Gombe United FC - Shooting Stars predictions and free betting tips [05/03/2024]

Gombe United and Shooting Stars will play each other today in the postponed match of the 23rd round of the Nigerian football championship.

Gombe United

Gombe currently occupies the 19th place in the Nigerian Professional Football League with 24 points after 22 rounds. The team has been struggling, managing only one win and one draw in their last five matches, and has been in the relegation zone since the start of the season. However, due to the tight competition in the league, they are only 6 points away from the 10th position.

Gombe has the worst defensive record in the league, having conceded 36 goals in 22 rounds, with only Bayelsa United conceding more, at 30. The team also lacks firepower, having lost their last three matches with a total score of 1:10. Recent matches for Gombe include a 0:4 loss to Enyimba on 29 February, a 2:0 win over Sporting Lagos on 25 February, a 0:2 defeat by Bayelsa on 18 February, a 1:1 draw with Bayelsa on 21 January, and a 1:4 loss to Enugu on 13 January. These results highlight Gombe's difficulties, especially in defence, and their challenge to avoid relegation.

Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars currently holds the 11th position in the Nigeria Premier League (NPFL) table with 30 points after 22 rounds. In their last 5 matches, the team has achieved 2 wins, one draw, and suffered 2 defeats against last year's champions Enyimba, with scores of 1:2 at home and 0:1 away.

Shooting Stars have faced direct competitors for the upper part of the table - Bendel and Rivers, who are neighbours in the table, and managed to win against them with minimal scores. The team has a negative goal difference of 23:24. In all aspects, Shooting Stars is a mid-table team without the risk of relegation but also without a chance of moving into the top-5 any time soon. In their recent matches, Shooting Stars showed the following results: a 1:0 victory over Bendel, a 0:0 draw with Plateau, a 0:1 loss to Enyimba, a 1:0 win over Rivers United, and a 1:2 defeat by Enyimba.

Head-to-Head

In the last 5 encounters, Shooting Stars has shown a slight advantage over Gombe, securing two wins against one by Gombe and two draws: on 15 October, Shooting Stars won with a score of 2:1. On 23 April, Shooting Stars also won, this time with a convincing score of 3:0. On 1 February, Gombe took revenge by beating Shooting Stars with a score of 2:1.

The games on 6 April and 19 December ended in a 0:0 draw, indicating an equal struggle between the teams in these encounters.

Match prediction for Gombe United - Shooting Stars

Gombe has been in the relegation zone for a while and has been losing points even in home matches, conceding 4-5 goals as seen in January against Doma (0:3) and in December against Kano Pillars (2:5). I'm trying a bet on 2 goals in the match.