Wikki Tourists vs Bayelsa United Prediction: Expect goals in this match

Wikki Tourist will take on Bayelsa United in this round 13 match in the NPFL at Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium. The home team are slightly favored to win, while visiting Bayelsa United are coming off a huge win over Abia Warriors.

Wikki Tourist had a winning record of two games against Lobi Stars and Akwa United, losing to Sunshine Stars and Niger Tornadoes, with one game against Sunshine Stars ending in a draw. Wikki Tourist was only able to score six goals while giving up six in those contests. During the current league season, Wikki Tourist has scored an average of 0.83 goals per contest they have participated in. In terms of disciplinary actions, the home team was issued 15 yellow cards but no red cards. Wikki Tourist has some kind of problem when it comes to keeping possession of the ball, as evidenced by their season-long average of 47.25% possession.

Bayelsa United comes into this match having won one of their previous five matches against Abia Warriors, losing one to Enugu Rangers, and drawing three with Enugu Rangers, Rivers United, and Akwa United. The visiting team only managed to score ten goals while letting in seven in that span. Bayelsa United scored an average of 1.33 goals per match while playing on the road, while they allowed an average of 1.5 goals to be scored against them. The team was shown a total of 10 yellow cards, but none of the more serious red cards for disciplinary caution. The percentage of time that Bayelsa United has had possession of the ball during the entire season is a very respectable 52.5% on average.

When looking back at their history together since 2013, Wikki Tourist and Bayelsa United have competed in five different matches against one another. Throughout those contests, Wikki Tourist was victorious in three of them, while Bayelsa United was victorious in two. Wikki Tourist scored eight goals in those head-to-head matchups, whereas Bayelsa United scored only four.

The team that is playing at home is the favorite to win this match because we feel that they will be able to get a significant competitive edge by playing in their natural environment. In the meantime, we think that both teams will come into this match with the same level of offensive skill that they showed the previous weekend. This will be enough to make sure that at least three goals are scored.