Bendel Insurance vs Plateau United: result 2-1 and analysis
NPFLRegular Season - 2Kick-off on January 19, 2023 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Uniben Sport Complex, Benin City
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What was the result of Bendel Insurance vs Plateau United?
Bendel Insurance won 2-1 on January 19, 2023.
Goalscorers
- 53′I. SerikiBendel Insurance
- 90′M. AbdullahiPlateau United (pen.)
- 90′I. OsarenkhoeBendel Insurance
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; Plateau United have 6, 3 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2023 | Akwa United(away) | 2-0 | NPFL |
| May 26, 2019 | Rivers United(away) | 0-1 | NPFL |
| May 20, 2019 | Sunshine Stars(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| May 15, 2019 | Enugu Rangers(away) | 0-1 | NPFL |
| May 12, 2019 | Katsina United(home) | 2-1 | NPFL |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2023 | Shooting Stars(home) | 3-3 | NPFL |
| Nov 9, 2022 | Al-Akhdar(away) | 0-3 | CAF Confederation Cup |
| Nov 2, 2022 | Al-Akhdar(home) | 4-1 | CAF Confederation Cup |
| Oct 15, 2022 | ES Tunis(away) | 0-1 | CAF Champions League |
| Oct 9, 2022 | ES Tunis(home) | 2-1 | CAF Champions League |
How many goals should we expect?
Bendel Insurance score 0.7 and concede 0.5 goals per match over their last 15; Plateau United score 1.3 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendel Insurance | 0.7 | 0.5 | 9 | 2/15 | 2/15 |
| Plateau United | 1.3 | 1.4 | 3 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
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 Plateau United sit 11th (50 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 |
| 11 | Plateau United | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 39 | 40 | 50 |
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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