The home fans look for a victory in this match, as the home advantage could mean an extra goal against a stumbling visitor. Wikki Tourist are in 12th spot while the guesting Katsina United stress at 15th.
- Wikki Tourist have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Katsina United have the fewest points (1) away in Npfl
Wikki Tourist can neither be promoted or relegated from Npfl. Katsina United are struggling to avoid relegation.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Wikki Tourist form and stats
Wikki Tourist are steadily winning Npfl games and points here at Pantami Township Stadium. 12 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 18 games. In general it's been a long time since Tourist tasted defeat here at Pantami Township Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last 15 home games in the league.
Wikki Tourist are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-3 away versus Lobi Stars. The home side have an in-form goalscorer in Robles, having scored in three consecutive matches.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Akwa United in a game that was won 2-0.Low on goals? Looking at this team's last 23 league games, 19 have produced zero, one or two goals.
The Wikki Tourist fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 18 matches. Tourist have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 6 goals.
Katsina United form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Katsina United so far with only 1 point returning home. The records show 0-1-17 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 18 away games in a row.
Katsina United had fun at their own home (Pantami Township Stadium) last time out, beating Plateau United 2-0.
A 0-2 defeat away at Akwa Starlets before that.Lacking goals? 9 of this side's last 11 league fixtures have contained two or less goals.
Katsina United are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 5 goals from 18 away games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Katsina have conceded 29 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two teams face each other this season, as the statistics show this recent match: Katsina United - Wikki Tourist 1-0. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: two - two - four (Wikki Tourist wins - draws - Katsina United wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Wikki Tourist missing players
Katsina United missing players
| Wikki Tourist | Katsina United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 37 | 18 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 18 | 37 |
| 14 | 12 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 6 | 17 | 19 |
| 32 | 22 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 34 |
| 35 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 10 | 29 | 40 |
| 89% | 83% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 54% | 50% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 56% | 54% |
| 30% | 22% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 28% | 32% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 6% | 11% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 30% | 28% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 22% | 32% |
| 43% | 72% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 27% |
| 38% | 17% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 78% | 43% |
| 4.8 | 6.8 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 1.4 | 0.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.3 | 9.1 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 4.6 | 5 |
| 3.6 | 4.9 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 24% | 25% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 7% | 15% | 16% |
| 6.4 | 3.9 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 10.2 | 9.6 |
| 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3 |
- Katsina United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Katsina United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Katsina United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Katsina United have the fewest points (1) away in Npfl
- Katsina United have yet to win a game away.
- Katsina United haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Katsina United have scored away.
- Wikki Tourist have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Wikki Tourist 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 | Rivers United | 37 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 57 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 33 | 74 |
| 2 | Plateau United | 37 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 49 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 20 | 64 |
| 3 | Remo Stars | 37 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 59 |
| 4 | Kwara United | 37 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 44 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 37 | -1 | 58 |
| 5 | Enugu Rangers | 37 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 53 |
| 6 | Enyimba | 37 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 52 |
| 7 | Gombe United | 37 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 52 |
| 8 | Akwa United | 37 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 35 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 52 |
| 9 | Sunshine Stars | 37 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 51 |
| 10 | Nasarawa United | 37 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 48 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 38 | -7 | 50 |
| 11 | Niger Tornadoes | 37 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 35 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 26 | -3 | 49 |
| 12 | Wikki Tourist | 37 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 29 | -3 | 49 |
| 13 | Lobi Stars | 37 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 45 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 30 | -9 | 49 |
| 14 | Shooting Stars | 37 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 43 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 31 | -3 | 48 |
| 15 | Katsina United | 37 | 15 | 3 | 19 | 34 | 40 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 29 | -6 | 48 |
| 16 | Abia Warriors | 37 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 47 | 44 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 30 | 3 | 47 |
| 17 | Akwa Starlets | 37 | 14 | 4 | 19 | 39 | 49 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 37 | -10 | 46 |
| 18 | Kano Pillars | 37 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 28 | -5 | 45 |
| 19 | Heartland | 37 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 38 | -17 | 44 |
| 20 | MFM | 37 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 50 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 34 | -24 | 36 |