NPFL Matchday 3 Recap: Doma United Stay Perfect, Bros IQ Goes 3 For 3

Matchday 3 don finish, and if you dey sleep on Doma United, na time to wake up. Seven matches - 1 match on Saturday 12 September 2026, 5 matches on Sunday 13 September 2026, and 1 match on Monday 14 September 2026 - gave us 4 home wins, 1 away win, and 2 draws. No dulling, plenty things shift for real this round.

Doma United opened the weekend with a statement, beating Enyimba 2-0 at Pantami Stadium on Saturday. That result put them on three wins from three, five goals scored, none conceded, nine points, and after this win they sit top of the log, no argument.

Sunday carried the load. Abia Warriors and Ikorodu City shared the points in a 2-2 at Umuahia Township Stadium, Abia Warriors still searching for their first win but at least off the bottom with two points, Ikorodu City sitting on four. Barau FC handled Ranchers Bees 3-1, moving to seven points and second on the log. Bendel Insurance put four past Kun Khalifat FC at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, winning 4-2 and climbing to third with six points. Inter Lagos, meanwhile, dey struggle well well - 0-3 at home to Sporting Lagos, three defeats out of three games, zero points, bottom of the pile. Kwara United closed out Sunday with a comfortable 3-0 over Katsina United at Kwara Sports Stadium, now on four points.

Monday’s late one saw Niger Tornadoes and Plateau United share a 1-1 at Bako Kontagora Stadium, both sides on four points from three games apiece.

So how the log dey look now? Doma United lead with nine points from three games. Barau FC follow with seven, Bendel Insurance third on six, and Kwara United fourth on four. After this matchday, down at the other end, Warri Wolves sit eighteenth with zero points from a single game, Enyimba nineteenth with zero from two, and Inter Lagos rock bottom at twentieth with zero points from three straight defeats.

Now make we talk business - the Bros IQ record for matchday 3: 3 won, 0 lost out of 3 picks. E sweet when I fit talk am like this, no wahala, no excuse to make. This record covers only the seven matchday 3 fixtures actually played inside this window. Three rescheduled matchday 3 games - Rivers United vs Warri Wolves, Enugu Rangers vs Nasarawa United, and Shooting Stars vs Kano Pillars - no dey inside this count; any pick wey concern those ones go show for the overall record instead.

Breaking down the three: I backed Doma United to win against Enyimba, and dem delivered 2-0, exactly as called. Barau FC to win against Ranchers Bees also landed, 3-1 on the day. And the Double Chance on Abia Warriors or Draw against Ikorodu City - a low-confidence one, I no go lie - came through when that game finished 2-2. Three picks, three correct calls. E no go always be like this, and when one miss, I go tell you straight, no sugarcoat. This time, na clean sheet for the prediction side too.

From here, all eyes dey on whether Doma United fit keep that unbeaten run rolling, and whether Inter Lagos fit find their first point before things get worse. Bros IQ go dey here to break it down as matchday 4 approach.