It's the second opportunity for points this season as Rivers United and Remo Stars cross swords at Yakubu Gowon Stadium.
- Rivers United have not yet lost a game at home.
- Remo Stars have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Rivers United form and stats
The previous season, Rivers United's league results were 23 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses, producing 1st place in the Npfl. From these 38 matches they scored {58 goals} and let in 24. Appearing at home in the last season Rivers United managed 18-1-0 (win-draw-lost) with {41 goals} and 5 conceded.
Happy days for Rivers in their previous game, a fixture away at Sunshine Stars (placed 6th) that ended with a 1-0 victory.
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Enugu Rangers the opponent.Not much happening? In this team's last 12 league matches, 10 have contained two goals or less.
There will be little rest for Rivers United after this match as they are travelling to Lobi Stars for a Npfl game in only two days.
Remo Stars form and stats
Let's have a look at how Remo Stars performed last season in the Npfl: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 18 victories, 8 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 43 and conceded {26 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 6 and lost 10 with 12/19 goals scored/conceded. As the visiting team in Npfl matches, Remo Stars have produced an overall stat of 0-1-0 so far.
Remo Stars has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Enyimba for a 2-2 draw.
A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Kwara United.A quick return to home after this game, as Remo Stars are hosting Sunshine Stars in the Npfl only two days away.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Remo Stars has managed {2 goals} and let in 2 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Rivers have won at least one point in the last 5 matches (4-1-0) against Remo Stars.Rivers United missing players
Remo Stars missing players
| Rivers United | Remo Stars | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 10 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 16 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 89% |
| 68% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 68% |
| 37% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 32% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 16% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 58% | 44% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 42% |
| 42% | 56% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 47% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 21% |
| 4.8 | 6.4 | 17 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 1.8 | 3.3 |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 1.2 | 1.1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6.7 | 7.1 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 5.2 | 8.1 |
| 2.8 | 3.6 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 1.9 | 3.4 |
| 49% | 44% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 53% | 35% |
| 4.8 | 3.7 | 2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 7.8 | 7.8 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
- Remo Stars have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Remo Stars have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Rivers United have not yet lost a game at home.
- Rivers United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Rivers United have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Rivers United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Rivers United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Rivers United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rivers United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Enyimba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Remo Stars | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Lobi Stars | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Bendel Insurance | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Sunshine Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
