Kano Pillars get ready to welcome Jaraaf for something different than the ordinary league football: The CAF Confederations Cup Preliminary Round leg 1 of 2.
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.
It should be mentioned that Jaraaf play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Jaraaf on artifical turf are 9 victories, 8 draws and 4 defeats from 21 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 21-13. You can compare this with overall results below.
These teams have little in common geographically as Jaraaf have to travel 3500 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Kano Pillars form and stats
Kano Pillars have performed here at Ahmadu Bello Stadium this season with 7 wins from 11 Npfl matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1. After failing to beat Warri Wolves here at Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Pillars has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
The fans are hoping that Pillars will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the CAF Confederations Cup game against Jaraaf. A Npfl defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Wikki Tourist.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Pillars as they are travelling to their away game against Adamawa United in the Npfl. That match is one day after this one.
The Pillars fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 11 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. As for guarding their own goal, Pillars have only let in 3 goals at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Jaraaf form and stats
Last season their CAF Confederations Cup adventure ended in the play-offs against RSB Berkane.Jaraaf's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Jaraaf collect 14 points from their 7 away matches in the Ligue 1. 4 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
Jaraaf won their last game, 3-1 versus Kano Pillars played at home. Before that, Jaraaf secured a home win against Niarry Tally with the score 2-0.
Jaraaf have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Jaraaf are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 3 away goals have been conceded so far. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Jaraaf - Kano Pillars 3-1.Kano Pillars missing players
Jaraaf missing players
| Kano Pillars | Jaraaf | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Won | W | 8 | 13 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 28 | 17 | Scored | S | 14 | 27 | ||
| 21 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 9% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 4% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 40% | 18% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 28% | ||
| 44% | 73% | Clean Sheets | C S | 62% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.9 | 0.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.4 | 6.9 | ||
| 1.2 | 0.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.8 | ||
| 86% | 1000% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 40% | ||
| 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 | Teungueth | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 33 |
| 2 | Jaraaf | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | Douanes | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | Dakar SC | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Casa Sport | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | Pikine | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 16 |
| 7 | Stade de Mbour | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 16 |
| 8 | Mbour Petite Cote | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 9 | Goree | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 15 |
| 10 | Diambars | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | ASEC Ndiambour | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 14 |
| 12 | Generation Foot | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Niarry Tally | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 13 |
| 14 | CNEPS Excellence | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 12 |