Npfl: Wikki Tourist expected to overcome Plateau United

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 23.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Pantami Township Stadium (15000 seats)

Top-drawer Plateau United come to Wikki Tourist after their 3-2-result versus Nasarawa United. Get out our thorough preview!

Insights:
  • Wikki Tourist have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Plateau United have lost all their away matches so far.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Tourist and Plateau United.

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Wikki Tourist form and stats

Wikki Tourist have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Npfl. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.

It's back home for Wikki Tourist, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Akwa Starlets away with the result 1-0. The Wikki Tourist manager Abdallah and his pawns return home after a 1-0 draw away versus Akwa Starlets (placed 16th). Wikki Tourist are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-0 away versus Akwa Starlets.

Before that game, the 1-2 home victory against Remo Stars. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-2 versus Remo Stars. Before that game, the home loss against Remo Stars with the scoreline 1-2.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Wikki Tourist's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played two games, won one match, drawn one and lost zero.

Wikki Tourist have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Pantami Township Stadium with 5 goals in 3 league matches. From these home matches, Tourist have conceded only 2 goals.

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Plateau United form and stats

No Npfl points yet away for Plateau United, from their first 3 matches. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Plateau United's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Plateau United delivered a 3-2 draw playing at home against Nasarawa United (placed 10th) in their previous game. The manager was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Jos International Stadium. Plateau United suffered a 3-2 loss to Nasarawa United (placed 10th). Plateau United go into this game after a win, the home game against Nasarawa United that ended 3-2.

That result followed a home victory 5-0 versus Akwa Starlets. Ahead of that game was the 5-0 draw at home against Akwa Starlets. A 5-0 loss hosting Akwa Starlets before that.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Plateau United when being an outsider away as they are today, we find four matches with the visitors losing one time, drawing three and winning zero games.

Goals are few and far between in Plateau United's away league games. Only 0 goals from 3 travels. 3 goals have been conceded by Plateau United in these games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's two Tourist victories, two draws and four Plateau United wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Wikki Tourist missing players

Plateau United missing players

Wikki Tourist Plateau United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
6 3 1 Played P 1 3 7
3 2 0 Won W 0 0 4
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
3 1 1 Lost L 1 3 3
6 5 1 Scored S 0 0 12
4 2 2 Conceded C 1 3 5
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
33% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 43%
33% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 43%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 29%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 29%
17% 33% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 14%
50% 67% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 43%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 43%
 
6.8 7.7 16 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.5 3.8
3 2.3 2 Corners against (avg) C A 0 9 4.8
1.8 1.7 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12 10.7 12 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9 8.2
5.6 6.3 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.5 3.2
21% 26% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 62%
 
9.2 7.3 4 Shots against (avg) S A 0 10 6.5
4 4 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.5 2.5
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Plateau United have failed to score a single goal away.
  • Plateau United have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Plateau United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Plateau United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Wikki Tourist have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • 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 Remo Stars 7 5 2 0 10 2 4 3 1 0 5 0 3 2 1 0 5 2 8 17
2 Rivers United 7 4 3 0 11 2 3 2 1 0 6 0 4 2 2 0 5 2 9 15
3 Enugu Rangers 7 4 2 1 12 3 3 2 0 1 6 1 4 2 2 0 6 2 9 14
4 Plateau United 7 4 0 3 12 5 4 4 0 0 12 2 3 0 0 3 0 3 7 12
5 Kwara United 7 3 2 2 7 6 4 3 1 0 6 1 3 0 1 2 1 5 1 11
6 Akwa United 6 3 1 2 7 4 3 3 0 0 6 0 3 0 1 2 1 4 3 10
7 Enyimba 6 3 1 2 4 4 3 2 0 1 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 10
8 Sunshine Stars 6 2 3 1 7 3 3 2 1 0 5 0 3 0 2 1 2 3 4 9
9 Wikki Tourist 6 3 0 3 6 4 3 2 0 1 5 2 3 1 0 2 1 2 2 9
10 Nasarawa United 7 2 3 2 11 10 3 2 1 0 5 2 4 0 2 2 6 8 1 9
11 Lobi Stars 7 2 3 2 5 7 3 2 1 0 4 2 4 0 2 2 1 5 -2 9
12 Abia Warriors 7 2 2 3 6 7 3 2 1 0 3 1 4 0 1 3 3 6 -1 8
13 Niger Tornadoes 7 2 2 3 4 7 4 2 2 0 4 1 3 0 0 3 0 6 -3 8
14 Katsina United 7 2 1 4 4 9 4 2 1 1 4 3 3 0 0 3 0 6 -5 7
15 Kano Pillars 7 2 1 4 3 8 3 2 1 0 3 0 4 0 0 4 0 8 -5 7
16 Akwa Starlets 7 2 1 4 5 12 4 2 1 1 5 3 3 0 0 3 0 9 -7 7
17 Heartland 7 2 1 4 5 13 4 2 1 1 5 6 3 0 0 3 0 7 -8 7
18 Gombe United 7 1 3 3 5 6 3 1 2 0 3 0 4 0 1 3 2 6 -1 6
19 Shooting Stars 7 1 3 3 5 8 3 1 2 0 4 3 4 0 1 3 1 5 -3 6
20 MFM 7 2 0 5 4 13 4 2 0 2 4 6 3 0 0 3 0 7 -9 6

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The Nigerian Professional Fotball League (NPFL) is the highest level of football in Nigeria. It has earlier been known as the Nigerian Premier League, Nigerian Premiership, Nigerian Professional League and other names. It currently holds two divisions each with twelve teams. The top three teams in each division qualify for a championship playoff.