El Kanemi Warriors vs Ikorodu City: result 1-0 and analysis
NPFLRegular Season - 22Kick-off on January 25, 2026 at 02:00 PM (UTC)El Kanemi Stadium, Maiduguri
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What was the result of El Kanemi Warriors vs Ikorodu City?
El Kanemi Warriors won 1-0 on January 25, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 89′I. MuktarEl Kanemi Warriors
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, El Kanemi Warriors have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Ikorodu City have 8, 4 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2026 | Bendel Insurance(away) | 2-3 | NPFL |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Bayelsa United(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Dec 28, 2025 | Bayelsa United(away) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Dec 21, 2025 | Enyimba(home) | 3-2 | NPFL |
| Dec 14, 2025 | Niger Tornadoes(away) | 0-3 | NPFL |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2026 | Kwara United(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Remo Stars(away) | 0-1 | NPFL |
| Dec 28, 2025 | Remo Stars(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Dec 21, 2025 | Enugu Rangers(away) | 1-2 | NPFL |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Katsina United(home) | 0-0 | NPFL |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 0 El Kanemi Warriors win(s), 2 draw(s), 1 Ikorodu City win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2025 | Ikorodu City 0-0 El Kanemi Warriors | NPFL |
| Apr 20, 2025 | El Kanemi Warriors 1-1 Ikorodu City | NPFL |
| Nov 27, 2024 | Ikorodu City 2-0 El Kanemi Warriors | NPFL |
Last archived meeting: Ikorodu City vs El Kanemi Warriors on Aug 31, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
El Kanemi Warriors score 0.9 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Ikorodu City score 1.0 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Kanemi Warriors | 0.9 | 1.3 | 5 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
| Ikorodu City | 1.0 | 0.5 | 10 | 4/15 | 3/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
El Kanemi Warriors sit 18th in NPFL (47 points from 38 matches) and Ikorodu City sit 4th (58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ikorodu City | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 39 | 58 |
| 18 | El Kanemi Warriors | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 46 | 47 |
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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