Home Teams Rule NPFL Matchday 8 As Bros IQ Picks Finish 8 From 8

NPFL matchday 8 belongs to the home sides, and the tape no lie about it. Ten matches played across the weekend, one on Friday, two on Saturday, seven on Sunday, and the final count read seven home wins, zero away wins, three draws. No dulling, when home advantage show like this, away teams get real problem. Make we gist how each ground battle end, then I go run the table and my picks for this round.

Katsina United open the round with a 4-2 win over Enyimba at Muhammadu Dikko Stadium on Friday 9 October 2026. Enyimba drop to 19th on 7 points after that loss. E no easy for Enyimba fans watching that one.

Ikorodu City beat Kwara United 2-0 at Mobolaji Johnson Arena on Saturday 10 October 2026, moving to sixth on the table with 12 points. Ranchers Bees and Niger Tornadoes share a goalless draw the same day. Both sides hold firm and nobody fit break the wall.

Sunday 11 October 2026 carries seven fixtures on its own. Abia Warriors and Rivers United play out a goalless draw at Umuahia Township Stadium, Barau FC and Enugu Rangers share a 2-2 draw, and Kun Khalifat FC beat Shooting Stars 2-0. Nasarawa United beat Doma United 2-0 at Lafia Township Stadium, Plateau United beat Kano Pillars 4-0 at Rwang Pam Stadium, Sporting Lagos beat Bendel Insurance 2-1 at Mobolaji Johnson Arena, and Warri Wolves beat Inter Lagos 3-1 at Warri Township Stadium. The away sides no fit find one win for the whole day.

Enugu Rangers stay top of the table with 17 points after matchday 8, their record now five wins, two draws, one loss, and a goal difference of plus five. Rivers United hold second on 16 points, with four wins, four draws, and zero losses so far, and dem fans fit smile well well with that log line. Plateau United sit third with 14 points, and Barau FC fourth with 13. After matchday 8, at the bottom, Kun Khalifat FC occupy 18th on 8 points, Enyimba sit 19th on 7, and Inter Lagos close out 20th on 5 points.

Now for the business side of matchday 8. Bros IQ picks finished 8 won, 0 lost out of 8 picks. Every fixture from this matchday counts toward that number, and none of them got reschedule outside the round.

Ikorodu City to win landed exactly as called, Ikorodu City beat Kwara United 2-0. Rivers United to avoid defeat also came through, the Abia Warriors game ended 0-0. Both teams to score showed up at Barau FC 2-2 Enugu Rangers. Katsina United to win followed through as Katsina United beat Enyimba 4-2. Kun Khalifat FC or draw paid off when Kun Khalifat FC beat Shooting Stars 2-0. Ranchers Bees to avoid defeat held up in that goalless draw with Niger Tornadoes. Nasarawa United to win confirmed with a 2-0 job on Doma United. Plateau United to win closed out the round with a 4-0 win over Kano Pillars. I no go lie, this one na clean card, but next matchday go bring new wahala, make we no dull for that.