Bayelsa United vs Niger TornadoesLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Npfl

2025/2026

Bayelsa United

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Jan 29, 2026

Sapele Township Stadium

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Match Timeline

80'Substitution

Kufre Ebong· In

Abdulrasheed Shehu Dabai· Out

Niger Tornadoes

80'Substitution

Joseph Godstime· In

Niger Tornadoes

67'Substitution

—· In

Ismail Sarki· Out

Niger Tornadoes

61'Substitution

Chigozie Ani· In

Abdulaz Dalhatu· Out

Niger Tornadoes

46'Substitution

R. Mendos· In

Ibrahim Abubakar Babawo· Out

Niger Tornadoes

13'Yellow Card

Abdulaz Dalhatu

Niger Tornadoes

Statistics of the Game

Bayelsa United

Niger Tornadoes

58%Ball Possession42%

16Shots Total7

6Shots On Target2

12Corners0

17Fouls28

0Yellow Cards4

1Offsides2

10Shots Off Target5

125Attacks115

84Dangerous Attacks56

28Free Kicks17

3Substitutions4

4Injuries5

Bayelsa United

Manager: Meremu Okara

Starting XI

Oladipupo Kolawole

Ubong Williams

Gabriel Biriduba

Loveday Osaro

Kelvin Ihunwo

Nupe Godstime

Mustapha Jawad

Magbisa Wisdom

Kehinde Malik

Ettah Ikoi

Energy Otunuya

Substitutes

Issa Yusuf

Chinedu Onyinjekwu

Eyong Nneyi Ofem

Peter Ebimobowei

Bina Tombiri

Arise Ogundare

Victor Peter

Ezekiel Andy

Niger Tornadoes

Manager: Hamza Abarah

Starting XI

Ifeanyi Nchekube

Abba Khalid

Idris Saidu

Ahmed Family

Sunday Akinmoladun

Abdulaz Dalhatu

M. Ibrahim

Abdulrasheed Shehu Dabai

Michael Nelson

Ismail Sarki

Ibrahim Abubakar Babawo

Substitutes

Chigozie Ani

Kufre Ebong

Liman Ahmadu

Ifeanyi Okoye

Joseph Godstime

Bashiru Usman

Ezeifule Chibueze

Abubakar Suleiman

R. Mendos

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Kelvin Ihunwo DF	-	90'	-	-	-	-
Loveday Osaro DF	-	90'	-	-	-	-
Gabriel Biriduba DF	-	90'	-	-	-	-
Magbisa Wisdom MF	-	90'	-	-	-	-
Ettah Ikoi FW	-	90'	-	-	-	-
Mustapha Jawad MF	-	90'	-	-	-	-
Oladipupo Kolawole GK	-	90'	-	-	-	-
Kehinde Malik MF	-	90'	-	-	-	-
Energy Otunuya FW	-	90'	-	-	-	-
Nupe Godstime MF	-	90'	-	-	-	-
Ubong Williams DF	-	90'	-	-	-	-

Bayelsa United vs Niger Tornadoes — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Bayelsa United	15	W1	1	0	1	0	6/15	4-5
Niger Tornadoes	15	W1	1	0	6	0	6/15	7-6

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Bayelsa United — last 5 games

W2-1 vs Remo Stars2025-12-14
L0-2 @ Kwara United2025-12-21
L0-1 vs El Kanemi Warriors2025-12-28
L0-1 @ El Kanemi Warriors2026-01-14
W2-0 vs Shooting Stars2026-01-18

Niger Tornadoes — last 5 games

L1-2 @ Shooting Stars2025-12-21
W2-0 vs Barau2025-12-28
L1-2 @ Barau2026-01-14
L1-2 @ Nasarawa United2026-01-18
W2-0 vs Enyimba2026-01-25

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 5
Period covered: 2023-10-21 – 2025-09-07
Bayelsa United wins: 1
Draws: 1
Niger Tornadoes wins: 3
Avg goals per meeting: 2
Over 2.5 goals: 20%
Both teams scored: 40%
Home side won: 60%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 1W 1D 3L (Bayelsa United view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2 vs 2

Aggregated from 5 finished meetings (2023-10-21 – 2025-09-07) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-09-07	Niger Tornadoes	1-0	Bayelsa United
2025-04-20	Niger Tornadoes	1-1	Bayelsa United
2024-11-27	Bayelsa United	4-1	Niger Tornadoes
2024-03-09	Bayelsa United	0-1	Niger Tornadoes
2023-10-21	Niger Tornadoes	1-0	Bayelsa United

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Bayelsa United	19	38	43	-5	LLLLW	18	+1
Niger Tornadoes	16	38	48	1	DLDDW	10	+6

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 5 ptsBayelsa United 43 · Niger Tornadoes 48
Positions: #19 vs #16
Goals per game: 0.97/1.11 vs 0.97/0.95scored/conceded per game · league average 1.01

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-01-29

Previous Meetings

Last 5 matches

Won 20%

(1/5)

Draw 20%

(1/5)

Won 60%

(3/5)

Goals

5-5

Total matches

Recent matches

Head to Head

Last 5 matches

Bayelsa United wins

Draws

Niger Tornadoes wins

Goals Scored

5 - 5

Matchday 23 — Npfl

Match Report

5 points and 3 places separated them: Bayelsa United 19th with 43, Niger Tornadoes 16th with 48. Niger Tornadoes ranked 10th in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Bayelsa United 0.97 scored and 1.11 conceded per game, Niger Tornadoes 0.97 and 0.95, with the league averaging 1.01.

5 meetings are on record — 1 won by Bayelsa United, 3 by Niger Tornadoes, 1 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 20% saw more than two goals.

Sapele Township Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.

Key stats

Possession: Bayelsa United 58% · Niger Tornadoes 42% · Total shots: 16-7 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 12-0

More details:

Bayelsa United — live results and schedule Niger Tornadoes — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Bayelsa United vs Niger Tornadoes?

Bayelsa United 0-0 Niger Tornadoes. Npfl match played on 29 Jan 2026.

What league is Bayelsa United vs Niger Tornadoes in?

This match is part of the Npfl. The match was played at Sapele Township Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Bayelsa United and Niger Tornadoes?

In 5 meetings between 2023 and 2025: Bayelsa United has 1 win, 1 draw, and 3 losses against Niger Tornadoes.

Where was Bayelsa United vs Niger Tornadoes played?

The match was played at Sapele Township Stadium.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Bayelsa United vs Niger Tornadoes — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 5 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 23 — Npfl

Match Report

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions