Betting preview: Wikki Tourist favourites when Niger Tornadoes comes to visit

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 26.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Pantami Township Stadium (15000 seats)

Niger Tornadoes have travelled here for an absorbing duel against the hosting Wikki Tourist. Read up on the game with this full Npfl preview!

Niger Tornadoes play their home matches on grass, while this fixture takes place on artifical turf. Recent statistics for Niger Tornadoes when playing on artifical turf are 0 wins, 3 draws and 17 defeats from 20 matches. They have created 12 goals and conceded 37 times on these occasions.

It's no vacation for neither Tourist nor Niger Tornadoes 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.

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Wikki Tourist form and stats

In the previous season, Wikki Tourist's league results were 12 wins, 9 draws and 17 losses, results that produced 15th position in the Npfl. Over these 38 matches they scored 40 goals and conceded 47. Playing as the home team in the former season Wikki Tourist delivered 12-4-3 (win-draw-lost) with 31 goals and 17 conceded. The hosts won their first Npfl game here at Pantami Township Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Wikki Tourist last season were 12 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses from 19 games.

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

Tourist's previous game was a Npfl match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Niger Tornadoes (placed 9th). The home side are looking to build on that result.

Before that, Tourist had a home game versus Adamawa United which ended with a victory 2-0.

Wikki Tourist are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found two matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won two, drew zero and lost zero.

Early season league goal statistics from Wikki Tourist's 1 home game: 1 goal, 0 conceded.

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Niger Tornadoes form and stats

0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Niger Tornadoes playing as the away team in the Npfl this season. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 15 away games in a row.

Tornadoes are travelling again after losing away to Wikki Tourist in their previous match (0-1).

Before that, Tornadoes secured a home win against Plateau United with the score 1-0.

You'll want to know how Tornadoes managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found seven similar matches resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and seven home wins.

0 goals so far away for Niger Tornadoes, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Here's the final score when the contenders faced each other previously this season; Tourist - Niger Tornadoes 1-0. Data for the prior ten meetings between these two sides are: six wins for Tourist, two draws and two wins for Niger Tornadoes. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Wikki Tourist missing players

Niger Tornadoes missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wikki Tourist Niger Tornadoes
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
1 1 0 Scored S 0 0 1
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 1 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 50%
 
4 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 2
2 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 4
2 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 11 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7 7
7 7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 3
14% 14% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
7 7 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 11 11
3 3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 7 7
Wikki Tourist Last season Niger Tornadoes
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   11 22
12 12   Won W   0 4
9 4   Drew D   3 9
17 3   Lost L   8 9
40 31   Scored S   6 14
47 17   Conceded C   17 21
89% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   82% 73%
61% 68%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   55% 41%
39% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   36% 23%
18% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   27% 18%
11% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 5%
50% 53%   BTTS BTTS   36% 27%
29% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   18% 45%
32% 11%   Failed to Score F T   64% 55%
 
5.3 6.8   Corners for (avg) C F   2.3 3.8
4.7 2.5   Corners against (avg) C A   6.3 4.8
1.7 1.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.8
3 1   Red cards R C   0 0
 
8.5 9.5   Shots (avg) S (   5.2 5.6
3.2 3.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   1.8 2.4
33% 42%   Goal Efficiency G E   27% 17%
 
8.1 5.1   Shots against (avg) S A   11.3 7
3.3 2.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.8 2.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Remo Stars 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 6
2 Enyimba 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
3 Akwa United 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 4
4 Rivers United 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 4
5 Kwara United 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3
6 Wikki Tourist 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Abia Warriors 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
8 Enugu Rangers 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 3
9 Niger Tornadoes 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
10 Plateau United 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
11 Akwa Starlets 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -1 3
12 Nasarawa United 2 0 2 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 2
13 Gombe United 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
14 Shooting Stars 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
15 Lobi Stars 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Heartland 2 0 1 1 3 6 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
17 Sunshine Stars 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Kano Pillars 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
19 Katsina United 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 0
20 MFM 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 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 Akwa United 38 19 14 5 53 24 19 16 3 0 38 8 19 3 11 5 15 16 29 71
2 Enyimba 38 18 12 8 41 33 19 12 7 0 25 13 19 6 5 8 16 20 8 66
3 Kwara United 38 19 8 11 48 28 19 15 4 0 35 5 19 4 4 11 13 23 20 65
4 Nasarawa United 38 20 5 13 55 38 19 17 1 1 43 13 19 3 4 12 12 25 17 65
5 Kano Pillars 38 19 7 12 38 29 19 17 2 0 26 3 19 2 5 12 12 26 9 64
6 Rivers United 38 18 9 11 48 36 19 16 3 0 33 6 19 2 6 11 15 30 12 63
7 Enugu Rangers 38 18 8 12 43 31 19 16 2 1 32 6 19 2 6 11 11 25 12 62
8 Lobi Stars 38 17 7 14 43 39 19 16 3 0 35 11 19 1 4 14 8 28 4 58
9 Plateau United 38 14 9 15 45 35 19 13 5 1 35 8 19 1 4 14 10 27 10 51
10 MFM 38 13 12 13 34 35 19 11 6 2 23 11 19 2 6 11 11 24 -1 51
11 Akwa Starlets 38 15 5 18 37 47 19 12 3 4 30 18 19 3 2 14 7 29 -10 50
12 Katsina United 38 14 7 17 35 42 19 13 5 1 31 10 19 1 2 16 4 32 -7 49
13 Heartland 38 13 9 16 43 50 19 11 6 2 28 14 19 2 3 14 15 36 -7 48
14 Abia Warriors 38 12 11 15 48 42 19 12 3 4 35 16 19 0 8 11 13 26 6 47
15 Wikki Tourist 38 12 9 17 40 47 19 12 4 3 31 17 19 0 5 14 9 30 -7 45
16 Sunshine Stars 38 11 12 15 28 39 19 9 8 2 18 10 19 2 4 13 10 29 -11 45
17 Jigawa Golden Stars 38 11 10 17 29 46 19 10 7 2 19 9 19 1 3 15 10 37 -17 43
18 Warri Wolves 38 11 8 19 30 45 19 11 4 4 20 10 19 0 4 15 10 35 -15 41
19 Ifeanyi Uba 38 9 12 17 33 50 19 9 7 3 21 12 19 0 5 14 12 38 -17 39
20 Adamawa United 38 5 10 23 20 55 19 5 9 5 17 16 19 0 1 18 3 39 -35 25

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Remo Stars 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 6
2 Enyimba 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
3 Akwa United 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 4
4 Rivers United 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 4
5 Kwara United 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3
6 Wikki Tourist 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Abia Warriors 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
8 Enugu Rangers 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 3
9 Niger Tornadoes 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
10 Plateau United 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
11 Akwa Starlets 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -1 3
12 Nasarawa United 2 0 2 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 2
13 Gombe United 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
14 Shooting Stars 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
15 Lobi Stars 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Heartland 2 0 1 1 3 6 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
17 Sunshine Stars 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Kano Pillars 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
19 Katsina United 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 0
20 MFM 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 0

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