Match

Sporting Lagos vs Bendel Insurance: result 2-1 and analysis

NPFLRegular Season - 8Kick-off on October 11, 2026 at 03:00 PM (UTC)

Sporting Lagos
2-1
Bendel Insurance

Full time

What was the result of Sporting Lagos vs Bendel Insurance?

Sporting Lagos won 2-1 on October 11, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 1′K. Oke SolomonBendel Insurance
  • 14′682681Sporting Lagos
  • 22′678094Sporting Lagos

What had the model predicted before the match?

Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Sporting Lagos win at 56%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 1-0. Actual score: 2-1.

Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.

Official lineup for Sporting Lagos vs Bendel Insurance

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sporting Lagos

  1. 6Aondona Jacob Adeede
  2. 16H. Haruna
  3. 2U. Solomon
  4. 4S. Ayoade
  5. 5A. Idakwo
  6. 8V. Ugwu
  7. 10V. Samuel
  8. 12A. Mohammed
  9. 14J. Ajibola
  10. 20G. Olaniya
  11. 35E. Harcourt

Bendel Insurance

  1. 11C. Nwosu
  2. 21K. Oke Solomon
  3. 25E. Dung
  4. 37E. Ubiomo
  1. 4E. Julius
  2. 6A. Oweilayefa
  3. 13F. Wuchirwe
  4. 30A. Adekunle
  1. 28G. Lekan
  2. 35C. Amaefule
  1. 12A. Obasogie
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting Lagos have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats; Bendel Insurance have 8, 2 and 5.

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

Sporting Lagos
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 3, 2026Kano Pillars(away)1-1NPFL
Sep 30, 2026Ikorodu City(home)0-0NPFL
Sep 26, 2026Barau FC(home)1-1NPFL
Sep 23, 2026Enyimba(away)3-2NPFL
Sep 20, 2026Abia Warriors(home)0-2NPFL
Bendel Insurance
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 4, 2026Barau FC(home)4-1NPFL
Sep 27, 2026Abia Warriors(away)0-3NPFL
Sep 23, 2026Ikorodu City(home)2-1NPFL
Sep 19, 2026Ranchers Bees(away)1-2NPFL
Sep 13, 2026Kun Khalifat FC(home)4-2NPFL

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Sporting Lagos win, 0 draws, 1 Bendel Insurance win.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 18, 2024Sporting Lagos 1-0 Bendel InsuranceNPFL
Jan 20, 2024Bendel Insurance 3-1 Sporting LagosNPFL

Last archived meeting: Sporting Lagos vs Bendel Insurance on Feb 18, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Sporting Lagos score 1.2 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Bendel Insurance score 1.7 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sporting Lagos1.21.538/157/15
Bendel Insurance1.71.5210/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Sporting Lagos sit 3rd in NPFL (15 points from 9 matches) and Bendel Insurance sit 9th (12 points from 8 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Sporting Lagos9432131115
9Bendel Insurance8404141312

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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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