Nigeria Premier Football League · ·Matchday 8

Sporting Lagos vs Bendel Insurance

Garuda Lions Prediction: Sporting Lagos

2 – 0 Predicted score · 11% model probability

Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos

Sporting Lagos 62%
Draw 23%
Bendel Insurance 15%

Confidence: Low  ·  model-only, no market odds

Chance Sporting Lagos wins
62%
most likely outcome
Chance of a goal
93%
at least one goal in the match
Both teams score
52%
goals at both ends
Most likely score with our pick
2 – 0
11% of simulated outcomes

Sporting Lagos vs Bendel Insurance overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Sporting Lagos vs Bendel Insurance

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilitySporting LagosDrawBendel Insurance
Model62.5%22.7%14.8%
Market———
Final62.5%22.7%14.8%
Edge———

Confidence: Low

Why Sporting Lagos

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 2.00 vs 0.88.

Sporting Lagos vs Bendel Insurance match preview

Sporting Lagos enters this match with a 62% probability of winning against Bendel Insurance, who have a 15% chance of securing victory. The most likely scoreline is projected to be 2-0 in favor of Sporting Lagos, with an 11% likelihood. The expected goals for Sporting Lagos stand at 2.00, while Bendel Insurance is expected to score 0.88.

In terms of recent form, Sporting Lagos has recorded three draws, one win, and one loss in their last five matches, while Bendel Insurance has experienced two wins and three losses in the same timeframe. There is a 55% probability of over 2.5 goals being scored in the match, and both teams have a 52% chance of scoring at least once. The confidence grade for this matchup is C, indicating moderate uncertainty in the predictions.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

Sporting Lagos ↓ / Bendel Insuran → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 7% 1 10% 11% 2 11% 10% 3 7% 7% 4+ 6%

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 93%
2+ goals 79%
3+ goals 55%
No goals 7%

Sporting Lagos and Bendel Insurance expected goals

Sporting Lagos 2.00
Bendel Insurance 0.88

Total expected goals: 2.88

Sporting Lagos and Bendel Insurance attack and defence ratings

Sporting Lagos

Attack 1.03 +3%
Defence 1.02 +2%

Bendel Insurance

Attack 1.41 +41%
Defence 1.31 +31%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

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Sporting Lagos vs Bendel Insurance markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Sporting Lagos 62.5% 1.60 — —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 55.1% 1.81 — —
Both teams to score Yes 51.7% 1.93 — —
Double chance 1X (home or draw) 85.2% 1.17 — —
Handicap -1 Sporting Lagos win 38.9% 2.57 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2Sporting Lagos62.5%
Draw22.7%
Bendel Insurance14.8%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.555.1%
Under 2.544.9%
Both teams to scoreYes51.7%
No48.3%
Double chance1X (home or draw)85.2%
12 (either side)77.3%
X2 (draw or away)37.5%
Handicap -1Sporting Lagos win38.9%
Push (exactly one goal)23.5%
Loss37.6%
Correct score (top 3)2-011.2%
1-110.9%
1-010.2%

Sporting Lagos vs Bendel Insurance stats

Sporting Lagos and Bendel Insurance recent form

newest first

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

Sporting Lagos vs Bendel Insurance head-to-head

No recent meetings on record

Our head-to-head history covers these clubs' top-flight matches from 2014 onwards — these two simply haven't crossed paths in that window (newly promoted sides and cross-division pairings are the usual reason). The prediction doesn't rely on H2H: it is built from each team's current expected-goals ratings.

Sporting Lagos vs Bendel Insurance odds

No bookmaker odds yet

Bookmakers usually price a fixture ~14 days before kickoff. We record snapshots twice a day, so the comparison table and price movement will appear here as soon as the market opens. Until then every probability on this page is model-only.

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