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Niger Tornadoes vs Ikorodu City Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 1–02 – 1

Nafiu Obalowu Ayobami 27′Musa Bashar 82′16th

6thAyinde Basit 90+3′

Possession
49%51%
Shots · on target in brackets
17 (5)13 (3)
Corners
47
Table · 12 v 12 pts
16th → 11th6th → 9th

NpflMatchday 9Ilorin Township Stadium

Events

NER 2–1 IKO · 1–1 yellow
  1. Full time 2–1
  2. Ayinde Basit2–1Goal
  3. Michael OlulasiSubstitution
  4. Musa Bashar2–0Goal
  5. Ikorodu CityYellow card
  6. Niger TornadoesYellow card
  7. Daniel Hussainifor Wasiu Jimoh
  8. Musa Basharfor Ifeanyi Okoye
  9. Joseph Bulusfor Bashiru Usman
  10. Half-time 1–0
  11. Nafiu Obalowu Ayobami1–0Goal · assist Wasiu Jimoh

Team stats

14 figures
Niger Tornadoesfull timeIkorodu City
  1. 49%Possession51%
  2. 17Shots13
  3. 5Shots on target3
  4. 4Corners7
  5. 14Fouls12
  6. 1Yellow cards2
All 14 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 101Attacks97
  3. 79Dangerous attacks63
  4. 1Offsides2
  5. 29%Shot accuracy23%
  6. 12Shots off target10
  7. Discipline
  8. 14Free kicks15
  9. Other
  10. 4Substitutions3
  11. 27Throw-ins27

Table after full time

Npfl 2026/2027
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Rivers United84-4-013:2+11161st
7Doma United94-2-311:110144th ▼3
8Barau83-4-112:9+3135th ▼3
9Ikorodu City93-3-311:9+2126th ▼3
10Bendel Insurance84-0-414:13+1127th ▼3
11Niger Tornadoes93-3-38:801216th ▲5
12Katsina United93-3-310:12-2129th ▼3
13Kwara United93-2-410:1001112th ▼1
20Inter Lagos91-2-65:15-10520th
Niger Tornadoes
16th → 11th9 → 12 pts
Ikorodu City
6th → 9th12 → 12 pts
Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

30%Model · draw 31%39%

Projected goals
0.91 – 1.08total 1.99 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
0–1 14.7%0–0 13.6%1–1 13.4%
OutcomeModelHappened
Niger Tornadoes win30%Yes
Draw31%No
Ikorodu City win39%No
Over 1.5 goals59%Yes
Over 2.5 goals32%Yes
Over 3.5 goals14%No
Both teams to score40%Yes
Niger Tornadoes clean sheet34%No
Ikorodu City clean sheet40%No
Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

What stands out

  • 11thfrom 16th

    Niger Tornadoes moved from 16th to 11th in the Npfl table with this result.9 → 12 points after 9 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 9thfrom 6th

    Ikorodu City moved from 6th to 9th in the Npfl table with this result.12 → 12 points after 9 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 82'winning goal

    Musa Bashar's 82nd-minute goal decided the match.Score by goal: 27' 1-0, 82' 2-0, 90+3' 2-1.

Lineups

Starting XIs
Niger Tornadoes4-3-3formation4-3-3Ikorodu City
  1. 13Derrick Julu98′
  1. 23Usman Audu98′
  2. 5Sunday Akinmoladun98′
  3. 21Abdulazeez Yusuf98′
  4. 3Mohammed Aliyu98′
  1. 8Badejo Oluwaseun98′
  2. 20Sadeeq Abubakar98′
  3. 14Ifeanyi Okoye↓60′
  1. 31Nafiu Obalowu AyobamiG 98′
  2. 6Wasiu JimohA ↓60′
  3. 32Bashiru Usman↓54′
  1. 20Michael Atata98′
  1. 13Ganiu Fawaz98′
  2. 21Kuye Peter98′
  3. 22Marvelous Freedom98′
  4. 27Elijah Onyeuche Ujunwa98′
  1. 2Olumide Akinwande98′
  2. 9Aderemi Adeoye98′
  3. 18Dennis Mse98′
  1. 11Ikechukwu Junior98′
  2. 15Donald Obiajulu98′
  3. 24Tomiwa Awojobi98′
  1. 16Daniel HussainiMF · ↑60′
  2. 18Musa BasharFW · G ↑60′
  3. 26Michael OlulasiMF · ↑88′
  4. 35Joseph BulusFW · ↑54′
  5. 4Moses ObiafudoDF
  6. 9Ismail SarkiFW
  7. 29Aliyu HussainiFW
  8. 30Alladum KolimbaGK

