Match Report
Shooting Stars (3rd, 60 pts) visited Niger Tornadoes (16th, 48 pts) with 12 points between them. On the form table Niger Tornadoes stood 10th over the last five rounds, despite being 16th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.97/0.95 for Niger Tornadoes and 1.08/1.05 for Shooting Stars (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.01.
Niger Tornadoes's winless run stood at 5. Shooting Stars arrived on a run of three straight wins. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Niger Tornadoes, 10/15 for Shooting Stars.
7 meetings are on record — 3 won by Niger Tornadoes, 4 by Shooting Stars, 0 drawn, at 2.86 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 100% of the meetings.
The venue was Ilorin Township Stadium, with room for 5,000 spectators. Niger Tornadoes led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Niger Tornadoes: Abdulrasheed Shehu Dabai (43')
Key stats
Possession: Niger Tornadoes 56% · Shooting Stars 44% · Total shots: 17-4 · On target: 3-0 · Corners: 7-1