Enyimba vs Shooting StarsPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Matchday two of the NPFL brings Enyimba their first home game of the season, after they opened with a 1-2 defeat away at Niger Tornadoes and sit fourteenth on zero points. Their earlier outings show a 1-1 draw away to Ikorodu City, a 1-0 win over Gombe United, a 3-0 home win against El Kanemi Warriors, a 0-2 loss away at Kwara United and a 2-1 win over Remo Stars. Shooting Stars are seventh on 3 points after a 2-1 home win over Inter Lagos. The earlier group contains a 1-1 with Kada Warriors, a 0-1 defeat at Niger Tornadoes, a 1-0 win over Barau FC, a 3-2 against Nasarawa United and a 2-1 away at El Kanemi Warriors. There are six previous meetings: three wins for Enyimba, one for Shooting Stars and two draws, including two mirror-image 3-0 results a few weeks apart: one for Shooting Stars on their own ground, one for Enyimba in Aba. The NPFL averages 2.70 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.