Bendel vs Warri Wolves Prediction: A low goal scoring contest

This Nigeria Federation Cup semifinal will take place at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium and will feature a matchup between Bendel and Warri Wolves. 

The most recent match that Bendel played was against Sunshine Stars, and it finished with a score of 1-0. Imade Osarenkhoe scored the game-winning goal for his team in the 56th minute of the second half of that encounter. Bendel, on the other hand, has performed admirably in recent encounters, as seen by the fact that they have not suffered a single defeat in any of their previous 20 matches. Bendel had a record of three wins, two draws, and two losses in their most recent five matches leading up to this encounter. In that stretch, they scored five goals while only allowing two to be scored against them.

Last time around, in the quarterfinal encounter of this competition, the Warri Wolves prevailed over a challenging Lobi Stars team by a score of 2-1. In the game, Warri Wolves took the lead at halftime thanks to a goal scored by Jabbar Malik in the 44th minute. In spite of this, Lobi Stars were able to tie the game in the second half thanks to a goal from Kumaga Suur. Warri Wolves were, however, able to pull off the victory in that match thanks to a strong defensive effort from their team as a whole and a goal scored by Christian Aniche in the match's 72nd minute. The Warri Wolves have found the back of the net in each of their most recent matches leading up to this one.

Since 2018, these two teams have competed against one another twice. In certain confrontations, each team takes one of the victories, resulting in a score of 1-0 for each scenario.

Both teams are expected to come into this showdown with a winning mindset; therefore, I anticipate a highly competitive and challenging battle between the two of them. Despite this, I continue to be of the opinion that the team playing at home will emerge victorious in this encounter, with the score being 1-0.