The home advantage belongs to Wikki Tourist in this match versus Kano Pillars, but the visitors will battle to the bitter end. Here's the Tipsway match preview!
- Wikki Tourist have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Kano Pillars have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
It's no vacation for neither Tourist nor Kano Pillars 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.
Wikki Tourist form and stats
13 points is a decent return from 6 Npfl games here at Pantami Township Stadium for Wikki Tourist. The data says 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 292 minutes without scoring a league goal. Yusuf was the last player to find the net.
The fans are hoping that Wikki Tourist will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the game against Rivers United (placed 1st).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Enugu Rangers.Wikki Tourist are traveling soon after this match as the Npfl match at Shooting Stars awaits in four days.
A decent goal production from Tourist in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. From these home matches, Wikki Tourist have conceded only 3 goals.
Kano Pillars form and stats
Kano Pillars have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Npfl, after 1-0-5 (6 played).
Kano Pillars are looking to quickly end their 270 minutes long goal drought in the Npfl.
Home advantage was not enough for Pillars in their previous game as they lost hosting Plateau United, 0-1.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Akwa Starlets's place.A new game in only four days for Kano Pillars, the Npfl home match versus Abia Warriors. Busy days.
Goals are few and far between in Kano Pillars's away league games. Only 1 goal from 6 travels. Pillars struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings featuring these contenders: Wikki Tourist won four, Kano Pillars were winners in three and we saw three draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Wikki Tourist missing players
Kano Pillars missing players
| Wikki Tourist | Kano Pillars | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| 91% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 55% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 33% | 25% |
| 45% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 33% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 18% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 45% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 50% |
| 45% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 83% | 67% |
| 6.3 | 7.5 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.1 | 10.2 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| 5 | 5.8 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 22% | 26% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 7.7 | 5.3 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 9.8 | 9.8 |
| 3.6 | 3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
- Kano Pillars have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Kano Pillars have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Kano Pillars have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kano Pillars haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Wikki Tourist have created more than twice as many corners as Kano Pillars.
- Wikki Tourist have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 Kano Pillars have scored away.
- Wikki Tourist have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rivers United | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 25 |
| 2 | Plateau United | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | Remo Stars | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 23 |
| 4 | Enugu Rangers | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | Enyimba | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| 6 | Shooting Stars | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Kwara United | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Akwa United | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Nasarawa United | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 17 |
| 10 | Gombe United | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 11 | Wikki Tourist | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Lobi Stars | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -4 | 16 |
| 13 | Sunshine Stars | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 14 | Kano Pillars | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | -5 | 14 |
| 15 | Abia Warriors | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 16 | Niger Tornadoes | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 13 |
| 17 | Katsina United | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | -6 | 13 |
| 18 | Akwa Starlets | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | -8 | 12 |
| 19 | Heartland | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14 | -15 | 9 |
| 20 | MFM | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13 | -15 | 7 |
