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Round
Regular Season - 9
Venue
Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan
Form

Recent form

Shooting Stars
46Average

Last 5 matches · 1W-2D-2L · -2 goal difference

Ranchers Bees
24Very poor

Last 5 matches · 0W-2D-3L · -4 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Combo Bet
Under 2.5 Goals + Shooting Stars or Draw

BetGenius backs Under 2.5 Goals + Shooting Stars or Draw (Combo Bet) at 73% confidence — a solid call.

73%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

A crucial bottom-half encounter in the NPFL brings seventeenth-placed Shooting Stars face to face with sixteenth-placed Ranchers Bees, with both teams level on eight points after eight rounds of fixtures. Shooting Stars find themselves in the relegation zone purely on goal difference, having scored seven and conceded eleven so far. Their season has been starkly divided by venue, as they remain unbeaten at home with two wins and two draws, while losing all four matches on their travels.

Ranchers Bees tell an almost identical story across their opening eight league fixtures. While strong on home turf, their away form has been poor, resulting in four defeats from four matches on the road with nine goals conceded and only three scored. They arrive following consecutive home goalless draws against Rivers United and Niger Tornadoes, separated by a 2-1 away defeat to Kwara United.

With Shooting Stars allowing just one goal in four home games and Ranchers Bees yet to take a single point away from home, the hosts hold a meaningful situational edge. However, Shooting Stars have produced back-to-back 0-0 draws in their most recent home fixtures against Kano Pillars and Nasarawa United, suggesting an encounter with very low offensive output.

Numbers

Statistical comparison

Shooting Stars at homeRanchers Bees away
5
Played
5
3-2-0
W-D-L
0-0-5
1.4
Scored /game
0.8
0.4
Conceded /game
2.4
60%
Clean sheets
0%
40%
Failed to score
20%
40%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
40%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
40%

Combined scoring rate: 2.2 goals per game (Shooting Stars at home plus Ranchers Bees away).

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
12Katsina United9-212
13Kwara United9011
14Warri Wolves9-111
15Shooting Stars9-211
16Abia Warriors9-310
17Kun Khalifat FCRelegation9-79
18EnyimbaRelegation9-38
19Ranchers BeesRelegation9-38
20Inter LagosRelegation9-132
History

Head-to-head

1
Shooting Stars
0
Draws
0
Ranchers Bees

Shooting Stars have won 1 of the last 1 meeting.

  • 2026-10-16Shooting Stars3-1Ranchers Bees
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Predictions

3 published markets

Combo BetLOST
Combo Bet
Under 2.5 Goals + Shooting Stars or Draw
73%
Both must land · no better than

Under 2.5 Goals — 73% confidence

Shooting Stars boast a stingy home defensive record, conceding an average of only 0.3 goals per game and keeping three clean sheets in four matches. Their attack has also stalled at home recently with consecutive 0-0 scorelines. With Ranchers Bees managing only three goals across four away fixtures, another low-scoring affair under the 2.5 goal line is well supported.

Shooting Stars or Draw — 76% confidence

Shooting Stars have shown resilience at home, winning two and drawing two of their four matches while conceding just once. In contrast, Ranchers Bees have lost all four of their away games this season, scoring only three times while shipping nine. Covering both the home win and the draw provides a solid reading of the contest given Shooting Stars' recent run of home draws.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (total goals and double chance), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetWON
Double Chance
Shooting Stars or Draw
76%
Confidence

Shooting Stars have shown resilience at home, winning two and drawing two of their four matches while conceding just once. In contrast, Ranchers Bees have lost all four of their away games this season, scoring only three times while shipping nine. Covering both the home win and the draw provides a solid reading of the contest given Shooting Stars' recent run of home draws.

Combo BetLOST
Total Goals
Under 2.5 Goals
73%
Confidence

Shooting Stars boast a stingy home defensive record, conceding an average of only 0.3 goals per game and keeping three clean sheets in four matches. Their attack has also stalled at home recently with consecutive 0-0 scorelines. With Ranchers Bees managing only three goals across four away fixtures, another low-scoring affair under the 2.5 goal line is well supported.

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