Match details. Premier League, Regular Season - 8. Kick-off is Sun 11 Oct, 16:00 Lagos time. It is played at Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos.
What's at stake. Sporting Lagos FC are 11th on 9 points after 7 games, 1 point behind Kwara United, level on points with Niger Tornadoes. A win would take them above Kwara United. Bendel Insurance FC are 6th on 12 points after 7 games, level on points with Barau FC, level on points with Katsina United. A win would take them above Barau FC.
Form. Sporting Lagos FC have won three, drawn three and lost three of their last nine, 1.3 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D D D W L. Bendel Insurance FC have won five, drawn one and lost four of their last ten, 1.6 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W L W L W.
The numbers. Sporting Lagos FC score 1.1 and concede 1.1 a game over their last nine, with two clean sheets and four games without a goal. Sporting Lagos FC average 10.3 shots (3.8 on target), 4.2 corners and 1.3 cards a game. Bendel Insurance FC score 1.6 and concede 1.4 a game over their last ten, with one clean sheet and two games without a goal. Bendel Insurance FC average 9.3 shots (2.7 on target), 1.7 corners and 2.0 cards a game.
Head to head. In the last two meetings Sporting Lagos FC have won one, drawn none and lost one. One of the two went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in one. The last time they met, on 18 Feb 2024, it finished Sporting Lagos FC 1-0 Bendel Insurance FC.
Where it pulls both ways. It pulls both ways: their goals for and against make Sporting Lagos FC the likelier winners, but Bendel Insurance FC are the stronger side on form and the table. On goals, their goals for and against point to a tight game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 52%.
The read. No side to back. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side.
The bets. No bet on this one: too close to call. Predicted score: Sporting Lagos FC 1-1 Bendel Insurance FC (13% 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 (the Model's table).