Mobolaji Johnson Arena hosts basement clash

Bottom-placed Inter Lagos host 19th-placed Abia Warriors at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena on Sunday in a meeting of the Nigeria Premier Football League’s two lowest sides, with neither club having won for more than a month. Kick-off is at 4pm.

Inter Lagos have four points from 12 matches, with one win, and are still waiting for a first home win of the season. Their only victory came on the road, 1-0 at Enyimba on September 20, and they are eight league games without a win since.

They lost to Warri Wolves, Nasarawa United and Kun Khalifat in their last five, and then drew 1-1 at home with Ranchers Bees and 2-2 with Ikorodu City at Onikan.

Abia Warriors are seven points better off on 11 from 12 matches, with two wins, but they have gone six league games without a win and have apologised publicly to their supporters. Their last five league results are two draws, two defeats and a 2-2 home draw with Doma United, and they lost 4-1 away to Shooting Stars.

The two sides have conceded 19 league goals each, the joint-worst defensive record in the division. Inter Lagos have scored only eight, level with Warri Wolves for the fewest in the league. Abia have let in four goals twice this season.

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Abia already know the way to a win at Onikan. Their only away victory of the season was a 2-0 win over Sporting Lagos at this ground on September 20, and they will want a reaction from Imama Amapakabo’s side after the club’s apology.

For Inter Lagos, a draw would stop the bleeding but leave them adrift at the bottom. For Abia, a point against the bottom side would feel like another week lost, so someone may have to go for the win.

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