Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Enugu Rangers (1st, 68 pts) held an 18-point advantage over Plateau United (11th, 50 pts). Plateau United ranked just 16th in the league on five-round form despite their 11th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Plateau United 1.03 scored and 1.05 conceded per game, Enugu Rangers 1.24 and 0.71, with the league averaging 1.01.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 5 for Plateau United, 2 for Enugu Rangers and 1 drawn, at 1.75 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 63% of the meetings. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The match was played at Värendsvallen (capacity 15,000). On the scoreboard, Plateau United led 2-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Plateau United: Vincent Temitope (16'), Vincent Temitope (40') · Enugu Rangers: Chidiebere Nwobodo (28')
Key stats
Possession: Plateau United 47% · Enugu Rangers 53% · Total shots: 10-11 · On target: 8-5 · Corners: 0-4