Sporting Lagos

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Nigeria 26/27 NPFL · Matchday 2

Recent matches

Sporting Lagos

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-26	26/27	Sporting Lagos1–1Barau
2026-09-23	26/27	Enyimba2–3Sporting Lagos
2026-09-20	26/27	Sporting Lagos0–2Abia
2026-09-13	26/27	Inter Lagos0–3Sporting Lagos
2026-08-30	26/27	Doma United2–0Sporting Lagos

Ikorodu City

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-27	26/27	Ikorodu City2–0Enugu
2026-09-23	26/27	Bendel Ins.2–1Ikorodu City
2026-09-19	26/27	Ikorodu City0–0Barau
2026-09-13	26/27	Abia2–2Ikorodu City
2026-08-30	26/27	Ikorodu City3–1Ranchers Bees

Sporting Lagos Ikorodu City

Wins

40%

Over 2.5 goals

40%

60%

Both teams scored

40%

60%

Clean sheets

20%

40%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Sporting Lagos

Home · NPFL

Home			Away		1st goal
12	Sporting Lagos	1–1	Barau	1	35′ Away
12	Sporting Lagos		Rivers Utd	2
12	Sporting Lagos		Plateau Utd	3
12	Sporting Lagos		Enugu	4
12	Sporting Lagos		Doma United	5
12	Sporting Lagos		Kano Pillars	6
12	Sporting Lagos		Bendel Ins.	7
12	Sporting Lagos		Ikorodu City	8
12	Sporting Lagos	0–2	Abia	9	87′ Away
12	Sporting Lagos		Kwara Utd	10
12	Sporting Lagos		Ranchers Bees	11
12 · Sporting Lagos
12	Sporting Lagos		Warri	13
12	Sporting Lagos		Nasarawa Utd	14
12	Sporting Lagos		Katsina Utd	15
12	Sporting Lagos		Shooting Stars	16
12	Sporting Lagos		Tornadoes	17
12	Sporting Lagos		Kun Khalifat	18
12	Sporting Lagos		Inter Lagos	19
12	Sporting Lagos		Enyimba	20

Ikorodu City

Away · NPFL

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Barau		Ikorodu City	8
2	Rivers Utd		Ikorodu City	8
3	Plateau Utd		Ikorodu City	8
4	Enugu		Ikorodu City	8
5	Doma United		Ikorodu City	8
6	Kano Pillars		Ikorodu City	8
7	Bendel Ins.	2–1	Ikorodu City	8	49′ Home
8 · Ikorodu City
9	Abia	2–2	Ikorodu City	8	15′ Home
10	Kwara Utd		Ikorodu City	8
11	Ranchers Bees		Ikorodu City	8
12	Sporting Lagos		Ikorodu City	8
13	Warri		Ikorodu City	8
14	Nasarawa Utd		Ikorodu City	8
15	Katsina Utd		Ikorodu City	8
16	Shooting Stars		Ikorodu City	8
17	Tornadoes		Ikorodu City	8
18	Kun Khalifat		Ikorodu City	8
19	Inter Lagos		Ikorodu City	8
20	Enyimba		Ikorodu City	8

Sporting Lagos Home Ikorodu City Away

Wins

0%

Over 1.5

100%

Over 2.5

0%

100%

Over 3.5

0%

50%

Both teams scored

50%

100%

Clean sheets

0%

Scores first

0%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

NPFL · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Sporting Lagos

5 matches

Goals & results	Home2 matches	Away3 matches	Overall5 matches
Points / match	0.50	2.00	1.40
Draws	50.0%	0.0%	20.0%
Goals scored / match	0.50	2.00	1.40
Goals conceded / match	1.50	1.33	1.40
Total goals / match	2.00	3.33	2.80
Failed to score	50.0%	33.3%	40.0%
Under 2.5 goals	100.0%	33.3%	60.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	0 of 0	—
Scores first → wins	0 of 0	—
Concedes first → wins	0 of 2	0%

Scoring order known: 2/2 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	0	0
16–30	0	0
31–45	0	1
46–60	0	0
61–75	1	0
76–90	0	2

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Ikorodu City

5 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away2 matches	Overall5 matches
Points / match	2.33	0.50	1.60
Draws	33.3%	50.0%	40.0%
Goals scored / match	1.67	1.50	1.60
Goals conceded / match	0.33	2.00	1.00
Total goals / match	2.00	3.50	2.60
Failed to score	33.3%	0.0%	20.0%
Under 2.5 goals	66.7%	0.0%	40.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	0 of 0	—
Scores first → wins	0 of 0	—
Concedes first → wins	0 of 2	0%

Scoring order known: 2/2 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	0	1
16–30	1	0
31–45	1	0
46–60	0	1
61–75	1	0
76–90	0	2

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Sporting Lagos	Draw	Ikorodu City	How it works
Strength (Elo)	42.1%	25.0%	32.9%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	15.6%	21.5%	61.5%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

0.83–1.91 Model expected goals

50.2% Probability of over 2.5 goals

47.2% Both teams to score

0-1 Most likely score, at 12.4%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

0-112.4%

0-211.8%

1-110.2%

1-29.8%

0-37.5%

0-06.5%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Sporting Lagos	Ikorodu City	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1500	1517	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	12	5	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1494	1508	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Sporting Lagos	0.20	1.20	0.60	0.80
Ikorodu City	1.00	0.60	0.40	0.60

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Sporting Lagos	0%	0%	60%	20%	20%
Ikorodu City	20%	0%	20%	20%	40%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

0.50 Sporting Lagos at home, 2 matches

0.50 Ikorodu City away, 2 matches

4d Days of rest for Sporting Lagos

3d Days of rest for Ikorodu City

— Manager of Sporting Lagos

— Manager of Ikorodu City

3 Matches for Sporting Lagos in the last 14 days

3 Matches for Ikorodu City in the last 14 days

5 Points for Sporting Lagos behind the leaders, and 2 above the relegation zone

4 Points for Ikorodu City behind the leaders, and 3 above the relegation zone

2.45 League goals per match

25.5% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Sporting Lagos, the right bar represents Ikorodu City.

On the ball

20 matches

5.8

corners

5.67

12.0

fouls

17.67

2.0

yellow cards

2.0

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Sporting Lagos	DWLWL	1.40	1.40–1.40	1D
Ikorodu City	WLDDW	1.60	1.60–1.00	1W

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Sporting Lagos	1	1	3	1	0
Ikorodu City	3	2	0	0	1

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Sporting Lagos

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Ikorodu City

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.