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Bendel Insurance vs Abia Warriors: result 1-0 and analysis

NPFLMatchday 34Kick-off on April 11, 2026 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Uniben Sport Complex, Benin City

Bendel Insurance
1-0
Abia Warriors

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What was the result of Bendel Insurance vs Abia Warriors?

Bendel Insurance won 1-0 on April 11, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 62′C. NwosuBendel Insurance

Official lineup for Bendel Insurance vs Abia Warriors

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Bendel Insurance

  1. 7U. Wisdom
  2. 11C. Nwosu
  3. 21K. Oke Solomon
  4. 25E. Dung
  1. 26P. Itoro
  2. 28A. Yazid
  3. 6A. Oweilayefa
  1. 3H. Onyia
  2. 14D. Chigozie
  3. 15Efe Enabulele
  1. 12J. Baba

Abia Warriors

  1. 7L. Suraju
  2. 20C. Obioma
  1. 10P. Samson
  2. 19I. Godwin
  3. 16C. Azubuike
  4. 32V. Ugwu
  1. 5E. Ogbuagu
  2. 18G. Innocent
  3. 30K. Adeleke
  4. 37I. Joseph
  1. 1Okemute Odah
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bendel Insurance have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Abia Warriors have 6, 4 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Bendel Insurance
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 5, 2026Kano Pillars(away)0-4NPFL
Mar 28, 2026Plateau United(home)2-2NPFL
Mar 22, 2026Warri Wolves(away)0-0NPFL
Mar 14, 2026Kun Khalifat FC(home)2-1NPFL
Mar 8, 2026Rivers United(away)1-3NPFL
Abia Warriors
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 6, 2026Bayelsa United(home)1-0NPFL
Mar 29, 2026Enyimba(away)1-2NPFL
Mar 23, 2026Niger Tornadoes(home)2-1NPFL
Mar 15, 2026Barau FC(away)0-2NPFL
Mar 8, 2026Shooting Stars(home)2-0NPFL

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 5 meetings: 1 Bendel Insurance win, 2 draws, 2 Abia Warriors wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 23, 2025Abia Warriors 0-0 Bendel InsuranceNPFL
Mar 16, 2025Abia Warriors 1-0 Bendel InsuranceNPFL
Oct 26, 2024Bendel Insurance 0-1 Abia WarriorsNPFL
Jun 9, 2024Abia Warriors 0-0 Bendel InsuranceNPFL
Dec 21, 2023Bendel Insurance 1-0 Abia WarriorsNPFL

Last archived meeting: Abia Warriors vs Bendel Insurance on Nov 23, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Bendel Insurance score 1.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Abia Warriors score 0.9 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Bendel Insurance1.31.175/157/15
Abia Warriors0.90.966/153/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Bendel Insurance sit 2nd in NPFL (21 points from 12 matches) and Abia Warriors sit 19th (11 points from 12 matches).

2026-27 standings
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2Bendel Insurance12705201721
19Abia Warriors12255121911

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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