Plateau United - Bendel Insurance FC predictions and free betting tips [03/03/2024]

Today, within the framework of the Nigerian football championship, Plateau and Bendel will play.

Plateau

This season in the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL), Plateau confidently occupies the 4th spot in the league table, having amassed 38 points after 22 matches. The team has been showing impressive results, claiming 3 wins and drawing once in their last five games, which is one of the best runs among the league leaders. Plateau is now just one point behind the championship leader, Remo Stars.

Significant victories for Plateau include wins over crucial opponents: the team managed to defeat last year's champion, Enyimba, with a score of 1:0, and also overcame the long-time league leader, Remo Stars, with a result of 2:1. The latest match against Heartland ended in a resounding 5:1 victory for Plateau, marking their largest win recently.

Recent matches for Plateau demonstrate their ability to dominate on the field and effectiveness in attack, as well as resilience in key clashes with direct competitors for top spots in the league. These results position Plateau as a serious contender for top positions in the championship and a potential candidate for the championship title.

Bendel

In the current season of the Nigerian Premier League (NPFL), Bendel occupies the 9th position, having gathered 31 points after 22 rounds. This places the team 5 points behind Plateau, which is fourth. Bendel shows not the best series of results among the teams in the top half of the table, having only 1 win and drawing once in the last five matches. The only notable victory during this period was against Sporting from Lagos with a score of 3:1, while in the other four matches, the team failed to score any goals.

More about the recent games: on 29 February, Bendel lost away to Shooting Stars with a score of 0:1. On 24 February, they drew with Enyimba 0:0 at their home stadium. On 18 February, they lost away to Sporting Lagos 0:1. On 20 January, they achieved a victory over Sporting Lagos 3:1 at home. On 15 January, they suffered a defeat from Bayelsa United with a score of 0:2 away.

These results indicate the team's difficulties in attack and insufficiently effective finishing in recent matches, which could complicate its positions in upcoming games, especially in confrontation with strong opponents like Plateau.

Head-to-Head

In the last three head-to-head encounters, Bendel showed better results, winning 2 games and drawing once. The last match, which took place on 14 October 2023, ended with a victory for Bendel with a score of 1:0. This follows their previous meeting on 2 April 2023, which also ended in a draw, 1:1, and a victory for Bendel 2:1 in the game before that.

Match prediction for Plateau - Bendel

The visitors are in poor form and haven't scored in 4 of the last 5 matches, while Plateau is aiming for the medals, having defeated two main top-4 rivals and showing excellent form, I predict a confident victory for Plateau.