Plateau United FC - Kwara United predictions and free betting tips [08/06/2024]

Plateau and Kwara will play today in the Nigerian NPFL league.

Plateau

Plateau is struggling at the end of the season and has almost lost their chance for the 4th place due to a poor series of matches in May. The team has played 34 matches, winning 16, drawing 3, and losing 15, with a goal difference of 48:36, and has earned 51 points. Shooting Stars already have 56 points.

In the league, Plateau has only 2 wins in the last 9 rounds and 6 defeats since April. The only victories were on 21 April against Remo Stars with a score of 1:0 and on 6 April against Doma United with a score of 4:0.

On 22 May, in the Federation Cup, Plateau lost to Sunshine Stars in a penalty shootout with a score of 1:2. The team's recent league results are also disappointing: on 2 June, they lost to Bayelsa United 2:3, on 26 May they drew with Niger Tornadoes 0:0, on 28 April they lost to Enugu 0:2, on 3 April they lost to Abia Warriors 0:1, on 24 March they lost to Akwa 1:2, and on 17 March they lost to Katsina United 1:2.

Kwara

From the start of the Nigerian Premier League (NPFL), Kwara was in the relegation zone, but thanks to a good series of unbeaten matches, they managed to move to the middle of the table. At the moment, the team has 9 unbeaten matches in the league. Kwara has played 34 matches, winning 10, drawing 15, and losing 9, with a goal difference of 29:31, and has earned 45 points.

Despite the defeat in the Federation Cup to Abia Warriors with a score of 1:2, the team has one of the best points streaks in the entire league and can consider the end of the season successful. In the recent matches, Kwara defeated Remo Stars 3:2 on 26 May, won against Warri in the Federation Cup 1:0 on 22 May, drew with Rivers United 0:0 on 9 May, drew with Doma United 0:0 on 27 April, won against Akwa 1:0 on 21 April, won against Gombe 2:1 on 16 April, and drew with Bendel 1:1 on 7 April.

Head-to-Head

In the recent head-to-head meetings between Kwara and Plateau, the statistics are as follows: 2 victories for Plateau and 1 for Kwara out of 5 matches. On 21 December 2023, Kwara won against Plateau with a score of 2:1 in the league, on 28 May 2023, Plateau won in the Federation Cup with a score of 1:0, on 30 April 2023, the NPFL match ended in a 1:1 draw, and on 5 February 2023, Plateau won with a score of 1:0 in the NPFL.

Match Prediction: Plateau vs Kwara

Plateau's performance has significantly declined at the end of the season, while Kwara, on the other hand, is demonstrating an impressive streak of 8 unbeaten matches in the NPFL. I expect a strong performance from the visitors and predict a Kwara (+1.5) handicap.