Wikki Tourist hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 24 points and a 15th position in the Npfl table. Visiting Enyimba holds 10th place with 31 pts.
- Enyimba have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Npfl
It's no vacation for neither Wikki Tourist nor Enyimba 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.
It should be mentioned that Enyimba play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Enyimba on artifical turf are 2 victories, 6 draws and 7 defeats from 15 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 10-20. You can compare this with overall results below.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Wikki Tourist form and stats
Overall Npfl stats at home this season for Wikki Tourist are 6-3-2 (wins-draw-losses). Wikki Tourist has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager U. Abdallah and the players.
In their previous game, the manager U. Abdallah led his Tourist to a defeat in the Npfl match away at Plateau United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Nasarawa United (1-2).Wikki Tourist are traveling soon after this match as the Npfl match at Rivers United awaits in four days.
Tourist has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Wikki Tourist are not conceding a lot of goals here at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 11 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Enyimba form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Enyimba playing as the away team in the Npfl this season. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on F. Ojo, the Enyimba manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
There were no winners in Enyimba's previous match, a CAF Confederations Cup home game that ended 1-1 vs Pyramids FC.
Prior to that match, the Enyimba manager F. Ojo faced defeat when travelling to Pyramids FC and losing 1-4.After this away game Enyimba return home for a Npfl game against Lobi Stars. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Enyimba as they have only managed to score 6 times from 10 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Enyimba have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Enyimba - Tourist 1-0 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Tourist two wins, three draws and Enyimba five victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Wikki Tourist missing players
Enyimba missing players
| Wikki Tourist | Enyimba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 19 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 26 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 15 |
| 82% | 82% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 90% | 94% |
| 59% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 36% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 20% | 28% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 45% | 45% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 30% | 39% |
| 36% | 55% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 20% | 33% |
| 36% | 18% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 60% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.5 | 9.5 | 5.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 7.2 | 8.2 |
| 3.3 | 4.3 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| 24% | 30% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 30% | 36% |
- Enyimba have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Npfl
- Wikki Tourist have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Enyimba have scored 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 | Kano Pillars | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 41 |
| 2 | Akwa United | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 40 |
| 3 | Kwara United | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 39 |
| 4 | Nasarawa United | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 39 |
| 5 | Rivers United | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 39 |
| 6 | Enugu Rangers | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 33 |
| 7 | Heartland | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 32 |
| 8 | Plateau United | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 31 |
| 9 | Lobi Stars | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 31 |
| 10 | Enyimba | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 31 |
| 11 | MFM | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 30 |
| 12 | Akwa Starlets | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 19 | -8 | 30 |
| 13 | Abia Warriors | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 28 |
| 14 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -5 | 28 |
| 15 | Wikki Tourist | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -7 | 24 |
| 16 | Katsina United | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 24 | -11 | 22 |
| 17 | Warri Wolves | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 21 | -10 | 21 |
| 18 | Sunshine Stars | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -8 | 20 |
| 19 | Ifeanyi Uba | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -10 | 20 |
| 20 | Adamawa United | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 19 | -18 | 13 |