Match Report
51 points for Kano Pillars (9th), 56 for Bendel Insurance (5th): a 5-point gap. Against a league average of 1.01 goals per team per game, Kano Pillars ran at 0.97 scored and 1.03 conceded, Bendel Insurance at 1.16 and 1.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by Kano Pillars, 2 by Bendel Insurance, 2 drawn, at 1.8 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup.
Sani Abacha Stadium, capacity 16,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kano Pillars led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-0.
Goal scorers
Kano Pillars: Mustapha Jibrin (23'), Aminu Mohammed (81'), Bernard Ovoke (85'), Chiedozie Okorie (33')