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Round
Regular Season - 5
Venue
Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City
Form

Recent form

Bendel Insurance
42Poor

Last 5 matches · 2W-0D-3L · -1 goal difference

Ikorodu City
46Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-1D-2L · +1 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Combo Bet
Over 1.5 Goals + Bendel Insurance or Draw

BetGenius backs Over 1.5 Goals + Bendel Insurance or Draw (Combo Bet) at 72% confidence — a solid call.

72%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Bendel Insurance welcome Ikorodu City to Benin City for a competitive NPFL round 5 clash. The hosts enter the contest sitting eighth in the table with six points from their opening fixtures, powered by a perfect home record where they have scored six goals across two victories against Kun Khalifat FC and Warri Wolves.

Ikorodu City sit just one place and one point behind their opponents in ninth. The visitors remain unbeaten through three league matches, having picked up a win against Ranchers Bees and draws against Abia Warriors and Barau FC, showing offensive bite on the road by scoring twice in their away fixture.

Historical meetings between these two sides strongly favour the home advantage. Each of the four previous head-to-head encounters has been won by the host team, including 4-0 and 2-1 victories for Bendel Insurance on their own ground.

Numbers

Statistical comparison

Bendel Insurance at homeIkorodu City away
4
Played
5
4-0-0
W-D-L
0-2-3
3
Scored /game
0.8
1.3
Conceded /game
1.6
—
Clean sheets
20%
—
Failed to score
40%
80%
BTTS (last 5)
20%
100%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
20%

Combined scoring rate: 3.8 goals per game (Bendel Insurance at home plus Ikorodu City away).

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
6Nasarawa United9+214
7Kano Pillars9+114
8Doma United9014
9Ikorodu City9+212
10Bendel Insurance8+112
11Niger Tornadoes9012
12Katsina United9-212
13Kwara United9011
History

Head-to-head

2
Bendel Insurance
0
Draws
2
Ikorodu City

the last 4 meetings are split 2-2 with 0 drawn, averaging 2.8 goals a game, 75% went over 2.5.

  • 2026-03-01Bendel Insurance4-0Ikorodu City
  • 2025-10-12Ikorodu City1-0Bendel Insurance
  • 2025-02-27Bendel Insurance2-1Ikorodu City
  • 2024-10-12Ikorodu City3-0Bendel Insurance
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Predictions

3 published markets

FeaturedWON
Combo Bet
Over 1.5 Goals + Bendel Insurance or Draw
72%
Both must land · no better than

Over 1.5 Goals — 72% confidence

All of Bendel Insurance's home matches this campaign have produced at least three goals, with scorelines of 4-2 and 2-1. Ikorodu City also saw four goals in their lone away fixture, drawing 2-2 with Abia Warriors, pointing toward multiple goals in this matchup.

Bendel Insurance or Draw — 76% confidence

Bendel Insurance have won both of their home fixtures this season, scoring three goals per game on average in front of their supporters. Furthermore, the home side has won all four historical head-to-head encounters between these clubs, giving Bendel Insurance a strong foundation to secure at least a point.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (total goals and double chance), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetWON
Total Goals
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
Confidence

All of Bendel Insurance's home matches this campaign have produced at least three goals, with scorelines of 4-2 and 2-1. Ikorodu City also saw four goals in their lone away fixture, drawing 2-2 with Abia Warriors, pointing toward multiple goals in this matchup.

Combo BetWON
Double Chance
Bendel Insurance or Draw
76%
Confidence

Bendel Insurance have won both of their home fixtures this season, scoring three goals per game on average in front of their supporters. Furthermore, the home side has won all four historical head-to-head encounters between these clubs, giving Bendel Insurance a strong foundation to secure at least a point.

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Published September 22, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.