Sporting Lagos

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Nigeria 26/27 NPFL · Matchday 18

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

Shooting Stars

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-27	26/27	Warri1–0Shooting Stars
2026-09-23	26/27	Shooting Stars2–0Katsina Utd
2026-09-20	26/27	Plateau Utd3–1Shooting Stars
2026-08-28	26/27	Shooting Stars2–1Inter Lagos

Sporting Lagos Shooting Stars

Wins

40%

50%

Over 2.5 goals

40%

50%

Both teams scored

40%

50%

Clean sheets

20%

25%

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

Shooting Stars

Away · NPFL

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

Sporting Lagos Home Shooting Stars Away

Wins

0%

Over 1.5

100%

50%

Over 2.5

0%

50%

Over 3.5

0%

50%

Both teams scored

50%

Clean sheets

0%

Scores first

0%

50%

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.

Shooting Stars

4 matches

Goals & results	Home2 matches	Away2 matches	Overall4 matches
Points / match	3.00	0.00	1.50
Draws	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Goals scored / match	2.00	0.50	1.25
Goals conceded / match	0.50	2.00	1.25
Total goals / match	2.50	2.50	2.50
Failed to score	0.0%	50.0%	25.0%
Under 2.5 goals	50.0%	50.0%	50.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	1 of 1	100%
Scores first → wins	0 of 1	0%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 1	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	1	1
16–30	0	0
31–45	0	0
46–60	0	1
61–75	0	1
76–90	0	1

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	Shooting Stars	How it works
Strength (Elo)	44.2%	24.5%	31.2%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	20.1%	22.1%	56.4%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

1.03–1.91 Model expected goals

55.0% Probability of over 2.5 goals

54.0% Both teams to score

1-1 Most likely score, at 10.4%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

1-110.4%

0-110.1%

1-29.9%

0-29.6%

1-36.3%

0-36.1%

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	Shooting Stars	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1500	1499	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	12	-9	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1494	1496	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
Shooting Stars	1.00	0.25	0.50	0.75

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Sporting Lagos	0%	0%	60%	20%	20%
Shooting Stars	0%	25%	25%	25%	25%

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

0.00 Shooting Stars away, 2 matches

85d Days of rest for Sporting Lagos

84d Days of rest for Shooting Stars

— Manager of Sporting Lagos

— Manager of Shooting Stars

0 Matches for Sporting Lagos in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Shooting Stars in the last 14 days

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

6 Points for Shooting Stars behind the leaders, and 1 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 Shooting Stars.

On the ball

20 matches

5.8

corners

4.0

12.0

fouls

18.0

2.0

yellow cards

1.33

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Sporting Lagos	DWLWL	1.40	1.40–1.40	1D
Shooting Stars	LWLW	1.50	1.25–1.25	1L

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Sporting Lagos	1	1	3	1	0
Shooting Stars	3	0	1	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.

Shooting Stars

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.