Enyimba vs Shooting Stars
Match details. Premier League, Regular Season - 2. Kick-off is Wed 30 Sep, 16:00 Lagos time. It is played at Enyimba International Stadium, Aba.
What's at stake. Enyimba are 20th on 1 point after 5 games, 3 points behind Inter Lagos. A win would take them level on points with Inter Lagos. Shooting Stars are 16th on 6 points after 4 games, 1 point behind Katsina United, 1 point clear of Niger Tornadoes. A win would take them above Katsina United.
Form. Enyimba have won three, drawn one and lost six of their last ten, 1.0 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D L L L L. Shooting Stars have won six, drawn none and lost four of their last ten, 1.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L W L L W.
The numbers. Enyimba score two and concede one a game in their last five at home, with two clean sheets. Enyimba average 12.3 shots (5.1 on target), 4.3 corners and 1.1 cards a game. Shooting Stars score 0.6 and concede 1.6 a game in their last five away, with no clean sheets and three games without a goal. Shooting Stars average 5.8 shots (1.8 on target), 3.0 corners and 1.6 cards a game.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings Enyimba have won five, drawn three and lost two. Three of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in two. In the last four, Enyimba won one, two were drawn and Shooting Stars won one. The last time they met, on 14 Jan 2026, it finished Enyimba 0-3 Shooting Stars.
Where it pulls both ways. Shooting Stars are the form side, but the meetings favour Enyimba: in the last ten meetings, Enyimba won five, Shooting Stars won two and three were drawn. On goals, their goals for and against point to a tight game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 59%; seven of the last ten meetings went under 2.5, and the meetings settle it.
The case against. Not everything agrees on goals: their records put over 2.5 goals at 59%.
The read. No side to back. A tight game. Form and the meetings point different ways, so I back neither side. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Seven of the last ten meetings went under 2.5.
The bets. Best bet: Under 3.5 Goals at 1.18, 84% on the records (Enyimba: under 3.5 goals in 4 of 5 at home; Shooting Stars: under 3.5 goals in 6 of 8). Leave: Over 1.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read); Over 0.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read). Predicted score: Enyimba 1-1 Shooting Stars (12% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (a tight game).