Bottom-placed Enyimba host Shooting Stars in Aba on Wednesday at 4pm WAT, in a Matchday 2 fixture moved from 6 September. Form, table, head-to-head and our hedged prediction.
Our Enyimba vs Shooting Stars prediction leans slightly towards the home side avoiding defeat, but this is a game between two struggling clubs. Enyimba are bottom of the NPFL and still looking for their first win. Shooting Stars, meanwhile, have lost both of their away games this season. On Wednesday the two traditional giants meet in Aba in a Matchday 2 fixture that was moved from 6 September. Below you’ll find the kick-off details, form, table, head-to-head record and our betting angles.
Enyimba host Shooting Stars at 4pm Nigerian time (WAT) on Wednesday, 30 September 2026, at the Enyimba International Stadium in Aba. It’s a rearranged Matchday 2 game, first set for 6 September, and it’s played on the same afternoon as the Lagos derby between Sporting Lagos and Ikorodu City.
Rearranged NPFL games can move again at short notice, so check our NPFL results and fixtures page on the day. It updates every hour, and you can follow the score on our live scores page.
Enyimba are bottom because they’ve taken one point from five games. They’ve scored three goals and conceded eight, and they’re the only club in the division without a win.
The season opened with a 2-1 defeat at Niger Tornadoes. After that came a 2-0 loss at Doma United and a 1-0 home defeat to newly promoted Inter Lagos. Then, last Wednesday, Enyimba led Sporting Lagos twice in Aba through Stanley Dimgba and a Tobi Iyanda penalty, yet still lost 3-2.
However, Sunday brought a small step forward. Enyimba held unbeaten Kano Pillars to a 0-0 draw in Kano, their first clean sheet of the campaign. Our Kano Pillars vs Enyimba preview set out how badly they needed that point. For the club’s honours and history, see our Enyimba FC team hub.
Shooting Stars have won both of their home games and lost both away. That pattern matters, because Wednesday’s game is in Aba.
In Jos, Taheer Abubakar gave 3SC an early lead before Plateau scored three times after the break, as our Plateau United 3-1 Shooting Stars report explains. Against Katsina, Olanrewaju Ridwan and a second-half strike did the job, and coach Salisu Yusuf said his players had moved on from the defeat in Jos, according to TVC News. On Sunday, though, Othuke Egbo’s eighth-minute goal gave Warri Wolves a 1-0 win, as Africa Top Sports reported. In short, the Oluyole Warriors have scored just once in two away games. Their story is on our Shooting Stars team hub.
Enyimba are 20th with one point, and Shooting Stars are 16th with six. Both clubs have games in hand, because Wednesday’s fixture was postponed.
| Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting Stars (16th) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Enyimba (20th) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
A win would lift Shooting Stars into the top half, since only six points separate 16th from leaders Barau FC. For Enyimba, three points would take them off the bottom. The live standings are on our NPFL table page.
Last season each side won its home game 3-0, only 17 days apart. That suggests home advantage has counted for plenty in this fixture.
That said, both squads have changed since then, and Enyimba’s home form this term has been poor. So we don’t read too much into last season’s scorelines.
We lean towards Enyimba avoiding defeat in a low-scoring game. Neither team is in good form, but Shooting Stars have struggled badly on the road.
These are opinions based on form and history, not certainties. Enyimba haven’t won yet, so a cautious stake makes sense, and prices can move once team news is out. For more picks, see our football betting tips hub and our predictions for tomorrow.
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Kick-off is at 4pm WAT on Wednesday, 30 September 2026, at the Enyimba International Stadium in Aba.
It was one of four NPFL Matchday 2 games postponed from the weekend of 6 September. It has been rearranged for Wednesday, 30 September.
No. Enyimba have one draw and four defeats from five games, which leaves them 20th and bottom of the table.
Shooting Stars won 3-0 in Ibadan on 14 January 2026, 17 days after Enyimba had won the reverse fixture 3-0 in Aba.
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Sources: NPFL fixtures, results and table via API-Football; 2026/27 opener via Voice of Nigeria; 2025/26 meetings via Enyimba FC’s official site and The Whistler; Matchday 5 and 6 details via TVC News and Africa Top Sports.
