Ikorodu City — Kwara Prediction, H2H and Probable Lineups — 18 January 2026
On January 18, 2026, in Matchday 21 of the Nigerian Professional Football League, Ikorodu City will host Kwara. The match is scheduled to kick off at 16:00 Central European Time. Let’s take a closer look at the potential outcome of this clash.
Ikorodu City
Ikorodu City come into this match after two consecutive matches against Remo Stars in which each team has won once, with a score of 1–0. Overall, the team's form is not very convincing, with only one win, two draws and two losses in the last five matches. However, the team look quite solid after 19 matches in the championship and are in third place in the standings with 32 points and only six points behind the leader.
Their home form, however, has been very solid. In ten home matches this season, the team have collected 24 points, boasting an excellent goal difference of 12 goals scored and only 2 conceded. Notably, Ikorodu City are still unbeaten at home this season.
As for home head-to-head meetings against Kwara, Ikorodu City have hosted this opponent twice, each team has won once.
Kwara
Kwara have lost their last two matches to Bendel FC 0–2 away and 0–1 at home. Overall, the team's form has been rather inconsistent. In their last nine matches, Kwara FC have only won two, lost five and drawn two. They are currently 14th in the league table with 24 points, one point above the relegation zone. The goal difference is almost perfectly balanced: 17 goals scored and 18 goals conceded.
Kwara is also struggling to find stability on the road. They have lost their last four away matches and have not won away matches for quite some time. Overall, their away record is one of the weakest in the league: 17th place by this metric, with just four points collected from ten away games, scoring only five goals while conceding fourteen.
As for head-to-head meetings against Ikorodu City, Kwara have faced some difficulties. They have failed to win any of the last three encounters against this opponent. In general, however, the recent head-to-head record between the teams is fairly balanced, with two draws and one win for each side.
Probable Lineups
- Ikorodu City: Atata, Arumala, Christian, Ezekiel, Odinaka, Odugbemi, Ojetoye, Owne, Owolabi, Oyedokun, Udoh
- Kwara: Nurudeen, Afeez, Aimufua, Akanni, Alao, Aoydeji, Bright, Gidado, Ogunribide, Saheed, Salawudeen
Key Facts and Head-to-Head
- Ikorodu City have failed to win 4 of their last 5 matches.
- Ikorodu City have won 6 of their last 7 home matches.
- 5 of Ikorodu City’s last 6 matches have seen under 2.5 goals.
- 9 of Ikorodu City’s last 10 home matches have seen under 2.5 goals.
- Kwara have lost 3 of their last 4 matches.
- Kwara have lost their last 4 away matches.
- 4 of Kwara’s last 5 matches have seen under 2.5 goals.
- Ikorodu City are unbeaten in the last 3 head-to-head meetings.
Ikorodu City — Kwara Prediction
Both teams come into this match in far from convincing form. However, over the course of the season, Ikorodu City have looked the more stable side. They are currently sitting in third place in the league table, just six points behind the leader. Kwara, meanwhile, are only 14th, with a gap of just one point separating them from the relegation zone. Kwara have been particularly inconsistent away from home, while Ikorodu City, on the contrary, have shown solid and reliable performances on their own ground. This has been evident not only in recent matches but throughout the season as a whole, with the team conceding very few goals at home. As for the head-to-head record, recent meetings between these sides have been fairly even, two of the last three encounters ended in goalless draws. Taking into account the inconsistent form of both teams and the importance of the points at stake, we expect this match to be low-scoring as well. My bet for this match: Total Under 2.5 goals at odds of 1.53.
