NPFL 2024: Rangers are best attacking team, Bendel Insurance best defence
Strikers net 708 goals in 330 Games
With five games left to play in the 2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season, table topping Rangers international of Enugu’s 49 goals scored are the most by any team in the competition and the Flying Antelopes have conceded 31 goals and won 18 of the 33 games played so far.
According to the data released by the NPFL Competitions Unit, Bendel Innsurance have the best defence albeit the Edo Arsenals are not anywhere near the top of the log.
The Godwin Obaseki boys have conceded just 25 goals, the least by any team in the competition while relegation candidate, Gombe United have the worst defence as they have shipped in 61 goals.
The data also indicates an average of +2 goals per match after Matchday 33 as a total of 708 goals were recorded in the 330 games so far played by the 20 clubs.
The data has Remo Stars Sikiru Alimi as the leading scorer with 14 goals. A total of 1,268 yellow cards have been issued with 43 players sent off.
A further analysis of the records show that teams have won 251 games at home with 25 winning away from home and 79 fixtures ending in a draw. In the home wins, 512 goals were scored while teams have scored 196 goals on the road. Of these, there were 13 own goals.
The season has recorded a total of 85 penalties awarded with 65 successfully converted and 20 missed.
