The Nigeria Premier League moves into round No. 16 with a full slate of matches on December 27 and 28.
League leaders Remo Stars will be in action, as they try to stay ahead of rivals Doma United.
League leaders Heartland Owerri will host Remo Stars in a fixture featuring last place versus first place. Remo Stars went unbeaten in their last two games versus Heartland thanks to a 3-0 victory and a nil-nil draw.
Heartland Owerri took seven points from the last six games. They scored only two goals in those six fixtures. A win over Remo Stars could send Heartland off the foot of the table.
Remo Stars picked up 13 points from their last six games. Stars conceded only two goals in those six fixtures. Remo scored the most goals in the league with 22 in the opening 15 games.
Lobi Stars went unbeaten against Niger Tornadoes in their last six matches in all competitions. Stars won two of those six games and drew the other four fixtures. The last four games between the clubs finished with under 2.5 goals.
Niger Tornadoes took eight points from the last six matches in the league. Last time out, Niger won 1-0 versus Kano to end a four-match winless streak.
Lobi picked up nine points from their last six fixtures. Stars scored only five times in the last six games. They were held scoreless in two of the last six matches in the Premier League.
Rivers United have a record of two wins and one draw from their last three matches versus Bendel Insurance. United won each of their last two home fixtures against Bendel Insurance. They will fancy their chances this week of a third straight home win.
Bendel Insurance will go into the match in good form, however. Insurance secured 10 points from the last six games in the league. However, Bendel scored just three times. Their last three wins were all by identical 1-0 scores.
Rivers United won their last two league matches. A 2-1 win over Abia was followed by a 2-0 win over Bayelsa. Despite their good form, Rivers are 17th in the league and only two points ahead of last-placed Heartland.
Bayelsa United are searching for their first win over Enyimba in four tries on Thursday. Enyimba won two and drew one of the last three matches versus United. The good news for Bayelsa is that they went unbeaten in their last three home games versus Enyimba.
Enyimba are fifth in the table and unbeaten in three straight league fixtures. They outscored their last three opponents 4-2. All three of those games were played at home, however.
Bayelsa United failed to win their last three league matches, losing two and drawing one. United were outscored 8-2 in their last three matches.