A victory to the home team is predicted from this fixture if the league table is a guide to future results. The Rivers United supporters are hoping that the mismatch between 3rd and Enugu Rangers's 7th position in the table will be revealed on the arena.
- Rivers United have the most scored goals in the first half (8) in Npfl
- Enugu Rangers have the fewest scored goals (3) in Npfl
3-8-12 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Enugu Rangers when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 23 matches are 15-23 (scored/conceded).
It's no vacation for neither Rivers nor Enugu Rangers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Rivers United form and stats
As mentioned below, Rivers United are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 Npfl games.
The supporters hope that Rivers United will fight back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the CAF Confederations Cup fixture against Diables Noirs.
Heartbreak before that as Rivers United lost 1-2 at Doma United's place.There will be little rest for Rivers after this match as they are travelling to Abia Warriors for a Npfl game in only three days.
Rivers United are not conceding a lot of goals here at Yakubu Gowon Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Enugu Rangers form and stats
The Npfl season is young and Enugu Rangers have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.
The regulars enjoyed Enugu Rangers's previous match versus Doma United (placed 5th), a 1-0 win played at home.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Wikki Tourist wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.Few goals? 7 league games in a row with this team have had zero, one or two goals.
Enugu Rangers have another match away in just four days, a Npfl fixture versus Bayelsa United. A grim schedule for the visitors!
It's not easy to score on Enugu as they have only conceded 2 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Rivers United have avoided defeat in the last 4 fixtures (3-1-0) against Enugu Rangers.Rivers United missing players
Enugu Rangers missing players
| Rivers United | Enugu Rangers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 86% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 83% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 17% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 57% |
| 7.2 | 9.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 5.3 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 0.8 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 4.2 | 5.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 47% | 35% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.5 | 6 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 2.8 | 3.7 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
- All of Rivers United's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Enugu Rangers have failed to score a single goal away.
- Enugu Rangers have the fewest scored goals (0) away in Npfl
- Enugu Rangers have the fewest scored goals (3) in Npfl
- Enugu Rangers have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in Npfl
- Enugu Rangers have yet to win a game away.
- Rivers United have created more than twice as many corners as Enugu Rangers.
- Rivers United have scored in all their matches so far.
- Rivers United have scored more than double the goals of Enugu Rangers.
- Rivers United have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in Npfl
- Rivers United have the most scored goals in the first half (8) in Npfl
- Rivers United have won all their matches at home so far.
- Rivers United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Rivers United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lobi Stars | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 | Abia Warriors | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Rivers United | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Sunshine Stars | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Doma United | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Niger Tornadoes | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 7 | Enugu Rangers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 8 |
| 8 | Bayelsa United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 5 |
| 9 | Wikki Tourist | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 5 |
| 10 | Akwa Starlets | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 4 |
