Nasarawa United — Bendel Insurance, NPFL

Nasarawa United beat Bendel Insurance 1:0 in the NPFL's regular season, the only goal coming from P. Samuel in the fifty-fifth minute. The match ended with three yellow cards and one for each side, the hosts earning a clean sheet after a hard-fought ninety minutes.

By then the pattern was clear enough — the visitors pressed higher but the home side kept their shape, waiting for the moment to strike. Samuel made the difference with a finish that came after Bendel had lost possession in midfield.

And here's the thing, we had called for the home side to win with fifty-seven percent confidence, and the result backed that up. The visitors had more attacks overall but the hosts were sharper when it mattered, keeping possession and controlling the tempo.

Home possession sat at fifty-five percent against forty-five away, with ten corners to three and twelve-four attacks to one-one-three. The hosts registered six shots on target to four, while the visitors managed more attacks but could not convert them.

Both sides now sit on three points after two games, Bendel in eighth and Nasarawa in ninth, each having tasted one win and one defeat. The draw brought them together early in the table, and this result means the hosts have extended their unbeaten run going into the next round.