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Enyimba vs Bendel Insurance: result 3-2 and analysis

NPFLRegular Season - 5Kick-off on September 21, 2025 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Enyimba International Stadium, Aba

Enyimba
3-2
Bendel Insurance

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What was the result of Enyimba vs Bendel Insurance?

Enyimba won 3-2 on September 21, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 2′C. NwosuBendel Insurance
  • 18′J. AbiodunEnyimba
  • 60′U. WisdomBendel Insurance
  • 65′K. NwekeEnyimba (pen.)
  • 69′C. MichaelEnyimba

Official lineup for Enyimba vs Bendel Insurance

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Enyimba

  1. 28A. Dabani
  2. 29S. Mohammed
  3. 33B. John
  1. 10K. Nweke
  2. 17J. Abiodun
  3. 23M. Hussaini
  4. 15B. Ihionu
  1. 3J. Ezra
  2. 16A. Peters
  3. 27S. Ogberahwe
  1. 2K. Ogunga

Bendel Insurance

  1. 7U. Wisdom
  2. 11C. Nwosu
  3. 21K. Oke Solomon
  1. 4E. Julius
  2. 10A. Osayande
  3. 18N. Anthony
  4. 26P. Itoro
  5. 19T. I. Iyanda
  6. 27A. Adebayo
  1. 3H. Onyia
  1. 1B. Adeniyi
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Enyimba have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Bendel Insurance have 6, 5 and 4.

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

Enyimba
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 14, 2025Bayelsa United(away)2-0NPFL
Sep 7, 2025Nasarawa United(home)0-0NPFL
Aug 31, 2025Niger Tornadoes(home)1-0NPFL
Aug 24, 2025Barau FC(away)0-0NPFL
May 25, 2025Plateau United(home)0-1NPFL
Bendel Insurance
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 13, 2025Niger Tornadoes(home)1-0NPFL
Sep 7, 2025Barau FC(away)1-1NPFL
Aug 30, 2025Shooting Stars(home)1-1NPFL
Aug 24, 2025El Kanemi Warriors(away)0-2NPFL
May 25, 2025Lobi Stars(away)1-2NPFL

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Enyimba win, 4 draws, 1 Bendel Insurance win.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 12, 2025Bendel Insurance 1-0 EnyimbaNPFL
Dec 31, 2024Enyimba 0-0 Bendel InsuranceNPFL
Feb 24, 2024Bendel Insurance 0-0 EnyimbaNPFL
Nov 22, 2023Enyimba 2-1 Bendel InsuranceNPFL
Jun 7, 2023Bendel Insurance 1-1 EnyimbaNPFL
Mar 26, 2023Enyimba 1-1 Bendel InsuranceNPFL

Last archived meeting: Bendel Insurance vs Enyimba on Feb 12, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Enyimba score 1.2 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Bendel Insurance score 0.8 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Enyimba1.20.967/156/15
Bendel Insurance0.80.776/153/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Enyimba sit 17th in NPFL (11 points from 11 matches) and Bendel Insurance sit 3rd (18 points from 10 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Bendel Insurance10604181518
17Enyimba11326121511

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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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