Enyimba and Rivers United will play at least 180 minutes of football to decide who advances from this CAF Confederations Cup Play-offs battle. Get ready for the first 90 minutes!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Enyimba form and stats
Last season their CAF Confederations Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Horoya.When playing at home in the Npfl, Enyimba have managed 5 wins, 0 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 5 games. Enyimba has won so many consecutive home games (nine in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Enyimba International Stadium. We remember; it was Heartland. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Enyimba has won four games in a row. The Kwara United match was the last time out without a victory.
Before that match, a Npfl win away at Nasarawa United.
The Enyimba fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Enyimba have only let in 2 goals at home.
Rivers United form and stats
1-0-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Rivers United in their Npfl matches away. Total CAF Confederations Cup statistics for Rivers United: 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on S. Eguma, the Rivers United manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
It was a Npfl defeat before that one as the away game against Katsina United wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
Rivers are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 4 away games. 4 goals have been conceded by Rivers in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's four Enyimba victories, two draws and three Rivers United wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Enyimba missing players
Rivers United missing players
| Enyimba | Rivers United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Won | W | 3 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 7 | 7 | ||
| 39 | 22 | Scored | S | 10 | 34 | ||
| 22 | 7 | Conceded | C | 12 | 16 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 44% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7.6 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 9.2 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 3.1 | ||
| 57% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 43% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Enyimba | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| 2 | Rivers United | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | Kwara United | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 4 | Kano Pillars | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Enugu Rangers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Akwa United | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | Akwa Starlets | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Nasarawa United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Lobi Stars | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 10 | Sunshine Stars | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 12 | Wikki Tourist | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | Plateau United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 14 | MFM | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 15 | Heartland | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 10 |
| 16 | Katsina United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 17 | Warri Wolves | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | -4 | 9 |
| 18 | Ifeanyi Uba | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 19 | Abia Warriors | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 20 | Adamawa United | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | -10 | 2 |