Bendel Insurance vs Niger Tornadoes: result 1-3 and analysis
NPFLRegular Season - 28Kick-off on April 3, 2024 at 04:30 PM (UTC)Uniben Sport Complex, Benin City
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What was the result of Bendel Insurance vs Niger Tornadoes?
Niger Tornadoes won 1-3 on April 3, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 13′C. ErnestNiger Tornadoes
- 45′A. AzeezNiger Tornadoes
- 45′C. JephtaNiger Tornadoes
- 85′C. MezeBendel Insurance
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bendel Insurance have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Niger Tornadoes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2024 | Remo Stars(away) | 0-2 | NPFL |
| Mar 17, 2024 | Doma United(home) | 4-0 | NPFL |
| Mar 13, 2024 | Akwa United(away) | 1-3 | NPFL |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Gombe United(home) | 2-0 | NPFL |
| Mar 3, 2024 | Plateau United(away) | 0-2 | NPFL |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2024 | Shooting Stars(home) | 2-1 | NPFL |
| Mar 17, 2024 | Enyimba(away) | 1-3 | NPFL |
| Mar 13, 2024 | Sporting Lagos(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Bayelsa United(away) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Mar 3, 2024 | Enugu Rangers(home) | 0-2 | NPFL |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 0 Bendel Insurance win(s), 3 draw(s), 0 Niger Tornadoes win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2023 | Niger Tornadoes 0-0 Bendel Insurance | NPFL |
| May 4, 2019 | Bendel Insurance 0-0 Niger Tornadoes | NPFL |
| Jan 27, 2019 | Niger Tornadoes 0-0 Bendel Insurance | NPFL |
Last archived meeting: Niger Tornadoes vs Bendel Insurance on Nov 12, 2023
How many goals should we expect?
Bendel Insurance score 1.0 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Niger Tornadoes score 0.8 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendel Insurance | 1.0 | 0.9 | 6 | 3/15 | 3/15 |
| Niger Tornadoes | 0.8 | 0.9 | 8 | 4/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Bendel Insurance sit 7th in NPFL (53 points from 37 matches) and Niger Tornadoes sit 16th (48 points from 38 matches).
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 |
| 16 | Niger Tornadoes | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 36 | 48 |
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
Other matches in the same round
- Apr 2, 2024Gombe United0-0Remo Stars
- Apr 3, 2024Abia Warriors1-0Plateau United
- Apr 3, 2024Akwa United0-1Doma United
- Apr 3, 2024Enugu Rangers2-0Sunshine Stars
- Apr 3, 2024Enyimba5-0Kano Pillars
- Apr 3, 2024Bayelsa United1-0Heartland
- Apr 3, 2024Sporting Lagos1-1Lobi Stars
- Apr 3, 2024Shooting Stars2-0Kwara United