Match preview Npfl: Warri Wolves - MFM at Warri Township Stadium

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 15.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Warri Township Stadium (20000 seats)

With their 2 point advantage in the league table, Warri Wolves fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against MFM.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

MFM play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for MFM when playing on grass are 2 wins, 2 draws and 17 defeats from 21 matches. They have scored 6 goals and conceded 32 times in these games.

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Warri Wolves form and stats

Warri Wolves have performed here at Warri Township Stadium this season with 6 wins from 10 Npfl matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2. Warri Wolves has recorded two wins in a row here at Warri Township Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Warri Wolves, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 180 minutes in the Npfl.

Before that, Warri Wolves had a home game versus Sunshine Stars which ended with a victory 3-0.

The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Rivers United in only three days.

The Warri Wolves fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 10 matches. Defensively Warri Wolves have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 10 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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MFM form and stats

There's been little loot from MFM's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 11 away games in the Npfl. MFM only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 1 draw. A depressing six defeats in a row for MFM in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Sunshine Stars.

MFM are looking to quickly end their 369 minutes long goal drought in the Npfl.

There were no winners in MFM's previous match, a Npfl home game that ended 0-0 vs Enugu Rangers (placed 13th). A 0-1 defeat away at Ifeanyi Uba before that.

A new game in only three days for MFM, the Npfl home match versus Abia Warriors. Busy days.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from MFM's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 11 matches. As opposed to that, MFM have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: MFM - Warri Wolves 1-1. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one Warri Wolves victory, two draws and zero MFM wins. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Warri Wolves missing players

MFM missing players

Warri Wolves MFM
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 10 3 Played P 4 11 23
8 6 3 Won W 2 2 7
6 2 0 Drew D 0 1 7
8 2 0 Lost L 2 8 9
23 13 5 Scored S 2 4 17
20 5 1 Conceded C 2 11 16
95% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 83%
64% 60% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 27% 39%
32% 30% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 9% 17%
5% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 4%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 30% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 18% 26%
32% 60% 67% Clean Sheets C S 50% 18% 39%
23% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 64% 52%
 
3.4 5.8 8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 3.2 4
3.4 3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 7.5 7.2 5.3
0.9 0.6 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.8 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
118 72 14 Total Shots T S 23 62 170
48 30 7 Shots on Target S O 6 18 67
27% 23% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 17% 21%
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • MFM has the most matches under the total-line (17)
  • MFM has the most points from losing position (9)
  • MFM have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • MFM have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • MFM have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • MFM haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Warri Wolves has the most dropped points from leading position (11)
  • Warri Wolves have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Warri Wolves have scored at least twice as many goals at home as MFM have scored away.
  • Warri Wolves 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 Plateau United 23 12 7 4 32 13 11 9 2 0 25 4 12 3 5 4 7 9 19 43
2 Rivers United 23 12 6 5 25 14 12 9 3 0 16 5 11 3 3 5 9 9 11 42
3 Lobi Stars 23 11 7 5 25 17 12 8 4 0 19 5 11 3 3 5 6 12 8 40
4 Sunshine Stars 23 9 7 7 26 24 12 7 5 0 18 8 11 2 2 7 8 16 2 34
5 Akwa Starlets 24 8 10 6 23 21 12 7 2 3 14 9 12 1 8 3 9 12 2 34
6 Akwa United 23 8 9 6 22 21 12 5 6 1 15 8 11 3 3 5 7 13 1 33
7 Kano Pillars 22 7 10 5 25 17 10 6 3 1 15 3 12 1 7 4 10 14 8 31
8 Enyimba 18 9 3 6 25 20 9 7 1 1 17 6 9 2 2 5 8 14 5 30
9 Warri Wolves 22 8 6 8 23 20 10 6 2 2 13 5 12 2 4 6 10 15 3 30
10 Ifeanyi Uba 23 9 3 11 23 26 11 9 2 0 15 2 12 0 1 11 8 24 -3 30
11 Katsina United 21 8 6 7 15 22 11 8 3 0 14 5 10 0 3 7 1 17 -7 30
12 Delta Force 14 6 1 7 17 22 7 4 1 2 11 6 7 2 0 5 6 16 -5 19
12 Heartland 23 8 5 10 18 19 11 6 3 2 13 6 12 2 2 8 5 13 -1 29
13 Enugu Rangers 21 7 7 7 20 18 10 6 1 3 12 7 11 1 6 4 8 11 2 28
14 Nasarawa United 23 8 4 11 26 25 12 7 2 3 17 9 11 1 2 8 9 16 1 28
15 MFM 23 7 7 9 17 16 12 5 6 1 13 5 11 2 1 8 4 11 1 28
16 Wikki Tourist 23 7 7 9 22 23 12 6 4 2 18 10 11 1 3 7 4 13 -1 28
17 Abia Warriors 23 7 6 10 20 25 11 7 3 1 16 9 12 0 3 9 4 16 -5 27
18 Jigawa Golden Stars 23 8 2 13 23 32 12 8 2 2 16 10 11 0 0 11 7 22 -9 26
19 Kwara United 23 7 4 12 21 31 11 5 3 3 13 8 12 2 1 9 8 23 -10 25
20 Adamawa United 23 6 2 15 16 43 12 6 2 4 13 11 11 0 0 11 3 32 -27 20

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The Nigerian Professional Fotball League (NPFL) is the highest level of football in Nigeria. It has earlier been known as the Nigerian Premier League, Nigerian Premiership, Nigerian Professional League and other names. It currently holds two divisions each with twelve teams. The top three teams in each division qualify for a championship playoff.