Bendel Insurance vs Akwa United: result 1-0 and analysis
NPFLRegular Season - 36Kick-off on May 7, 2025 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Uniben Sport Complex, Benin City
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What was the result of Bendel Insurance vs Akwa United?
Bendel Insurance won 1-0 on May 7, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 53′?Bendel Insurance
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bendel Insurance have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Akwa United have 6, 4 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2025 | Plateau United(away) | 1-2 | NPFL |
| Apr 20, 2025 | Nasarawa United(home) | 1-1 | NPFL |
| Apr 13, 2025 | Kwara United(away) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Apr 5, 2025 | Enugu Rangers(home) | 0-0 | NPFL |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Kano Pillars(away) | 0-0 | NPFL |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2025 | Ikorodu City(home) | 2-1 | NPFL |
| Apr 20, 2025 | Plateau United(away) | 0-1 | NPFL |
| Apr 13, 2025 | El Kanemi Warriors(home) | 1-1 | NPFL |
| Apr 6, 2025 | Nasarawa United(away) | 0-2 | NPFL |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Niger Tornadoes(home) | 2-0 | NPFL |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 1 Bendel Insurance win(s), 3 draw(s), 1 Akwa United win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2024 | Akwa United 1-1 Bendel Insurance | NPFL |
| Mar 13, 2024 | Akwa United 3-1 Bendel Insurance | NPFL |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Bendel Insurance 0-0 Akwa United | NPFL |
| Mar 29, 2023 | Bendel Insurance 1-1 Akwa United | NPFL |
| Jan 8, 2023 | Akwa United 0-2 Bendel Insurance | NPFL |
Last archived meeting: Akwa United vs Bendel Insurance on Dec 9, 2024
How many goals should we expect?
Bendel Insurance score 0.9 and concede 0.6 goals per match over their last 15; Akwa United score 1.0 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendel Insurance | 0.9 | 0.6 | 8 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
| Akwa United | 1.0 | 0.9 | 4 | 6/15 | 2/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
The current season has no played match yet: final standings of the 2025-26 season.
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bendel Insurance | 37 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 43 | 38 | 53 |
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
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