Football tips: Bendel Insurance vs Sunshine Stars - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Date: Sun 19.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)

Season ticket holders haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Bendel Insurance languishing in the 9th position so far. The guesting Sunshine Stars will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Sunshine Stars have a different surface at their stadium (artificial turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 2-10-10 (win-draw-loss) from 22 matches.

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Bendel Insurance form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here as Bendel Insurance have scored 9 goals to get 20 points from 10 games. The overall stats are 5-5-0 (wins-draws-losses). The Bendel Insurance fans aren't used to losing here and will expect new points from this game. Bendel Insurance has played 28 games in a row here without a defeat.

The fans are hoping that Bendel Insurance will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Npfl game against Enugu Rangers. Before that, Bendel Insurance had a home game versus Katsina United which ended with a victory 2-1.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Bendel Insurance here, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 10 games). Defensively Bendel Insurance have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game (3 in 10 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sunshine Stars form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sunshine Stars so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-7 (win-draw-lose). Sunshine Stars seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Sunshine Stars play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Katsina United. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Niger Tornadoes.

Sunshine Stars are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels and have only managed 5 goals from 10 away games. As opposed to that, Sunshine Stars have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Sunshine Stars - Bendel Insurance 1-1 earlier this season. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's 0 Bendel Insurance victories, 2 draws and 1 Sunshine Stars win. 0 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.

Bendel Insurance missing players

Sunshine Stars missing players

Bendel Insurance Sunshine Stars
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs low Away Total
20 10 3 Played 3 10 20
5 5 2 Won 0 1 7
10 5 1 Drew 1 2 5
5 0 0 Lost 2 7 8
12 9 5 Scored 1 5 19
12 3 2 Conceded 3 13 19
65% 60% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 95%
40% 40% 100% Over 1.5 33% 50% 60%
15% 20% 33% Over 2.5 0% 20% 30%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 10% 5%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
30% 30% 67% BTTS 33% 40% 45%
50% 70% 33% Clean Sheets 0% 10% 30%
55% 40% 0% Failed To Score 67% 50% 30%
 
3.1 3.7 8 Corners For (avg) 4 3.6 3.7
2.7 1.7 3 Corners Against (avg) 3 3.4 2.7
1.7 0.3 1 Yellow Cards (avg) 3 2.6 2.2
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 1
Key stats this season:
  • Bendel Insurance have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Bendel Insurance have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bendel Insurance have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Bendel Insurance have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Sunshine Stars have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Sunshine Stars haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Bendel Insurance
All Premier League Npfl
All Home Away
07-04-19 NP Enyimba 0 - 0 Bendel Insurance
13-04-19 NP Bendel Insurance 0 - 0 Remo Stars
21-04-19 NP Kwara United 0 - 0 Bendel Insurance
25-04-19 NP Bendel Insurance 2 - 1 Enugu Rangers
04-05-19 NP Bendel Insurance 0 - 0 Niger Tornadoes
09-05-19 NP Lobi Stars 1 - 0 Bendel Insurance
12-05-19 NP Bendel Insurance 2 - 1 Katsina United
15-05-19 NP Enugu Rangers 1 - 0 Bendel Insurance
19-05-19 NP Bendel Insurance 15:00 Sunshine Stars
26-05-19 NP Rivers United 15:00 Bendel Insurance
Sunshine Stars
All Premier League Club Friendlies Npfl
All Home Away
08-04-19 NP Lobi Stars 1 - 0 Sunshine Stars
11-04-19 NP Sunshine Stars 3 - 0 Lobi Stars
14-04-19 NP Sunshine Stars 1 - 2 Enugu Rangers
21-04-19 NP Rivers United 1 - 1 Sunshine Stars
05-05-19 NP Sunshine Stars 2 - 1 Wikki Tourist
09-05-19 NP Remo Stars 1 - 0 Sunshine Stars
12-05-19 NP Sunshine Stars 1 - 0 Niger Tornadoes
16-05-19 NP Katsina United 3 - 1 Sunshine Stars
19-05-19 NP Bendel Insurance 15:00 Sunshine Stars
26-05-19 NP Sunshine Stars 15:00 MFM

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Enugu Rangers 20 11 4 5 22 17 10 9 1 0 15 4 10 2 3 5 7 13 5 37
2 Lobi Stars 20 7 10 3 20 17 10 7 3 0 15 6 10 0 7 3 5 11 3 31
3 Enyimba 20 7 9 4 19 11 10 7 3 0 15 3 10 0 6 4 4 8 8 30
4 MFM 20 8 5 7 18 15 10 7 3 0 14 4 10 1 2 7 4 11 3 29
5 Rivers United 20 7 7 6 17 16 10 6 3 1 11 4 10 1 4 5 6 12 1 28
6 Katsina United 20 8 3 9 21 22 10 8 2 0 19 8 10 0 1 9 2 14 -1 27
7 Wikki Tourist 20 8 3 9 20 22 10 7 2 1 14 7 10 1 1 8 6 15 -2 27
8 Sunshine Stars 20 7 5 8 19 19 10 6 3 1 14 6 10 1 2 7 5 13 0 26
9 Bendel Insurance 20 5 10 5 12 12 10 5 5 0 9 3 10 0 5 5 3 9 0 25
10 Niger Tornadoes 20 4 9 7 14 18 10 4 6 0 8 3 10 0 3 7 6 15 -4 21
11 Kwara United 20 5 6 9 12 19 10 5 4 1 10 5 10 0 2 8 2 14 -7 21
12 Remo Stars 20 4 7 9 16 22 10 4 4 2 8 5 10 0 3 7 8 17 -6 19

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