Shooting Stars vs Gombe United Prediction: Playing at home will be a boost for Shooting Stars

At Lekan Salami Stadium, Shooting Stars will play host to Gombe United in the NPFL.

Shooting Stars - will look to extend unbeaten streak

In their previous games, Shooting Stars were victorious in two against Plateau United and Kwara United and lost to Akwa United, although they tied in two with Remo Stars and El Kanemi Warriors. Shooting Stars were only able to score five goals while allowing five goals in those matchups. During the current league season, the Shooting Stars have scored 1.23 goals on average in every game they have played. The Shooting Stars, for whatever reason, are unable to hold possession of the ball, as seen by their season-long average of only 48.33% possession.

Gombe United - will look to turn draws to winning

Gombe United comes into this match having won two of their most recent five matches against Kwara United and El Kanemi Warriors, lost to Plateau United, and drawn with Remo Stars and Nasarawa United. In those matchups, the away team only managed to score three goals while giving up three. When Gombe United played their games away from home, they had a goal scoring average of 0.71 and a goal-against average of 0.79. The team was shown a total of 17 cautions, including 16 yellow cards and one red card for disciplinary actions. The percentage of time that Gombe United has had possession of the ball during the entire season is a very respectable 54.50% on average.

Head-Head Statistics

Only three times in recent history have Shooting Stars and Gombe United competed against one another. Gombe United came out on top each time, while Shooting Stars were victorious only once. There were two games that finished in ties. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Shooting Stars managed to score only one goal, while Gombe United scored two.

Expert Betting Tips

Even though they are playing on their home turf, the Shooting Stars won't have it easy. We anticipate that Gombe will be an effective defender. Anticipate a match with few total goals scored. The best possible result at the break is a tie.