Sporting Lagos vs Ikorodu City Prediction - 30 September 2026
Our pick:Under 3.5 goals
80%Odds 1.20
Correct score1-1Alternative0-1
What is the prediction for Sporting Lagos vs Ikorodu City?
Our correct score is 1-1, then 0-1. Ikorodu City are in better form heading into this match.
Match analysis
Ikorodu City still have a continental qualification spot to chase on the final day of Nigeria's NPFL season, and that motivation gap with a struggling Sporting Lagos side is central to Superior's projected 1-1 draw for their meeting on 6 September, with 0-1 to the visitors as the alternative.
Ikorodu City still have something to play for
Ikorodu sit fourth with 56 points and a European qualification spot in reach on the final matchday, and their recent form, four wins and a draw in the last five, reflects that. Sporting Lagos, by contrast, arrive off a 0-2 defeat and have not scored in their most recent outing. The gap in motivation between a side with a target to hit and one with nothing obvious left to play for is doing real work here.
Sporting Lagos have not been shut out twice running before
The scoreline that breaks a 1-1 projection is a repeat of Sporting Lagos drawing a blank again, which would point instead toward the 0-1 alternative Superior also carries. Ikorodu's attack has scored in four of five, so a home side without a recent goal to its name is the specific risk to the tighter scoreline here.
More tips for this game
- Goals: Under 2.5
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| # | Team | P | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | +6 | 12 | ||
| 2 | 5 | +9 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 6 | +3 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 5 | +2 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 6 | +1 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 5 | +4 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 6 | -1 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 6 | -1 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 6 | +1 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 6 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 5 | -1 | 7 | ||
| 14 | 6 | -2 | 7 | ||
| 15 | 5 | -3 | 7 | ||
| 16 | 4 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 17 | 6 | -2 | 5 | ||
| 18 | 6 | -8 | 5 | ||
| 19 | 6 | -6 | 4 | ||
| 20 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barau FC | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
| 2 | Rivers United | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 11 | |
| 3 | Plateau United | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | Enugu Rangers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 10 | |
| 5 | Doma United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 10 | |
| 6 | Kano Pillars | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 | |
| 7 | Bendel Insurance | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 9 | |
| 8 | Ikorodu City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| 9 | Abia Warriors | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 8 | |
| 10 | Kwara United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| 11 | Ranchers Bees | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | |
| 12 | Sporting Lagos | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 13 | Warri Wolves | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 7 | |
| 14 | Nasarawa United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 7 | |
| 15 | Katsina United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 7 | |
| 16 | Shooting Stars | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 17 | Niger Tornadoes | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 5 | |
| 18 | Kun Khalifat FC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 5 | |
| 19 | Inter Lagos | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 4 | |
| 20 | Enyimba | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 1 |