SubstitutesCoaches: Onyewuchi Nosike Godwin (1.36 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 4Adeoye AdesholaMF
  2. 6Justice TorbiraDF
  3. 10Abayomi AyodejiMF
  4. 17Adam AbdulramanMF
  5. 40Ayinde BasitFW · G

Head-to-head

4 meetings on record since 2024

1-1-2Niger Tornadoes W-D-L · goals 4:7

1 NER1 draws2 IKO
With Niger Tornadoes at home
1-1-0 (4:2)
Goals per meeting
2.75
Over 2.5 goals
50%
Both teams scored
25%
Won by the host
75%
  1. Ikorodu City2–0Niger TornadoesNpfl
  2. Niger Tornadoes4–2Ikorodu CityNpfl
  3. Ikorodu City3–0Niger TornadoesNpfl
  4. Niger Tornadoes0–0Ikorodu CityNpfl
  1. Ikorodu CitynextNiger TornadoesNpfl

Matchday 9

Npfl · the other 9 games
  1. Shooting Stars3–1Ranchers Bees
  2. Doma United1–1Kun Khalifat
  3. Kwara United1–1Abia Warriors
  4. Plateau United2–3Sporting Lagos
  5. Kano Pillars1–0Katsina United
  6. Enyimba0–0Warri Wolves
  7. Inter Lagos0–2Nasarawa United
  8. Rivers United0–0Barau
  9. Enugu Rangers1–0Bendel Insurance
Npfl fixtures and results →

Match info

Competition
Npfl
Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 9 of 38
Kick-off
Venue
Ilorin Township Stadium, Ilorin
Capacity
5,000 · grass
Weather
29 °C · light rain · humidity 67%
NER coach
Onyewuchi Nosike Godwin (1.36 PPG)

Match summary

Niger Tornadoes beat Ikorodu City 2-1 in the Npfl, Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Niger Tornadoes sat 16th on 9 points, while Ikorodu City were 6th on 12 points. Across 4 previous meetings on record, Niger Tornadoes won 1 and Ikorodu City won 2, with 1 draw (2.75 goals per game).

Goals came from Nafiu Obalowu Ayobami (27') and Musa Bashar (82') for Niger Tornadoes and Ayinde Basit (90') for Ikorodu City.

Niger Tornadoes — live results and scheduleIkorodu City — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Niger Tornadoes8d restequal rest · old → new8d restIkorodu City
  1. 0-0D10 May
  2. 1-0W24 May
  3. 2-1W30 Aug
  4. 2-3L6 Sep
  5. 1-1D14 Sep
  6. 0-1L19 Sep
  7. 0-0D23 Sep
  8. 0-1L27 Sep
  9. 1-0W4 Oct
  10. 0-0D10 Oct

3-4-3goals 7:71.30pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 1-4L10 May
  2. 1-2L24 May
  3. 3-1W30 Aug
  4. 2-2D13 Sep
  5. 0-0D19 Sep
  6. 1-2L23 Sep
  7. 2-0W27 Sep
  8. 0-0D30 Sep
  9. 0-2L4 Oct
  10. 2-0W10 Oct

3-3-4goals 12:131.20pts/game

  1. ARanchers Bees0–0
  2. HKun Khalifat1–0
  3. ANasarawa United0–1
  4. HWarri Wolves0–0
  5. AKatsina United0–1

latest 5

  1. HKwara United2–0
  2. ARivers United0–2
  3. ASporting Lagos0–0
  4. HEnugu Rangers2–0
  5. ABendel Insurance1–2
Show older matches
  1. HPlateau United1–1
  2. AKano Pillars2–3
  3. HEnyimba2–1
  4. HShooting Stars1–0
  5. AEl Kanemi Warriors0–0

older

  1. HBarau0–0
  2. AAbia Warriors2–2
  3. HRanchers Bees3–1
  4. HEnugu Rangers1–2
  5. AKatsina United1–4

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Niger Tornadoesall competitionsIkorodu City
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 1.6Goals per game (both sides)3.13
  3. 40%Over 1.587%
  4. 27%Over 2.567%
  5. 13%Over 3.540%
  6. 27%Both teams scored60%
  7. 47%Clean sheets33%
  8. 53%Failed to score20%
  9. Niger Tornadoes at home v Ikorodu City away
  10. 8Played7
  11. 4Won0
  12. 4Drawn2
  13. 0Lost5
  14. 9-4Goals (for-against)6-16
  15. 2Points per game0.29
  16. 25%Over 2.571%
  17. 63%Clean sheets14%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 3-81st-half goals (for-against)15-11
  20. 8-52nd-half goals (for-against)9-12
  21. 73%Goals after half-time38%
  22. 53%Goal before half-time73%
  23. 2-8-5Half-time W-D-L7-4-4
How we calculate this

Updated