Match Report
Enugu Rangers went into the game 1st in the table on 68 points; Nasarawa United sat 6th on 56 — a 12-point gap. On recent form Nasarawa United sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Against a league average of 1.01 goals per team per game, Enugu Rangers ran at 1.24 scored and 0.71 conceded, Nasarawa United at 0.97 and 0.89.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 3 Enugu Rangers wins, 7 for Nasarawa United, 0 draws, at 2.1 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 100% of the meetings went to the host.
Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,000. On the scoreboard, Enugu Rangers led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Enugu Rangers: Godwin Obaje (18'), Chidiebere Nwobodo (26')