Match Report
Bendel Insurance (5th, 56 pts) visited Kwara United (12th, 50 pts) with 6 points between them. On the form table Kwara United stood 8th over the last five rounds, despite being 12th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.92/0.95 for Kwara United and 1.16/1 for Bendel Insurance (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.01.
Defeat had not touched Bendel Insurance in 7 games. Kwara United had banked 6 of the last 15 points on offer; Bendel Insurance, 13.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Kwara United 0, draws 3, Bendel Insurance 3, at 2.17 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. These meetings skew tight — only 33% saw more than two goals.
Ilorin Township Stadium, capacity 18,000, hosted the game. Bendel Insurance led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Bendel Insurance: Emmanuel Akpan (37')