Niger Tornadoes vs Plateau United Prediction: Home turf advantage will have a huge impact

The Nigeria Premier League encounter between Niger Tornadoes and Plateau United will take place at Bako Stadium. The two teams head into this fixture hoping to get a positive outcome. Which team wins this one? Below, I give a full game preview and offer best betting opportunities. 

Niger Tornadoes

Niger Tornadoes are coming off a defeat to Nasarawa United and will hope to get a better result here. In a game that ended 2-0, Niger Tornadoes conceded in each half, with Anas Yusuf netting twice for their opponent. In the meantime, this team heads into this game with three defeats already in their last five matches, losing to Rangers International and Kano Pillars. In the meantime, their last five home matches have seen them win three, lose one and draw one. This season, Niger Tornadoes have 30 points from their first 22 matches, which sees them sit 9th. This team scored 24 goals in those matches while conceding 25 in the same run.

Plateau United

Plateau United are coming off a 1-1 draw with Shooting Stars and will hope for a win here. In that encounter, this team needed to come from behind to avoid a defeat, thanks to an Albert Hilary strike in the 79th minute. However, Plateau United have now settled for draws in three of their last five matches, two against Enyimba and Rivers United. In recent matches, Plateau United's lone victory came against Rivers United, as they also lost to Katsina United in another encounter. Away from home, Plateau United have failed to win any of their last five matches, losing four and drawing one. The visiting team heads into this game with 24 points from their first 22 matches. In the standings, Plateau United sit 16th with 21 goals scored and 24 conceded. 

Expert Betting Tips

The two teams are going through a number of ups and downs and will have to be at their best if they want the best outcome in this game. However, Niger Tornadoes come into this game as favourites and it is no surprise, looking at how dominant they can be at home. On the other hand, Plateau have been weak on the road, and I feel the same will be the performance of this fixture. This should be a close contest however, but I feel we might see both teams could score as I expect a lot of attacking play. 

Our first option is a win for Niger Tornadoes with odds at 1.70 on Bet365

Our second option is over 2.5 goals with odds at 2.70 on 1Xbet

Our last option is both teams to score with odds at 2.50 on Betway