Match Report
17 points separated the sides: Shooting Stars 3rd on 60, Bayelsa United 19th on 43. In league terms the two rates read 0.97/1.11 for Bayelsa United and 1.08/1.05 for Shooting Stars (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.01.
Defeat had followed defeat for Bayelsa United — three in succession. The last-five ledger: Bayelsa United 3/15, Shooting Stars 9/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 3 Bayelsa United wins, 2 for Shooting Stars, 0 draws, at 1.8 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 80% of the meetings won by the home side.
The venue was Sapele Township Stadium, with room for 20,000 spectators. Bayelsa United led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Bayelsa United: Peter Ebimobowei (45'), Chinedu Onyinjekwu (90')




