kano Pillars have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kano Pillars haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Warri Wolves have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Warri Wolves have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kwara United | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 36 |
| 2 | Kano Pillars | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 36 |
| 3 | Akwa United | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | Enugu Rangers | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 30 |
| 5 | Enyimba | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | Nasarawa United | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Rivers United | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 29 |
| 8 | Akwa Starlets | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 16 | -4 | 29 |
| 9 | Lobi Stars | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Abia Warriors | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 27 |
| 11 | Heartland | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -1 | 26 |
| 12 | Plateau United | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 25 |
| 13 | Wikki Tourist | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 24 |
| 14 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -6 | 22 |
| 15 | MFM | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | -5 | 21 |
| 16 | Sunshine Stars | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 17 | Warri Wolves | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 18 | -8 | 19 |
| 18 | Katsina United | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 22 | -13 | 18 |
| 19 | Ifeanyi Uba | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -6 | 16 |
| 20 | Adamawa United | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 18 | -16 | 12 |