Wikki Tourist vs Abia Warriors Prediction: Home team are not reliable

At Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Wikki Tourist will play host to Abia Warriors in the round 17 match of the NPFL.

Wikki Tourist - home team face demotion threat

In the previous games that Wikki Tourist played, they had a record of one victory against Akwa United and four defeats against Niger Tornadoes, Bayelsa United, Doma United, and Enugu Rangers. Wikki Tourist were only able to score four goals in those contests, but they allowed their opponents to score ten goals. During the current league season, Wikki Tourist has scored 0.73 goals on average in every game they have played. Wikki Tourist have some kind of problem when it comes to keeping possession of the ball, as evidenced by their season-long average of 47.25% possession.

Abia Warriors - a crucial one for the visiting team

Abia Warriors come into this match having won two of their most recent five matches against Sunshine Stars and Akwa United and lost three to Bayelsa United, Lobi Stars, and Niger Tornadoes. In those games, the visiting club scored six goals while the opposition scored eleven against them. Abia Warriors games played away from home resulted in an average of 1.13 goals scored and 1.33 goals conceded per game. The Abia Warriors have a very strong possession of the ball, as evidenced by their overall average of 51.33% throughout this season.

Head-Head Statistics

Only nine times in recent history have Wikki Tourist and Abia Warriors competed against one another, with Wikki Tourist taking home a pair of victories and Abia Warriors taking home three. There were a total of four draws in the games. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Wikki Tourist scored 4 goals, while Abia Warriors managed to score 8 goals.

Expert Betting Tips

As the away club looks to improve their prospects of making the playoffs, we anticipate that they will pick up at least a draw in this match. Despite the fact that Wikki Tourist will be playing at home, we do not believe that it will be an easy game for them to score because they have been performing quite poorly as of late.