Remo Stars vs Lobi Stars Prediction: Remo Stars can not afford to drop points this time

In week ten of the Nigeria Professional Football League, Remo Stars will play Lobi Stars at Remo Star Stadium. The last time these two teams met, Lobi Stars secured a hard-fought 3-2 win. Can Remo Stars take advantage of their turf this time?

Remo Stars are coming off a league defeat to Heartland and will eye a win this time. In that encounter, Remo Stars did well to hold their opponent to a goalless draw at halftime, but a 71st-minute Afolayan Peters goal denied them a point at full-time. In the meantime, Remo Stars have faced defeat three times in their last five matchups, the first two against Kwara United and Plateau United. However, with wins over Nasarawa United and Bendel Insurance, Remo Stars have accumulated 18 points this season, leaving them second in the standings. 

Lobi Stars will look to build on their 2-1 win over Bayelsa United the previous weekend this week on the road. Ossy Martins’ brace was enough in that game to see this team take maximum points. However, prior encounters to that victory saw Lobi Stars fail to win one of three consecutive matches. In that run, this team lost to Ikorodu City while settling for draws with Niger Tornadoes and El Kanemi Warriors. This season, this team has one of the fewest points accumulated after week nine matches, leaving them seated in the 17th spot.

This is not an easy encounter to predict as the performances of the two sides in this fixture are always at the top level. While Lobi Stars have struggled this season, Remo Stars' last five games have ended with more defeats. However, I expect Remo Stars to return to their best at home. While Lobi Stars could be concerned about avoiding defeat, a 2-0 win should be the perfect scoreline for this game.