Enyimba vs Akwa United Prediction: The Elephants won’t lose at home

On Friday, Enyimba Aba will square off against Akwa United at the Enyimba International Stadium. The defending champions have lost their last three games in all competitions this season and will be poised to bounce back against Akwa United.

The Elephants had a fantastic season after winning the NPFL in Lagos. However, since the start of the season, they are yet to taste a victory. More recently, they bowed to a defeat to Gombe United away from home. The home side struck twice in both halves as Enyimba suffered fatigue from traveling.

Enyimba Aba were unbeaten at home last season, and we expect them to make the ground their refuge.

The 2020-2021 champions began their campaign with a (5-3) defeat on the road against Bayelsa United. The eight-goal thriller was one of the most entertaining games of the round. On match day 2, Akwa United failed to impress at home as newly promoted Sporting Lagos carted away a point. The toothless draw means the Akwa-based side have been unable to win any of their last two games.

Akwa United won twice, drew four, and lost three games on the road last season. Fatai Osho men always start strong, and we expect a more convincing performance from them here.

Over their previous twenty meetings, Akwa United have won four, and Enyimba won six with six games ending in a share of the spoils. Enyimba head here after suffering a defeat away from home because It took them two days to get to Gombe, thus leaving some of the players with fatigue. We know that traveling by road for an extended period affects the muscles. On the other hand, Akwa United have been poor this season, as they settled for a draw at home.

Enyimba need to come up with a better approach to this game if they are to win here, as they have been poor against the guests in their last three meetings. A share of the spoils is written all over the game, but we are trusting Enyimba to win for 1.57.

We expect both sides to get a goal apiece for 2.30.

Enyimba International are expected to get the first half three points here for 2.26.

Good luck!