Kwara United will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 9 points behind Rivers United.
Kwara United and Rivers United should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Kwara United form and stats
5 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Kwara United have to build on here at Ilorin Township Stadium in the Npfl.
In their previous game, led his Kwara United to a defeat in the Npfl match away at Rivers United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Ilorin Township Stadium. Before that, Kwara United had a home game versus MFM which ended with a victory 1-0.
Kwara United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 9 games. Kwara United are not conceding a lot of goals here at Ilorin Township Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 9 matches.
Rivers United form and stats
There's been little loot from Rivers United's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 9 away games in the Npfl. Rivers United only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws.
The supporters enjoyed Rivers United's previous game versus Kwara United (placed 13th), a Npfl 1-0 win played at home. Prior to that match, the Rivers United manager S. Eguma faced defeat when travelling to Plateau United and losing 0-1.
The attacking power of Rivers United when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 9 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Rivers United - Kwara United 1-0 entered in the official records. Kwara United-Rivers United H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Kwara United one win, Rivers United two wins, four draws. one of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Kwara United missing players
Rivers United missing players
| Kwara United | Rivers United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 19 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 25 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| 94% | 89% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 89% | 84% |
| 61% | 56% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 44% | 53% |
| 39% | 22% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 22% | 26% |
| 28% | 22% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 39% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 37% |
| 39% | 56% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 47% |
| 28% | 22% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 44% | 32% |
| 8.3 | 10.5 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
| 3.3 | 2.5 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.6 | 3.2 |
| 1.7 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | 22 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 47 | 145 |
| 12 | 11 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 14 | 52 |
| 8% | 9% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | 31% |
- Kwara United has the most conceded goals in the second half (13)
- Kwara United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Kwara United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Rivers United have won significantly less corners away then 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 | Lobi Stars | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 35 |
| 2 | Plateau United | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 33 |
| 3 | Rivers United | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 32 |
| 4 | Sunshine Stars | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
| 5 | Akwa Starlets | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 |
| 6 | Akwa United | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 28 |
| 7 | Katsina United | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -3 | 27 |
| 8 | MFM | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 26 |
| 9 | Heartland | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -3 | 25 |
| 10 | Kano Pillars | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 11 | Abia Warriors | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | Delta Force | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -5 | 19 |
| 12 | Ifeanyi Uba | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 21 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | Kwara United | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -6 | 23 |
| 14 | Wikki Tourist | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 22 |
| 15 | Enyimba | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -1 | 21 |
| 16 | Warri Wolves | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 20 |
| 17 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -8 | 20 |
| 18 | Enugu Rangers | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| 19 | Adamawa United | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 25 | -20 | 17 |
| 20 | Nasarawa United | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 16 |