Can Bendel Insurance outperform Plateau United in Uniben Sport Complex clash?

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Wed 18.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Uniben Sport Complex (1000 seats)

It's match week two of the Npfl campaign and everything to play for. Check out our thorough preview of Bendel Insurance-Plateau United!

Bendel Insurance's stadium, Uniben Sport Complex, has a grass surface. Plateau United have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Plateau United when playing on grass; 1 win, 4 draws and 17 losses from 22 matches. They have scored {10 goals} in these games and conceded 30.

Plateau United could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Npfl game only three sleeps ago.

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Bendel Insurance form and stats

The previous season, Bendel Insurance's league results were 9 wins, 12 draws and 17 losses, ending with 20th spot in the Premier League. Over these 38 matches they scored {26 goals} and let in 45. Playing as the host team in the previous season Bendel Insurance managed 9-9-1 (win-draw-lost) with {21 goals} and 10 conceded.

Insurance are returning here after visiting Akwa United and winning with a 2-0 scoreline.

Heartbreak before that as Bendel Insurance lost 0-1 at Rivers United's place.

There will be little rest for Bendel Insurance after this match as they are travelling to Kwara United for a Npfl game in only four days.

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Plateau United form and stats

Let's have a look at how Plateau United performed last season in the Npfl: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 21 victories, 4 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 50 and conceded {29 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 3 and lost 13 with 11/23 goals scored/conceded.

There were no winners in Plateau's previous match, the home game that ended 3-3 vs Shooting Stars (placed 4th). As you can tell from the result, the match against Shooting Stars was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?

A loss, in the CAF Confederations Cup away at Al-Akhdar, earlier.

A new game in only four days for Plateau United, the Npfl home match versus Enyimba. Busy days.

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Bendel Insurance missing players

Plateau United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bendel Insurance Plateau United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 0 0 Scored S 0 0 3
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 3
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
1 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 6
15 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 1
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 12
4 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 8
50% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 38%
 
11 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 9
3 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 6
Bendel Insurance Last season Plateau United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
22 11   Played P   19 38
6 6   Won W   3 21
10 5   Drew D   3 4
6 0   Lost L   13 13
13 10   Scored S   11 50
13 3   Conceded C   23 29
68% 64%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
36% 36%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   58% 58%
14% 18%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   21% 32%
0% 0%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   0% 13%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 5%
27% 27%   BTTS BTTS   37% 32%
50% 73%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 45%
55% 36%   Failed to Score F T   47% 24%
 
3.1 3.8   Corners for (avg) C F   2.9 3.5
3.4 1.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.8 3.6
1.8 0.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.2 1.1
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
6.1 9.8   Shots (avg) S (   6.1 6.7
1.9 3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   1.7 2.5
29% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 56%
 
6.6 5   Shots against (avg) S A   6.6 5.1
2 1.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.1 2.2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bendel Insurance 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
2 Remo Stars 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Enyimba 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
4 Shooting Stars 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
5 Plateau United 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Kwara United 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Gombe United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
8 Nasarawa United 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
9 Akwa United 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
10 El Kanemi Warriors 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rivers United 38 23 8 7 58 24 19 18 1 0 41 5 19 5 7 7 17 19 34 77
2 Plateau United 38 21 4 13 50 29 19 18 1 0 39 6 19 3 3 13 11 23 21 67
3 Remo Stars 38 18 8 12 43 26 19 15 2 2 31 7 19 3 6 10 12 19 17 62
4 Kwara United 38 17 7 14 43 45 19 16 3 0 32 7 19 1 4 14 11 38 -2 58
5 Enugu Rangers 38 15 11 12 41 30 19 12 5 2 29 10 19 3 6 10 12 20 11 56
6 Nasarawa United 38 15 8 15 42 48 19 14 5 0 27 10 19 1 3 15 15 38 -6 53
7 Enyimba 38 15 7 16 39 36 19 13 4 2 32 13 19 2 3 14 7 23 3 52
8 Gombe United 38 14 10 14 39 39 19 13 6 0 29 10 19 1 4 14 10 29 0 52
9 Akwa United 38 13 13 12 35 36 19 11 7 1 29 13 19 2 6 11 6 23 -1 52
10 Wikki Tourist 38 15 7 16 34 35 19 13 5 1 24 6 19 2 2 15 10 29 -1 52
11 Sunshine Stars 38 14 9 15 30 30 19 14 3 2 27 8 19 0 6 13 3 22 0 51
12 Niger Tornadoes 38 15 6 17 32 38 19 14 3 2 25 9 19 1 3 15 7 29 -6 51
13 Abia Warriors 38 13 11 14 50 44 19 12 7 0 33 14 19 1 4 14 17 30 6 50
14 Akwa Starlets 38 15 4 19 42 49 19 14 2 3 31 12 19 1 2 16 11 37 -7 49
15 Lobi Stars 38 14 7 17 36 48 19 13 4 2 27 15 19 1 3 15 9 33 -12 49
16 Shooting Stars 38 12 12 14 41 45 19 11 8 0 29 12 19 1 4 14 12 33 -4 48
17 Katsina United 38 15 3 20 34 42 19 15 2 2 29 11 19 0 1 18 5 31 -8 48
18 Heartland 38 13 8 17 32 48 19 13 4 2 21 10 19 0 4 15 11 38 -16 47
19 Kano Pillars 38 15 6 17 32 36 19 13 4 2 23 8 19 2 2 15 9 28 -4 45
20 MFM 38 9 9 20 26 51 19 9 3 7 18 17 19 0 6 13 8 34 -25 36

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bendel Insurance 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
2 Remo Stars 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Enyimba 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
4 Shooting Stars 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
5 Plateau United 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Kwara United 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Gombe United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
8 Nasarawa United 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
9 Akwa United 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
10 El Kanemi Warriors 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0

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