Rivers United get ready to welcome Bloemfontein Celtic for something different than the ordinary league football: The CAF Confederations Cup 1st Round leg 1 of 2.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Rivers and Bloemfontein Celtic.
These teams have little in common geographically as Bloemfontein Celtic have to travel 6500 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Rivers United form and stats
Last season their CAF Confederations Cup adventure ended in the group stage.1 victory, 0 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Rivers United have to build on here at Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in the Npfl. This match is a CAF Confederations Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss in this competition. The Rivers United fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Rivers has played 20 games in a row here without a defeat.
Rivers United are confident in defense, having played 321 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Happy days for Rivers United in their previous game, a Npfl match away at Abia Warriors that ended with a 1-0 victory. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Enugu Rangers.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Rivers United as they have a new game in only four days, a Npfl match thankfully also at home. Kwara United are visiting.
Rivers United has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Bloemfontein Celtic form and stats
Playing away, Bloemfontein Celtic have won 0 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Premier League this season. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the CAF Confederations Cup stats, they have 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses both home and away. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Bloemfontein Celtic have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Stellenbosch game.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Bloemfontein, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Maritzburg United.
A new game in only four days for Bloemfontein, the Premier League home match versus AmaZulu. Busy days.
Bloemfontein Celtic find the net regularly in their away games. 4 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. For Bloemfontein Celtic, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Rivers United and Bloemfontein Celtic have met before this season: Bloemfontein Celtic - Rivers 0-2.Top Goalscorers
  T. Mangweni 2 goals | N. Mabena 2 goals | S. Letsoalo 2 goals |
Rivers United missing players
Bloemfontein Celtic missing players
| Rivers United | Bloemfontein Celtic | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 11 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 31 | 19 | Scored | S | 15 | 28 | ||
| 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 13 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 36% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 48% | ||
| 52% | 69% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8.7 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.9 | 6.5 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.9 | ||
| 39% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 41% | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Kwara United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Katsina United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | MFM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Nasarawa United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Enyimba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Ifeanyi Uba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Adamawa United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Kano Pillars | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Akwa Starlets | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Akwa United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Heartland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Warri Wolves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Wikki Tourist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Enugu Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Lobi Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Sunshine Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 19 | Abia Warriors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Plateau United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Moroka Swallows | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Cape Town City | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Orlando Pirates | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Golden Arrows | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Baroka | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 11 |
| 8 | AmaZulu | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Stellenbosch | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 9 |
| 10 | Tshakhuma | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| 11 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 8 |
| 12 | TS Galaxy | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 13 | Kaizer Chiefs | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 14 | Chippa United | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 5 |
| 15 | Maritzburg United | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 5 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 5 |