Doma United FC vs Sporting Lagos FC Prediction & Betting Tips - NPFL Premier League

Prediction published on 29/02/2024, 09:00  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 04/03/2024 at 01:00 in NPFL Premier League Prediction

Doma United are desperate for a return to winning ways when they welcome Sporting Lagos to Gombe for their next game. Heading into this Nigerian Premier League game, Doma are eighth in the standings, five places ahead of Sporting Lagos. The hosts have so far banked 32 points off 22 matches. Their most recent outing ended in a disappointing 2-0 loss away to Bayelsa United. This was their second straight game without scoring, and their fifth straight winless game. They have four losses in the last five matches and will be hoping to do better. Playing at home has offered a bit more promise for Doma even though they are winless in the last two. Seven times in the last nine home matches, Doma United have posted wins. The last time they played at home, they lost 1-0 to Enugu Rangers, their first home loss in 20 outings.

Sporting Lagos will take into this game a much better run than their hosts, which should pump them up. They have three wins in their last four matches, the most recent of them coming in their last outing. Two late goals from Tochukwu Michael helped Sporting Lagos recover from conceding first at home to Akwa United. In the end their 2-1 win was well deserved, as they scored more than once for the first time in five matches. Defence will be among the major concerns for the visitors, having managed just two clean sheets in the last 10 matches. five times in those 10 matches, they conceded more than a goal. A poor away run will also be a concern for Sporting Lagos, as they lost each of their last five matches on the road. They failed to score in five of their last eight away matches. from a possible 33 points on the road, Sporting Lagos only managed two.