Enyimba get ready to welcome Rahimo for something different than the ordinary league football: The CAF Champions League Preliminary Round leg 1 of 2.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
It's quite the trip for Rahimo when visiting Enyimba as the cities are 1900 kilometers apart.
Enyimba form and stats
Enyimba was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the CAF Champions League.Enyimba have been outstanding at home so far in the Npfl with 8 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss. After failing to beat Heartland here at Enyimba International Stadium, Enyimba has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Olufemi Kayode not having conceded a league goal in 183 minutes.
A good away victory last time out for Enyimba, who won 1-0 against Rahimo. A strong away win before that one, visiting Adamawa United and winning 2-0.
Goals decide football matches and Enyimba are scoring many of them at home; 20 on target from 10 league matches. Enyimba are not conceding a lot of goals here at Enyimba International Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 10 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Rahimo form and stats
They also participated in CAF Champions League last season. This ended in the preliminary round.Playing away, Rahimo have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Premier League this season. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Rahimo, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Rahimo failed to get anything from their last game, a CAF Champions League home match vs Enyimba that ended with defeat 0-1. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against RC Bobo-Dioulasso in the Premier League.
Rahimo find the net regularly in their away games. 8 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Rahimo have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Rahimo - Enyimba 0-1 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Enyimba two wins, zero draws and Rahimo one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Enyimba missing players
Rahimo missing players
| Enyimba | Rahimo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 36 | 21 | Scored | S | 18 | 25 | ||
| 26 | 7 | Conceded | C | 14 | 28 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 36% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.8 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 6.4 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 8.5 | ||
| 2.5 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 4.1 | ||
| 60% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 22% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plateau United | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 49 |
| 2 | Rivers United | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 45 |
| 3 | Lobi Stars | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 43 |
| 4 | Enugu Rangers | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 37 |
| 5 | Enyimba | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 36 |
| 6 | Akwa United | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 35 |
| 7 | Kano Pillars | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 34 |
| 8 | Akwa Starlets | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| 9 | Sunshine Stars | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -2 | 34 |
| 10 | Katsina United | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 19 | -7 | 34 |
| 11 | Warri Wolves | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 33 |
| 12 | Ifeanyi Uba | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 25 | -3 | 33 |
| 13 | Heartland | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 32 |
| 14 | MFM | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 31 |
| 15 | Wikki Tourist | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 14 | -1 | 31 |
| 16 | Abia Warriors | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 18 | -5 | 30 |
| 17 | Nasarawa United | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 29 |
| 18 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 25 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 24 | -10 | 29 |
| 19 | Kwara United | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 25 | -10 | 28 |
| 20 | Adamawa United | 25 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 34 | -30 | 20 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SONABEL | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 28 |
| 2 | USFA | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 26 |
| 3 | Douanes | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| 4 | Etoile Filante | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | Ouagadougou | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | Majestic | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 18 |
| 7 | ASFA-Yennenga | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -3 | 18 |
| 8 | RCK | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 18 |
| 9 | Salitas | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 10 | Police | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 11 | Rahimo | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 12 | RC Bobo-Dioulasso | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 13 | KOZAF | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | -3 | 15 |
| 14 | ASFB | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 13 |
| 15 | ASEC Koudougou | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 13 |
| 16 | Royal | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 11 |
| 17 | Leopards | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 11 |
| 18 | Vitesse | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 9 |