The Facts
- A clear contrast in standings as an upper-tier team meets a relegation-threatened side (ranked 5th and 18th in the Relegation).
- Neither team has been performing at its best in recent fixtures.
- Kun Khalifa could enjoy a physical edge thanks to more rest days ahead of this match.
- Doma United holds a commanding advantage according to the oddsmakers.
- These two teams have no recorded direct encounters in recent history.
Standings
| Pl | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | |||
| 1 | Rangers Int'l | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14:9 | 5 | 17 |
| 2 | Rivers United | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13:2 | 11 | 16 |
| 3 | Plateau United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13:8 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Barau | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12:9 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Doma United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10:10 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Ikorodu City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10:7 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Bendel | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14:13 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Sporting Lagos | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10:9 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Katsina Utd | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10:11 | -1 | 12 |
| 10 | Kano Pillars | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11:11 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Nasarawa | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8:8 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Shooting | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10:12 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Kwara | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9:9 | 0 | 10 |
| 14 | Warri Wolves | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6:7 | -1 | 10 |
| 15 | Niger Tornadoes | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6:7 | -1 | 9 |
| 16 | Abia Warriors | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8:11 | -3 | 9 |
| 17 | Ranchers Bees | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10:13 | -3 | 8 |
| 18 | Kun Khalifa | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7:14 | -7 | 8 |
| 19 | Enyimba | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11:14 | -3 | 7 |
| 20 | Inter Lagos | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5:13 | -8 | 2 |
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Relegation
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