NPFL WEEK 29 REVIEW: NASSARAWA UNITED VS EL-KANEMI ( El-Kanemi won 3-0 in the First meeting )

A battle of two teams with poor away record.

By Chinedu Laurel Okorodike
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Nassarawa United go into this game after picking up their first away point in an entertaining 2-2 draw against struggling Ikorodu United last week. The Lafia based side are coming into this game after producing an upset in the Federations Cup by defeating holders Akwa United 1-0 in the quarter finals.

Head to Head

They are currently placed 9th, and with no relegation dogfight hovering over them, they can now focus towards moving up the upper echelons of the league table. On the other hand, El-Kanemi Warriors are in desperate need of points coming into this game.

The Maiduguiri based side are poor travellers which is a stark contrast compared to their impeccable home record. They sit a point above the relegation zone and need to start accumulating points to starve off relegation fight. They weren't in action last week as they were scheduled to play Giwa FC who had been expulled long ago. Its hard to look beyond a home victory here.

Nassarawa United statistic

They are currently placed ninth on the NPFL table.

They have picked up 12 wins from 26 matches played.

They are yet to pick up an away win losing 13 times away

They have the second Joint home record after Rivers United. They have lost once at home which was against MFM. They lost that game 2-1.

At home they have conceded 9 goals while away from home they have conceded a whooping 24 goals.

Their biggest win this season was defeating Sunshine Stars 3-0 at home.

Their biggest loss this season was losing to EL-KANEMI 3-0 away from home

They have failed to score in 8 away games and have scored in all its home games this season.

Nassarawa United last five matches

El-Kanemi warriors statistic

They are currently placed Thirteen on the NPFL table.

They have picked up 11 wins from 26 matches played.

They are yet to pick up an away win losing 12 times away

They have the third Joint home record after Rivers United and Nassarawa United. They have lost twice at home which was against MFM. They lost that game 2-1.

At home they have conceded 6 goals while away from home they have conceded a whooping 25 goals.

Their biggest win this season was defeating Nassarawa United 3-0 at home.

Their biggest loss this season was losing to Lobi Stars 3-0 at home.

They have failed to score in eight away games and one home game this season.

El-Kanemi warriors last five matches