Shooting Stars vs Niger Tornadoes: result 3-1 and analysis
NPFLRegular Season - 30Kick-off on March 23, 2025 at 04:30 PM (UTC)Adamasingba Stadium, Ibadan
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What was the result of Shooting Stars vs Niger Tornadoes?
Shooting Stars won 3-1 on March 23, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 38′A. BamideleShooting Stars
- 45′A. OkachiShooting Stars (pen.)
- 66′Sunday WilliamsNiger Tornadoes
- 78′Samuel OkonShooting Stars
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Shooting Stars have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Niger Tornadoes have 7, 1 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2025 | Akwa United(away) | 0-2 | NPFL |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Katsina United(away) | 0-1 | NPFL |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Rivers United(home) | 0-0 | NPFL |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Enyimba(away) | 1-1 | NPFL |
| Feb 19, 2025 | Lobi Stars(home) | 2-2 | NPFL |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2025 | Katsina United(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Mar 8, 2025 | Rivers United(away) | 0-1 | NPFL |
| Mar 2, 2025 | Enyimba(home) | 0-1 | NPFL |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Lobi Stars(away) | 2-0 | NPFL |
| Feb 19, 2025 | Heartland(home) | 2-1 | NPFL |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Shooting Stars win(s), 0 draw(s), 4 Niger Tornadoes win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2024 | Niger Tornadoes 2-0 Shooting Stars | NPFL |
| Mar 25, 2024 | Niger Tornadoes 2-1 Shooting Stars | NPFL |
| Nov 5, 2023 | Shooting Stars 4-1 Niger Tornadoes | NPFL |
| May 8, 2022 | Shooting Stars 1-0 Niger Tornadoes | NPFL |
| Jan 19, 2022 | Niger Tornadoes 2-0 Shooting Stars | NPFL |
| Sep 9, 2017 | Niger Tornadoes 2-0 Shooting Stars | NPFL |
Last archived meeting: Niger Tornadoes vs Shooting Stars on Nov 3, 2024
How many goals should we expect?
Shooting Stars score 1.0 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Niger Tornadoes score 1.2 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting Stars | 1.0 | 0.7 | 8 | 4/15 | 2/15 |
| Niger Tornadoes | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Shooting Stars sit 3rd in NPFL (60 points from 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Shooting Stars | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 41 | 40 | 60 |
| 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
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