Ikorodu United vs Plateau United Prediction: Can The Lagos Dream Grows?

Ikorodu United vs Plateau United: Prediction for the Match on November 16, 2025

Plateau United will play Ikorodu City this week at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos. The home field will help Ikorodu City, and Plateau United will try to keep up the confidence from their last few games. Plateau United is in 15th place with 15 points, while Ikorodu City is in third place with 21 points. Who will win?

Ikorodu CIty: Form and Statistics

The Ikorodu City FC beat the Warri Wolves 2-0 at the Ozoro Stadium, which was a big win. With this win, they had now gone seven games without losing. The team from Lagos played very well balanced, pressing high at the start and then taking charge. Before the break, Goodluck Anuba scored a cool second goal, and Tomisin Adebayo scored the first goal with a smart finish. This win puts Ikorodu City in third place in the NPFL table with 21 points, just two points behind Nasarawa United, who tied Kwara United 1-1 at home. When Ikorodu City joined the top league, they had to show they weren't just there to stay alive, they were ready to fight. In their last five games, Ikorodu City has won four, tied one, and not lost any. They've scored 7 goals, or 1.40 goals per game, and surprisingly haven't given up any goals, or 0.00 goals per game.

Ikorodu CIty Team News and Lineup

Ikorodu City FC has a lot of injuries right now. It's been three days since Shola Adelani last played, and it's been two weeks since Ayomide Cole last played. Yesterday, Musa Maliq and Kelechi Onwe were both taken off, and Tosin Oyedokun also didn't play, but it's not clear why. Kelechi Onwe has started getting better after hurting his knee in the last game.

🔖 Ikorodu CIty Expected Lineup

Micheal Atata (GK), Waliu Ojetoye, Gift Udoh, Onwe Kelechi, Alfred Odinaka, Junior Christian, Joseph Arumala, Moses Shodeinde, Oparaocha Chidera, Folarin Temitope, Maliq Musa

Substitutes: Itodo Ocheme (GK), Ibifubara Dagogo, Uche Jaguar, Rasheed Owolabi, Goodluck Anuba, Oladimeji Dada, Tomisin Adebayo 

Plateau United: Form and Statistics

Plateau United beat Bendel Insurance 1-0 at the New Jos Stadium thanks to a goal scored by Saka Gafar. The loss made Insurance's losing streak seven games long and dropped them to 19th place, which put stress on their new coach, Kennedy Boboye. Plateau United has won three, lost two, and tied zero of their last five games. They got six goals, which is an average of 1.20 goals per game, but they also gave up seven goals, which is an average of 1.40 goals per game. Albert Hilary has been chosen by his teammates to be the new captain of Plateau United. A normal game ticket used to cost 500 naira, but now it only costs 300 naira. However, VIP tickets are still 1000 naira and VVIP seats are 2500 naira.

Plateau United Team News and Lineup

Oluwasola Adegun has been appointed as the new head coach of Plateau United, the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) club. The club also announced the appointment of Gideon Izang as their new sporting director, effective immediately. Adegun recently left his job as head coach of Sporting Lagos in the Nigeria National League (NNL) to become the head coach of Plateau United, a team that used to be the NPFL champion. In addition, Plateau United is reportedly in talks with Kabiru Dogo for the role of technical adviser.

🔖 Plateau United Expected Lineup

Amah, Amietimi, Tarabina, Harrison, Mustapha, Gift, Jonathan, Vincent, Kazeem, Kalu, Saka

Substitutes: Bala, Wisdom, Mubarak, Dawa, Chinemerem, Mafeng, Sam Pam Jnr, Gideon, Daniel

Ikorodu United vs Plateau United: Head-to-Head statistics

Ikorodu City has won 1 out of their last 2 matches against Plateau United, which is their most recent head-to-head match.

Ikorodu United vs Plateau United: Betting Tips & Odds

• Ikorodu City and Plateau United have had very different seasons in the NPFL
• Ikorodu City have been strong at home. They’ve won three home games in a row and haven’t lost at home in a while. In fact, they’ve lost the fewest home games in the league. They’ve also scored in their last five home games and kept clean sheets in their last three. Ikorodu City haven’t conceded two or more goals in any home game this season.
• Plateau United, on the other hand, have struggled away from home. They’ve lost every away game this season and scored the fewest away goals in the league. They’ve also conceded in all their away games. To make matters worse, they haven’t drawn an away game this season and have won the fewest away games overall.
• In terms of overall performance, Ikorodu City have lost the fewest games in the league and are currently on a seven-game unbeaten run. Plateau United, however, have lost the most games this season.
• Plateau United have also been unable to keep up with Ikorodu City's defensive record. Ikorodu City haven’t conceded two or more goals in their last seven games, while Plateau United have scored in their last three matches. But they’ve been struggling to find the net away from home, failing to score two or more goals in any away game this season.
• Overall, while Ikorodu City’s defense has been solid, Plateau United have faced difficulties, especially on the road.

Ikorodu United vs Plateau United match prediction, 16th November 2025

Ikorodu City has been strong at home, winning four of their last six games in all leagues. In their last ten home games, they've been on fire, winning eight of them (80%). Their offense and defense are both strong. Plateau United, on the other hand, has had trouble on the road. In the Professional Football League, they have lost all of their last six games away from home. They've only won 2 of their last 10 away games (20%), which shows that they are weak in this matchup. Ikorodu City usually scores at home, with an 80% scoring rate. It's harder to predict how Plateau United will play. Ikorodu City is likely to be in the lead, but both teams could score. Both teams have good defenses, so it's not likely that both teams will score. It's a good idea to pick "No" for BTTS. In recent games, both teams have had at least 8 corners, so Over 7.5 Corners seems like a safe bet. Ikorodu City has a 59% chance of winning, according to our algorithm.

Our match prediction is Ikorodu United to win with odds at 1.85 on the Bet365 bookmaker.

Our betting tip is Under 2.5 total goals with odds at 2.35 on the Betway bookmaker.

Our last match prediction is 2-0 Correct Score with odds at 5.50 on 1Xbet bookmaker.