Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Ikorodu City (4th, 59 pts) held a 31-point advantage over Lobi Stars (20th, 28 pts). The last five rounds placed Ikorodu City no better than 8th for form, against 4th in the standings. Per game in the league, Ikorodu City were scoring 1.58 and conceding 1.18, Lobi Stars 0.76 and 1.47, against a competition average of 1.03 goals per team per game.
Lobi Stars had gone 7 games without a win.
The match was played at Uniben Sport Complex in Benin City (capacity 1,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 2-2 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-2.