Shooting Stars - Remo Stars predictions and free betting tips [17/03/2024]

Shooting Stars and Remo Stars will play tonight in the Nigerian football league.

Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars is the only team among all 20 participants in the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) not to have lost in the last five consecutive matches. During this period, they secured three victories and played to a draw twice, an impressive feat considering the difficulty of away matches in the Nigerian championship. Particularly valuable was their latest victory over Doma United, achieved away. Thanks to this successful streak, Shooting Stars has closed the gap to the leading top-5 and is now just five points behind Enugu and Remo Stars, with whom they will play today. After 25 matches, they have accumulated 37 points, with a total of 10 wins, 7 draws, and 8 losses, and a goal difference of 28:25.

Starting from January, the latest matches for Shooting Stars have shown the following results: a significant victory over Doma United with a score of 1:0 on 13 March, a convincing win against Akwa with 3:0, a draw in the game against Gombe 1:1, a victory over Bendel with 1:0, and a draw in the match against Plateau with 0:0. These results highlight not only Shooting Stars' resilience in defence but also their ability to secure wins in key matches, keeping them in contention for a top-5 finish in the championship.

Remo Stars

Remo Stars continues to show inconsistent play and after a series of setbacks with two losses in the last five matches, has lost its place in the top-3, as well as briefly held league leadership. However, recent victories over Baelsa United and last season's champion Enyimba in the last round have allowed the team to close the gap to league leader Lob Stars to just four points, with 42 points after 24 rounds. The team now has 13 wins, 3 draws, and 8 losses, with a total goal difference of 30:22.

Starting from January, the latest matches for Remo Stars have shown a victory over Enyimba with a score of 1:0 on 13 March. This success was particularly significant after the defeat from Sporting Lagos with a score of 1:4 on 10 March. At home, the team managed to defeat Baelsa United with a score of 1:0 on 2 March, which was an important victory to maintain their chances for a high finish in the table. However, the encounter with Enugu on 28 February ended in a loss with a score of 0:1. The game against Abia Warriors on 18 February ended in a draw 0:0, while the previous match against the same team on 21 January ended in a victory for Remo Stars with a score of 2:1.

Head-to-head 

In the history of confrontations, Remo Stars shows an advantage, having won 4 victories without suffering any defeats in 9 matches. The last meeting on 1 November saw Remo Stars confidently win with a result of 3:0. Earlier, on 9 April and 25 January, the matches ended in a draw 1:1. Remo Stars also secured a victory on 1 June with a score of 2:0 and on 6 February with a slight advantage of 1:0, confirming their dominance in these encounters.

Match prediction Shooting Stars - Remo Stars

I anticipate Shooting Stars' first victory in head-to-head confrontations, as the hosts are in their best season stretch and can close in on the top-3 with a victory against the unstable Remo Stars.