Shooting Stars vs Niger Tornadoes: result 2-1 and analysis
NPFLRegular Season - 18Kick-off on December 21, 2025 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Adamasingba Stadium, Ibadan
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What was the result of Shooting Stars vs Niger Tornadoes?
Shooting Stars won 2-1 on December 21, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 45′G. AdelowoShooting Stars (pen.)
- 64′P. AwosanmiShooting Stars
- 90′K. EbongNiger Tornadoes
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, 2 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2025 | Barau FC(away) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Dec 8, 2025 | Nasarawa United(away) | 0-1 | NPFL |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Remo Stars(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Nov 30, 2025 | El Kanemi Warriors(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Nov 23, 2025 | Kwara United(away) | 0-0 | NPFL |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2025 | El Kanemi Warriors(home) | 3-0 | NPFL |
| Dec 7, 2025 | Kwara United(away) | 0-2 | NPFL |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Remo Stars(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Nov 23, 2025 | Enugu Rangers(away) | 0-1 | NPFL |
| Nov 16, 2025 | Katsina United(home) | 2-0 | NPFL |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Shooting Stars win(s), 0 draw(s), 3 Niger Tornadoes win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2025 | Shooting Stars 3-1 Niger Tornadoes | NPFL |
| 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 |
Last archived meeting: Shooting Stars vs Niger Tornadoes on Mar 23, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Shooting Stars score 0.9 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Niger Tornadoes score 1.3 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting Stars | 0.9 | 0.7 | 6 | 5/15 | 2/15 |
| Niger Tornadoes | 1.3 | 0.8 | 6 | 4/15 | 4/15 |
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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- Dec 21, 2025Kano Pillars2-1Plateau United
- Dec 21, 2025Kwara United2-0Bayelsa United
- Dec 21, 2025Remo Stars2-3Bendel Insurance
- Dec 21, 2025Wikki Tourist0-0Kun Khalifat FC
- Dec 21, 2025Abia Warriors1-0Warri Wolves
- Dec 21, 2025Enugu Rangers2-1Ikorodu City
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