Shooting Stars to avoid defeat (home win or draw)
Final score: Shooting Stars 0 - 0 Kano Pillars
Settled 7 October 2026 - Bros IQ
Shooting Stars held their ground and that's exactly why this pick cashed. The home or draw line never asked for fireworks, just a defense that refuses to fold, and 0-0 against Kano Pillars delivered precisely that. Oyo boys dug in at the back, Kano pressed and pressed but couldn't find the key, and the point stands tall for anyone who trusted the draw early. Clean sheets pay bills too, no dulling.
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Shooting Stars Carry Enyimba Mauling Into Kano Pillars Test
Shooting Stars host in-form Kano Pillars at Lekan Salami Stadium off back to back defeats, and Bros IQ weighs the home numbers for NPFL matchday 3.
This pick was published on 1 October 2026 and edited on 7 October 2026 to record how it finished. The original call and the original price are unchanged.
How it happened
Shooting Stars
No goal
Kano Pillars
No goal
Form & table
Shooting StarsKano Pillars
15thLeague position8th
12Points15
3Wins3
3Draws6
4Losses1
-2Goal difference+1
NPFL table read 30 October 2026. Goal difference bar: goals scored.
Draw: 3.46 at the first reading (Tue, 6 Oct, 19:04), 3.32 at the last before kick-off (Wed, 7 Oct, 15:04), shorter by 0.14.
Bros IQ made this call on Thu, 1 Oct, 01:00, before any bookmaker had priced the match. The first price appeared 138 hours later.
Every reading
| Read (Lagos) | Shooting Stars | Draw | Kano Pillars | Books |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, 6 Oct, 19:04 | 1.44 | 3.46 | 7.35 | 4 |
| Wed, 7 Oct, 11:04 | 1.44 | 3.44 | 7.50 | 5 |
| Wed, 7 Oct, 13:04 | 1.44 | 3.32 | 8.00 | 6 |
Source: our data feed, odds for this fixture. Prices are the median across the bookmakers listed, not the price any one site offers you.
Head to head
Shooting Stars 3 · Draws 1 · Kano Pillars 1- Shooting Stars2 - 1Kano Pillars
- Kano Pillars1 - 1Shooting Stars
- Kano Pillars3 - 1Shooting Stars
- Shooting Stars2 - 0Kano Pillars
- Kano Pillars1 - 2Shooting Stars
Meetings before this match on file: the last 5 found in our data feed (read 6 October 2026), plus the NPFL 2026/2027 results (read 30 October 2026). Our feed's history is incomplete, so this is not the all-time record.
Bros IQ's reading
Four goals conceded away to Enyimba, that is the scoreline Shooting Stars carry into Wednesday 7 October 2026, 16:00 Lagos time, when Kano Pillars arrive at Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan, for NPFL matchday 3. Enyimba put four past them on Wednesday 30 September 2026, R. Ezinna, C. Ezeifule, A. Idris and I. Ihemekwele all on the scoresheet before A. Mustapha and J. Atule replied late.
Shooting Stars go into this game 16th of 20 in the NPFL table, six points from five matches played, a record of 2W 0D 3L, seven scored and nine conceded, goal difference -2, seven points behind leaders Enugu Rangers on 13 points. Kano Pillars come into this game much healthier, 6th of 20 on nine points from five matches, 2W 3D 0L, ten scored and six conceded, goal difference +4, four points behind that same Enugu Rangers side. Na big gap for a home side wey dey struggle like this.
The current run tells its own story. Shooting Stars have lost two in a row heading into this one, with a win just before that run started. Kano Pillars have drawn two in a row, after two wins in a row just before that. As for staying unbeaten, Shooting Stars lost their most recent match, while Kano Pillars are unbeaten in the last 5 matches. E be like Kano dey carry more momentum reach Ibadan.
Split it by ground and the picture changes again. At home this season in the league Shooting Stars are 2W 0D 0L in two matches, while away from Lekan Salami they are 0W 0D 3L in three. Kano Pillars read the opposite way on the road, 0W 2D 0L in two away matches this season, against 2W 1D 0L in three at home. I no sabi why Shooting Stars dey this sharp at home and this poor away, but the numbers no lie.
Season totals back the home strength up. Shooting Stars have conceded just one goal in two home matches, with one clean sheet, after shipping eight in three matches away. Kano Pillars have scored seven of their ten league goals at home and only three on the road in two matches. This one dey sure to test whether that home shield still dey hold.
Head to head, Shooting Stars hold a 3W 1D 1L record from five matches, though the two clubs haven’t completed a full picture yet. Shooting Stars won 2-1 at home on Sunday 1 March 2026, the sides drew 1-1 in Kano on Sunday 12 October 2025, and Kano Pillars won 3-1 on Sunday 11 May 2025. Shooting Stars also won 2-0 at home on Saturday 14 December 2024 and 2-1 away on Monday 8 April 2024. History dey lean Shooting Stars way, no dulling.
NPFL prices like this one tend to land close to kickoff rather than days out, so make una no rush, nothing dey show yet. My pick leans on that home shield and the head to head, Shooting Stars to avoid defeat at Lekan Salami. Confidence stays medium, because two losses in a row for the home side no be something to wave away.
What can spoil this pick is simple. If Shooting Stars carry their away leakiness into a home game, Kano’s unbeaten run keeps rolling. Kickoff is 16:00 Lagos time on Wednesday 7 October 2026 at Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan.
Match-day price. Read Wednesday 7 October 2026, 13:15 Lagos time, before kick-off: Shooting Stars 1.44, draw 3.44, Kano Pillars 7.50, the median across 5 bookmakers on the 1X2 market. This pick was written before any bookmaker had priced the match; the price is shown for the record, not as an invitation to stake.
Data read 1 October 2026 · NPFL - fixtures, standings, season totals, form, goalscorers and head-to-head.
This pick is settled · the open one
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