There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Npfl table so far. Here's the Rivers United - Sunshine Stars latest:
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
This stadium uses grass, unlike Sunshine Stars's home stadium. The visitors last 20 games on grass have ended in 2 wins, 9 draws and 9 losses.
Rivers United form and stats
Rivers United have performed well at Yakubu Gowon Stadium so far this season with 4 wins from 6 matches. Points have also been lost, 1 after draws and 1 from defeats.In their previous game, the manager S. Eguma led his Rivers United to a defeat in the Npfl match away at Katsina United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Yakubu Gowon Stadium. Before that, Rivers United had a home game versus Niger Tornadoes which ended with a victory 1-0.
Rivers United have scored 5 goals here in 6 matches, not a lot. Defensively Rivers United have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game (2 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sunshine Stars form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sunshine Stars so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-5 (win-draw-lose). It's all red in the travel logs of Sunshine Stars, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.The manager G. Ogunbote was unhappy after their last game, a Npfl match played at their home ground Yakubu Gowon Stadium. Sunshine Stars suffered a 1-2 loss to Enugu Rangers. Before that, Sunshine Stars secured a home win against Lobi Stars with the score 3-0.
Sunshine Stars are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels and have only managed 3 goals from 7 away games. 8 goals have been conceded by Sunshine Stars in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Sunshine Stars - Rivers United 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Rivers United 1 win, 3 draws and Sunshine Stars 4 victories.Top Goalscorers
Rivers United missing players
Sunshine Stars missing players
| Rivers United | Sunshine Stars | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | Played | 7 | 15 |
| 10 | 5 | Scored | 3 | 14 |
| 13 | 2 | Conceded | 8 | 13 |
| 93% | 83% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 93% |
| 57% | 17% | Over 1.5 | 43% | 60% |
| 14% | 17% | Over 2.5 | 14% | 27% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 36% | 17% | Both teams to score | 29% | 40% |
| 43% | 83% | Clean Sheet | 14% | 33% |
| 29% | 17% | Failed To Score | 57% | 33% |
| 3 | 3.3 | Corners For (avg) | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| 3.3 | 1.3 | Corners Against (avg) | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 1.4 | 0.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 0 | 1 |
- Sunshine Stars hasn't played a single 0-0 game away.
- Rivers United is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Enugu Rangers | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 27 |
| 2 | Enyimba | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | MFM | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| 4 | Lobi Stars | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 5 | Katsina United | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| 6 | Wikki Tourist | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 20 |
| 7 | Sunshine Stars | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 8 | Rivers United | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 9 | Kwara United | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 10 | Bendel Insurance | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| 11 | Remo Stars | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -6 | 12 |
| 12 | Niger Tornadoes | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 11 |
