The Npfl league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. These two teams are placed 6th and 10th respectively.
It's no vacation for neither Wikki Tourist nor Delta Force as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artificial turf and that the visiting Delta Force have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artificial turf is 1-0-2 (win-draw-loss) from three matches.
Wikki Tourist form and stats
The hosts won their first Npfl game here, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Wikki Tourist last season were 8 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss from 11 games. The Wikki Tourist fans aren't used to losing here and will expect new points from this game. Wikki Tourist has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.
In their previous game, led his Wikki Tourist to a defeat in the Npfl match away at Plateau United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. A strong away win before that one, visiting Nasarawa United and winning 1-0.
Wikki Tourist are traveling soon after this match as the Npfl match at Kano Pillars awaits in four days.
Early season league goal statistics from Wikki Tourist's 1 home game: 2 goals, 1 conceded.
Delta Force form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Npfl ended in defeat. Last season Delta Force had these away match statistics: Played 11; won 2, drew 2 and lost 7. Delta Force has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
The supporters enjoyed Delta Force's previous game versus Jigawa Golden Stars (placed 20th), a Npfl 4-1 win played at home. Prior to that match, the Delta Force manager faced defeat when travelling to Lobi Stars and losing 0-4.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Plateau United in just four days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Delta Force has managed 0 goals and let in 4 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Wikki Tourist missing players
Delta Force missing players
| Wikki Tourist | Delta Force | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| 1.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 2 | 5.5 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wikki Tourist | Last season | Delta Force | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 22 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 22 | ||
| 9 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 22 | 15 | Scored | S | 7 | 19 | ||
| 24 | 7 | Conceded | C | 18 | 26 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 82% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 55% | ||
| 41% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 45% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 14% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 9% | ||
| 55% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 36% | ||
| 18% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 36% | ||
| 27% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 45% | ||
| 3.5 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | ||
| 4.1 | 2.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2.3 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
- Delta Force have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Delta Force have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Delta Force have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Wikki Tourist have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Wikki Tourist have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Delta Force have scored away.
- Wikki Tourist have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Wikki Tourist haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Enyimba | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Ifeanyi Uba | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | MFM | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Lobi Stars | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Wikki Tourist | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Warri Wolves | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Abia Warriors | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Enugu Rangers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Delta Force | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Katsina United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Akwa Starlets | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Heartland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 14 | Sunshine Stars | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 15 | Rivers United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 16 | Akwa United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 17 | Kano Pillars | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 18 | Adamawa United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 19 | Nasarawa United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| 20 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 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 | Enugu Rangers | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 40 |
| 2 | Lobi Stars | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 35 |
| 3 | Enyimba | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | MFM | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 32 |
| 5 | Rivers United | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 31 |
| 6 | Katsina United | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 16 | -1 | 30 |
| 7 | Wikki Tourist | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 17 | -2 | 30 |
| 8 | Sunshine Stars | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 29 |
| 9 | Bendel Insurance | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Kwara United | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 11 | Niger Tornadoes | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -7 | 21 |
| 12 | Remo Stars | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -7 | 20 |