Bendel Insurance face Ikorodu City on 23 September at 15:00 GMT, with both sides beginning the new league campaign looking to establish early momentum.
The fixture gives Bendel Insurance home advantage, while Ikorodu City will try to take points from their first away challenge of the season. With no goals recorded by either team in the campaign so far, the match represents a fresh starting point rather than a contest shaped by an established scoring trend.
The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:
- Assists: (Bendel Insurance) — 0 assists, (Ikorodu City) — 0 assists.
- Goalkeepers saves: (Bendel Insurance) — 0, (Ikorodu City) — 0
- Tackles: (Bendel Insurance) — 0, (Ikorodu City) — 0.
- Most encounters won: (Bendel Insurance) — 0, (Ikorodu City) — 0.
Top 5 scorers this season:
- (0)
- (0)
- (0)
- (0)
- (0)
Team statistics:
Bendel Insurance will be expected to make the most of their home support. Their record at home last season was mixed, with two wins, two draws and two defeats. That record suggests they were capable of producing strong performances in front of their supporters, although consistency was a problem across the campaign.
The five previous matches played by the teams:
- Bendel Insurance — WLWL
- Ikorodu City — WDD
Ikorodu City arrive with an unbeaten away record from their available season figures. They recorded one away win, two draws and no defeats, giving them a solid platform as they prepare to travel. Their ability to avoid defeat on the road could make this a difficult opening assignment for the hosts.
According to home statistics this season, Bendel Insurance scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:
| Intervals | Goal Scored, % | Goals conceded, % |
| 0-15 | 33.33% | 25.00% |
| 16-30 | 33.33% | 50.00% |
| 31-45 | 33.33% | 25.00% |
| 46-60 | ||
| 61-75 | ||
| 76-90 | ||
| 91-105 |
Ikorodu City has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:
| Intervals | Goal Scored, % | Goals conceded, % |
| 0-15 | 33.33% | 100.00% |
| 16-30 | 33.33% | |
| 31-45 | 33.33% | |
| 46-60 | ||
| 61-75 | ||
| 76-90 | ||
| 91-105 |
Head-to-head stats:
| Teams | Games | Win | Draws | Losses | |||
| H | A | H | A | H | A | ||
| Bendel Insurance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ikorodu City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Probabilities before the match:
| Bendel Insurance | Ikorodu City | |
| 50.5% | Winning the game | 50.5% |
| 58% | Attack potential | 58% |
| 33% | Potential in defense | 33% |
| 50% | Strength against each other | 50% |
| 55% | Goal Potential | 55% |
Summary: the probability of Ikorodu City winning – 45%, draw – 45%, loss – 10%. Thus Bendel Insurance, most likely, loss (loss or draw)
Goal Forecast:Bendel Insurance, is likely to score -3.5 goals, Ikorodu City is likely to score no more than -3.5.
The bookmaker odds for this match:
| Home win | Draw | Away win |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Save the date
The match between the teams Bendel Insurance and Ikorodu City will take place on September 23 at 15:00 (GMT) at the stadium Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium.