Football background guide: Remo Stars odds-on when Rivers United visit

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Competition: Nigeria Npfl
Competition: Sun 30.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Dipo Dina International Stadium (14500 seats)

Npfl: A pair of squads who have done fine as yet. Learn more on Remo Stars - Rivers United with this full preview!

Insights:
  • Remo Stars have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Npfl
  • Rivers United have the most scored goals (14) in Npfl

Only a few days to rest for the home team, as they featured in a Npfl game only four days earlier. That game was an away game at Enugu Rangers, so at least Remo Stars are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Remo Stars form and stats

The story so far in the Npfl for Remo Stars at their home stadium (Dipo Dina International Stadium) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Remo Stars after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 195 minutes.

Remo Stars travelled for their previous game, a trip to Enugu Rangers that ended 0-0.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Abia Warriors in a game that was won 1-0.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Stars as they are travelling to their away game against Kano Pillars in the Npfl. That match is three days after this one.

Remo Stars has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches.

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Rivers United form and stats

As the visiting team in Npfl matches, Rivers United have produced an overall stat of 2-2-0 so far.

Rivers United are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the match against Heartland (placed 19th).

Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at MFM.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Rivers when being an outsider away as they are today, we find seven matches with the visitors losing six times, drawing one and winning zero games.

After this away game Rivers United return home for a Npfl game against Akwa Starlets. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Rivers United are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 5 away goals from 4 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last three meetings: zero - zero - three (Remo Stars wins - draws - Rivers United wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Remo Stars missing players

Rivers United missing players

Remo Stars Rivers United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 4 0 Played P 1 4 8
5 3 0 Won W 1 2 5
3 1 0 Drew D 0 2 3
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
10 5 0 Scored S 1 5 14
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 2 3
75% 75% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 75%
50% 25% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 62%
25% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 38%
75% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 62%
25% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 25%
 
5 8.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 1 1.7 3.9
6.3 3.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6 3.3 2.3
1.7 0.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.3 0.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.5 9.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9 14
3.2 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.7 4
47% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 62% 50%
 
12.8 8 0 Shots against (avg) S A 5 5.3 4.6
4.5 3.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 1 0.9
Key stats in Npfl this season:
  • Remo Stars have not yet conceded a single goal in all their home games.
  • Remo Stars have not yet lost a game.
  • Remo Stars have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Remo Stars have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Npfl
  • Remo Stars have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Remo Stars have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Rivers United have not yet lost a game.
  • Rivers United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Rivers United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Npfl
  • Rivers United have the most matches under the total-line (3) in Npfl
  • Rivers United have the most scored goals (14) in Npfl
  • Rivers United have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Npfl
  • Rivers United have the the best goal difference (+11) in Npfl
  • Rivers United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Rivers United is in the best form (4-2-0) in Npfl

  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 8 5 3 0 14 3 4 3 1 0 9 1 4 2 2 0 5 2 11 18
2 Remo Stars 8 5 3 0 10 2 4 3 1 0 5 0 4 2 2 0 5 2 8 18
3 Enyimba 9 5 1 3 7 6 5 4 0 1 6 3 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 16
4 Enugu Rangers 8 4 3 1 12 3 4 2 1 1 6 1 4 2 2 0 6 2 9 15
5 Sunshine Stars 8 3 4 1 10 3 4 3 1 0 8 0 4 0 3 1 2 3 7 13
6 Kano Pillars 9 4 1 4 5 8 4 3 1 0 4 0 5 1 0 4 1 8 -3 13
7 Plateau United 8 4 0 4 13 7 4 4 0 0 12 2 4 0 0 4 1 5 6 12
8 Wikki Tourist 7 4 0 3 8 5 4 3 0 1 7 3 3 1 0 2 1 2 3 12
9 Nasarawa United 8 3 3 2 12 10 4 3 1 0 6 2 4 0 2 2 6 8 2 12
10 Lobi Stars 9 3 3 3 6 10 4 3 1 0 5 2 5 0 2 3 1 8 -4 12
11 Akwa United 8 3 2 3 7 5 4 3 1 0 6 0 4 0 1 3 1 5 2 11
12 Kwara United 8 3 2 3 8 8 4 3 1 0 6 1 4 0 1 3 2 7 0 11
13 Gombe United 8 2 3 3 6 6 4 2 2 0 4 0 4 0 1 3 2 6 0 9
14 Abia Warriors 8 2 3 3 7 8 4 2 2 0 4 2 4 0 1 3 3 6 -1 9
15 Shooting Stars 8 2 3 3 7 9 4 2 2 0 6 4 4 0 1 3 1 5 -2 9
16 Niger Tornadoes 8 2 2 4 4 8 4 2 2 0 4 1 4 0 0 4 0 7 -4 8
17 Akwa Starlets 8 2 2 4 6 13 4 2 1 1 5 3 4 0 1 3 1 10 -7 8
18 Katsina United 9 2 1 6 5 12 4 2 1 1 4 3 5 0 0 5 1 9 -7 7
19 Heartland 9 2 1 6 6 17 5 2 1 2 5 7 4 0 0 4 1 10 -11 7
20 MFM 8 2 0 6 4 14 4 2 0 2 4 6 4 0 0 4 0 8 -10 6

Read more about Npfl

The Nigerian Professional Fotball League (NPFL) is the highest level of football in Nigeria. It has earlier been known as the Nigerian Premier League, Nigerian Premiership, Nigerian Professional League and other names. It currently holds two divisions each with twelve teams. The top three teams in each division qualify for a championship playoff.