NPFL Nigeria: Rivers United FC vs Shooting Stars Match Prediction

Rivers United form:

The youngest team of the Nigerian championship, in its eight years of history has already managed to become the champion of the country. Last season, Rivers United had a great time, beating their closest rival by 10 points. As often happens, after a successful championship, there was a slight decline, and the team began to score less and concede a little more, which affected the final results. Now it is in eighth place in the standings with 47 points, having only theoretical chances of getting into the African cups. Follow accurate football prediction online and don’t miss the next games.

Evaluating guests chances
Stars is one of the most titled clubs in Nigeria, which has won five championships and one victory in the African Champions League, although their last title dates back to 1998. This season the club is still in fourth place, 5 points behind the leader. This is a completely redeemable handicap over the remaining five rounds, taking into account the good form – 13 points scored in the last six rounds.

Personal meetings
The history of head-to-head matches between the teams dates back to the founding of Rivers United and includes 9 meetings (twice as part of the African Confederations Cup), in which the parties won equally (8 each) and once the clubs were unable to identify the winner. Moreover, not once in these confrontations were victories with a large difference in the score recorded.

Statistical preview
In the current season of the League, both clubs look good when playing in defense, conceding a little. The visiting team’s average is exactly one goal conceded per game, while the home team’s average is even lower – only 0.78. In addition, only two times in the last 11 head-to-head meetings were both opponents able to score. So here the option of betting on (both score-no) looks quite reasonable.

Match prediction

Both teams play tightly in defense, not allowing their opponents to create much in front of their goal, which is why matches involving these clubs are rarely productive. The average in the games of the former is 1.9 goals per match, for the latter – 2.2. This season, only every third game involving these teams sees three or more goals scored. Well, in the history of their personal confrontations, only once did spectators see three goals in one match. We don’t think that this time the meeting will be productive either. Our bet: the match total is less than(2.5).