The Oluyole Warriors have been unbeatable at home against the Benin Arsenal, while Bendel arrive second in the table with a poor away record.
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Shooting Stars (3SC) will try to extend their recent home record over Bendel Insurance when the sides meet in the NPFL on Friday at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan, as FootballInNigeria.com.ng reports. Kick-off is at 6:00pm WAT.
The Oluyole Warriors have won their last three home games against the Benin Arsenal, each by a 1-0 scoreline. The most recent was in January, when Qamar Adegoke scored in the 72nd minute.
3SC are unbeaten at Lekan Salami this season, with four wins and two draws from six games. They have scored 11 goals and conceded only three, including a 4-1 win over Abia Warriors and a 3-1 win over Ranchers Bees. Readers following Ibadan’s home form can see the Bet9ja welcome offer overview.
Overall, though, 3SC are 13th with 15 points from 12 games. Those numbers mean they have taken just one point from six away games, and they lost 1-0 at Barau last Sunday.
Bendel Insurance are second with 21 points from 12 games, after seven wins and five defeats. They have scored 20 goals and conceded 17, and they sit behind leaders Enugu Rangers, who have a game in hand.
Bendel’s problem is away from home, where they have won once in six games, scoring four and conceding 10. Around 70% of their league goals this season have come after half-time. Fans can make a Super9ja pick for this NPFL tie before kick-off.
The sides drew 1-1 in Benin City in August 2025. 3SC then won 1-0 in Ibadan in January.
A fourth straight home win would lift 3SC away from the lower half of the table and extend their edge over Bendel. For Bendel, ending the Ibadan run is vital if they want to keep pressure on Rangers.
A 3SC side with a home fortress meets a Bendel side with an away problem, so the hosts look slight favourites. Yet these games are usually decided by one goal, and Bendel will want to break the Ibadan jinx. New Bet9ja users can look up YOHAIG code for first-time Bet9ja users.
Friday’s game is one of the opening ties of Matchday 13.
📌 Did You Know?
- Substitute Godwin Odibo scored the 81st-minute winner when 3SC beat Bendel 1-0 in Ibadan in February 2025.
- 3SC are one of the NPFL’s founding clubs and have never been relegated.
- Bendel’s last win over 3SC was a 1-0 home victory courtesy of a late Enaruna strike in October 2024.
- Bendel arrive after a 2-1 win over Niger Tornadoes, decided by John Taiwo’s goal in the 90th minute plus five.
- 3SC’s defeat at Barau last Sunday came from an own goal by Olakunle Akala in the ninth minute.
