3rd position in the Npfl table for Rivers United so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 10th-placed MFM visits.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
MFM play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for MFM when playing on grass are 2 wins, 2 draws and 16 defeats from 20 matches. They have scored 8 goals and conceded 34 times in these games.
Rivers United form and stats
3 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Rivers United have to build on here in the Npfl. Two home wins in a row for Rivers United bring valid hopes of a third.
Happy days for Rivers United in their previous game, a Npfl match away at Adamawa United (placed 17th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Ahead of that match, Rivers United won a home game hosting Sunshine Stars (2-1).
The match schedule is unforgiving for Rivers United as they have a new game in only three days, a Npfl match thankfully also at home. Nasarawa United are visiting.
Rivers United has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Rivers United have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
MFM form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Npfl travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
The supporters enjoyed MFM's previous game versus Adamawa United (placed 17th), a Npfl 2-0 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Sunshine Stars.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on MFM as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Rivers United 3 wins, 2 draws and MFM 2 victories. As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 games had two or less.Rivers United missing players
MFM missing players
| Rivers United | MFM | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 82% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 55% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 20% | 56% |
| 27% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 36% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| 45% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 44% |
| 36% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 40% | 22% |
| 4.5 | 5.4 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 3.6 | 1.2 | 1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.4 | 5.6 |
| 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | 53 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 38 | 89 |
| 29 | 19 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 11 | 32 |
| 31% | 37% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 31% |
- MFM have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- MFM haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rivers United have not yet lost a game at home.
- Rivers United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rivers United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Rivers United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as MFM have scored away.
- 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 is in the best form (4-1-1)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plateau United | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Lobi Stars | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | Rivers United | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | Abia Warriors | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Akwa Starlets | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Ifeanyi Uba | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 17 |
| 7 | Sunshine Stars | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | Akwa United | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 9 | Enyimba | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 10 | MFM | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 11 | Wikki Tourist | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Katsina United | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | -4 | 15 |
| 13 | Kano Pillars | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 14 | Warri Wolves | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 15 | Heartland | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 12 |
| 16 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 10 |
| 17 | Adamawa United | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | -10 | 10 |
| 18 | Delta Force | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -11 | 10 |
| 19 | Enugu Rangers | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 20 | Nasarawa United | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 6 |